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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Joad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Hendricks!
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, Tom Joad!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks moves in looking to clinch but Joad pushes him off.
Hendricks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hendricks's guard now.
Hendricks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendricks's head.
Joad wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hendricks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendricks tries to get out of the position.
Joad is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendricks has wrist control.
Hendricks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joad is controlling him.
Joad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joad chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Joad from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joad landing some decent shots from guard.
Joad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Joad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendricks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joad stands up over Hendricks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joad passes Hendricks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hendricks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hendricks wants to get back to full guard but Joad has mounted him!
Joad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joad with the ground and pound from mount.
Hendricks is rocked!
Joad tries to control but Hendricks wriggling away.
Joad lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Hendricks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joad is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Hendricks is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Joad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Zadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zadov has chosen Hu Ha as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Zadov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses
and Zadov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Pettis misses
and Zadov counters with a nice body kick.
Pettis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pettis throws a combination that misses
and Zadov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zadov scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick from Zadov.
Crack! A monster head kick from Zadov and Pettis falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Zadov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vasiliy Zadov!
Vasiliy Zadov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Corrales's choice of entrance music: Party Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Lauzon!
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, Joseph Corrales!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrales shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Corrales seems to be looking for submissions.
Corrales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lauzon defends it well.
Lauzon tries to roll over but Corrales keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corrales is working for a kimura but Lauzon is defending it quite comfortably.
Corrales is working for a kimura but Lauzon is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Corrales 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.
Corrales looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corrales pulls his head out easily.
Lauzon is looking for a sweep. Corrales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lauzon is looking to escape.
Corrales passes to side control.
Lauzon is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corrales is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lauzon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Corrales is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lauzon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Corrales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Corrales tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lauzon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Corrales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lauzon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Corrales in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lauzon is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joseph Corrales!
Joseph Corrales looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'i feel great now imma go home and fuck a chinese bitch'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cowboys From Hell. Shepherd has chosen Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Shepherd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shepherd has Akulenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Akulenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Akulenko digs a right hand underneath Shepherd's ribcage. Shepherd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shepherd tries to score a body lock takedown but Akulenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akulenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shepherd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akulenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shepherd up against the cage.
Akulenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shepherd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Akulenko! Shepherd is backing up but he can't get away as Akulenko lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Shepherd and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I was disappointed in this game and with it's engine. My passion for it has gone away. Win or loss? I don't give a shit!'.
Rufus Shepherd spoke after the fight, saying 'Unfortunately i lost but i will train a lot to win next fight for myself and you- my fans'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao GuardaChuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GuardaChuva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The rebirth. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
8 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
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, Joao GuardaChuva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GuardaChuva shoots for a takedown but Havener saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
GuardaChuva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Havener manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Havener is looking for a triangle but GuardaChuva pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
GuardaChuva throws a big elbow that misses.
GuardaChuva won't allow Havener to get back to his feet.
GuardaChuva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
GuardaChuva is looking to work some ground and pound but Havener has wrist control.
GuardaChuva distracts Havener with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Havener working for a triangle but GuardaChuva defends it easily.
GuardaChuva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
GuardaChuva lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havener controls GuardaChuva momentarily but GuardaChuva frees himself.
GuardaChuva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
GuardaChuva scoring with some ground and pound.
Havener has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. GuardaChuva 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 Havener.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GuardaChuva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Havener some visible discomfort.
Havener taking punishment in the form of punches.
GuardaChuva cracks Havener with a big right hand but Havener just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Havener tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but GuardaChuva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw GuardaChuva working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
GuardaChuva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Havener is rocked!
GuardaChuva lands a strong strike to the head of Havener. That's dazed him! GuardaChuva looking to finish here. Havener is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - GuardaChuva lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao GuardaChuva!
Joao GuardaChuva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Andrew Havener was interviewed post fight and said 'Win/lose I love an ass beating'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youseff Shafiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shafiq has chosen Booty Butt Cheeks as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Youseff Shafiq!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler rushes Shafiq and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyler jumps into guard, dragging Shafiq to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Shafiq from controlling successfully.
Shafiq prevents Tyler from getting back to his feet.
Shafiq wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Shafiq thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shafiq pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Tyler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyler tries to get out of the position.
Tyler managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shafiq looking to pass the guard.
Tyler wants to stand but Shafiq is controlling the position.
Tyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shafiq on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shafiq fails with the takedown
and Tyler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyler lands with an overhand left.
Shafiq fails with the takedown
and Tyler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tyler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyler drops Shafiq with a left and a right! Oh, Shafiq is hurt - Tyler dives into side control looking to finish!
Shafiq is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler is staying tight to Shafiq's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Shafiq looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Tyler turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Tyler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fever kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Volya Nikolaev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalo looks for the body kick but Nikolaev saw that one coming.
Nikolaev moves out of range as Bigalo throws a body kick.
