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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao GuardaChuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GuardaChuva comes into the arena with The rebirth blaring out of the sound system. Shepherd has chosen Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain as his entrance music. Joao GuardaChuva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rufus Shepherd's chin.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao GuardaChuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shepherd has a takedown stuffed.
Shepherd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from GuardaChuva.
Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from GuardaChuva.
A swing and a miss from GuardaChuva.
GuardaChuva has a takedown stuffed.
GuardaChuva dives in and grabs Shepherd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shepherd pushes down on GuardaChuva's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao GuardaChuva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
GuardaChuva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepherd as he avoids it easily.
Shepherd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and GuardaChuva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
GuardaChuva passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd has hold of GuardaChuva's hands but GuardaChuva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shepherd tries to get to full guard but GuardaChuva has control of the leg.
GuardaChuva not doing much here.
GuardaChuva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shepherd's head.
Shepherd tries to push off, looking to stand up, but GuardaChuva manages to move to mount!
GuardaChuva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shepherd is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shepherd is still in real trouble! Can GuardaChuva finish him?
GuardaChuva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shepherd looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
GuardaChuva lands a big shot to the head and Shepherd winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joao GuardaChuva!
An out of breath Joao GuardaChuva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rufus Shepherd had this to say: '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 Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Chernicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 5 - 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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Chernicin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pettis. Those never looked like landing.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Pettis misses.
Chernicin misses with a takedown attempt - Pettis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Chernicin moves out of range.
Chernicin shoots and misses
and Pettis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kirill Chernicin has been cut.
Pettis lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Chernicin can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Pettis and Chernicin drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Pettis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pettis!
A victorious Anthony Pettis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Gyeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyeong has chosen Intro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jun Gyeong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jun Gyeong!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyeong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rude slows down the pace here.
Rude has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rude works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rude struggles to land a body shot inside as Gyeong controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rude.
Gyeong pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rude has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gyeong is proving hard to escape from.
Rude preventing the sweep.
Rude works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rude trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude wants to stand up but Gyeong manages to regain full guard.
Rude wants to control from the top but Gyeong keeps moving.
Gyeong 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.
Gyeong keeping moving, preventing Rude from controlling successfully.
Rick Rude has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gyeong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rude scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gyeong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gyeong dives in for a single leg takedown but Rude sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gyeong backwards.
Gyeong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gyeong tries to stall but Rude uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rude.
Gyeong is trying to pull guard but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Gyeong.
A right hand to the body from Gyeong.
Gyeong lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Gyeong breaks the clinch.
Gyeong darts in and clinches Rude up against the cage.
Gyeong fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude blocks an uppercut.
Gyeong is struggling to control the position.
Gyeong tries to stall but Rude uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rude wants to break free but Gyeong has control.
A hook to the body from Gyeong.
Gyeong tries to throw a body punch but Rude avoids it by throwing Gyeong back against the cage.
Gyeong misses with some punches.
Gyeong prevents a body shot from Rude.
Gyeong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Gyeong has Rude pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rude manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Gyeong.
Rude misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gyeong scores with a shoulder strike.
Rude wants to break free but Gyeong has control.
Gyeong manages to break the clinch.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Jun Gyeong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gyeong wants to clinch.
Rude swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rick Rude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rude stuffs the takedown attempt from Gyeong. Gyeong gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rude.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rick Rude will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gyeong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rude thows a body shot but no joy.
Gyeong tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Rude's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rude duly obliges.
Gyeong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rude's waist but Rude gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gyeong off to one side.
Gyeong moves in looking to clinch but Rude pushes him off.
Gyeong scores with a leg kick.
Gyeong moves to clinch but Rude breaks away
and Rude counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gyeong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rude counters with a series of strikes. Gyeong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rick Rude is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gyeong takes a swing at Rude's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyeong tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Gyeong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gyeong throws a nice looking combination but Rude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gyeong tries to clinch
and Rude counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gyeong thinking.
Rude keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Gyeong.
Gyeong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rude scores with a nice head shot.
Rude throws a shot to the body.
Rude keeps the fight on the outside.
Gyeong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong tries to clinch
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Rude. No joy for Gyeong on that attempt.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gyeong wants to clinch but Rude slips to the side
and Rude counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rude is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rude lands a right hook to the body.
Rude scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gyeong doesn't seem bothered though.
Gyeong is breathing heavily.
Gyeong darts in trying to clinch
and Rude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Rude.
Gyeong is rocked!
Gyeong moves to clinch but Rude breaks away
and Rude counters with a right hand to the body.
