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RSFL4: Korotkov vs Kwiatkowski PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rach Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red Nose. Craig White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rach Ruch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig White!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruch looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Ruch off balance momentarily.
Ruch lands a jab.
White avoids the body shot from Ruch.
Ruch throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruch throws a right and a left that both miss.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruch lands an overhand right.
Ruch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruch cracks White with an open hand slap.
Ruch misses with a body shot.
White tries to clinch but Ruch moves away
and Ruch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to stand up but Ruch isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruch gets to his feet. White looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ruch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ruch really felt that one!
Ruch throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruch throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Ruch. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ruch. Those never looked like landing.
Ruch throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White wants to clinch.
Ruch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a two punch combo.
Ruch misses with a wild combination.
Ruch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Ruch throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruch was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruch throws out the jab.
Ruch misses the shot to the body.
Ruch throws a big shot that misses.
White tries to clinch up but Ruch circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White throws a right and a left that Ruch avoids nicely.
White wants to clinch but Ruch slips to the side
and Ruch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruch wants to break free but White has control.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruch blocks it with crossed arms.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruch.
Ruch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Ruch.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Ruch blocks with his arms.
White tries to stall but Ruch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruch.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Ruch blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White keeps control of Ruch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White trying to control the position but instead, Ruch has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
Ruch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rach Ruch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruch looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Ruch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
White closes the distance but Ruch moves to the side
and Ruch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruch misses with a body shot.
White tries to clinch up.
Ruch throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a big head kick but Ruch shrugs it off.
Rach Ruch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruch misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruch thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White dodges the punch combination from Ruch.
Jab, jab by Ruch - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ruch.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White ducks under a wild hook from Ruch.
Ruch swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Ruch throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White tries to clinch up but Ruch circles away and keeps his distance.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White clinches up against the cage.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruch managing to block the knees to the body from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ruch scores with a nice short uppercut.
White lands a knee to the head.
White is trying to stall.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from White.
White lands a nice elbow.
Ruch has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ruch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a double jab.
Ruch throws a right and a left that both miss.
White tries to clinch there but Ruch circles away.
Ruch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruch misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruch throws a hook but White blocks it.
Ruch misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Ruch throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Ruch throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruch looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Rach Ruch is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Ruch.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from White.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ruch is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rach Ruch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ruch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruch.
Ruch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruch scores with a jab to the body.
Ruch swinging wildly here.
Ruch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White tries to clinch up but Ruch circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruch throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
A slow jab from Ruch misses its intended target.
Ruch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruch misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruch just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruch. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a low kick as Ruch jumps back.
Ruch takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Ruch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruch misses with a series of wild punches.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruch swinging wildly here.
Ruch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruch.
Ruch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruch with a jab.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruch throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Ruch loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Ruch misses with a straight right.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruch circles away.
Ruch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruch throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruch scores with a punch to the head.
White works Ruch's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Ruch misses.
Ruch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White dodges the punch combination from Ruch.
Ruch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruch throws a predictable looking body shot
and White finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruch swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Ruch backing up. Ruch nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ruch there.
Ruch misses with a straight left.
Ruch misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White ducks under a wild hook from Ruch.
White avoids the body shot from Ruch.
Ruch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruch keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White dodges the punch combination from Ruch.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rach Ruch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rach Ruch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Heininger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Heininger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heininger tries to clinch but Schwager Ii is having none of it.
Schwager Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schwager Ii digs a good body shot into Heininger's ribs.
Heininger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heininger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heininger shoots in looking for a takedown but Schwager Ii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heininger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heininger tries to close the distance and clinch but Schwager Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schwager Ii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heininger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwager Ii's head.
Schwager Ii moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Dennis Heininger has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heininger tries to clinch up
and Schwager Ii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heininger wants to clinch but Schwager Ii slips to the side
and Schwager Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heininger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwager Ii throws a one two combo.
Heininger is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heininger gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Schwager Ii gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norbert Schwager Ii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony States (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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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Slade!
