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RC 94 - Xin vs. Hirvonen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Edvard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost's entrance music is All I Do Is Win. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good knees
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunnar Edvard!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost tries to clinch but Edvard is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Edvard keeps it at a distance.
Edvard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edvard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoost tries to clinch but Edvard moves out of range.
Edvard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edvard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edvard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edvard looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Edvard throws a series of punches but Hoost avoids them all with ease.
Hoost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edvard looks to land a right hand but Hoost moved out of range.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edvard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edvard keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edvard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edvard throws out a powerful jab.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoost wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvard thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edvard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoost moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoost instigates a clinch.
Edvard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
Edvard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoost tries to clinch there but Edvard circles away.
Ernesto Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoost tries to clinch up.
Ernesto Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Edvard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edvard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Edvard pushes him off.
Edvard sizes up Hoost with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Edvard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Edvard is avoiding it.
Hoost tries to clinch but Edvard is having none of it.
Edvard throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoost.
Hoost tries to clinch up but Edvard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoost tries to clinch but Edvard moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Edvard misses the target.
Hoost tries to clinch but Edvard moves out of range.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Edvard shoots in for a takedown but Hoost shows good takedown defense.
Ernesto Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Edvard.
Edvard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edvard digs a good hook to Hoost's body.
Edvard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Edvard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
Edvard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoost is breathing heavily.
Edvard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Edvard.
Edvard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoost has time to react.
Edvard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoost takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Edvard lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edvard lands a left and a right that sends Hoost crashing to the canvas! Edvard dives into mount looking to finish!
Hoost is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Edvard! Hoost is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gunnar Edvard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ishod Izgoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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199 cm
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240 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ishod Izgoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Izgoev's guard.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Izgoev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Izgoev blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Izgoev controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Izgoev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Izgoev tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Izgoev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Izgoev!
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Izgoev controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izgoev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izgoev cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izgoev lands with a right and another and another! Sanchez is in big trouble! Izgoev lands again and this time it's lights out for Sanchez! A quality knockout there for Izgoev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ishod Izgoev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Staszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Sitkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vitaliy Sitkin enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Staszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliy Sitkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staszewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Staszewski misses with a double jab.
Sitkin throws a body punch but Staszewski moves out of range.
Staszewski thuds his right hand into Sitkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Staszewski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Staszewski catches Sitkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Staszewski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Staszewski wants it to stay on the feet.
Sitkin looks gassed!
Sitkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Staszewski pinned against the cage. Staszewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Staszewski throws a right and a left that Sitkin avoids nicely.
Staszewski misses with a wild combination.
Staszewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Staszewski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitkin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Staszewski misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staszewski looks to land a combination but Sitkin avoids it well.
Staszewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Staszewski throws a right and a left that Sitkin avoids nicely.
Staszewski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Staszewski duly obliges.
Staszewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Sitkin.
Staszewski throws a combination. Sitkin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Staszewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Staszewski scores with a four punch combination!
Sitkin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staszewski tries to bum rush Sitkin with a series of wild strikes but Sitkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Staszewski coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Staszewski!
Staszewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staszewski misses with a shot to the body
and Sitkin counters with a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Staszewski.
Staszewski throws a nice looking combination but Sitkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staszewski misses with a double jab
and Sitkin counters with a single leg into guard. Staszewski didn't expect that.
Staszewski kicks Sitkin off and gets to his feet.
Staszewski misses with a wild body shot.
Sitkin is looking to clinch but Staszewski is avoiding it.
Staszewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Sitkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staszewski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Staszewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Staszewski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Staszewski misses with a wild combination.
Staszewski looks to land a combination but Sitkin avoids it well.
Staszewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitkin circles away quickly and effectively.
Staszewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Staszewski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Staszewski wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staszewski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Staszewski kicks Sitkin off and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Staszewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staszewski tries to bum rush Sitkin with a series of wild strikes but Sitkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Staszewski tries to sprawl out of it but Sitkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Staszewski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leon Staszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaliy Sitkin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staszewski looks to land a combination but Sitkin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Staszewski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Staszewski misses with an uppercut.
Staszewski misses with the combination.
Staszewski throws a head kick but Sitkin moves out of range.
Sitkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staszewski tests Sitkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitkin avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Staszewski does no damage.
Sitkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Staszewski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitkin counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staszewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Staszewski throws a push kick but Sitkin slaps the foot to one side.