Gyeong is still on wobbly legs! Can Rude finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gyeong falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rude dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Rude!
After the big win, Rick Rude made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrales has chosen Party Up as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jeff Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Corrales!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Corrales felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Corrales tries to improve position but can't.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Corrales wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Smith has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Corrales's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Corrales is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jeff Smith!
In defeat, Joseph Corrales stepped up to the mic, saying 'imma just go home and get some ass'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwager Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akulenko avoids the body shot from Schwager Ii.
Akulenko misses with a double jab.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses.
Akulenko scores with a hook to the body. Schwager Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schwager Ii misses with an uppercut.
Schwager Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Akulenko scores with a punch to the head.
Akulenko thuds his right hand into Schwager Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schwager Ii misses with a few strikes there.
Schwager Ii throws out a loose jab but Akulenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwager Ii lands a really nice looking cross but Akulenko seems unphased.
Good shot there by Akulenko.
Schwager Ii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schwager Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
Akulenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schwager Ii if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwager Ii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akulenko.
Schwager Ii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a nice head kick!
Schwager Ii takes a swing at Akulenko's ribcage but misses.
Schwager Ii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akulenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Schwager Ii has knocked Akulenko down with a huge combo! Schwager Ii steps away and waves a wobbly Akulenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Akulenko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwager Ii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akulenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwager Ii finish him?
Schwager Ii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akulenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Akulenko throws a one two combo.
Akulenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Akulenko lands a head kick!
Akulenko staying out of range there.
No joy there for Schwager Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwager Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akulenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schwager Ii back to the cage. Akulenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schwager Ii misses with a hook. Akulenko ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Akulenko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Akulenko walks into a stiff left hand from Schwager Ii.
Akulenko lands with a kick to the temple. Schwager Ii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akulenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schwager Ii avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Schwager Ii misses with an uppercut.
Akulenko throws a head kick that Schwager Ii semi-blocks.
Akulenko connects with a high kick.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Akulenko with a series of wild strikes but Akulenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akulenko lands a head kick!
Schwager Ii throws a hook but Akulenko avoids it easily.
Akulenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwager Ii's head.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akulenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwager Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwager Ii. Akulenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwager Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager Ii drops Akulenko with a beautiful combination! Akulenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schwager Ii is looking for the KO!
It looks like Eugeniy Akulenko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akulenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akulenko misses with a two punch combination.
Schwager Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager Ii looks to land a left hand but Akulenko moved out of range nicely.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akulenko. Schwager Ii shrugs it off though.
Schwager Ii throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Akulenko.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
Akulenko lands a leg kick that knocks Schwager Ii off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Akulenko.
Schwager Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akulenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schwager Ii swinging wildly here.
Schwager Ii avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Akulenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schwager Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akulenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwager Ii.
Akulenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akulenko connects with a right hand. Schwager Ii shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwager Ii throws a looping overhand right but Akulenko ducks down to avoid it.
Akulenko lands with a nice combination. Schwager Ii backs away looking to recover.
Akulenko takes one to the chin there.
Akulenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schwager Ii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Norbert Schwager Ii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eugeniy Akulenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwager Ii throws a lazy right hand but Akulenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schwager Ii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Schwager Ii misses its intended target.
Akulenko thuds his right hand into Schwager Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid body kick from Akulenko.
Akulenko scores with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akulenko, right into the meat.
Akulenko misses with a double jab.
Akulenko throws a head kick that Schwager Ii semi-blocks.
Schwager Ii walks into a jab.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akulenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Schwager Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwager Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akulenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schwager Ii 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.
Akulenko scores with a head kick. Schwager Ii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akulenko.
Norbert Schwager Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akulenko thows a body kick. Schwager Ii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwager Ii. Akulenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akulenko swinging wildly here.
Schwager Ii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akulenko momentarily.
Schwager Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akulenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Schwager Ii.
No joy there for Akulenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwager Ii misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager Ii misses the shot to the body.
Schwager Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akulenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akulenko thows a body kick. Schwager Ii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schwager Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akulenko moves away.
Schwager Ii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Akulenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Schwager Ii misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwager Ii. Akulenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akulenko misses with a few strikes there.
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that Akulenko avoids nicely.
Schwager Ii connects with a single shot there.
Schwager Ii cracks Akulenko with a good jab.
Schwager Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwager Ii looks to land a combination but Akulenko avoids it well.
Akulenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schwager Ii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Akulenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Schwager Ii misses with a jab to the body
and Akulenko counters with a straight right hand.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
Akulenko moves away from the strike by Schwager Ii.
Akulenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Schwager Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager Ii lands with a nice combination. Akulenko backs away looking to recover.
Schwager Ii will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schwager Ii misses with a straight left.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
A combination from Akulenko does no damage.
Schwager Ii scores with a hook to the body. Akulenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Schwager Ii misses.
Akulenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schwager Ii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akulenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Schwager Ii moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akulenko throws a head kick that Schwager Ii semi-blocks.
Schwager Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akulenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwager Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akulenko.
Akulenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akulenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Akulenko connects with a single shot there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schwager Ii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akulenko - the referee stops the clock and Schwager Ii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akulenko. Schwager Ii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schwager Ii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akulenko keeps Schwager Ii at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akulenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schwager Ii misses with an uppercut
and Akulenko counters with a big head kick but Schwager Ii shrugs it off.
Akulenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager Ii.
Akulenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schwager Ii throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Akulenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eugeniy Akulenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akulenko.
Schwager Ii looks to land a left hand but Akulenko moved out of range nicely.
Schwager Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Akulenko.
Schwager Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akulenko circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Akulenko.
Akulenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Akulenko lands but Schwager Ii takes it in his stride.
Schwager Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akulenko misses with a double jab.
Schwager Ii swinging wildly here.
Schwager Ii blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
The fighters circling - Schwager Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akulenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Akulenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Schwager Ii moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Schwager Ii. Those never looked like landing.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwager Ii throws a nice looking combination but Akulenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwager Ii throws a series of punches but Akulenko moves out of range.
Akulenko pushes Schwager Ii away with a front kick.
Akulenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwager Ii.
Akulenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwager Ii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schwager Ii moves forwards but Akulenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schwager Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Schwager Ii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schwager Ii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Akulenko.
Akulenko scores with a hook to the body. Schwager Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a head kick that Schwager Ii semi-blocks.
Schwager Ii looks to land a right hand but Akulenko moved out of range.
Akulenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot.
Schwager Ii misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akulenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akulenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schwager Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akulenko.
A combination from Akulenko does no damage.
Akulenko lands with a kick to the temple. Schwager Ii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schwager Ii lands a glancing blow to the side of Akulenko's head.
Akulenko misses with a two punch combination.
Akulenko throws a nice head kick!
Akulenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii scores with a jab to the body.
Akulenko avoids the body shot from Schwager Ii.
Akulenko swinging wildly here.
Akulenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akulenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schwager Ii's calf.
Schwager Ii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akulenko counters with a big head kick but Schwager Ii shrugs it off.
Akulenko scores with a punch to the head.
Akulenko lands a head kick. Schwager Ii smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Akulenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akulenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schwager Ii misses with a hook.
Schwager Ii misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager Ii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Schwager Ii misses.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schwager Ii swinging wildly here.
Akulenko dodges the punch combination from Schwager Ii.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick and Schwager Ii moves out of range easily.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses.
Schwager Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akulenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwager Ii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akulenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schwager Ii is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Akulenko lands a head shot.
Akulenko looks to land a combination but Schwager Ii avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeniy Akulenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akulenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Eugeniy Akulenko!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Eugeniy Akulenko!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Eugeniy Akulenko misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkilla Tapettava (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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyrkilla Tapettava!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Tapettava.
Tapettava lands a front kick.
Tapettava motions for Chandler to come forward. Tapettava throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chandler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tapettava shoots in and gets a takedown into Chandler's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tapettava postures up in Chandler's guard and throws a big left but Chandler blocks it.
Tapettava chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapettava scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've been hearing good reports from Chandler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tapettava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chandler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapettava is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tapettava taking shots to the head.
Chandler looking to ground and pound but Tapettava is blocking nicely.
Chandler lands with some strikes.
Tapettava tries to hold on but Chandler pushes him away.
Chandler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tapettava avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chandler.
Chandler wants to control the pace but Tapettava is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapettava is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tapettava regains half guard.
Tapettava trying to control from the bottom.
Chandler wants to free his trapped foot but Tapettava is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tapettava wants to get back to full guard.
Tapettava has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tapettava is controlling Chandler's trapped leg to prevent Chandler from advancing to side control.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Tapettava dodges it nicely.
Tapettava trying to control from the bottom.
Tapettava tries to kick Chandler off but Chandler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tapettava slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tapettava avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chandler postures up.
Tapettava seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nyrkilla Tapettava.
Chandler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler is working Tapettava over against the cage.
Tapettava misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tapettava is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Chandler as the two fighters clinch.