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, Anthony States!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as States sprawls well. States wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slade gets slowly back to his feet.
States is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slade's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
States thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
States takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slade trying to control here.
Slade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
States winds up and cracks Slade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
States is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Slade has managed to free his arm - good work.
States thows a huge punch but Slade dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade is looking to improve his position.
States scoring with strikes to the body and head.
States trying to mount his opponent but Slade defends it.
States scoring with strikes to the body and head.
States trying to control the action but Slade is working from the bottom.
Slade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
States wants to take a breather but Slade is having none of it.
Slade blocking the ground and pound attempt from States.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
States drops an elbow to the side of Slade's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
States is looking for a kimura here.
Slade is refusing to be controlled, as States sits in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. States lands a nice short elbow.
States throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slade has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. States is working away from the top position though.
Slade looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade is looking to escape.
Slade slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
States avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
States pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slade is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
States drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Slade dives on top into guard.
Slade wants to pass the guard but States is keeping the position.
States keeping moving, preventing Slade from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony States dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
States closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slade to the mat! Slade manages to get full guard.
States throws an elbow that misses. Slade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in States's guard. Nice move by Slade!
Slade lands a couple of elbows.
Slade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. States is keeping the position for now.
Slade won't allow States to sweep him here.
Slade looking to pass the guard.
Slade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade is looking to work some ground and pound but States has wrist control.
Slade tries to stand but States is controlling from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if States can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slade keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of States's head.
Slade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as States works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slade is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slade lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slade looking to sit in guard and control but States gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
States trying to control the position from guard on top but Slade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
States chips away with some ground and pound.
Slade is looking to stand up but States isn't so interested in that idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
States throws a sloppy strike and Slade has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! States is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Slade!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Slade!
Johnny Slade 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Hampel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Zhuravlevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Zhuravlevich has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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, Alan Hampel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Zhuravlevich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampel throws a right and a left that Zhuravlevich avoids nicely.
Alan Hampel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhuravlevich leaves Hampel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hampel 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hampel throwing strikes but missing.
Hampel throwing strikes but missing.
Hampel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhuravlevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhuravlevich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hampel.
Hampel throws a strike but Zhuravlevich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zhuravlevich thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hampel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hampel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hampel lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampel wants to sweep here but Zhuravlevich controlling him for the moment.
Hampel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zhuravlevich lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zhuravlevich is working Hampel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zhuravlevich throws a big right hand that misses.
Hampel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hampel wants to sweep but no luck.
Hampel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zhuravlevich stopping the sweep attempt from Hampel.
Hampel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zhuravlevich passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Hampel is looking for a sweep. Zhuravlevich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhuravlevich is working for a submission of some sort.
Zhuravlevich is keen to just control but Hampel is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhuravlevich is looking for a kimura here.
Hampel punching from the bottom.
Hampel gets back to full guard.
Hampel wants to sweep but no luck.
Hampel striking off his back but it's not causing Zhuravlevich any problems.
Zhuravlevich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hampel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hampel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhuravlevich is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zhuravlevich slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hampel.
Zhuravlevich blocks the strikes from Hampel.
Hampel punching from the bottom.
Hampel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zhuravlevich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hampel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hampel is defending against the submission attempts here by Zhuravlevich.
Hampel connecting with a few gentle strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhuravlevich blocks the strikes from Hampel.
Zhuravlevich is keen to just control but Hampel is a slippery customer.
Hampel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zhuravlevich blocks the strikes from Hampel.
Hampel missing with punches from the bottom.
Zhuravlevich slips a nice elbow through Hampel's hands, connecting with Hampel's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich is nestled in close to Hampel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hampel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hampel punching from the bottom.
Hampel is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Zhuravlevich there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Hampel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hampel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hampel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zhuravlevich wants to stand but Hampel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hampel 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.
Zhuravlevich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuravlevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Hampel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hampel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hampel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Hampel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hampel shoots in but Zhuravlevich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zhuravlevich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hampel but Hampel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hampel misses with a body kick.
Zhuravlevich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hampel looks for a takedown but Zhuravlevich sprawls well.
Hampel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Sergey Zhuravlevich has been cut.