Staszewski throws a right hand that Sitkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitkin also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Staszewski.
Staszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitkin.
Sitkin lands a head kick. Staszewski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leon Staszewski is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Staszewski misses.
Staszewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitkin moves away.
Staszewski scores with a three punch combo!
Sitkin misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Staszewski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sitkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Staszewski throws a series of punches but Sitkin moves out of range.
Staszewski misses with a wild combination.
Sitkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitkin throws a shot from downtown. Staszewski moves away and avoids it.
Staszewski throws a low kick, looking for Sitkin's leg but Sitkin calmly moves out of range.
Sitkin tries to clinch but Staszewski is having none of it.
Staszewski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Staszewski.
Staszewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Staszewski circles away.
A shot to de liver by Staszewski. Beautiful body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Staszewski.
Staszewski misses with a few strikes there.
Staszewski misses with a double jab
and Sitkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Staszewski lands the left hand.
Staszewski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Staszewski looks to land a combination but Sitkin avoids it well.
Staszewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Staszewski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Staszewski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leon Staszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitkin throws a sloppy head kick and Staszewski moves out of range easily.
Staszewski misses with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Staszewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitkin circles away quickly and effectively.
Staszewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitkin circles away quickly and effectively.
Staszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Staszewski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sitkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Staszewski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sitkin backs up against the cage.
Staszewski throws a nice looking combination but Sitkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staszewski throws a head kick that misses.
Sitkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Staszewski lands a right hook to the body.
Staszewski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Staszewski scores with a four punch combination!
Staszewski lands a jab-cross combination.
Staszewski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staszewski pushes Sitkin off looking to stand but Sitkin dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitkin is trying to work for a kimura but Staszewski is defending well.
Sitkin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sitkin seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Staszewski has recovered full guard.
Sitkin wants to pass the guard but Staszewski is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab by Staszewski.
Sitkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Staszewski as he jumps to the side.
Staszewski throws a right hand that Sitkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitkin also avoids with ease.
Sitkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Staszewski.
Staszewski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A clash of legs there as Staszewski blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staszewski cracks Sitkin with an open hand slap.
Staszewski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Staszewski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Staszewski duly obliges.
Staszewski throws a leg kick which misses Sitkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitkin tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Staszewski.
Staszewski throws a series of punches but Sitkin avoids them all with ease.
Staszewski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Staszewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sitkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Staszewski swivels and escapes.
Leon Staszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaliy Sitkin.
Staszewski throws a shot to the body.
Staszewski throws a right hand that Sitkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitkin also avoids with ease.
Leon Staszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staszewski throws a series of punches but Sitkin moves out of range.
Sitkin throws a nice head kick!
Staszewski throws a front kick aimed at Sitkin's knee but Sitkin avoids it well.
Sitkin tries for a takedown but Staszewski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Staszewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sitkin tries to clinch up.
Staszewski gets caught flat footed, as Sitkin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sitkin trying to control but Staszewski is working from the bottom.
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 Leon Staszewski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Staszewski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Staszewski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zeitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux has chosen Liar as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zeitzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeitzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dux is looking to clinch but Zeitzer is avoiding it.
Dux cracks Zeitzer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zeitzer's sensitive parts.
Dux wants to land a leg kick but Zeitzer is out of range.
Dux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zeitzer to score with a decent uppercut.
Dux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zeitzer lands with an overhand left.
Dux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zeitzer is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeitzer leaves Dux with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zeitzer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crunch! Dux slams his shin into Zeitzer's torso.
Dux drops Zeitzer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zeitzer looks back up at him and smiles so Dux waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Zeitzer is rocked!
Dux fakes the body blow, causing Zeitzer to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Zeitzer goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Dux!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger de la Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger de la Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner throws a series of strikes that have de la Fuente backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - de la Fuente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winner leaves de la Fuente with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Winner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Winner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. de la Fuente defending well though.
Winner stops de la Fuente from getting back to his feet.
de la Fuente is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winner tries to pass to full mount but de la Fuente defends it.
de la Fuente manages to get to full guard.
Winner chips away with some ground and pound.
de la Fuente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
de la Fuente will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking to pass the guard.
Winner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of de la Fuente's head.
Winner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winner trying to control but de la Fuente is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de la Fuente misses with a takedown attempt
and Winner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winner jabs at de la Fuente's body.
Winner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps de la Fuente's head backwards.