Chandler slowing the pace effectively.
Chandler lands a right hand.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
Tapettava trying to stall but Chandler improves his position.
A short right from Chandler.
Tapettava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tapettava throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tapettava.
Chandler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chandler scores with the left hand. Tapettava knows he should have avoided that one.
Tapettava lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a big shot that misses.
Tapettava misses with a body kick.
Tapettava lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chandler throws a right hand that Tapettava ducks under and follows up with a left that Tapettava also avoids with ease.
Tapettava throws out a leg kick but Chandler moves out of range and Tapettava only half commits.
Tapettava connects with a leg kick. Chandler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chandler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tapettava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tapettava, right into the meat.
Tapettava lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tapettava keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Tapettava lands but Chandler takes it in his stride.
Chandler scores with a nice strike.
Tapettava misses with a head kick.
Tapettava thumps Chandler with a low kick.
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!
Chandler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tapettava is trying to control Chandler's posture but Chandler avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava is looking to reverse the position.
Chandler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chandler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tapettava is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chandler lands an elbow.
Tapettava struggling a bit here.
Tapettava tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chandler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chandler working the head with strikes.
Chandler lands some shots froms side control.
Tapettava managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chandler.
The strikes coming from Chandler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tapettava taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chandler scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tapettava tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chandler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tapettava is still trying to improve position.
Tapettava is trying to control Chandler's posture but Chandler avoids it.
Check out the look on Chandler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Chandler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chandler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chandler checks a leg kick.
Chandler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tapettava pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chandler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Tapettava.
Tapettava scores with a spinning back kick!
Tapettava plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tapettava misses with a head kick.
Chandler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chandler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tapettava defends it nicely.
Chandler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tapettava manages to avoid it.
Tapettava on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tapettava turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tapettava throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapettava throws a head kick but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tapettava can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapettava shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chandler looks to land a combination but Tapettava avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tapettava, right into the meat.
Chandler gets caught napping as Tapettava dives in and scores a takedown. Chandler manages to retain guard.
Tapettava controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tapettava won't allow Chandler to sweep him here.
Tapettava is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tapettava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chandler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chandler wants to sweep but no luck.
Tapettava is looking to pass into half guard but Chandler pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chandler is in guard.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Tapettava.
Chandler scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapettava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chandler cracks Tapettava with a solid left hand.
Tapettava trying to keep a closed guard but Chandler is proving a slippery customer.
Tapettava wants to sweep but no luck.
Chandler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chandler is pushing down on Tapettava's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tapettava is fighting to maintain full guard but Chandler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chandler is pressing down on Tapettava's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tapettava is holding on for now.
Tapettava moves into full guard.
Tapettava is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tapettava is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chandler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tapettava won't allow Chandler to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is pulling down on Tapettava's head. It's preventing any offense from Tapettava, at least for the moment.
Chandler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tapettava stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
My spies in The Jungle Elite MMA inform me that Tapettava has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tapettava is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tapettava throws a big elbow that misses.
Chandler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tapettava wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tapettava manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chandler wants to control but Tapettava is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chandler wants to control from the top but Tapettava keeps moving.
Tapettava wants to sweep here but Chandler controlling him for the moment.
Tapettava is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tapettava wants to stand but Chandler is controlling the position.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Tapettava.
Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tapettava keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Tapettava lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tapettava trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkilla Tapettava showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chandler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tapettava staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tapettava.
Tapettava plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tapettava turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chandler scores with a shot to the body.
Nyrkilla Tapettava seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tapettava tries to land a front kick but Chandler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tapettava scoring well with a low kick there.
Tapettava dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chandler. That did some damage!
Tapettava throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tapettava throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chandler.
Tapettava lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chandler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tapettava.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler fails with the takedown.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Tapettava.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapettava tries a head kick but it misses.
Tapettava closes the distance and clinches up with Chandler, looking for a takedown. Tapettava pushes Chandler against the cage but Chandler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tapettava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chandler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tapettava.
Chandler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chandler.
Tapettava is looking to score with low kicks.
Chandler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chandler scores with a nice right hand.
Chandler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chandler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tapettava can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tapettava circles away.
Tapettava will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler takes a swing at Tapettava's ribcage but misses.
Tapettava takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chandler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tapettava.
Chandler misses with an uppercut.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Tapettava.
Tapettava connects with a solid leg kick.
Tapettava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
That kick from Tapettava tenderised Chandler's leg. Chandler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tapettava fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chandler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chandler lands a nice shot that snaps Tapettava's head back.
