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ECM 2: The Gold Standard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Mycock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Mycock will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pat Mycock!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue fails to land the takedown.
Blue looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Blue closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mycock to the mat! Mycock manages to get full guard.
Mycock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blue manages to get himself to full guard.
Blue is striking but Mycock is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mycock is looking for a kimura but Blue is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mycock to get the leverage.
Blue is looking to control Mycock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blue avoid being mounted?
Mycock prevents Blue from improving his position.
Mycock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blue with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mycock trying to control from half guard but Blue is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mycock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mycock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blue's head.
Blue wants to improve his position but Mycock is controlling well.
Blue might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blue is not content to let Mycock control the position.
Mycock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blue kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blue missing with punches from the bottom.
Blue wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mycock passes into side control, despite Blue's attempt to control the position.
Mycock is trying to ground and pound but Blue uses the momentary lack of control by Mycock to regain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blue closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mycock trying to control but Blue postures up.
Blue is trying to control the action in half guard but Mycock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mycock tries to get to full guard but Blue has control of the leg.
Mycock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blue trying to control but Mycock is working from the bottom.
Mycock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blue!
Mycock has hold of Blue's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Blue manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Blue keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue is working hard here to advance position.
Mycock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blue wants to hold on but Mycock pushes him away.
Blue is desperately trying to improve his position but Mycock has a good base and remains in mount.
Mycock is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blue can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Blue is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blue is squirming around, avoiding Mycock's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blue bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blue wants to control from the top but Mycock keeps moving.
Blue is looking to work some ground and pound but Mycock has wrist control.
Mycock has Blue pulled in close to control his posture.
Blue trying to control but Mycock is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pat Mycock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Blue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Blue or perhaps it was just good defense by Mycock which made him look bad.
Mycock stuffs the takedown.
Blue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mycock as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mycock stuffs the takedown attempt from Blue. Blue gets slowly back to his feet.
Mycock fails with a takedown attempt.
Blue fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mycock sprawls well initially but Blue persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blue trying to control the action but Mycock is working from the bottom.
Well, if Blue is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mycock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blue scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mycock is trying to maintain the position but Blue is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mycock keeps working.
Blue not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mycock is holding on to half guard well.
Mycock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mycock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mycock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blue gets full guard.
Mycock won't allow Blue to sweep him here.
Mycock wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue controlling the position.
Blue has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mycock has passed into side control.
Blue is trying to improve his position.
Blue is trying to control Mycock's posture but Mycock avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mycock throws a leg kick which misses Blue's front leg but catches the back leg as Blue tries to avoid it.
Mycock closes the distance and clinches up with Blue, looking for a takedown. Mycock pushes Blue against the ropes but Blue circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mycock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mycock throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily.
Johnny Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a takedown into Mycock's guard.
Mycock has his foot on Blue's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blue works his way back into a safe position though.
Mycock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blue trying to control the position from guard on top but Mycock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blue preventing the sweep.
Blue controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blue thows a big elbow that misses.
Mycock wants to sweep here but Blue controlling him for the moment.
Mycock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whack! Mycock lands a heavy head kick that drops Blue. The ref tackles Mycock to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Blue was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pat Mycock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Baldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Hitler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Baldon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Baldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adolf Hitler!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitler closes the distance and clinches up with Baldon, looking for a takedown. Hitler pushes Baldon against the ropes but Baldon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hitler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baldon clinches.
Baldon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baldon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hitler.
The is referee keeping an eye on Baldon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baldon drags the fight down to the ground.
Baldon controlling the position.
Baldon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hitler is looking to work some ground and pound but Baldon has wrist control.
Baldon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baldon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baldon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hitler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Baldon keeping control of the position.
Baldon tries to get to full guard but Hitler has control of the leg.
Baldon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baldon tries to get out of the position.
Baldon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Baldon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hitler on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baldon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Baldon trying to get back to full guard but Hitler takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hitler wants to control the pace but Baldon is squirming around nicely.
Hitler avoids the attempt from Baldon to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitler tries to control but Baldon wriggling away.
Hitler sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Baldon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hitler.
Baldon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hitler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baldon wants to hold on but Hitler pushes him away.
Baldon is looking to get to half guard.
Baldon tries to buck Hitler off but he can't manage it.
Baldon is breathing heavily.
Baldon is squirming around, avoiding Hitler's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baldon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hitler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hitler throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Baldon has his hands clasped together but Hitler breaks the hold and Baldon is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hitler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adolf Hitler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Longhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Valery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Longhorn!
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, Nicolas Valery!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valery drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valery tries to stand but Longhorn is controlling from the bottom.
Valery sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Longhorn's guard.
Longhorn is looking to improve his position.
Longhorn is working hard here to advance position.
Longhorn is breathing heavily.
Valery sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Valery is keen to just control but Longhorn is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valery tries to stand but can't do so whilst Longhorn controls his leg.
Valery is trying to control the action in half guard but Longhorn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valery takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Longhorn wants to improve his position but Valery is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Valery moves into the clinch successfully.
Valery breaks from the clinch.
Valery misses with an uppercut. Longhorn saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valery wants to clinch.