Winner scores with a nice strike.
Winner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent de la Fuente stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
de la Fuente with a lazy takedown attempt
and Winner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger de la Fuente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
de la Fuente shoots and misses
and Winner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de la Fuente was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
Winner throws a big shot that misses.
Winner thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Winner.
Winner takes a swing at de la Fuente's ribcage but misses.
de la Fuente slips under a jab.
Winner throws a hook but de la Fuente blocks it.
Stan Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner throws a nice looking combination but de la Fuente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and de la Fuente counters with a single leg into guard. Winner didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente wants to stand but Winner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winner has de la Fuente pulled in close to control his posture.
Winner looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de la Fuente trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from de la Fuente.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Winner.
Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
de la Fuente shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner misses with a double jab
and de la Fuente counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
de la Fuente missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de la Fuente throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
de la Fuente won't allow Winner to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winner is on top in guard.
Winner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stan Winner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
de la Fuente takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but de la Fuente is just out of range.
Winner throws a combination that misses
and de la Fuente counters with a single leg into guard. Winner didn't expect that.
Winner pulls de la Fuente in close to prevent any damage.
Winner wants to sweep here but de la Fuente controlling him for the moment.
de la Fuente in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winner controls de la Fuente momentarily but de la Fuente frees himself.
de la Fuente looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente stopping the sweep attempt from Winner.
Winner trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch but Winner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de la Fuente shoots in for a takedown but Winner shows good takedown defense.
Winner throws a big shot that misses.
Winner misses with a combination
and de la Fuente counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Winner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente wanted to stand there but Winner had control of the position.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de la Fuente content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from de la Fuente.
de la Fuente has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Winner is proving hard to escape from.
de la Fuente postures up.
Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
de la Fuente tries to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
de la Fuente is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner raining down shots from the mount!
Winner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
de la Fuente is in a horrible position here. Winner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
de la Fuente tries to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner cracks de la Fuente with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Winner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winner lands a big elbow.
Winner raining down shots from the mount!
Winner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
de la Fuente wants to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
The referee warns de la Fuente that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
de la Fuente keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
de la Fuente on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de la Fuente tries to get out of the position.
de la Fuente sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Winner wants to take a breather but de la Fuente is having none of it.
Winner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Winner working over de la Fuente with some ground and pound. de la Fuente looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de la Fuente actively working from the bottom here.
Winner winds up and cracks de la Fuente with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de la Fuente looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de la Fuente looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Winner pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by de la Fuente.
Winner misses the body punch
and de la Fuente counters with a nice double leg into side control. Winner won't be happy with that.
Winner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
de la Fuente working over Winner with some ground and pound. Winner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Winner tries to get to full guard but de la Fuente has control of the leg.
de la Fuente wants to get back to his feet.
Winner preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Winner is pressing down on de la Fuente's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de la Fuente wants to stand but Winner is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winner is on top in guard.
Winner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Winner stands up over de la Fuente, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
de la Fuente is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winner is aware though and is defending well.
de la Fuente can't keep his opponent in guard - Winner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Winner works his foot free and advances to mount.
de la Fuente is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
de la Fuente is wriggling around trying to escape.
Winner lands a nice shot to the head.
Roger de la Fuente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winner blocks de la Fuente's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
de la Fuente wants to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de la Fuente is looking to escape.
Winner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Winner breaks from de la Fuente's wrist control and lands an elbow.
de la Fuente swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
de la Fuente really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner has hold of de la Fuente's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and de la Fuente manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Winner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
de la Fuente tries to hold on but Winner postures up.
Winner looking to control but de la Fuente is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stan Winner has got the better of the ground game so far.
de la Fuente tries to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner content just to control the position here.
de la Fuente can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winner controlling from mount.
de la Fuente is looking to improve his position but Winner isn't that keen on the idea.
Winner controlling from mount.
de la Fuente is wriggling around trying to escape.
de la Fuente throwing hammer fists to the chest of Winner. What's that going to do exactly?
Winner looking to control and managing it successfully.
de la Fuente flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zvon Stakanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big has chosen Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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26
275 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zvon Stakanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big with a nice cross.
Stakanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stakanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Big.
Big misses with a body shot.
Big slips under a jab from Stakanov.
Big throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stakanov misses with a shot to the body
and Big counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stakanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Big keeps the fight on the outside.