Zhuravlevich fails with a takedown attempt.
Hampel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hampel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hampel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zhuravlevich checks it well.
Hampel tries to sprawl but Zhuravlevich drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich slips a nice elbow through Hampel's hands, connecting with Hampel's forehead.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hampel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hampel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hampel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hampel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hampel striking off his back but it's not causing Zhuravlevich any problems.
Hampel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hampel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zhuravlevich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zhuravlevich stands up over Hampel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zhuravlevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Hampel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hampel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hampel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hampel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hampel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampel keeping moving, preventing Zhuravlevich from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlevich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hampel tries to strike from the bottom.
Hampel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hampel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hampel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hampel keeping moving, preventing Zhuravlevich from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlevich stands up over Hampel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hampel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hampel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hampel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hampel keeping moving, preventing Zhuravlevich from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlevich works over Hampel with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hampel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zhuravlevich content to stall in guard here.
Hampel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hampel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zhuravlevich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hampel.
Hampel uses his free foot to push down on Zhuravlevich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zhuravlevich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zhuravlevich avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hampel.
Hampel throwing strikes but Zhuravlevich recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Hampel misses with a head shot. Zhuravlevich uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zhuravlevich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Hampel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Zhuravlevich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hampel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hampel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hampel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hampel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zhuravlevich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hampel.
Zhuravlevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hampel.
Zhuravlevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hampel.
Zhuravlevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hampel.
Hampel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zhuravlevich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhuravlevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hampel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhuravlevich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhuravlevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hampel.
Hampel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hampel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hampel looks to land a strike but Zhuravlevich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alan Hampel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hampel throwing strikes from guard but Zhuravlevich blocks nicely.
Hampel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hampel throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampel throws a big right hand that misses.
Hampel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhuravlevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hampel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hampel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hampel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hampel throws a big right hand that misses.
Hampel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhuravlevich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hampel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhuravlevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhuravlevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhuravlevich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zhuravlevich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hampel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hampel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hampel is in close to Zhuravlevich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hampel is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhuravlevich has wrist control.
Hampel throwing strikes from guard but Zhuravlevich blocks nicely.
Hampel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampel is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhuravlevich has wrist control.
Hampel is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhuravlevich has wrist control.
Hampel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hampel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hampel wants to pass the guard but Zhuravlevich is keeping the position.
Hampel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hampel throws an elbow that misses. Zhuravlevich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hampel's guard. Nice move by Zhuravlevich!
Sergey Zhuravlevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alan Hampel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hampel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Hampel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hampel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Hampel!
Alan Hampel really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Square Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Raban has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Reynolds's chin.
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235 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fails with the takedown
and Raban counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Reynolds struggling a bit here.
Raban postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reynolds managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Raban.
Reynolds being controlled for a moment.
Raban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reynolds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reynolds defending against the ground and pound.
Reynolds on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds is letting Raban control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Raban working the body and head with strikes.
Reynolds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reynolds is being controlled here.
Raban fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Raban lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Roger Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet but Raban drags him back down.
Raban lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds sneaks back into half guard.
Raban takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raban winds up and cracks Reynolds with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reynolds's head.
Reynolds is trying to get back to full guard.
Raban is looking to pass Reynolds's guard but actually Reynolds recovers to full guard.
Raban scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reynolds is trying to control the position but Raban postures up.
Raban stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Raban seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reynolds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roger Reynolds.
Raban shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Raban is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reynolds is trying to control the position but Raban postures up.
Raban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Raban is working Reynolds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raban stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Raban is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raban landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raban is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reynolds being controlled here, momentarily.
Reynolds working a defensive guard here.
Raban distracts Reynolds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds working a defensive guard here.
Raban postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Raban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Reynolds's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Raban cracks the inside of Reynolds's front leg.
Reynolds gets caught flat footed, as Raban shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Raban scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Raban passes Reynolds's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Raban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raban controlling the action here.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but Raban is controlling well.
Reynolds punching from the bottom.
Raban is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Raban throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raban lands a nice short elbow.
Raban throwing shots but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Raban seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reynolds tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Raban manages to move to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raban is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Raban controlling the pace for now.
