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SPFT 73: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernell Samack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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281 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh McRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernell Samack!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samack cracks a nice hook into McRoberts's ribs.
Samack thows a body shot but no joy.
Samack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McRoberts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samack misses with a looping right.
McRoberts misses with a wild combination.
McRoberts misses with a double jab.
Samack moves out of range as McRoberts throws a body kick.
Samack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McRoberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samack.
Samack avoids the head kick by McRoberts.
McRoberts throws a chopping leg kick but Samack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts throws a leg kick but Samack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McRoberts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McRoberts misses with a wild combination.
McRoberts lands an overhand right.
McRoberts tries to land a front kick but Samack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Samack avoids the head kick by McRoberts.
McRoberts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from McRoberts finds it's way through Samack's defenses.
McRoberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samack.
A big left from McRoberts misses.
McRoberts delivers a nice body kick.
McRoberts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samack doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts looks to land a right hand but Samack moved out of range.
McRoberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for McRoberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McRoberts misses with a wild combination.
McRoberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Josh McRoberts has been cut.
McRoberts throws a half hearted mid kick.
McRoberts throws the kick towards the body but Samack avoids it.
Samack avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samack ducks right into an uppercut from McRoberts.
Samack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRoberts.
McRoberts looks to land a right hand but Samack moved out of range.
McRoberts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McRoberts throws an off balance right hand
and Samack counters with a one-two to the body.
McRoberts throws a right hand that Samack ducks under and follows up with a left that Samack also avoids with ease.
Samack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McRoberts counters with a nice uppercut.
McRoberts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McRoberts.
Fernell Samack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from McRoberts.
McRoberts misses with a right hand
and Samack counters with a three punch combo that has McRoberts backing up. McRoberts nods at Samack to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samack lands with a shot to the body.
McRoberts is breathing heavily.
Samack avoids the head kick by McRoberts.
Samack cracks McRoberts with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McRoberts looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Samack finish him?
Josh McRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRoberts misses with a combination
and Samack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samack lands a big right hand that sends McRoberts crashing to the mat! Samack stays standing though and waves McRoberts back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Samack. McRoberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
McRoberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McRoberts slips a jab from Samack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Samack lands a left and a right that send McRoberts crashing to the mat, dazed. Samack thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McRoberts is rocked!
McRoberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernell Samack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh McRoberts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McRoberts staying out of range there.
Samack throws a sloppy head kick and McRoberts moves out of range easily.
McRoberts swinging wildly here.
McRoberts throws a head kick that Samack semi-blocks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McRoberts might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McRoberts lands a two punch combo.
Samack moves out of range of the body kick.
Fernell Samack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McRoberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samack's corner calls for a 1-2. Samack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Samack moves away from the strike by McRoberts.
McRoberts throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from McRoberts does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McRoberts.
McRoberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by McRoberts.
McRoberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Samack throws a jab but it's blocked by McRoberts.
Samack loads up on a big right hand but McRoberts slips the punch.
Samack avoids a punch combination nicely.
McRoberts throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Samack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McRoberts misses with the body kick
and Samack counters with a crisp one two that drops McRoberts! Samack thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McRoberts to his feet! McRoberts is in big trouble!
Oh McRoberts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Josh McRoberts's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRoberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Samack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samack misses with the combination.
McRoberts seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McRoberts connects with a body shot that sends Samack's belly button to the back.
McRoberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Samack slips a jab and a cross from McRoberts.
Samack Throws a clean left jab. Samack Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with McRoberts's chin! McRoberts crumbles to the ground and Samack follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Samack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fernell Samack!
Our winner, Fernell Samack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Cappo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shawnee Sioux War Dance. Ray Cappo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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28
148 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Cappo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Red Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cappo tries to clinch up
and Wolf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wolf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cappo.
Wolf lands a glancing blow to the side of Cappo's head.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cappo throws a combination. Wolf tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wolf throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cappo wants to clinch up but Wolf keeps it at a distance.
Wolf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cappo under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Cappo does no damage.
Cappo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cappo closes the distance and clinches.
Wolf lands a body shot.
Cappo throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cappo.
Cappo manages to break the clinch.
Wolf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cappo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolf can pounce on him.
Cappo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cappo.
Wolf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cappo.
Cappo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cappo.
Cappo wants to clinch up but Wolf keeps it at a distance.
Cappo tries to clinch there but Wolf circles away.
Wolf lands with a nice body punch.
Wolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cappo wants to clinch but Wolf slips to the side
and Wolf counters with a stiff right hand.
Cappo looks to clinch
and Wolf counters with a nice body shot.
