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PKFC 15 JACOBSON VS KILLER PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fafnir Amdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Buchannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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221 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fafnir Amdahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitch Buchannon!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchannon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Amdahl sprawling to the canvas! Amdahl rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Buchannon finish him?!
It looks like Fafnir Amdahl has been cut.
Amdahl get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Amdahl stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Buchannon runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitch Buchannon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Karson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egon Tingvellir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karson's entrance music is Viking War Theme. A fine choice. Egon Tingvellir will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sigurd Karson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Egon Tingvellir!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karson works Tingvellir's body with a nice hook.
Tingvellir shoots in for a takedown but Karson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Karson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tingvellir or perhaps it was just good defense by Karson, which made it look bad.
Tingvellir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karson is fending him off so far but Tingvellir persists. Nope, Karson circles away and we're back to standing.
Sigurd Karson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egon Tingvellir.
Karson scores with a jab to the body.
Tingvellir looks winded!
Tingvellir shoots in for a double leg but Karson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karson cracks Tingvellir with an open hand slap.
Karson drops Tingvellir with a huge uppercut! Tingvellir drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Karson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigurd Karson!
Sigurd Karson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Labed Murazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiun Remo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Labed Murazel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chiun Remo's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Labed Murazel!
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, Chiun Remo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murazel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Remo momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Murazel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murazel.
Remo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murazel sprawls well. Murazel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Remo gets slowly back to his feet.
Murazel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Remo tries to sprawl but Murazel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murazel is trying to work for a kimura but Remo is defending well.
Murazel 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.
Murazel seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Remo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Labed Murazel!
Labed Murazel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Chiun Remo had this to say: 'i cant understand this result !!! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monster has chosen Time has come... for this COOKIEEEEE! as his entrance music. Victor Stoic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Stoic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Monster!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Monster defends it nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Stoic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Monster cracks Stoic with a good jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stoic.
Nice sprawl there from Monster as Stoic shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Stoic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monster lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stoic shoots in but no luck this time.
Monster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Victor Stoic has been cut.
Stoic fails with the takedown
and Monster counters with a right hand to the body.
Monster throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Stoic crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Monster!
During a confident post fight interview, The Monster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badri Dadiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badri Dadiani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Espo Jaksinen!
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, Badri Dadiani!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaksinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dadiani.
Dadiani throws out a loose jab but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Jaksinen tenderised Dadiani's leg. Dadiani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaksinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaksinen throws a low kick, looking for Dadiani's leg but Dadiani calmly moves out of range.
Dadiani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dadiani scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dadiani is looking to take a break and control but Jaksinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaksinen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dadiani throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jaksinen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jaksinen wants to get back to full guard.
Jaksinen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sun Tzu's Art of War, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dadiani is trying to control. Jaksinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jaksinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Dadiani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen wants to control but Dadiani is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jaksinen gets full guard.
Dadiani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dadiani being controlled here momentarily.
Dadiani trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaksinen looking to control.
Jaksinen keeping moving, preventing Dadiani from controlling successfully.
Dadiani with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dadiani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaksinen.
Dadiani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaksinen moves in looking to clinch but Dadiani pushes him off.
Jaksinen connects with a body shot that sends Dadiani's belly button to the back.
Dadiani drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jaksinen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dadiani working Jaksinen over with strikes.
Jaksinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dadiani throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaksinen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jaksinen wants to control but Dadiani is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dadiani thows a huge punch but Jaksinen dodges it nicely.
Dadiani wants to free his trapped foot but Jaksinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jaksinen wants to improve his position but Dadiani is controlling well.
Dadiani stops Jaksinen from getting back to his feet.
Jaksinen is refusing to be controlled, as Dadiani sits in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jaksinen is controlling Dadiani's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jaksinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Dadiani off the cage and back into range.
Dadiani shoots in for a takedown but Jaksinen shows good takedown defense.
That kick from Jaksinen tenderised Dadiani's leg. Dadiani is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen delivers a nice body kick.
Jaksinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaksinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaksinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Jaksinen tries to clinch there but Dadiani circles away.
Jaksinen throws a body punch but Dadiani moves out of range.
Jaksinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaksinen throws a body kick that misses.
Dadiani jabs at Jaksinen's body.
Dadiani throws a jab when Jaksinen was well out of range.
Jaksinen tries a low kick but Dadiani avoids it.
Jaksinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaksinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dadiani momentarily.
Dadiani misses with an uppercut
and Jaksinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaksinen throws a sloppy head kick and Dadiani moves out of range easily.
Jaksinen blocks a jab.
Jaksinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jaksinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 Espo Jaksinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaksinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dadiani, pushing him back against the cage.
Dadiani taking a breather.
Jaksinen lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Badri Dadiani has been cut.
Jaksinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaksinen lands an elbow just above Dadiani 's eye.
Dadiani trying to control the position but instead, Jaksinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dadiani into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaksinen gets through Dadiani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dadiani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jaksinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dadiani backwards.
Jaksinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaksinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaksinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dadiani.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaksinen.
Dadiani blocks a body shot from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen presses Dadiani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jaksinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaksinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaksinen avoiding damage.
Jaksinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dadiani can do to turn this around?
Jaksinen is leaning against Dadiani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Jaksinen on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaksinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jaksinen lands an elbow inside.
Dadiani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaksinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaksinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dadiani stalling in the clinch but Jaksinen improves position.
Jaksinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaksinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dadiani is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Jaksinen.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaksinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen leaning against his opponent.
Jaksinen lands a nice uppercut.
Dadiani trying to stall but Jaksinen improves his position.
Dadiani takes a shot to the head.
Dadiani is rocked!
Jaksinen lands with a right to the head.
Dadiani is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaksinen finish him?
Jaksinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaksinen cracks Dadiani with a nice body shot.
Jaksinen digs a right hand into Dadiani's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dadiani's gas tank.
Jaksinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaksinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaksinen throws a big uppercut that drops Dadiani! More strikes from Jaksinen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dadiani lies dazed against the cage as Jaksinen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Espo Jaksinen!
A relieved looking Espo Jaksinen 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Dracula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Barbosa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Dracula!
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, Frank Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dracula with that takedown attempt.
Dracula takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barbosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Barbosa punishes Dracula's body with a nice straight punch.
Dracula shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barbosa sprawls well. Barbosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dracula gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Dracula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dracula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dracula is breathing heavily.
Dracula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbosa swivels and escapes.
Dracula gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Vladimir Dracula has been cut.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dracula! Barbosa dives in looking to finish! Dracula is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toghrul Asgarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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168 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, Toghrul Asgarov!
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, Edu Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asgarov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Asgarov tries to sprawl but Alvarez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Asgarov is trying to get back to full guard.
Asgarov is trying to stand back up but Alvarez is controlling him
Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Asgarov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgarov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
Alvarez wants to pass to mount but Asgarov is defending the position.
Asgarov is trying to stand back up but Alvarez is controlling him
Alvarez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Asgarov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asgarov. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice sprawl there from Asgarov as Alvarez shoots in.
Toghrul Asgarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edu Alvarez.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Asgarov shows good takedown defense.
Asgarov throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Asgarov tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Asgarov shoots in and bounces Alvarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Asgarov preventing the sweep.
Asgarov connects with a couple of short punches.
Asgarov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asgarov stands and throws Alvarez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Asgarov is working Alvarez over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alvarez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Asgarov.
The strikes coming from Asgarov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Alvarez is still trying to improve position.
Asgarov controls the position.
Asgarov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alvarez is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Asgarov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Asgarov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Asgarov working the strikes but Alvarez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Asgarov is stalling here. Alvarez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Asgarov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alvarez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alvarez tries for a kimura but Asgarov is defending well.
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 Toghrul Asgarov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asgarov goes for a double leg but Alvarez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvarez continues to drive forward.
Asgarov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Asgarov manages to end up in side control.
Asgarov wants to control for a moment but Alvarez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Asgarov throwing shots but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez wants to control but Asgarov is keeping busy.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Asgarov.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Asgarov from controlling successfully.
Asgarov stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Asgarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asgarov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asgarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asgarov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asgarov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Asgarov swivels and escapes.
Asgarov pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Asgarov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Asgarov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alvarez is defending well.