Valery darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Longhorn is not content to let Valery control the position.
Valery is pressing down on Longhorn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Longhorn is holding on for now.
Valery passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valery trying to control but Longhorn is having none of it.
Longhorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valery is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Longhorn is surviving well by controlling Valery's body position as best he can.
Valery trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valery is looking to stand but Valery has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Valery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Longhorn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Longhorn working to try and regain half guard.
Valery lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valery avoids the attempt from Longhorn to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Valery dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valery throws a head kick but Longhorn moves out of range.
Longhorn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Valery looking for a sweep but Longhorn has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Longhorn blocks Valery's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Longhorn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Valery tries to improve his position but instead Longhorn has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longhorn just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Longhorn keeps control of the position as Valery tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Longhorn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Valery defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Valery trying to control the hands but Longhorn breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Longhorn's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Longhorn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Valery has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Valery is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Valery just trying to survive but Longhorn is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valery has hold of Longhorn's leg, trying to break free but it's let Longhorn lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Valery is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Longhorn throws him to one side and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Henry Longhorn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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204 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hirvonen seems a little lost for a moment, as Ivanov dominates the positioning.
Hirvonen is looking for a sweep.
Ivanov working away.
Hirvonen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hirvonen is looking for a sweep.
Ivanov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hirvonen to his feet.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Hirvonen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvonen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen wants to control but Ivanov is keeping him busy.
Hirvonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ivanov, who protects the arm well.
Ivanov tries to buck Hirvonen off but Hirvonen is having none of it.
Hirvonen is looking to take a break and control but Ivanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hirvonen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hirvonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ivanov keeps working.
Hirvonen cracks Ivanov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hirvonen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hirvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Hirvonen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ivanov struggling a bit here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ivanov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ivanov working away.
Hirvonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hirvonen is trying to control Ivanov's posture but Ivanov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen looking for a sweep but Ivanov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hirvonen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hirvonen wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Ivanov wants to stand but Hirvonen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Hirvonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hirvonen 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.
Hirvonen looking for a guillotine here but Ivanov defends easily.
Hirvonen looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivanov stands up and waves to Hirvonen to follow him.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvonen circles away.
Ivanov has his takedown stuffed
and Hirvonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrik Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirvonen stands and throws Ivanov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hirvonen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ivanov's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hirvonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hirvonen with a poor takedown
and Ivanov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hirvonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ivanov smiles and moves away.
Ivanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hirvonen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ivanov won't be happy with that.
Ivanov is looking to regain half guard here but Hirvonen keeps moving and retains side control.
Hirvonen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ivanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Hirvonen wants to control but Ivanov is keeping him busy.
Pentti Hirvonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Hirvonen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hirvonen has hold of Ivanov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ivanov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hirvonen cranks the arm and Ivanov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ivanov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pentti Hirvonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between sika molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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245 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sika molo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Guti!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
molo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Guti lands but molo takes it in his stride.
molo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
molo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Guti!
molo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
molo working for a submission but Guti is keeping him at bay.
molo working for a submission but Guti is keeping him at bay.
Guti is trying to escape the mount.
molo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Guti has worked his arm free - good work by Guti!
molo is breathing heavily.
Guti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
molo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no molo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guti is looking for a sweep.
molo is looking to take a break and control but Guti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guti struggling a bit here.
Guti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on molo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
molo wants to work for an arm triangle but Guti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Guti is looking to control molo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guti avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guti fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
molo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guti is trying to stand up here but molo is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with molo in particular looking to stall.
Guti is trying to maintain the position but molo is very close to passing his half guard.
Guti has hold of molo's hands but molo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
molo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
molo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
molo prevents Guti from standing back up.
molo stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
molo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Guti defends it well.
molo prevents Guti from improving his position.
Guti wants to get back to his feet.
molo passes to side control.
molo is staying tight to Guti's torso, preventing him from escaping.
molo has hold of Guti's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Guti seems comfortable defending it but molo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Guti is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Guti is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but molo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). sika molo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Thomas Drake Suxxabigun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the ring accompanied by Imperial March. Suxxabigun has chosen Sunglasses At Night as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lord Vader!
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, Lord Thomas Drake Suxxabigun!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader shoots for a takedown but Suxxabigun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vader shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vader was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vader working for a guillotine from mount but Suxxabigun is in no mood to give up.
Suxxabigun gets back to half guard.
Suxxabigun is looking to escape.
Suxxabigun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suxxabigun desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Suxxabigun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vader in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Suxxabigun tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vader has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Suxxabigun has given up his back.
Suxxabigun is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Suxxabigun is trying to break free.
Suxxabigun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suxxabigun trying to control the action but Vader just sinks the hooks in.
Vader trying to control.
Suxxabigun trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Suxxabigun controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Suxxabigun looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Suxxabigun. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Vader connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Suxxabigun to escape the position.
Vader loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Suxxabigun hold on?
Vader connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Suxxabigun to escape the position.
Vader controlling the position well here. Suxxabigun rolled but Vader kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Vader is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Suxxabigun is defending well though. Vader let's go of the attempt for now.
Suxxabigun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vader. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Vader.
