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CFS 19: Last Man Standing PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chael Connell!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martinez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Connell trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Martinez is taking a breather. Connell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Connell is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Connell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is working for a kimura but Connell is defending it quite comfortably.
Martinez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martinez slows the pace down in half guard.
Martinez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Connell is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Martinez seems content to control.
Connell trying to control here.
Martinez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Martinez is working for a guillotine from mount but Connell frees his head quite easily.
Martinez controlling from the full mount.
Martinez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Connell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
Martinez takes Connell's back.
Martinez has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Connell is in real trouble here. Martinez gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Connell is tapping out! Martinez wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackson Martinez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Wakefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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186 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Wakefield!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakefield doesn't manage to clinch there - Craven circles away.
A punch combination from Craven misses.
Craven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Craven there as he acknowledges the shot.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wakefield eats them both and turns towards Craven to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wakefield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Craven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wakefield is looking to clinch.
Wakefield has managed to clinch.
Wakefield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wakefield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craven swats away the attempt to clinch by Wakefield.
Wakefield dodges the punch combination from Craven.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wakefield.
Wakefield clinches with his opponent.
Craven trying to land knees to the body.
Wakefield presses Craven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wakefield prevents a body shot from Craven.
Wakefield breaks from the clinch.
Wakefield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Craven.
Wakefield wants to clinch up but Craven keeps it at a distance.
Dean Wakefield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakefield was well out of range. Poor timing from Craven.
Craven misses with a head kick.
Craven throws the kick towards the body but Wakefield avoids it.
Wakefield tries to clinch there but Craven circles away.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wakefield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Craven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wakefield has managed to clinch.
Wakefield leaning against his opponent.
Wakefield manages to break the clinch.
Craven keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield gets a clinch.
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!
Craven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wakefield.
Wakefield prevents a body shot from Craven.
Craven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craven breaks from the clinch.
Wakefield pushes Craven up against the cage in a clinch.
Craven tries a knee to the head but Wakefield blocks it.
Craven tries to land knees in the clinch but Wakefield avoids the damage to the body.
Wakefield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wakefield darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Craven.
A head kick misses from Craven.
Wakefield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wakefield effectively controlling the action here.
Wakefield has Craven pressed against the cage, preventing Craven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craven can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven has a couple of punches blocked by Wakefield.
Wakefield lands a left hand.
Wakefield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Craven or not.
Wakefield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Craven is breathing heavily.
Wakefield prevents a body shot from Craven.
A right hand to the body from Wakefield.
Craven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craven is trying to stall.
Craven throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wakefield.
Wakefield breaks the clinch.
Wakefield blocks a head kick by Craven.
Craven ducks straight into an uppercut from Wakefield and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Craven manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Destin Craven has been cut.
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!
Wakefield stands up and waves to Craven to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wakefield closes the distance and clinches.
Wakefield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wakefield tries to clinch but Craven is having none of it.
Wakefield rushes Craven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Craven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wakefield is working Craven over against the cage.
Craven tries to break the clinch but Wakefield is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wakefield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wakefield pushes Craven up against the cage in a clinch.
Wakefield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Craven backwards.
Wakefield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wakefield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Destin Craven's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wakefield has closed the distance and engaged Craven in a clinch.
Craven missing with knees to the body.
Wakefield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Craven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Craven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wakefield manages to break the clinch.
Wakefield closes the distance and pushes Craven back into the cage.
Craven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Craven tries to work over Wakefield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wakefield breaks the clinch.
Craven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Craven moves in looking to clinch but Wakefield pushes him off.
Wakefield doesn't manage to clinch there - Craven circles away.
Wakefield clinches up with Craven and pushes him back against the cage.
Craven is looking to break free of the clinch but Wakefield has double underhooks.
Wakefield pushes Craven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craven missing with knees to the body.
Craven throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wakefield breaks the clinch.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wakefield moves into range and clinches up with Craven.
Wakefield managing to block the knees to the body from Craven.
Wakefield slowing the pace effectively.
Wakefield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craven throws a right hand that Wakefield ducks under and follows up with a left that Wakefield also avoids with ease.
Wakefield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wakefield breaks the clinch.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven swats away the attempt to clinch by Wakefield.
Wakefield closes the distance and clinches.
Craven trying to land knees to the body.
Craven tries a body shot but Wakefield blocks it.
Wakefield breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws a head kick but Wakefield moves out of range.
Wakefield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wakefield tries to clinch up but Craven circles away and keeps his distance.
Wakefield instigates a clinch.
Wakefield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakefield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wakefield wants to clinch but Craven slips to the side
and Craven counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wakefield's knee momentarily.
Craven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wakefield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Craven checks it well.
Wakefield moves into the clinch successfully.