Tapettava slips a jab from Chandler.
Chandler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tapettava scores with a leg kick.
Tapettava lands with a kick to the temple. Chandler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chandler connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Tapettava.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tapettava.
Chandler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice shot by Chandler.
Tapettava connects with a solid leg kick.
Tapettava fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcus Chandler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nyrkilla Tapettava.
Chandler misses with a hook.
Tapettava needs to keep his hands up - Chandler had a free shot at his head there.
Tapettava shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chandler but Chandler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab from Chandler.
Tapettava shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tapettava ducks right into an uppercut from Chandler.
Chandler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throwing shots but Tapettava is blocking nicely.
Chandler wants to take a breather but Tapettava is having none of it.
Chandler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tapettava!
Tapettava is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tapettava sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tapettava wants to improve his position but Chandler is controlling well.
Tapettava trying to control here.
Tapettava tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chandler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nyrkilla Tapettava.
I think Tapettava 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Nyrkilla Tapettava!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Nyrkilla Tapettava!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Nyrkilla Tapettava!
Nyrkilla Tapettava wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 3 - 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler throws a right hand that Beison ducks under and follows up with a left that Beison also avoids with ease.
Tyler misses with a looping right.
We've been hearing reports that Beison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beison has time to react.
Tyler connects with a crisp jab.
Beison looks for a takedown but Tyler sprawls well.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyler misses the jab.
Beison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beison has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beison.
Tyler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beison backwards.
Beison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyler is leaning against Beison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyler working Beison over with knees to the body.
Beison is breathing heavily.
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!
Beison takes a shot to the head.
Tyler tries to land knees in the clinch but Beison avoids the damage to the body.
Beison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tyler to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Tyler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tyler.
Tyler trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler missing with knees to the body.
Tyler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyler lands a left hand.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beison avoids it.
Tyler scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Baha Beison has been cut.
Tyler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Tyler.
Tyler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Tyler lands a right hand.
Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyler clinches.
Beison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baha Beison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beison managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Tyler lands with a light punch inside.
Tyler lands with a light punch inside.
Tyler tries to land knees in the clinch but Beison avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyler clobbers Beison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tyler scores with a jab to the head.
Tyler throws a lazy right hand but Beison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beison shoots for a takedown but Tyler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyler jabs at Beison's body.
Tyler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beison has time to react.
Tyler thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beison is defended easily by Tyler.
Tyler lands with a straight right. Beison didn't see that one coming.
Beison moves away from the strike by Tyler.
Jay Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beison slips a straight right by Tyler.
Beison has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyler thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyler lands a nice shot that snaps Beison's head back.
Tyler scores with a body shot.
Beison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyler swivels and escapes.
Beison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beison is rocked!
Tyler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tyler drops Beison with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tyler follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Tyler!
Baha Beison was interviewed post fight and said 'Я приду еще сильнее '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch misses with a straight right.
Puch misses with a hook. Nikolaev ducked under it nicely.
Puch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nikolaev's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nikolaev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puch connects with a couple of short punches.
Puch landing with the ground and pound.
Puch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nikolaev's guard.
Nikolaev actively working from the bottom here.
Puch 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.
Nikolaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nikolaev's head.
Puch blocks the strikes from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev is refusing to be controlled, as Puch sits in half guard.
Nikolaev trying to control but Puch postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev is looking to improve his position.
Nikolaev desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nikolaev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Puch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Puch's back!
Nikolaev is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Puch up.
Nikolaev is punishing Puch with some ground and pound.
Nikolaev softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Nikolaev throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Nikolaev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Puch wants to escape the position.
Nikolaev patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolaev landing with strikes.
Puch tries to escape the position.
Puch takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Puch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Puch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nikolaev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Puch trying to control but Nikolaev postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Puch's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Puch tries to get to full guard but Nikolaev has control of the leg.
Nikolaev tries to pass to full mount but Puch defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puch is controlling Nikolaev's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nikolaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Puch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Puch tries to roll over but Nikolaev keeps him under control.
Puch looking for submissions off his back.
Nikolaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puch keeps working.
Puch is looking to improve his position.
Nikolaev throwing shots but Puch is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev is nestled in close to Puch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev is working Puch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nikolaev is aware though and is defending well.
Puch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikolaev is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nikolaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nikolaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nikolaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puch is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nikolaev frees his head nicely. Oh but Puch has switched to an armbar! Nikolaev is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Robledo Puch!
Robledo Puch is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Robledo Puch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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