Stakanov tries to clinch but Big is having none of it.
Zvon Stakanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big tries to bum rush Stakanov with a series of wild strikes but Stakanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Big misses with a body shot.
Stakanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Big.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stakanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stakanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stakanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stakanov clinches but Big breaks the clinch
and Big counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stakanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stakanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stakanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Big doesn't seem bothered though.
Big tries to clinch but Stakanov moves out of range.
Stakanov tries to clinch but Big moves away
and Big connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big clinches up with Stakanov and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stakanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Big avoiding damage.
Stakanov digs a right hand into Big's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Big's gas tank.
Stakanov misses with some punches.
Big wants a takedown.
Zvon Stakanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Big.
Stakanov is working Big over against the cage.
Big looks gassed!
Stakanov is working Big over against the cage.
Stakanov tries a body shot but Big blocks it.
Stakanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big's elbow.
Stakanov scores with a shot to the side of Big's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stakanov.
Stakanov cracks Big with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Stakanov.
Stakanov can't find room to land a body shot as Big controls the action.
Stakanov scores with a hook to the body.
Stakanov pushes Big back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stakanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Stakanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Big controls his hands.
Stakanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big's elbow.
Big has Stakanov pressed against the cage, preventing Stakanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stakanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stakanov misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Stakanov.
Stakanov misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Stakanov.
Stakanov misses with a punch to the body.
Stakanov tries to break the clinch but Big is controlling the position.
Big misses with a body punch.
Stakanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Big gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stakanov regains guard.
Stakanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stakanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Big.
Stakanov is looking to stand up but Big isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stakanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Big tries to free his leg and advance position but Stakanov is retaining full guard.
Stakanov is looking for a triangle but Big pushes his legs off easily.
Big in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stakanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stakanov looking for a guillotine here but Big defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stakanov tries to clinch
and Big counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanov tries to clinch but Big moves away
and Big counters with a left to the body.
Big uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stakanov.
Stakanov loads up on a big right hand but Big slips the punch.
Stakanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Big swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Big lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stakanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Stakanov tries to clinch up
and Big counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stakanov wants to improve his position but Big is controlling well.
Stakanov wants to sweep but Big has passed to side control!
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 Zvon Stakanov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Stakanov misses its intended target.
Stakanov tries to clinch up but Big circles away and keeps his distance.
Stakanov lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stakanov. Big does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stakanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Big tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stakanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Big circles away.
Big misses the jab.
No luck for Big with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Big catches Stakanov right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stakanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Big walks into a jab.
Big misses with a body shot.
Big slips a straight right by Stakanov.
Stakanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stakanov is looking to clinch.
Peter Big seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Big shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stakanov sprawls well. Stakanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Big gets slowly back to his feet.
Stakanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Big.
Big is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stakanov rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanov throws a hook to the side of Big's head but Big sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stakanov lands a head shot.
Stakanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stakanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stakanov looks to clinch
and Big counters with a straight right hand.
Big loads up on a big right hand but Stakanov slips the punch.
Big doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Big is breathing heavily.
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!
Stakanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stakanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Big has time to react.
Big circles away from the clinch attempt
and Big counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stakanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Big takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stakanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Big swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stakanov wants to clinch up but Big keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Big avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Big swats away the attempt to clinch by Stakanov.
Stakanov lands a really nice looking cross but Big seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Big.
Zvon Stakanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Big.
Stakanov scores with a hook to the body. Big takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stakanov jabs at Big's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stakanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stakanov scores with a body shot.
Stakanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stakanov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Big takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Big takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stakanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zvon Stakanov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stakanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stakanov cracks Big with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Big circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stakanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Big circles away.
Stakanov lands with a nice body punch.
Stakanov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Big counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Big takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice straight punches there by Stakanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stakanov.
Stakanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Big tries to pull guard but Stakanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Big drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big is trying to drag Stakanov to the mat but Stakanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stakanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stakanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stakanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stakanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Stakanov is trying to force a seperation but Big has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Stakanov.
Stakanov tries to work over Big's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stakanov is working Big over against the cage.
Stakanov gets through Big's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Stakanov.
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!
Stakanov is leaning against Big and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stakanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stakanov tries to circle away but Big has him pinned against the cage.
Stakanov wants to break free but Big has control.
Zvon Stakanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Big tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zvon Stakanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Big.