Raban lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Reynolds that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roger Reynolds's cut is getting worse.
Raban lands a big shot there that rocks Reynolds but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reynolds is rocked!
Roger Reynolds's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raban controlling from mount.
Oh Reynolds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raban postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Reynolds is out cold - huge knockout for Raban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Raban!
In his post fight interview, James Raban started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toddy Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaver comes to the cage accompanied by Leave It to Beaver Theme. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toddy Ruch!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruch moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Beaver misses its intended target.
Beaver throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruch.
Ruch moves out of range as Beaver strikes.
Beaver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beaver misses with a body kick.
Beaver jabs at Ruch's body.
Ruch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beaver, right into the meat.
Beaver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruch fails to land the takedown.
Beaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruch takes a shot to the head.
Ruch takes a shot to the head.
Beaver pushes Ruch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beaver.
Beaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Beaver.
Beaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruch blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruch avoids a wild elbow strike from Beaver.
Beaver scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Beaver.
Beaver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beaver lands a nice uppercut.
Beaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Beaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beaver scores with a shot to the side of Ruch's head.
A shot in the inside from Beaver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Beaver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beaver.
Beaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Beaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruch backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Beaver.
Beaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Beaver.
Ruch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruch is rocked!
Beaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruch is still on wobbly legs! Can Beaver finish him?
Ruch is trying to pull guard but Beaver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harry Beaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toddy Ruch.
Ruch tries to pull guard but Beaver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruch seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Beaver.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beaver.
Beaver lands a body punch.
Ruch looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruch's defenses.
Beaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beaver lands an uppercut.
Beaver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beaver lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Beaver.
Beaver scores with a hook to the body.
Beaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruch blocks it with crossed arms.
Beaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruch backwards.
Beaver misses with a knee to the head.
Beaver breaks the clinch.
Beaver darts in and clinches Ruch up against the cage.
Beaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruch backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Beaver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaver working Ruch over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beaver.
Beaver lands a takedown into guard.
Beaver gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beaver, right into the meat.
Beaver scores with a body shot.
Beaver clinches up with Ruch and pushes him back against the cage.
Beaver lands a nice uppercut.
Beaver lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Beaver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beaver lands an elbow that stopped Ruch in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beaver.
Beaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beaver lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Beaver dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beaver connects with the punch.
Beaver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beaver finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruch's head.
Harry Beaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruch walks into a stiff left hand from Beaver.
Ruch gets tackled into the cage by Beaver. Beaver maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Beaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Beaver.
Beaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruch backwards.
A short right from Beaver.
Beaver lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Beaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruch can do to turn this around?
Beaver jerks Ruch's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Ruch drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Beaver goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Beaver because Ruch was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Harry Beaver!
Harry Beaver decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rogov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Cashner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogov comes to the cage accompanied by Kaney West - Amazing. Alex Rogov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Cashner's chin.
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220 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Rogov!
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, Andrew Cashner!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cashner closes the distance and clinches.
Rogov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Alex Rogov has been cut.
Rogov is breathing heavily.
Cashner lands an elbow just above Rogov 's eye.
Cashner connects with a knee to the head.
Cashner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cashner lands an elbow that stopped Rogov in his tracks for a moment.
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cashner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rogov takes an elbow to the temple.
Cashner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cashner lands a nice elbow.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
Cashner with a knee to the head.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
Cashner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cashner drops Rogov with a big knee straight up the middle! Rogov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rogov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashner cracks Rogov with a hook to the temple - Rogov is on wobbly legs here! Cashner swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rogov falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cashner wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrew Cashner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Korotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kwiatkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Korotkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Kwiatkowski's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Artem Korotkov!
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, Adam Kwiatkowski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwiatkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Korotkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwiatkowski misses the jab.
Korotkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kwiatkowski swivels and escapes.
Kwiatkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Korotkov does no damage.
Kwiatkowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Korotkov swivels and escapes.
Kwiatkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwiatkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Korotkov tries to clinch up but Kwiatkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kwiatkowski works Korotkov's body with a nice hook.
Kwiatkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korotkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Korotkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korotkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kwiatkowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Kwiatkowski pulls guard.
