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fight for respect 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uldis Bauska (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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uldis Bauska!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dam closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bauska on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bauska tries to bench press Dam off him but Dam keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dam is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bauska's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dam tries to score with some ground and pound. Bauska controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bauska is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Dam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bauska is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dam.
Dam lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bauska down.
Dam grinds an elbow into Bauska's temple.
Bauska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Dam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dam 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.
Bauska is trying to control Dam's posture but Dam avoids it.
Dam working the ground and pound.
Dam scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Dam.
Dam is breathing heavily.
Dam sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bauska is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dam throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bauska works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dam wants to pass to mount but Bauska is defending the position.
Bauska pushes Dam off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dam gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bauska controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bauska trying to control but Dam is working from the bottom.
Dam keeping full guard, as Bauska tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dam is looking to stand up but Bauska isn't so interested in that idea.
Bauska tries to free his leg and advance position but Dam is retaining full guard.
Dam keeping moving, preventing Bauska from controlling successfully.
Bauska looking to sit in guard and control but Dam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bauska is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bauska fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bauska slaps away a takedown attempt from Dam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bauska tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bauska somewhat.
Dam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bauska counters with a head kick. That will keep Dam thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dam misses with a takedown
and Bauska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauska is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dam's half guard.
Bauska is thwarting Dam's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bauska fails with the takedown.
Dam scores a takedown into full mount!
Bauska regains half guard.
Bauska desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dam is trying to control the action in half guard but Bauska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bauska trying to control but Dam postures up.
Dam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauska wants to improve his position but Dam is controlling well.
Dam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bauska is refusing to be controlled, as Dam sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bauska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick from Bauska lands but Dam takes it in his stride.
Bauska closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bauska dives in and grabs Dam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dam pushes down on Bauska's head and hops out.
Dam closes the distance and clinches up with Bauska, looking for a takedown. Dam pushes Bauska against the cage but Bauska circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bauska stuffs the takedown attempt from Dam. Dam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauska shoots for a double leg takedown but Dam sprawls well. He's pushed Bauska's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dam with a poor takedown
and Bauska counters with a left and a right that stings Dam.
Bauska closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bauska in the domination position with Dam hanging on.
Bauska working away.
Dam sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dam makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from Bauska as Dam shoots in.
Bauska is looking to clinch but Dam is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauska explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bauska tries to avoid it but Dam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bauska to the ground. Bauska escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bauska has his takedown stuffed
and Dam moves into the clinch.
Dam drags the fight down to the ground.
Dam trying to keep a closed guard but Bauska is proving a slippery customer.
Bauska tries to free his leg and advance position but Dam is retaining full guard.
Bauska trying to control the position from guard on top but Dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dam has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bauska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dam wriggles free and stands up.
Dam shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bauska is trying to defend but Dam finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bauska taking some punishment here, with Dam in his half guard.
Van Dam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dam is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bauska!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dam 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!
Dam misses with a takedown attempt
and Bauska counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bauska tries to clinch but Dam is having none of it.
Bauska throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dam throws a body punch but Bauska moves out of range.
Bauska gets a clinch.
Bauska is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bauska breaks from the clinch.
Bauska fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dam sprawls well initially but Bauska persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bauska tries to stand and escape but Dam is controlling the position.
Bauska decides to stand and escape the position.
Dam shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bauska manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bauska has momentary wrist control but Dam slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauska pulls Dam in to control the position.
Bauska is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bauska keeping moving, preventing Dam from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bauska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dam is one step ahead there.
That's two 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.
Bauska utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bauska as he avoids it easily.
Dam feints and as Bauska raises his hands in defense, Dam changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bauska's head.
Dam connects with a couple of short punches.
Dam is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bauska looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dam trying to control but Bauska is working from the bottom.
Bauska utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dam trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bauska scores with a punch to the head.
Dam fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauska looks to land a combination. Dam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bauska misses with a takedown
and Dam counters with a single leg into guard. Bauska didn't expect that.