Alvarez is working for takedown but Asgarov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Toghrul Asgarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edu Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov tries to score a body lock takedown but Alvarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Asgarov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alvarez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Asgarov after a bit of a struggle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Asgarov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Alvarez stops a takedown attempt from Asgarov.
Alvarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Asgarov is defending well.
I was talking to Asgarov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Asgarov after a bit of a struggle.
Alvarez wants to take the fight to the mat but Asgarov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Asgarov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alvarez is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asgarov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asgarov wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Asgarov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Asgarov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Asgarov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asgarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Asgarov pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toghrul Asgarov dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Asgarov.
Asgarov tries to clinch up.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Asgarov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Asgarov wants to advance to full mount but Alvarez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asgarov trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asgarov throws a strike but Alvarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Asgarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Asgarov, not yet.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Asgarov is retaining full guard.
Alvarez keeps trying to improve his position.
Alvarez won't allow Asgarov to sweep him here.
Asgarov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Asgarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez won't allow Asgarov to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Asgarov is retaining full guard.
Alvarez stops Asgarov from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Asgarov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Asgarov misses.
Alvarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Asgarov throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Asgarov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Asgarov is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Asgarov circles away and we're back to standing.
Toghrul Asgarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edu Alvarez.
Nice sprawl there from Asgarov as Alvarez shoots in.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Asgarov counters with a shoot takedown. Alvarez fights it but they end up in guard.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov scoring with some ground and pound.
Asgarov postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Asgarov pushing down on Alvarez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Asgarov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asgarov is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toghrul Asgarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Asgarov stalling away here and it's allowed Alvarez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Asgarov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alvarez is trying to keep Asgarov in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Asgarov slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvarez is adopting a defensive guard.
Asgarov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edu Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toghrul Asgarov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toghrul Asgarov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toghrul Asgarov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asgarov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toghrul Asgarov!
After winning the bout, Toghrul Asgarov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanga Roos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler comes into the arena with Ensiferum - Into Battle blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kanga Roos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler throws a series of punches but Roos avoids them all with ease.
Roos misses with a wild combination.
Roos wants to clinch
and Brawler counters with an outside leg kick.
Brawler fakes the leg kick and cracks Roos in the body.
Roos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brawler is able to avoid easily.
Roos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brawler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roos misses with a two punch combination.
Roos throws a leg kick but Brawler moved away.
Brawler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brawler quickly recovers to half guard.
Brawler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brawler tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roos is looking to take a break and control but Brawler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Roos working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Brawler desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Brawler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Roos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brawler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brawler seems keen to control Roos's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brawler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roos has Brawler in his guard.
Brawler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brawler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brawler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roos on the ground.
Roos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brawler is controlling him.
Roos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brawler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brawler trying to mount his opponent but Roos defends it.
Roos wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roos is looking to stand back up but Brawler counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Roos.
Brawler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Roos tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Brawler manages to move to mount!
Roos can't escape the position.
Roos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brawler prevents Roos from getting back to his feet.
Brawler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Brawler keeping full guard, as Roos tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brawler looking for a sweep. Not yet Brawler, not yet.
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 The Brawler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roos stalks Brawler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brawler's face. Brawler staggers backwards, shaken.
Roos tries to clinch but Brawler moves away
and Brawler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roos shoots for a takedown but Brawler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A low kick from Roos misses
and Brawler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roos's knee momentarily.
Roos tries to clinch up
and Brawler counters with a leg kick.
Brawler lands a big head kick that sends Roos tumbling to the mat! Brawler takes a step backwards and waves Roos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kanga Roos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brawler. Brawler obviously looking to wear him down.
Brawler drops Roos with a big left hand! Roos is injured, injured bad! Brawler jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Brawler!
Our winner, The Brawler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Killer's choice of entrance music: Opeth / Hope Leaves. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Killer!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Jacobson misses.
Killer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Killer slips a jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killer manages to avoid it.
Jacobson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Killer scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Killer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Killer as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Killer catches Jacobson right on the button with a cross.
Jacobson is rocked!
Jacobson leaves his chin hanging out and Killer seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jacobson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Killer!
Our winner, The Killer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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