Kwiatkowski has a closed guard, preventing Korotkov from standing up.
Korotkov looking to pass the guard.
Korotkov wants to control from the top but Kwiatkowski keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwiatkowski wants to sweep here but Korotkov controlling him for the moment.
Korotkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kwiatkowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Korotkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kwiatkowski controls Korotkov momentarily but Korotkov frees himself.
Kwiatkowski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Korotkov has passed into side control.
Korotkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Korotkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kwiatkowski is trying to control Korotkov's posture but Korotkov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kwiatkowski is looking for a sweep.
Kwiatkowski is trying to control Korotkov's posture but Korotkov avoids it.
Korotkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Korotkov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kwiatkowski wants to control but Korotkov postures up.
Kwiatkowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Korotkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Korotkov wants to control but Kwiatkowski is keeping him busy.
Kwiatkowski is trying to control Korotkov's posture but Korotkov avoids it.
Kwiatkowski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Korotkov off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korotkov tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwiatkowski is persistently looking for the submission but Korotkov is defending it well.
Kwiatkowski looking for the choke but no joy.
Korotkov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kwiatkowski is keen to just control but Korotkov is a slippery customer.
Korotkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kwiatkowski uses his free foot to push down on Korotkov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Korotkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov is squirming around, avoiding Kwiatkowski's attempts to control the action.
Korotkov is desperately trying to improve his position but Kwiatkowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Kwiatkowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Korotkov is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korotkov working to try and regain half guard.
Korotkov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kwiatkowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Kwiatkowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Korotkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Korotkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Korotkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwiatkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korotkov scores with a shot to the body.
Kwiatkowski leaves Korotkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Korotkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kwiatkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kwiatkowski looks to land a combination but Korotkov avoids it well.
Korotkov dodges the punch combination from Kwiatkowski.
Kwiatkowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Korotkov sprawls well. Korotkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kwiatkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Korotkov misses with a takedown attempt - Kwiatkowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kwiatkowski loads up on a big right hand but Korotkov slips the punch.
Korotkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Korotkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kwiatkowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Korotkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Korotkov.
Korotkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Korotkov has Kwiatkowski pushed against the cage.
Korotkov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kwiatkowski uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwiatkowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Korotkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kwiatkowski looking to pass the guard.
Kwiatkowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kwiatkowski won't allow Korotkov to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Kwiatkowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Korotkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwiatkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korotkov is looking to clinch but Kwiatkowski is avoiding it.
Korotkov shoots and misses
and Kwiatkowski counters with a three punch combo that has Korotkov backing up. Korotkov nods at Kwiatkowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kwiatkowski scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Korotkov misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwiatkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Korotkov.
Kwiatkowski swinging wildly here.
Kwiatkowski throws a hook but Korotkov avoids it easily.
Kwiatkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korotkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korotkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kwiatkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Korotkov is just out of range.
Kwiatkowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwiatkowski off the cage and back into range.
Korotkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Korotkov drives through and clinches with Kwiatkowski against the cage.
Kwiatkowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Korotkov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Korotkov manages to pull guard.
Korotkov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Korotkov looking for subs off his back but Kwiatkowski has passed one foot through into half guard.
Adam Kwiatkowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kwiatkowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kwiatkowski is stalling here. Korotkov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kwiatkowski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Korotkov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwiatkowski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kwiatkowski tries to buck Korotkov off but Korotkov is having none of it.
Korotkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kwiatkowski keeps working.
Kwiatkowski sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwiatkowski wants to control but Korotkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kwiatkowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Korotkov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kwiatkowski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korotkov trying to mount his opponent but Kwiatkowski defends it.
Kwiatkowski is refusing to be controlled, as Korotkov sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Kwiatkowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Korotkov has Kwiatkowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Korotkov pulls guard successfully.
Kwiatkowski pushing down on Korotkov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Korotkov is refusing to be controlled, as Kwiatkowski sits in half guard.
Kwiatkowski prevents Korotkov from improving his position.
Kwiatkowski is keen to just control but Korotkov is a slippery customer.
Korotkov gets back to full guard.