Dam is looking to advance position but Bauska has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dam is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauska sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bauska tries to control but Dam wriggling away.
Dam bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dam scoring with some ground and pound.
Uldis Bauska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Dam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dam with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Dam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Dam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Le Jean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and imants legzda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Jean's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La France. imants legzda will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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258 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Le Jean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, imants legzda!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Jean fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Le Jean does no damage.
legzda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
legzda instigates a clinch.
legzda lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Jean backwards.
legzda misses with a punch on the inside.
legzda swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Jean uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from legzda.
Le Jean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but legzda is keeping busy.
Le Jean displaying some good clinch control by pressing legzda up against the cage.
legzda lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from legzda.
legzda misses with a hook from the clinch.
legzda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Le Jean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Jean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Jean tries to clinch up
and legzda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
legzda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Jean is looking for a takedown up against the cage. legzda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
legzda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Jean backwards.
Le Jean pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells legzda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
legzda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
legzda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
legzda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Le Jean's head.
legzda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
legzda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
legzda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Le Jean throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
legzda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
legzda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Le Jean has momentary wrist control but legzda slips an elbow through the middle.
legzda chips away with some ground and pound.
legzda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Le Jean's guard.
Le Jean is breathing heavily.
legzda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Le Jean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but legzda scores with a couple of nice shots.
legzda lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
legzda drops an elbow to the side of Le Jean's head.
Le Jean is looking for a sweep. legzda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
legzda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Le Jean has hold of legzda's hands but legzda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
legzda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
legzda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Le Jean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Le Jean has hold of legzda's hands but legzda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Jean tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Le Jean is trying to maintain the position but legzda is very close to passing his half guard.
legzda working the head and body with strikes.
legzda working Le Jean over with strikes.
legzda lands strikes from half guard.
legzda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
legzda winds up and cracks Le Jean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Jean trying to control from the bottom.
legzda winds up and cracks Le Jean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Jean is trying to stand back up but legzda is controlling him
Le Jean looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. legzda connects with a nice short shot to Le Jean's temple.
Le Jean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for legzda on the ground.
Le Jean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. legzda lands a nice short elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Le Jean doesn't manage to clinch there - legzda circles away.
Le Jean circles away from the clinch attempt
and Le Jean counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in legzda's guard now.
Le Jean is looking to work some ground and pound but legzda has wrist control.
legzda is looking to stand up but Le Jean isn't so interested in that idea.
Le Jean drops back looking for a leg! legzda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and legzda manages to kick Le Jean off! Le Jean jumps back into legzda's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
legzda wriggles free and stands up.
Le Jean rushes legzda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from legzda.
legzda swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Jean uses good head movement to avoid it.
legzda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
legzda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from legzda.
Le Jean fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Le Jean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
legzda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
legzda should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
legzda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
legzda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Jean is trying to force a seperation but legzda has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by legzda.
legzda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Jean backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
imants legzda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
legzda closes the distance but Le Jean moves to the side
and Le Jean counters with a big head kick but legzda shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - legzda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
legzda tries to clinch up but Le Jean circles away and keeps his distance.
legzda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Jean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
legzda tries to clinch but Le Jean moves out of range.
Pierre Le Jean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
legzda tries to clinch up.
legzda wants to clinch
and Le Jean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
legzda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Le Jean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
legzda pushes Le Jean off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Jean has legzda up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
legzda misses with some punches.
Le Jean lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le Jean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
legzda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Le Jean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for legzda!
Pierre Le Jean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
legzda's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
legzda bucks Le Jean off and manages to get back to his feet!
legzda wants to clinch but Le Jean slips to the side
and Le Jean holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by legzda.
legzda throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Jean.