Big tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Big is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stakanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stakanov lands a nice uppercut.
Stakanov presses Big against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Big misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanov lands a body punch.
Stakanov tries a body shot but Big blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stakanov tries to break free but Big pushes him back against the cage.
Stakanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Big won't allow it.
Stakanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Big can do to turn this around?
Stakanov presses Big against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stakanov misses with a punch to the body.
Stakanov tries a body shot but Big blocks it.
Big fails to pull guard.
Stakanov lands a body punch.
Stakanov tries a body shot but Big blocks it.
Big prevents a body shot from Stakanov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stakanov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stakanov throws an elbow but misses.
Big tries to score a body lock takedown but Stakanov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stakanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Stakanov.
Stakanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Big has him pressed against the cage.
Big misses with a punch to the body.
Stakanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stakanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Big is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stakanov.
Stakanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Big lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanov pushes Big back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stakanov can't find room to land a body shot as Big controls the action.
Big has Stakanov pressed against the cage, preventing Stakanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Stakanov.
A right hook to the body lands for Stakanov.
Stakanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Big is defending well for now.
Stakanov presses Big against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stakanov gets underhooks to prevent Big's takedown attempt.
Stakanov misses with a body punch.
Stakanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Stakanov.
Stakanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Stakanov.
A hook to the body from Stakanov.
Stakanov digs a right hand underneath Big's ribcage. Big let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stakanov lands a body shot.
Big blocks a body shot from Stakanov.
Big tries a body shot but Stakanov blocks it.
Stakanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Big changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stakanov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stakanov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanov lands a nice hook to Big's body. Big takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Stakanov lands.
Stakanov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stakanov lands a nice shot that snaps Big's head back.
A slow jab from Stakanov misses its intended target.
Big looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Peter Big has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zvon Stakanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Big is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Big accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stakanov is trying to keep Big in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zvon Stakanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stakanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zvon Stakanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Military Soviet Hymn . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Petr Vondrachek was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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216 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Vondrachek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Vondrachek's head but Vondrachek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vondrachek misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Vondrachek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vondrachek misses the target.
Vondrachek takes one on the button.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vondrachek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Vondrachek misses its intended target.
Daniels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Vondrachek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vondrachek throws a good cross that connects.
Vondrachek looks to land a combination. Daniels sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daniels is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Vondrachek misses its intended target.
Vondrachek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vondrachek fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Daniels to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Daniels looks to clinch but Vondrachek throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Daniels taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Petr Vondrachek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans von Finkelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Von Hammerstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think von Finkelstein might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - We Will Rock You. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans von Finkelstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Von Hammerstein!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Finkelstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Hammerstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from von Finkelstein finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Hammerstein's head.
von Finkelstein throws a body punch but Von Hammerstein moves out of range.
Von Hammerstein scores with a decent looking hook.
Von Hammerstein looks to land a combination but von Finkelstein avoids it well.
A big right from Von Hammerstein misses.
von Finkelstein loads up on a big right hand but Von Hammerstein slips the punch.
von Finkelstein rushes Von Hammerstein and presses him up against the cage.
von Finkelstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Hammerstein has a couple of punches blocked by von Finkelstein.
von Finkelstein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Hammerstein backwards.
Von Hammerstein has a couple of punches blocked by von Finkelstein.
von Finkelstein works on Von Hammerstein's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from von Finkelstein as the two fighters clinch.
Von Hammerstein looks gassed!
von Finkelstein stalling.
von Finkelstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Hammersteins head.
Von Hammerstein is rocked!
Von Hammerstein throws a head punch that misses.
von Finkelstein lands a right hand.
Von Hammerstein is still on wobbly legs! Can von Finkelstein finish him?
von Finkelstein leaning against his opponent.
von Finkelstein seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A nice right hand lands inside from von Finkelstein.
von Finkelstein dips a shoulder and cracks Von Hammerstein with a mighty uppercut! Von Hammerstein falls back against the cage and von Finkelstein unloads with a barrage of strikes! Von Hammerstein is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - von Finkelstein screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans von Finkelstein!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Demented (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Demented has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Demented!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demented looks to land a combination. Crichton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Crichton misses.
Demented avoids the body shot from Crichton.
Crichton tries to clinch there but Demented circles away.
Crichton swings for the body but Demented moves out of range.
Crichton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demented scores with a sloppy right hand. Crichton should have avoided that one.