Korotkov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kwiatkowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kwiatkowski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Korotkov.
Kwiatkowski wants to control but Korotkov is keeping him busy.
Korotkov tries to buck Kwiatkowski off but Kwiatkowski is having none of it.
Korotkov prevents Kwiatkowski from improving position.
Kwiatkowski is looking to take a break and control but Korotkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kwiatkowski tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Korotkov wants to get back to his feet but Kwiatkowski drags him back down.
Kwiatkowski working away.
Kwiatkowski just content to control the position.
Korotkov wants to control but Kwiatkowski postures up.
Kwiatkowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov is being controlled here.
Kwiatkowski working the ground and pound but Korotkov is defending the strikes.
Korotkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Korotkov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kwiatkowski off and has taken his back!
Korotkov struggling to land strikes to the head as Kwiatkowski covers up.
Adam Kwiatkowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kwiatkowski trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kwiatkowski tries to escape the position.
Korotkov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Good control from Korotkov.
Kwiatkowski defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov is looking for the choke from the back position but Kwiatkowski is controlling his hands well.
Kwiatkowski is really stuck here.
Korotkov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kwiatkowski wants to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korotkov 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, Kwiatkowski has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Korotkov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Artem Korotkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwiatkowski trying to control the hands but Korotkov won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Artem Korotkov.
I think Kwiatkowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adam Kwiatkowski!
Adam Kwiatkowski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod The Iceberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakoba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rod The Iceberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakoba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Iceberg wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but The Iceberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Iceberg dives on top into guard.
The Iceberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones has momentary wrist control but The Iceberg slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Iceberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones keeping moving, preventing The Iceberg from controlling successfully.
The Iceberg stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Iceberg wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The Iceberg trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rod The Iceberg.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Iceberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a series of punches but The Iceberg avoids them all with ease.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Iceberg. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Iceberg shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
The Iceberg misses with a two punch combination.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. The Iceberg will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Iceberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Iceberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
It looks like Jakoba Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Iceberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones blocks a head kick by The Iceberg.
The Iceberg tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
The Iceberg wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
A jab from The Iceberg misses.
The Iceberg shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod The Iceberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
The Iceberg misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a good body shot into The Iceberg's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
The Iceberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as The Iceberg shoots in.
The Iceberg is breathing heavily.
Jones swinging wildly here.
The Iceberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Iceberg is looking to clinch.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Iceberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones tries to bum rush The Iceberg with a series of wild strikes but The Iceberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iceberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Iceberg avoids nicely.
The Iceberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown attempt
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to control from half guard but The Iceberg is working away.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
The Iceberg is looking to improve his position.
The Iceberg is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Iceberg is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
The Iceberg is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakoba Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jakoba Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Iceberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Iceberg backs up against the cage.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for The Iceberg with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jakoba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones jabs The Iceberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for The Iceberg on that attempt.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod The Iceberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. The Iceberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Iceberg avoids nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but The Iceberg avoids it well.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Iceberg avoids nicely.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones scores with a body shot.
The Iceberg tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Iceberg rather than just go for the knockout.
The Iceberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with The Iceberg's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iceberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakoba Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Iceberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Iceberg tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jakoba Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rod The Iceberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
The Iceberg wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
The Iceberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Iceberg shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones scores with a one two! The Iceberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The Iceberg wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones defending well as The Iceberg loads up on a big left hand.
Jones takes a swing at The Iceberg's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Iceberg counters with a stiff right hand.
The Iceberg shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
The Iceberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling The Iceberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by The Iceberg.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Iceberg avoids nicely.
The Iceberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Iceberg throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones works over The Iceberg's head and body with a nice combination.
The Iceberg walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
The Iceberg throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iceberg wants to clinch.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rod The Iceberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jakoba Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Iceberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Iceberg has time to react.
The Iceberg slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
The Iceberg shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Iceberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Iceberg.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
The Iceberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. The Iceberg will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Iceberg scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Iceberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jones is tightening it up a little... The Iceberg has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! The Iceberg reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! The Iceberg taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jakoba Jones!
Jakoba Jones is the new middleweight champion!
Jakoba Jones decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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