Le Jean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
legzda tries to clinch but Le Jean moves away
and Le Jean holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Le Jean manages to break the clinch.
legzda closes the distance but Le Jean moves to the side
and Le Jean counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Jean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
legzda wants to clinch but Le Jean slips to the side
and Le Jean counters with a body kick that stops legzda in his tracks momentarily.
legzda darts in trying to clinch
and Le Jean holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
legzda lands a left hand.
legzda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by legzda as Le Jean tries to tie him up.
legzda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le Jean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
legzda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Jean jumps guard but legzda stands there with Le Jean around his waist. Le Jean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from legzda.
legzda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
legzda lands an uppercut.
legzda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Jean tries to pull guard but legzda holds him up against the cage and eventually Le Jean drops back down to his feet.
Le Jean blocks an uppercut.
Le Jean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from legzda.
legzda working aggressively here.
Le Jean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Jean breaks from the clinch.
legzda wants to clinch
and Le Jean counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
legzda misses with some punches.
legzda misses with some punches.
Le Jean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
imants legzda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
legzda looks to clinch
and Le Jean counters with a series of strikes. legzda will be more careful next time no doubt.
legzda darts in trying to clinch
and Le Jean counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le Jean.
Le Jean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le Jean lands a left hand that snaps the head of legzda backwards.
A shot in the inside from legzda.
A short right from legzda on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from legzda fails to land.
legzda lands a nice uppercut.
Le Jean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
legzda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Le Jean counters with a low kick, right behind legzda 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Jean takes the fight into the clinch.
legzda pushes Le Jean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le Jean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Jean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le Jean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Jean rushes legzda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Le Jean is trying to break the clinch but legzda is controlling him.
legzda working aggressively here.
legzda has a couple of punches blocked by Le Jean.
legzda lands a nice uppercut.
legzda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
legzda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Jean backwards.
legzda working aggressively here.
Le Jean breaks from the clinch.
legzda wants to clinch but Le Jean slips to the side
and Le Jean moves into the clinch.
Le Jean jumps guard and drags legzda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
legzda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Le Jean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Le Jean tries to get out of the position.
legzda lands a couple of digs.
legzda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
legzda working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Le Jean dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
legzda swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Jean.
legzda tries to clinch but Le Jean moves away
and Le Jean counters with a nice kick to the body.
Le Jean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with legzda, pushing him back against the cage.
legzda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Jean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
legzda keeps the fight on the outside.
legzda clinches but Le Jean breaks the clinch
and Le Jean counters by clinching up.
Le Jean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Jean instigates a clinch.
legzda misses with some punches.
Le Jean pulls guard.
Le Jean is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and legzda defends well.
legzda won't allow Le Jean to sweep him here.
legzda cracks Le Jean with a solid left hand.
legzda scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
legzda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
legzda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Le Jean has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, legzda has managed to get both his arms back between Le Jean's legs - danger averted.
legzda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Le Jean trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
legzda chips away with some ground and pound.
Le Jean has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but legzda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
legzda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
legzda working some strikes from top position.
Le Jean 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
legzda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Le Jean counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le Jean.
legzda lands with a left to the head.
Le Jean tries to pull guard but legzda holds him up against the cage and eventually Le Jean drops back down to his feet.
legzda pushes Le Jean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Le Jean tries to pull guard but legzda holds him up against the cage and eventually Le Jean drops back down to his feet.
legzda misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Jean gets through legzda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from legzda.
Le Jean tries to stall but legzda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
legzda lands with a right to the head.
legzda misses with the head strike.
Le Jean lands a nice elbow.
legzda lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from legzda fails to land.
Le Jean lands an elbow just above legzda 's eye.
legzda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Jean.
Le Jean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but legzda is keeping busy.
Le Jean breaks from the clinch.
Le Jean circles away from the clinch attempt
and Le Jean counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le Jean tries to pull guard but legzda holds him up against the cage and eventually Le Jean drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Le Jean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
legzda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
legzda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
legzda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Jean backwards.
legzda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le Jean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
legzda has managed to clinch.
A short left from legzda.
Le Jean can't get the takedown.