Crichton throws a hook but Demented blocks it.
Jab by Demented.
Demented scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crichton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crichton looks to score with a jab to the body but Demented is just out of range.
Demented connects with a single shot there.
Demented wants to slow Crichton down by chopping away at his legs.
Demented walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Demented misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demented swats away the attempt to clinch by Crichton.
Crichton misses with a combination
and Demented counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demented avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demented takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demented tries to bum rush Crichton with a series of wild strikes but Crichton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crichton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demented moves away.
Demented comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demented misses with a double jab.
Demented throws a sloppy head kick and Crichton moves out of range easily.
Crichton throws a combination that misses
and Demented counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Crichton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demented rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crichton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crichton misses the body punch
and Demented counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demented lands with a straight right. Crichton didn't see that one coming.
Crichton throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Demented counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demented.
Crichton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crichton misses with a hook to the body
letting Demented counter with a right hand.
Demented lunges at Crichton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crichton's hand.
Crichton misses with a double jab
and Demented counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crichton misses with a jab to the body
and Demented connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crichton is rocked!
Demented lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Crichton - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Demented!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien Demented!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin's entrance music is Ave Maria. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ming Xin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hirvonen catches Xin right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Xin.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xin manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xin but Xin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hirvonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xin.
Hirvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hirvonen takes a swing at Xin's ribcage but misses.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xin.
A leg kick checked by Xin.
Xin moves into the clinch.
Xin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hirvonen pulls guard.
Xin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Xin tries to free his leg and advance position but Hirvonen is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Xin drops back looking for a leg! Hirvonen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hirvonen manages to kick Xin off! Xin jumps back into Hirvonen's guard.
Hirvonen working for a triangle but Xin defends it easily.
Xin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Xin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hirvonen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Xin has Hirvonen in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen passes into half guard.
Hirvonen wants to free his trapped foot but Xin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hirvonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hirvonen thows a huge punch but Xin dodges it nicely.
Xin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Xin controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Xin is retaining full guard.
Xin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hirvonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Xin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Xin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hirvonen is looking to get to half guard.
Xin fails to move to back control.
Hirvonen is looking to get to half guard.
Hirvonen regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen manages to get to full guard.
Xin trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen is trying to control the position but Xin postures up.
Hirvonen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hirvonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hirvonen is trying to keep Xin in close.
Xin trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xin looking to pass the guard.
Hirvonen is trying to control the position but Xin postures up.
Xin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Xin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hirvonen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Xin has picked Hirvonen up and slammed him! Hirvonen can't keep hold of the triangle and Xin manages to pass to side control!
Hirvonen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hirvonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Xin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirvonen is not content to let Xin control the position.
Hirvonen gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pentti Hirvonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hirvonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hirvonen gets a takedown into half guard.
Hirvonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xin sees it coming and defends easily.
Xin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hirvonen is working away from the top position though.
Xin gets full guard.
Xin trying to control the position.
Xin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Xin trying to keep a closed guard but Hirvonen is proving a slippery customer.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Xin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xin controls Hirvonen momentarily but Hirvonen frees himself.
Hirvonen stands up over Xin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Xin is retaining full guard.
Hirvonen trying to control but Xin is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hirvonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Xin defends it nicely.
Hirvonen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hirvonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Pentti Hirvonen has been cut.
Hirvonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Xin tries to sprawl out of it but Hirvonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ming Xin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xin looks to land a left hand but Hirvonen moved out of range nicely.
Hirvonen misses with a takedown attempt - Xin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ming Xin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Hirvonen.
Hirvonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hirvonen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hirvonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Xin misses
and Hirvonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Hirvonen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin throws a series of punches but Hirvonen avoids them all with ease.
Xin throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Xin misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Hirvonen misses.
Xin looks to throw the jab but Hirvonen is out of range.
Hirvonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hirvonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hirvonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hirvonen misses with the combination.
Hirvonen misses with a straight left.
Hirvonen throws a low kick but Xin avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hirvonen takes a swing at Xin's ribcage but misses.
Hirvonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Xin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Xin is working for a guillotine from mount but Hirvonen frees his head quite easily.
Hirvonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Xin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hirvonen has worked his arm free - good work by Hirvonen!
Xin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hirvonen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hirvonen tries to bench press Xin off him but Xin keeps the position.