Volya Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaev feints and as Bigalo raises his hands in defense, Nikolaev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bigalo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nikolaev is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Nikolaev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nikolaev landing some decent shots from guard.
Nikolaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bigalo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nikolaev on the ground.
Nikolaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bigalo keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
Bigalo trying to control the position.
Nikolaev stands up over Bigalo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Nikolaev stands up over Bigalo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nikolaev landing with the ground and pound.
Nikolaev is in close to Bigalo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nikolaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nikolaev with a nice head shot there.
Bigalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nikolaev drops back looking for a leg! Bigalo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bigalo manages to kick Nikolaev off! Nikolaev jumps back into Bigalo's guard.
Nikolaev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bigalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throwing strikes from guard but Bigalo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Nikolaev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nikolaev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nikolaev won't allow Bigalo to sweep him here.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikolaev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Bigalo keeps moving.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Nikolaev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nikolaev distracts Bigalo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev throwing strikes but missing.
Nikolaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nikolaev is in close to Bigalo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nikolaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigalo is keeping the position for now.
Bigalo keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
Nikolaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Bigalo is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaev drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Nikolaev as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bigalo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Nikolaev! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Volya Nikolaev!
As Volya Nikolaev got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I was disappointed in this game and with it's engine. My passion for it has gone away. Win or loss? I don't give a shit!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Umpopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baha Beison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baha Beison!
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, Rage Umpopo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umpopo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Umpopo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Beison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Umpopo avoids a kick to the body.
Umpopo shoots and misses
and Beison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umpopo darts in trying to clinch
and Beison counters with a two punch combo.
Beison tries to land a leg kick but Umpopo saw it coming and moves away.
Beison cracks Umpopo with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umpopo misses with a takedown attempt
and Beison counters with a series of strikes. Umpopo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Umpopo is rocked!
Beison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baha Beison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rage Umpopo.
Umpopo avoids a kick to the body.
Umpopo is still on wobbly legs! Can Beison finish him?
Beison fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beison instigates a clinch.
Umpopo seems to have recovered his senses.
Beison has clasped his hands together around Umpopo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beison tries for a kimura but Umpopo is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Beison has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Umpopo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beison is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Umpopo is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Umpopo flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Beison anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Umpopo and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Beison slips an arm under Umpopo chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Beison has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Beison is squeezing on Umpopo like an anaconda would it's prey. Umpopo fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baha Beison!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Galasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enzo Galasso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enzo Galasso!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galasso throws a right and a left that Santana avoids nicely.
Santana has managed to clinch.
Santana stalling.
Galasso avoids the elbow strike from Santana, against the cage.
Santana just leaning against Galasso, taking a breather.
I was talking to Santana's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santana scores with a knee to the head.
Santana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santana.
Santana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santana lands an elbow inside that Galasso shrugs off.
Santana lands an elbow inside.
Santana controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galasso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santana lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Santana.
Galasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santana lands an elbow inside that Galasso shrugs off.
Santana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Galasso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santana throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Galasso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galasso can't get the takedown.
Santana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galasso avoids it.
Santana lands a hook that snaps the head of Galasso backwards.
Santana just leaning against Galasso, taking a breather.
Santana tries to land a knee to the head but Galasso blocks with his arms.
Santana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santana is struggling to control the position.
Santana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galasso is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santana lands an elbow inside that Galasso shrugs off.
Santana trying to land knees to the body.
Santana working Galasso over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santana.
Santana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galasso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santana is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santana lands an elbow inside.
Galasso has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santana after a bit of a struggle.
Antonio Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Galasso.
Santana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Galasso up against the cage.
Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Galasso's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Santana - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Galasso's brow.
Santana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galasso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santana landing knees to the head.
Santana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Galasso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Santana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galasso misses with the combination.
Galasso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galasso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galasso has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Santana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Santana.
Santana with a knee to the head.
Santana working Galasso over with knees to the body.
Galasso is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galasso managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santana missing with knees to the body.
Santana stalls.
Santana connects with a knee to the head.
Santana lands an elbow that stopped Galasso in his tracks for a moment.
Santana landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Galasso avoids the damage to the body.
Santana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Antonio Santana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galasso prevents a body shot from Santana.
Santana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Galasso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santana lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana leaning against his opponent.
Santana crunches a lovely knee into Galasso's ribcage.
Santana lands an elbow inside.
Santana lands a nice knee to the body.
Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santana lands an elbow inside that Galasso shrugs off.
It looks like Enzo Galasso has been cut.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galasso can do to turn this around?
Santana lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santana.
Galasso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galasso is rocked!
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
Santana drops Galasso with a big knee straight up the middle! Galasso is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Galasso is still on wobbly legs! Can Santana finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana has Galasso up against the cage in a clinch.
Santana connects with a knee to the head.
Santana cracks Galasso on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Antonio Santana!
Antonio Santana retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Antonio Santana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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