Cappo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wolf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cappo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolf scores with a head kick. Cappo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wolf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cappo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cappo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cappo wants to clinch.
No joy there for Cappo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wolf throws a head kick but Cappo moves out of range.
Cappo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cappo.
Wolf throws a leg kick which misses Cappo's front leg but catches the back leg as Cappo tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappo misses with a hook. Wolf ducked under it nicely.
Cappo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Wolf.
Cappo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolf circles away.
Cappo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cappo moves into range and clinches up with Wolf.
Cappo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Cappo controls the action.
Cappo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cappo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cappo missing with knees to the body.
Wolf breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Cappo does it's job there.
Cappo pushes Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cappo tries to clinch there but Wolf circles away.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf thuds his right hand into Cappo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cappo blocks a head kick by Wolf.
Cappo wants to clinch.
Cappo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cappo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cappo.
Cappo moves in looking to clinch but Wolf pushes him off.
Ray Cappo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Cappo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cappo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cappo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolf connects with a nice looking jab.
Cappo wants to clinch up but Wolf keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Red Wolf will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Wolf catches Cappo right on the button with a cross.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cappo clinches.
Cappo is trying to break the clinch but Wolf is controlling him.
Cappo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wolf's efforts to push away.
Cappo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cappo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wolf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cappo is trying to break the clinch but Wolf is controlling him.
Cappo tries a body shot but Wolf blocks it.
Cappo is trying to break the clinch but Wolf has him pressed against the cage.
Wolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cappos head.
Wolf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cappo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolf.
Cappo is looking to control Wolf's arms but Wolf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cappo has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Wolf.
Cappo throws an elbow that misses.
Cappo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cappo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cappo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cappo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cappo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Wolf.
Cappo is trying to push Wolf away but Wolf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cappo tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.
Wolf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappo is defending well for now.
Wolf dodges an elbow strike from Cappo.
Wolf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cappo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wolf makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cappo really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a jab.
Cappo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Red Wolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolf tries to bum rush Cappo with a series of wild strikes but Cappo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cappo tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cappo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Wolf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolf.
Wolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cappo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolf connects with a leg kick. Cappo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cappo cracks Wolf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wolf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolf is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cappo.
Cappo tries to clinch but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappo misses the shot to the body.
Cappo clinches up with Wolf and pushes him back against the cage.
Wolf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wolf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cappo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cappo darts in trying to clinch
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Wolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cappo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Cappo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wolf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cappo closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Cappo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cappo looks to clinch
and Wolf counters with a body kick.
Cappo needs to keep his hands up - Wolf had a free shot at his head there.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf feints and then cracks Cappo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cappo down.
Cappo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cappo tries to clinch but Wolf is having none of it.
Cappo wants to clinch but Wolf slips to the side
and Wolf counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cappo is looking to clinch.
Wolf lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wolf.
Wolf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray Cappo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolf thuds his shin into the meat of Cappo's side.
Cappo is looking to clinch.
Wolf has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cappo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cappo throws a combination that misses
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Wolf throws a sloppy head kick and Cappo moves out of range easily.
Wolf lands with a good body shot.
Cappo misses with a series of wild punches.
Cappo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wolf throws a combination. Cappo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cappo is rocked!
Cappo clinches with his opponent.
Cappo wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolf won't allow it.
Cappo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wolf tries a body shot but Cappo blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolf.
Wolf lands a nice knee to the body.
Wolf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolf takes a swing at Cappo's ribcage but misses.
Wolf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cappo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappo tries to clinch
and Wolf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cappo looks to clinch
and Wolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cappo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Cappo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cappo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cappo seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolf jabs Cappo right on the nose. Cappo blinks but takes it well.
Cappo throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
Cappo misses with the combination.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cappo misses with the combination.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cappo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wolf's corner calls for a 1-2. Wolf obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf connects with a nice looking jab.
Cappo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf stuns Cappo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wolf scores with a hook.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cappo wants to clinch
letting Wolf counter with a right hand.
Wolf drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cappo right on the button. Cappo goes down! Wolf follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wolf gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Wolf!
Red Wolf got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giampaolo Pietravallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giampaolo Pietravallo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Ferreira!
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, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietravallo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreira.
Pietravallo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pietravallo working over Ferreira with some ground and pound. Ferreira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ferreira wants to improve his position but Pietravallo is controlling well.
Ferreira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pietravallo throws a strike but Ferreira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pietravallo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pietravallo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferreira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pietravallo manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietravallo pulls Ferreira in to control the position.
Ferreira looking to sit in guard and control but Pietravallo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ferreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferreira, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo 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.