Le Jean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Jean tries to pull guard but legzda won't allow it.
legzda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Jean backwards.
legzda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le Jean lands a hook that snaps the head of legzda backwards.
legzda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
legzda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Le Jean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
legzda wants to clinch
and Le Jean moves into the clinch.
legzda swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Jean uses good head movement to avoid it.
legzda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Le Jean lands with a left to the head.
legzda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
legzda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
legzda lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Le Jean.
legzda misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
legzda misses with a hook from the clinch.
legzda working aggressively here.
Le Jean blocking some punches.
Le Jean breaks from the clinch.
Le Jean thows a body kick. legzda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
legzda clinches but Le Jean breaks the clinch
and Le Jean counters by moving into the clinch.
legzda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Jean backwards.
Le Jean lands a knee to the head.
Le Jean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
legzda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
legzda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
legzda scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Jean.
A knee to the head by Le Jean.
legzda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
legzda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Le Jean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but legzda is keeping busy.
Le Jean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Jean tries to pull guard but legzda won't allow it.
Le Jean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
legzda darts in trying to clinch
and Le Jean moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Le Jean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Jean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Le Jean!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Power will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Power!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Power in his tracks.
Silva tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Power is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva working for a triangle but Power defends it easily.
Power avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Power is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power gets back to full guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Power is keeping the position.
Power trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Power wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Power pulls his head out easily.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Power really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Power landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Power lands strikes from half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Power wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Power gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Power to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Power slips nicely into half guard.
Power seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is staying active underneath Power, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Power throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Power looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Chris Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Power shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Power keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Power must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva pushes a forearm under Power's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Power is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krish Grundmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Krish Grundmanis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krish Grundmanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rui Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira throws a sloppy head kick and Grundmanis moves out of range easily.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferreira throws a sloppy head kick and Grundmanis moves out of range easily.
Grundmanis tests Ferreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Ferreira shoots for a double leg takedown but Grundmanis sprawls well. He's pushed Ferreira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grundmanis throws a right and a left that Ferreira avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Grundmanis.
Ferreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grundmanis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grundmanis lands a left and a right that send Ferreira crashing to the mat, dazed. Grundmanis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ferreira is rocked!
Grundmanis connects with a superb combination that knocks Ferreira out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Grundmanis before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Ferreira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Krish Grundmanis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Slauka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sasa skarstan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). skarstan has chosen tensta as his entrance music. sasa skarstan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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256 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Per Slauka!
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, sasa skarstan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - skarstan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slauka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slauka wants to clinch.
skarstan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slauka.
skarstan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slauka counters with a stiff right hand.
skarstan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slauka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
skarstan closes the distance and clinches.
Slauka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slauka blocks an uppercut.
skarstan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slauka.
skarstan is pressed up against the cage. Slauka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag skarstan down to the mat. skarstan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Slauka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slauka wants to clinch up but skarstan keeps it at a distance.
skarstan wants to clinch but Slauka slips to the side
and Slauka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in skarstan's guard now.
Slauka is breathing heavily.
skarstan kicks Slauka off and gets to his feet.
Slauka shoots for a takedown but skarstan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
skarstan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slauka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slauka trying to mount his opponent but skarstan defends it.
skarstan pushes Slauka off looking to stand but Slauka dives back in and keeps control.
skarstan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
skarstan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, skarstan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from skarstan.
skarstan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
skarstan lands a body punch.
Slauka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. skarstan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
skarstan pushes Slauka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
skarstan lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, skarstan scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for skarstan.
skarstan lands an uppercut.
skarstan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
skarstan has a couple of punches blocked by Slauka.
Slauka blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by skarstan.
A head punch on the inside from skarstan fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by skarstan.
skarstan scores with a shot to the side of Slauka's head.
skarstan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaukas head.
Slauka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
skarstan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
skarstan working aggressively here.