Craven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wakefield manages to break the clinch.
Craven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wakefield's head.
Nice shot lands for Wakefield.
Wakefield checks a leg kick nicely.
Craven moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Wakefield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wakefield.
Craven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakefield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wakefield rushes Craven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Craven manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Craven misses.
Dean Wakefield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wakefield is looking to clinch but Craven is avoiding it.
Wakefield gets a clinch.
Wakefield managing to block the knees to the body from Craven.
A short uppercut from Wakefield.
Craven misses with some punches.
Wakefield has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Craven working hard to break the clinch.
Wakefield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wakefield doesn't manage to clinch there - Craven circles away.
Wakefield checks a low kick from Craven.
Wakefield keeps the fight on the outside.
Wakefield tries to clinch there but Craven circles away.
Craven tries to keep at a distance but Wakefield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wakefield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield keeps control of Craven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wakefield has Craven pressed against the cage.
Dean Wakefield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wakefield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wakefield, as that shot connected.
Wakefield tries to close the distance and clinch but Craven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wakefield clinches up with Craven and pushes him back against the cage.
Craven struggles to land a body shot inside as Wakefield controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wakefield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Craven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wakefield avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wakefield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Destin Craven's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Craven is looking to clinch.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wakefield moves into the clinch.
Wakefield lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wakefield.
Wakefield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wakefield is looking to clinch but Craven is avoiding it.
Wakefield has managed to clinch.
Wakefield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wakefield darts in trying to clinch
and Craven counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wakefield is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wakefield wants to clinch up but Craven keeps it at a distance.
Wakefield takes the fight into the clinch.
Wakefield scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakefield has Craven pushed against the cage.
Wakefield managing to block the knees to the body from Craven.
A short left from Wakefield.
Wakefield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wakefield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Craven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakefield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craven throws a body punch but Wakefield moves out of range.
Craven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wakefield moves in looking to clinch but Craven pushes him off.
Wakefield throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Craven tumbling to the canvas!
Craven is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wakefield gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh Craven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wakefield closes the distance and clinches.
Wakefield lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wakefield.
Wakefield has Craven pressed against the cage, preventing Craven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wakefield breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wakefield blocks a body shot from Craven.
Wakefield manages to break the clinch.
Wakefield flashes Craven a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Craven's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Craven crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Wakefield punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dean Wakefield!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Rentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Piotrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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269 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Rentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Piotrov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rentz shoots in but no luck this time.
Piotrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piotrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rentz tries to score a body lock takedown but Piotrov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Piotrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piotrov tries to clinch but Rentz moves out of range.
Rentz tries to clinch up but Piotrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Rentz misses with a body shot.
Rentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piotrov moves away.
A punch combination from Piotrov misses.
Rentz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piotrov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Rentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rentz slips a jab and a cross from Piotrov.
Piotrov lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rentz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Piotrov works over Rentz's head and body with a nice combination.
Piotrov avoids the body shot from Rentz.
Piotrov throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rentz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piotrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rentz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rentz shoots for a takedown but Piotrov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Piotrov drops Rentz with a beautiful combination! Rentz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Piotrov is looking for the KO!
Rentz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piotrov moves into the clinch.
Oh Rentz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piotrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rentz fails to pull guard.
Rentz seems to have got his legs back now.
Rentz tries to stall but Piotrov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Piotrov managing to block the knees to the body from Rentz.
Good body shot from Piotrov.
Rentz is breathing heavily.
Piotrov scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Piotrov.
Piotrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piotrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piotrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rentz.
Piotrov throws an overhand right that has Rentz reeling! Piotrov follows up with more punches and Rentz is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikhail Piotrov!
Mikhail Piotrov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robinson Mina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson Mina will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Ruden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robinson Mina!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruden shoots in and gets a takedown into Mina's guard.
Ruden pushes down on Mina's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ruden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mina defending well though.
Ruden wants to pass the guard but Mina is defending well.
Mina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ruden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mina does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruden is stalling here. Mina is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ruden seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mina has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ruden is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mina working away.
Ruden tries to bench press Mina off him but Mina keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mina's best efforts.
Mina trying to control the pace.
Ruden is trying to control but can't.
Mina tries to pass to full mount but Ruden defends it.
Mina prevents Ruden from improving his position.
Ruden manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruden pulls Mina in close to his closed guard and prevents Mina from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mina trying to control but Ruden is working from the bottom.
Ruden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruden working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ruden cracks Mina with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden lands a nice shot to the head.
Mina is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruden has a good base and remains in mount.
Ruden unloading with bombs!
Ruden landing punches.
Mina is squirming around, avoiding Ruden's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ruden cracks Mina with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ruden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mina is rocked!