Vader gets his hands free as Suxxabigun looks to control.
A lull in the action here.
Suxxabigun is really stuck here.
Vader lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Vader dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice combination there by Vader.
Vader shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suxxabigun as he jumps to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Suxxabigun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suxxabigun feints and as Vader raises his hands in defense, Suxxabigun changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vader looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suxxabigun is one step ahead there.
Suxxabigun trying to control the position from guard on top but Vader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suxxabigun postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vader is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Suxxabigun, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader controls from within his opponent's guard.
Suxxabigun lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Suxxabigun throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vader escapes and throws Suxxabigun's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Suxxabigun throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vader working away.
Suxxabigun gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vader is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suxxabigun defends it well.
Suxxabigun wants to get back to full guard.
Suxxabigun is trying to stand up here but Vader is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader wants to control but Suxxabigun is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suxxabigun closes the distance and clinches up with Vader, looking for a takedown. Suxxabigun pushes Vader against the ropes but Vader circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vader moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lord Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suxxabigun moves in looking to clinch but Vader pushes him off.
Vader misses with a double jab.
Suxxabigun moves into the clinch successfully.
Suxxabigun missing with knees to the body.
Suxxabigun is working Vader over against the ropes.
Suxxabigun lands an elbow inside that Vader shrugs off.
Suxxabigun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vader has him pressed against the ropes.
Suxxabigun managing to block the knees to the body from Vader.
Suxxabigun lands a shot to the body.
Suxxabigun stalling in the clinch but Vader improves position.
Vader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suxxabigun is looking to control Vader's arms but Vader gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suxxabigun has his back to the ropes.
Suxxabigun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vader.
Suxxabigun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vader is looking to control Suxxabigun's arms but Suxxabigun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vader has his back to the ropes.
Suxxabigun decides to pull guard.
Vader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suxxabigun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader looking to sit in guard and control but Suxxabigun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vader is trying to keep Suxxabigun in close.
Vader looking for a sweep. Not yet Vader, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lord Thomas Drake Suxxabigun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Suxxabigun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Suxxabigun.
Vader closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suxxabigun to the mat! Suxxabigun manages to get full guard.
Vader controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vader gets to his feet. Suxxabigun looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Suxxabigun shoots and misses
and Vader counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Suxxabigun!
Vader controlling his opponent.
Suxxabigun is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suxxabigun tries to lock up and control but Vader gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Suxxabigun might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vader kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Suxxabigun working to try and regain half guard.
Vader wants to control the pace but Suxxabigun is squirming around nicely.
Vader prevents Suxxabigun from getting the reversal.
Suxxabigun is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suxxabigun tries to lock up and control but Vader gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vader throwing strikes here but Suxxabigun is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Suxxabigun really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vader lands a big elbow.
Vader prevents Suxxabigun from getting the reversal.
Vader tries to control but Suxxabigun wriggling away.
Vader is looking to stand but Vader has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Suxxabigun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suxxabigun is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vader lands a big shot there that rocks Suxxabigun but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Suxxabigun is just holding on here. Vader manages to take his back.
Vader is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Suxxabigun has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Vader has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Suxxabigun taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Vader doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lord Vader!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Haapaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Montel Williams!
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, Kimmo Haapaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapaniemi dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haapaniemi.
Williams gets back to half guard.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haapaniemi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Haapaniemi wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Williams is positioning himself well to prevent Haapaniemi advancing to mount.
Haapaniemi is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haapaniemi is working away from the top position though.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haapaniemi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haapaniemi counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
Haapaniemi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haapaniemi manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Haapaniemi is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapaniemi trying to control the position.
Williams trying to control but Haapaniemi is working from the bottom.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams wants to control from the top but Haapaniemi keeps moving.
Haapaniemi has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Haapaniemi looks gassed!
Haapaniemi keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Haapaniemi misses.
Williams tries to clinch but Haapaniemi moves away
and Haapaniemi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Williams working for a triangle but Haapaniemi defends it easily.
Haapaniemi trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Haapaniemi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haapaniemi wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
Williams 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.
Williams has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Haapaniemi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Williams has tightened it up now! Haapaniemi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Montel Williams!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Asklimchzxyqwerstvski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Asklimchzxyqwerstvski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski misses with a double jab.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Asklimchzxyqwerstvski tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Asklimchzxyqwerstvski to the ground. Asklimchzxyqwerstvski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Asklimchzxyqwerstvski.
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski scores with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown prevents Asklimchzxyqwerstvski from breaking the clinch.
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Asklimchzxyqwerstvski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown tries to pull guard but Asklimchzxyqwerstvski won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asklimchzxyqwerstvski.
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski throws a left that rocks Brown and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Asklimchzxyqwerstvski dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Brown regain composure!
Brown is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski decides to stand back up.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asklimchzxyqwerstvski dances in with a quick combination. Brown is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Asklimchzxyqwerstvski snaps Brown's head back. Brown stumbles backwards against the ropes. Asklimchzxyqwerstvski steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Brown's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Brown just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Igor Asklimchzxyqwerstvski!
Igor Asklimchzxyqwerstvski is the new super heavyweight champion!
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