Slauka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
skarstan misses with a hook from the clinch.
skarstan lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by skarstan.
skarstan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
skarstan lands with a left to the head.
skarstan lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for skarstan.
skarstan lands a shoulder strike.
skarstan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
skarstan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slauka blocking some punches.
skarstan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
skarstan misses with a hook from the clinch.
skarstan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
skarstan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
skarstan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for skarstan.
skarstan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
skarstan lands with a short shot to the head.
skarstan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan lands a right hand.
skarstan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slauka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from skarstan.
skarstan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan has a couple of punches blocked by Slauka.
skarstan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, skarstan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by skarstan.
skarstan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
skarstan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
skarstan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
skarstan gets through Slauka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, skarstan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from skarstan.
skarstan scores with a shot to the side of Slauka's head.
Slauka takes a shot to the head.
skarstan misses with a hook from the clinch.
skarstan pushes Slauka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
skarstan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by skarstan.
Slauka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. skarstan smiles and moves away.
sasa skarstan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
skarstan tries to clinch but Slauka moves away
and Slauka counters with a nice double leg into side control. skarstan won't be happy with that.
Slauka wants to control but skarstan is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Slauka.
skarstan wants to get back to his feet but Slauka drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slauka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but skarstan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
skarstan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Slauka looks for a takedown but skarstan sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sasa skarstan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
skarstan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slauka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slauka.
Slauka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
skarstan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
skarstan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
skarstan misses with the head strike.
skarstan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
skarstan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
skarstan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
A head punch on the inside from skarstan fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from skarstan.
skarstan swings wildly with an uppercut but Slauka uses good head movement to avoid it.
skarstan gets through Slauka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
skarstan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
skarstan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slauka fails to pull guard.
skarstan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, skarstan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slauka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
skarstan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaukas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for skarstan.
skarstan throws a punch but it's blocked by Slauka.
A short right from skarstan.
A nice left hand lands by skarstan.
skarstan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
skarstan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
skarstan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
skarstan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan lands a right hand.
skarstan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, skarstan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
skarstan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
skarstan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan gets through Slauka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
skarstan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
skarstan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
skarstan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
sasa skarstan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
skarstan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
A head punch on the inside from skarstan fails to land.
skarstan scores with a shoulder strike.
skarstan misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
skarstan lands with a short shot to the head.
skarstan lands with a left to the head.
skarstan lands a left hand.
skarstan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
skarstan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
skarstan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan working aggressively here.
skarstan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
skarstan lands a hook to the side of the head.
skarstan lands a left hand.
Slauka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Slauka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
skarstan lands with a left to the head.
skarstan working aggressively here.
skarstan throws a punch but it's blocked by Slauka.
skarstan swings wildly with an uppercut but Slauka uses good head movement to avoid it.
skarstan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slauka.
skarstan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from skarstan.
A head punch on the inside from skarstan fails to land.
skarstan throws a punch but it's blocked by Slauka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slauka takes a shot to the head.
Slauka blocks an uppercut.
Slauka looking to stall.
skarstan misses with a hook from the clinch.
skarstan scores with a shot to the side of Slauka's head.
Slauka blocking some punches.
skarstan swings wildly with an uppercut but Slauka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from skarstan.
skarstan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slauka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slauka trying to land knees to the body.
skarstan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slauka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slauka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slauka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
skarstan misses with the head strike.
skarstan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slauka takes a shot to the head.
skarstan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four 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.
skarstan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
skarstan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by skarstan.
skarstan lands a right hand.
Slauka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. skarstan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
skarstan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
skarstan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaukas head.
skarstan has a couple of punches blocked by Slauka.
skarstan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slauka takes a shot to the head.
skarstan throws a head punch that misses.
skarstan has a couple of punches blocked by Slauka.
Slauka blocks an uppercut.
Slauka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slauka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Slauka will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slauka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
skarstan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slauka wants to get back to his feet but skarstan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sasa skarstan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
skarstan tries to clinch up
and Slauka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
skarstan kicks off Slauka and gets to his feet.
skarstan tries to clinch up but Slauka circles away and keeps his distance.
skarstan rushes Slauka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
skarstan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from skarstan.
skarstan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
skarstan lands a nice uppercut.
skarstan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slauka takes a shot to the head.
skarstan presses Slauka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
skarstan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slauka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
skarstan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
skarstan swings wildly with an uppercut but Slauka uses good head movement to avoid it.
skarstan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slauka takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
skarstan scores with a shoulder strike.
skarstan lands with a light punch inside.
skarstan lands a hook to the side of the head.
skarstan lands a hook that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slauka.
skarstan misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, skarstan scores with a nice short uppercut.
skarstan working aggressively here.