Ferreira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pietravallo passes into half guard.
Ferreira wants to get back to full guard.
Pietravallo throws a strike but Ferreira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ferreira is trying to control the position but Pietravallo postures up.
Pietravallo is looking to pass into half guard but Ferreira pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ferreira is in guard.
Pietravallo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ferreira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pietravallo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pietravallo seems keen to control Ferreira's posture.
Ferreira tries to free his leg and advance position but Pietravallo is retaining full guard.
Pietravallo pulls Ferreira in close to his closed guard and prevents Ferreira from doing any damage or advancing position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Giampaolo Pietravallo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pietravallo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferreira will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pietravallo.
Pietravallo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferreira momentarily.
Pietravallo throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pietravallo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pietravallo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pietravallo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pietravallo misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Pietravallo moved out of range nicely.
Pietravallo connects with a nice looking jab.
Giampaolo Pietravallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferreira's head.
Pietravallo with a nice cross.
Pietravallo misses with a leg kick.
Pietravallo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pietravallo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pietravallo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pietravallo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pietravallo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown but Pietravallo shows good takedown defense.
A punch lands to the side of Ferreira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pietravallo throws out a leg kick but Ferreira moves out of range and Pietravallo only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pietravallo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferreira's head.
Pietravallo gets a double leg takedown into Ferreira's guard.
Pietravallo is working Ferreira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ferreira trying to control the position.
Pietravallo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pietravallo scoring with some ground and pound.
Pietravallo stands up over Ferreira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pietravallo wants to pass the guard but Ferreira is keeping the position.
Pietravallo controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietravallo distracts Ferreira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giampaolo Pietravallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pietravallo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferreira has wrist control.
Pietravallo won't allow Ferreira to sweep him here.
Pietravallo controlling from the top position.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.
Pietravallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Pietravallo controlling him for the moment.
Pietravallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Giampaolo Pietravallo.
Pietravallo tests Ferreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pietravallo, right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferreira is defended easily by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Pietravallo's shoulder, as Pietravallo tries to avoid the shot.
Pietravallo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferreira at a distance.
Pietravallo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pietravallo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pietravallo lands with an overhand left.
Pietravallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferreira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pietravallo advances to full mount.
Pietravallo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferreira?
Pietravallo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pietravallo looking to finish Ferreira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ferreira!
Pietravallo unloading with bombs!
Ferreira is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Ferreira has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Pietravallo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giampaolo Pietravallo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smitty Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Wulfsburgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithers comes into the arena with Ironman - Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. Wulfsburgh has chosen The Wolf Is Loose - Mastodon as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smitty Smithers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrick Wulfsburgh!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulfsburgh throws a shot to the body.
Wulfsburgh lands a jab to Smithers's midsection.
Smithers takes a swing at Wulfsburgh's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smithers is defended easily by Wulfsburgh.
Smithers looks to throw the jab but Wulfsburgh is out of range.
Smithers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smithers blocks a head kick by Wulfsburgh.
Wulfsburgh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wulfsburgh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wulfsburgh tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Wulfsburgh. Those never looked like landing.
Smithers checks a leg kick.
Smithers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smithers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers stops Wulfsburgh from getting back to his feet.
Smithers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smithers thows a huge punch but Wulfsburgh dodges it nicely.
Smithers throwing shots but Wulfsburgh is blocking nicely.
Smithers is working for a submission of some sort.
Smithers is keen to just control but Wulfsburgh is a slippery customer.
Smithers is thwarting Wulfsburgh's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Smithers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wulfsburgh!
Wulfsburgh tries to lock up and control but Smithers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smithers unloads with some shots from mount but Wulfsburgh bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithers thowing shots but they're missing.
Smithers avoids the attempt from Wulfsburgh to control.
Smithers working for a guillotine from mount but Wulfsburgh is in no mood to give up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithers throws some wild stikes that Wulfsburgh manages to avoid easily.
Smithers working for a guillotine from mount but Wulfsburgh is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smithers unloads with some shots from mount but Wulfsburgh bucks and avoids them well.
Smithers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wulfsburgh tries to reverse the position but Smithers maintains control.
Smithers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wulfsburgh because Smithers loaded up on that one.
Smithers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smithers looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wulfsburgh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wulfsburgh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Smithers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smithers is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Smithers extends the arm and Wulfsburgh is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Smitty Smithers!
Smitty Smithers took some time post fight to say the following; 'When you get caught between The Blacksmith and the anvil, your ass will get smashed!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kotzlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kotzlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry scores with a jab to the body.
Kotzlowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henry throws a strike but Kotzlowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kotzlowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henry's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry wants to sweep here but Kotzlowski controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Kotzlowski from controlling successfully.
Kotzlowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzlowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry pulls Kotzlowski in to control the position.
Kotzlowski looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Kotzlowski blocks nicely.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Kotzlowski blocks nicely.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotzlowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Kotzlowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kotzlowski's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Kotzlowski's brow.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry advances to half guard.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kotzlowski trying to control here.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kotzlowski's head.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry 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.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henry winds up and cracks Kotzlowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski is looking to control Henry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kotzlowski avoid being mounted?
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kotzlowski defending well though.
Kotzlowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kotzlowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kotzlowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotzlowski trying to control but Henry postures up.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Henry throwing shots but Kotzlowski is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cowboy Henry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kotzlowski moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry misses with a low kick as Kotzlowski jumps back.
Kotzlowski fails with the takedown
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Kotzlowski is controlling him.
Kotzlowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henry prevents it.
Henry tries to circle away but Kotzlowski has him pinned against the cage.
Kotzlowski breaks from the clinch.
Cowboy Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a low kick but Kotzlowski avoids it.
Kotzlowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kotzlowski tries to clinch up but Henry circles away and keeps his distance.
Kotzlowski shoots for a takedown but Henry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kotzlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Henry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry winds up and cracks Kotzlowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Kotzlowski has one foot on Henry's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Henry throws a right and a left that Kotzlowski avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a series of punches but Kotzlowski moves out of range.
Kotzlowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henry did well to prevent Kotzlowski getting side control.
Kotzlowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henry holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Henry is not content to let Kotzlowski control the position.
Kotzlowski is just content to waste time from the top position. Henry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kotzlowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski being controlled here momentarily.
Kotzlowski looking to pass the guard.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry, not yet.
Henry pulls Kotzlowski in to control the position.
Kotzlowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cowboy Henry hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kotzlowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry clinches.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry wants to get back to striking at distance but Kotzlowski won't allow it.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kotzlowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry with a jab.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Kotzlowski fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kotzlowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cowboy Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kotzlowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danga de danga de dang - Henry scores with a four punch combination!
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Kotzlowski on the inside.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kotzlowski closes the distance and clinches up with Henry, looking for a takedown. Kotzlowski pushes Henry against the cage but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kotzlowski dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Kotzlowski's head and hops out.
Kotzlowski shoots in but Henry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kotzlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotzlowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kotzlowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry has Kotzlowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry can't break the clinch.
Kotzlowski misses with some punches.
Henry wants to break free but Kotzlowski has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kotzlowski turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kotzlowski manages to end up in side control.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Henry wants to get back to his feet.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Henry has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kotzlowski but great work by Henry.
Cowboy Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kotzlowski is trying to escape the position but Henry is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Kotzlowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cowboy Henry wasn't active enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henry.
Henry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kotzlowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kotzlowski's efforts to push away.
Henry being controlled against the cage.
Igor Kotzlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Kotzlowski has the dominant position.
Kotzlowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kotzlowski looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kotzlowski being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cowboy Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henry 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cowboy Henry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kon Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sai has chosen Made In Thailand as his entrance music. 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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168 lbs
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23
162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kon Sai!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic connects with a looping right hand.
Butrovic scores with a hook to the body. Sai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sai has closed the distance and engaged Butrovic in a clinch.
Butrovic blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai wants to stall.
Butrovic is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butrovic's brow.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Butrovic is trying to break the clinch but Sai has him pressed against the cage.
Sai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butrovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Butrovic avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai misses with a knee strike.
Sai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Butrovic's efforts to push away.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Butrovic blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Butrovic blocks the elbow strike.
Butrovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butrovic drives through with a takedown into Sai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Butrovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Butrovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Butrovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Sai has wrist control.
Butrovic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butrovic working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Sai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butrovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butrovic postures up.
Butrovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Butrovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Butrovic wants to control from the top but Sai keeps moving.
Butrovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Butrovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sai managing to control the position.
Butrovic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Butrovic thuds his right hand into Sai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Butrovic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Butrovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Butrovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sai's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic with the ground and pound but Sai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Butrovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Butrovic pushes down on Sai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic is looking to take a break and control but Sai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butrovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Butrovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Butrovic has his hands on Sai's head, controlling the position.
Butrovic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butrovic lands a nice hook to Sai's body. Sai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butrovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sai fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai ducks under a wild hook from Butrovic.
Butrovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Butrovic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Butrovic controls the position.
Butrovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Butrovic crashes against the mat.
Butrovic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sai some visible discomfort.