Mina takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ruden's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Ruden!
Joe Ruden decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NIkola Mracajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mracajac comes to the cage accompanied by Imam misiju jednu,da dignem te na prste i tresnem te o zemlju !!. Marailov has chosen Вставай as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, NIkola Mracajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gustav Marailov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marailov lands with a straight right. Mracajac didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Marailov. Those never looked like landing.
Marailov wants to clinch up but Mracajac keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Marailov.
Marailov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mracajac sprawling to the canvas! Mracajac rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marailov finish him?!
Mracajac is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marailov plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Mracajac swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Mracajac face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gustav Marailov!
After winning the bout, Gustav Marailov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Veremko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Shebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shebanov has chosen Don't worry, be happy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Veremko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Shebanov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shebanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shebanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shebanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veremko throws a head kick but Shebanov moves out of range.
Veremko avoids the body shot from Shebanov.
Shebanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Veremko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shebanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veremko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Maksim Veremko has been cut.
Shebanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shebanov misses with a straight right.
Shebanov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Veremko sprawling to the canvas! Veremko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shebanov finish him?!
Veremko is rocked!
Shebanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Veremko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veremko is breathing heavily.
Shebanov closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Veremko out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Shebanov!
Roman Shebanov gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Velttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindland comes into the arena with Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Velttonen has chosen Ultra Bra - Hauki as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Luiz Lindland has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Luiz Lindland seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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192 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Lindland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Velttonen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velttonen throws a shot from downtown. Lindland moves away and avoids it.
Velttonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lindland back to the cage. Velttonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Velttonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Velttonen misses with a takedown attempt - Lindland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Velttonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velttonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Velttonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velttonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Velttonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Velttonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Risto Velttonen has been cut.
Velttonen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lindland is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velttonen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Velttonen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Velttonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lindland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Velttonen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Velttonen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lindland has escaped the position, nice work there.
Velttonen scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland is trying to control Velttonen's posture but Velttonen avoids it.
Velttonen is staying tight to Lindland's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lindland struggling a bit here.
Velttonen working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindland struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Velttonen.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Velttonen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velttonen trying to control the position but Lindland is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velttonen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lindland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lindland has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Velttonen is working away from the top position though.
Velttonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lindland with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Velttonen looks to land a strike but Lindland avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lindland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Lindland.
Lindland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lindland passes into side control, despite Velttonen's attempt to control the position.
Lindland scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lindland trying to control the action but Velttonen is working from the bottom.
Velttonen tries to bench press Lindland off him but Lindland keeps the position.
Velttonen gets back to half guard.
Lindland working the head and body with strikes.
Lindland trying to pass the guard but Velttonen defending well.
Lindland passes into side control, despite Velttonen's attempt to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velttonen sneaks back into half guard.
Lindland slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Velttonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Risto Velttonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Velttonen fails to land the takedown.
Velttonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velttonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindland.
Velttonen misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Velttonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Velttonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindland.
Velttonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lindland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velttonen catches Lindland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Velttonen misses with a double jab
and Lindland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velttonen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velttonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lindland counters with a right hand from hell and Velttonen is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luiz Lindland!
Luiz Lindland retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Luiz Lindland made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ching Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen Dezarie / Most High as his entrance music. Ching Ling had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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28
257 lbs
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255 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ching Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ling.
Lynch scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown by Ling or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch which made him look bad.
Ling shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ling postures up.
Lynch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ling drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lynch dives on top into guard.
Lynch controlling from the top position.
Ling is looking to stand up but Lynch isn't so interested in that idea.
Lynch controlling from the top position.
Lynch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lynch is controlling him.
Ling looking for a guillotine here but Lynch defends easily.
Lynch content to stall in guard here.
Ling keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joshua Lynch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ling shoots in for a takedown but Lynch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ching Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scores with a leg kick.
Ling shoots in but no luck this time.
Lynch fails to land with a series of punches.
Lynch instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lynch.
Lynch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lynch.
Lynch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Lynch.
Lynch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ling backwards.
Ling is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lynch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Lynch.
A hook to the body from Lynch.
Ling is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lynch.
Lynch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Lynch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lings head.
Lynch lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lynch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lynch.
Lynch lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Lynch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ling backwards.
Lynch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ling up against the cage.
Lynch drops Ling onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ling is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ling is rocked!
Lynch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lynch works on Ling's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lands a left hand.
Lynch scores with a shot to the side of Ling's head.
Oh Ling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ling takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lynch.
Ling seems to have got his legs back now.
Lynch pushes Ling against the cage and as Ling bounces back, Lynch cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Lynch follows up with more strikes but Ling was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joshua Lynch!
After winning the bout, Joshua Lynch 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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