Slauka is trying to stall.
skarstan misses with a short punch on the inside.
skarstan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
skarstan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
skarstan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from skarstan on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from skarstan.
Slauka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
skarstan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
skarstan misses with a hook from the clinch.
skarstan scores with a hook to the body.
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.
skarstan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
skarstan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slauka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
skarstan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slauka backwards.
skarstan has a couple of punches blocked by Slauka.
skarstan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slauka tries to pull guard but skarstan won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from skarstan.
skarstan misses with the head strike.
skarstan working aggressively here.
skarstan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slauka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
skarstan misses with a short punch on the inside.
skarstan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slauka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. skarstan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Slauka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
skarstan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slauka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
skarstan working aggressively here.
Slauka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slauka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
skarstan misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, skarstan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
skarstan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
skarstan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slauka breaks the clinch.
skarstan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slauka throws a head kick that misses.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch but Slauka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Per Slauka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slauka circles away from the clinch attempt.
skarstan fails in his attempt to clinch.
skarstan clinches but Slauka breaks the clinch
and Slauka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slauka tries for a takedown but skarstan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
skarstan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slauka counters with a takedown into side control.
Per Slauka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slauka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
skarstan tries to clinch but Slauka is having none of it.
skarstan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slauka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Slauka. skarstan shrugs it off though.
Slauka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
skarstan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slauka counters with a single leg into guard. skarstan didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slauka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. skarstan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slauka won't allow skarstan to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slauka wants to pass the guard but skarstan is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Per Slauka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think skarstan 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sasa skarstan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between janis svitins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boiko has chosen shinedown - diamond eyes as his entrance music. janis svitins 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, janis svitins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boiko thows a body kick. svitins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
svitins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boiko tries to avoid it but svitins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boiko to the ground. Boiko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boiko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boiko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
svitins fails with the takedown.
Boiko scores with a kick to the midsection.
svitins is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boiko tries to clinch up but svitins circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivan Boiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boiko fails in his attempt to clinch.
svitins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for janis svitins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boiko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boiko.
Boiko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
svitins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boiko thows a huge punch but svitins dodges it nicely.
svitins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boiko.
Boiko wants to control but svitins is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Boiko there.
svitins is looking for a sweep. Boiko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko is keen to just control but svitins is a slippery customer.
Boiko winds up and cracks svitins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boiko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
svitins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boiko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed svitins's head.
Boiko trying to control from half guard but svitins is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
svitins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivan Boiko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boiko moves into the clinch.
Boiko lands an elbow inside.
Boiko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boiko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Boiko.
svitins is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Boiko can't fight it off and eventually svitins manages to take the fight to the floor. Boiko looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
svitins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
svitins has gone for a leg lock! Boiko slips out almost immediately though and dives into svitins's guard.
svitins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boiko defends well.
Boiko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
svitins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boiko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
svitins keeping moving, preventing Boiko from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
svitins keeping full guard, as Boiko tries to pass.
Boiko has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing svitins to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Boiko is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - svitins pulls down on the head and he's put Boiko to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). janis svitins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rinalds dzirvinskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Grundmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, rinalds dzirvinskis!
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, Edgars Grundmanis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundmanis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. dzirvinskis was covering up waiting for the punch and Grundmanis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
dzirvinskis pushes Grundmanis off and gets back to his feet.
Grundmanis gets the takedown into side control.
dzirvinskis wants to get back to his feet but Grundmanis drags him back down.
Grundmanis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grundmanis working the ground and pound.
dzirvinskis is trying to buck Grundmanis off.
Grundmanis cracks dzirvinskis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grundmanis wants to control but dzirvinskis is keeping him busy.