Xin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xin working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xin tries to bum rush Hirvonen with a series of wild strikes but Hirvonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hirvonen looks to throw the jab but Xin is out of range.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hirvonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xin tests Hirvonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot
and Xin counters with a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Xin.
Xin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hirvonen feints and as Xin raises his hands in defense, Hirvonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xin controlling Hirvonen's posture.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Xin is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin pulls Hirvonen in close to prevent any damage.
Hirvonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hirvonen throwing strikes from guard but Xin blocks nicely.
Xin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hirvonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xin is adopting a defensive guard.
Xin keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hirvonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab lands there for Hirvonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hirvonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Xin is trying to defend but Hirvonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Xin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Xin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hirvonen is controlling an arm, preventing Xin from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hirvonen gets back to half guard.
Xin wants to take a breather but Hirvonen is having none of it.
Hirvonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hirvonen.
Xin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirvonen is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hirvonen is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen thows a big elbow that misses.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Xin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hirvonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xin is trying to keep Hirvonen in close.
Hirvonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Xin keeps moving.
Xin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hirvonen was covering up waiting for the punch and Xin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hirvonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin advances to half guard.
Hirvonen wants to get back to full guard.
Hirvonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xin is working away from the top position though.
Hirvonen wants to control the action here but instead Xin manages to pass to full mount!
Xin has control of Hirvonen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hirvonen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hirvonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hirvonen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hirvonen and Xin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Xin misses.
Hirvonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Xin blocks a low kick nicely.
Xin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hirvonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hirvonen connects with a single shot there.
Xin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hirvonen throws a leg kick
and Xin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Xin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirvonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Xin!
Hirvonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Xin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hirvonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hirvonen landing strikes from the mount and Xin is in trouble!
Xin tries to reverse the position but Hirvonen maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hirvonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hirvonen is working for a guillotine from mount but Xin frees his head quite easily.
Xin wants to hold on but Hirvonen pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen looking to control but Xin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hirvonen dominating with strikes here.
Xin wants to hold on but Hirvonen pushes him away.
Xin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hirvonen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Xin!
Xin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hirvonen with shots to the head and body - Xin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hirvonen unloading with bombs!
Hirvonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Xin hang on?
Xin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hirvonen unloads with some shots from mount but Xin bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin is looking to improve his position but Hirvonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Xin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hirvonen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Xin wants to hold on but Hirvonen pushes him away.
BOOM! Hirvonen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hirvonen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Xin can't escape the position.
Xin tries to hold on but Hirvonen pushes him away.
Hirvonen unloading with bombs!
Hirvonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Hirvonen lands a big shot there that rocks Xin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Xin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hirvonen wants to finish this one by submission but Xin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hirvonen.
Xin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Xin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hirvonen looking to control.
Xin drops back looking for a leg! Hirvonen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hirvonen manages to kick Xin off! Xin jumps back into Hirvonen's guard.
Hirvonen pulls Xin in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hirvonen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Xin is just out of range.
Xin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen looks to land a left hand but Xin moved out of range nicely.
Hirvonen tries a low kick but Xin avoids it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Xin.
Hirvonen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hirvonen is trying to maintain the position but Xin is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hirvonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hirvonen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hirvonen looking for a guillotine here but Xin defends easily.
Xin won't allow Hirvonen to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen is trying to control the position but Xin postures up.
Xin trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen looking for a guillotine here but Xin defends easily.
Xin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirvonen is keeping the position for now.
Xin pushing down on Hirvonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Xin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hirvonen!
Hirvonen wants to hold on but Xin pushes him away.
Xin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hirvonen can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hirvonen tries to lock up and control but Xin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Xin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hirvonen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hirvonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Xin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hirvonen is surviving well by controlling Xin's body position as best he can.
Hirvonen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hirvonen is looking to improve his position.
Hirvonen is refusing to be controlled, as Xin sits in half guard.
Xin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hirvonen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen gets back to full guard.
Hirvonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Xin!
Hirvonen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Xin is now in Hirvonen's guard. A big mistake from Hirvonen there, giving up the dominant position!
Hirvonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Xin works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xin is keeping the position for now.
Xin controls Hirvonen momentarily but Hirvonen frees himself.
Hirvonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Xin trying to control the position.
Hirvonen throwing strikes but missing.
Hirvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Xin is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hirvonen. Hirvonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Xin has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hirvonen to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Ming Xin.
I think Xin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming Xin!
Ming Xin retains his middleweight title!
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