Sai is looking to regain half guard here but Butrovic keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic looks up at the clock and then as Sai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Butrovic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sai being controlled for a moment.
Butrovic is looking to take a break and control but Sai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sai is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Butrovic looks up at the clock and then as Sai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Butrovic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sai tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Butrovic is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Butrovic gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Butrovic gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Butrovic apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Butrovic misses the shot to the body.
Butrovic thuds his right hand into Sai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kon Sai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sai.
A jab from Butrovic does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butrovic connects with the punch.
Sai tries to clinch up but Butrovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Butrovic.
Sai fails with the takedown
and Butrovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Butrovic.
Butrovic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sai wants to get back to his feet but Butrovic drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sai wants to clinch up but Butrovic keeps it at a distance.
Butrovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butrovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sai tries to clinch there but Butrovic circles away.
Sai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Butrovic is looking to escape.
Butrovic is looking for a sweep. Sai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Butrovic has his hands clasped together around Sai's back. He's all about the action.
Butrovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sai's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic has Sai flattened out and is raining down punches.
Sai is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Butrovic working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Sai is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Butrovic has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Sai taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hannibal Butrovic!
Hannibal Butrovic managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between OK Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auu Rite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by Pawn Shop - Sublime. On his way into the cage it seems that OK Fighter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily OK Fighter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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191 lbs
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202 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OK Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Auu Rite!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick from Rite.
Fighter blocks a leg kick.
Fighter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Auu Rite has been cut.
Fighter cracks Rite with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rite gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch lands to the side of Rite 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rite lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fighter takes a step back to recover.
Fighter checks a low kick from Rite.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Rite moves away and avoids it.
Rite takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rite misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Fighter.
Rite gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Rite tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Fighter is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Rite buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Rite!! Rite is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Fighter throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). OK Fighter!
A victorious OK Fighter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Priest (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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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Priest!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Priest. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Priest.
Priest looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbos is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Priest misses.
Barbos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Priest counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Barbos blocks the low kick.
Priest scores with a jab to the body.
Barbos misses with a wild combination.
Priest scoring well with a low kick there.
Priest throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Priest dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbos. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priest throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Priest throws out a loose jab but Barbos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest throws a leg kick but Barbos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Priest keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barbos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbos is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbos.
Priest connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Priest throws a hook but Barbos avoids it easily.
Barbos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Priest tenderised Barbos's leg. Barbos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Priest. Priest obviously looking to wear him down.
Priest fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Priest.
Priest stuns Barbos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Priest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Priest has managed to clinch.
Priest is stalling here.
Priest lands a nice shot to the body.
Priest lands a nice elbow.
Priest lands an elbow just above Barbos 's eye.
Priest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Priest scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbos takes an elbow to the temple.
Priest has Barbos pressed against the cage.
Priest tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbos avoids the damage to the body.
Barbos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Priest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Priest.
Priest tries a body shot but Barbos blocks it.
Priest has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Priest.
Barbos is rocked!
Priest creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barbos's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barbos drops to his knees and Priest pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Priest! Johnny Priest retains his heavyweight title!
Johnny Priest thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black connects with a right hand. Hearts shakes it off.
Hearts wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Hearts dodges the punch combination from Black.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Hearts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
Hearts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Hearts with that takedown attempt.
Hearts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
It looks like Denard Black has been cut.
Hearts dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Hearts's head and hops out.
Hearts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Black tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hearts is in Black's guard.
Hearts stops Black from standing up.
Hearts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hearts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hearts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Hearts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hearts stops Black from standing up.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hearts is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hearts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hearts distracts Black with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hearts pushing down on Black's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Hearts throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Hearts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hearts with the ground and pound but Black uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hearts.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Hearts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearts trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denard Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hearts throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Black throws a hook but Hearts blocks it.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
Hearts shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hearts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hearts tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black throws a hook to the side of Hearts's head but Hearts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hearts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hearts.
Hearts takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Hearts misses with an uppercut.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Hearts.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black swings for the body but Hearts moves out of range.
Black dips to his left and cracks Hearts with an uppercut!
Hearts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Denard Black's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Hearts on that attempt.
Hearts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hearts working Black over with strikes.
Hearts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hearts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Hearts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
A J Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hearts.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Hearts sits in half guard.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hearts looks to land a strike but Black avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
Hearts throws a big elbow that misses.
Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Hearts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Hearts connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Hearts is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hearts gets to his feet and stands over Black, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Black felt that one! Hearts unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Black from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). A J Hearts! A J Hearts retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, A J Hearts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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