Grundmanis is trying to get an arm triangle but dzirvinskis is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundmanis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Grundmanis moves into the clinch successfully.
Grundmanis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. dzirvinskis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grundmanis manages to pull guard.
dzirvinskis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and dzirvinskis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
dzirvinskis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and dzirvinskis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
dzirvinskis preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundmanis is pulling down on dzirvinskis's head to control his posture.
Grundmanis looking to hit a scissor sweep but dzirvinskis is one step ahead there.
Grundmanis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
dzirvinskis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grundmanis dives on top into guard.
dzirvinskis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Grundmanis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
dzirvinskis is breathing heavily.
dzirvinskis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grundmanis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grundmanis rushes dzirvinskis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grundmanis pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundmanis trying to control the position here.
Grundmanis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Grundmanis scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Grundmanis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dzirvinskis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grundmanis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grundmanis pulls dzirvinskis in close to his closed guard and prevents dzirvinskis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Grundmanis trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grundmanis closes the distance and clinches.
Grundmanis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics dzirvinskis uses from the top position.
Grundmanis is trying to keep dzirvinskis in close.
dzirvinskis preventing the sweep.
dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grundmanis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and dzirvinskis defends well.
dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Grundmanis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grundmanis moves into the clinch successfully.
dzirvinskis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grundmanis is trying to drag dzirvinskis to the mat but dzirvinskis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grundmanis can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundmanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundmanis looks for a takedown but dzirvinskis sprawls well.
rinalds dzirvinskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Grundmanis.
Grundmanis gets caught flat footed, as dzirvinskis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grundmanis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dzirvinskis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grundmanis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now dzirvinskis has Grundmanis in his guard.
dzirvinskis wants to stand but Grundmanis is controlling the position.
Grundmanis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grundmanis controls from within his opponent's guard.
dzirvinskis wants to stand up but Grundmanis is controlling him.
Grundmanis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
dzirvinskis wants to stand up but Grundmanis is controlling him.
Grundmanis is pushing down on dzirvinskis's leg trying to pass to half guard. dzirvinskis is fighting to maintain full guard but Grundmanis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grundmanis seems to be looking for submissions.
dzirvinskis pushes Grundmanis off looking to stand but Grundmanis dives back in and keeps control.
dzirvinskis has hold of Grundmanis's hands but Grundmanis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grundmanis is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dzirvinskis is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundmanis is looking to take a break and control but dzirvinskis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grundmanis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
dzirvinskis won't allow Grundmanis to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
dzirvinskis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dzirvinskis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grundmanis moves in looking to clinch but dzirvinskis pushes him off.
dzirvinskis misses with a takedown
and Grundmanis counters with a single leg into guard. dzirvinskis didn't expect that.
dzirvinskis wants to stand up but Grundmanis is controlling him.
Grundmanis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dzirvinskis is keeping the position for now.
Grundmanis is in close to dzirvinskis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dzirvinskis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Grundmanis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grundmanis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grundmanis wants to pass to mount but dzirvinskis is defending the position.
Grundmanis trying to control the action but dzirvinskis is working from the bottom.
dzirvinskis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundmanis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grundmanis is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Grundmanis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
dzirvinskis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grundmanis counters by moving into the clinch.
Grundmanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
rinalds dzirvinskis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dzirvinskis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
dzirvinskis seems to be looking for submissions.
Grundmanis striking from the bottom.
dzirvinskis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grundmanis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grundmanis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. dzirvinskis is working away from the top position though.
Grundmanis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dzirvinskis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundmanis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grundmanis.
Grundmanis looking for a sweep. Not yet Grundmanis, not yet.
dzirvinskis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grundmanis dives on top into guard.
dzirvinskis is looking to stand up but Grundmanis isn't so interested in that idea.
Edgars Grundmanis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grundmanis trying to control but dzirvinskis is working from the bottom.
dzirvinskis wants to get back to his feet but Grundmanis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Grundmanis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
dzirvinskis wants to stand and escape but Grundmanis is having none of it.
Grundmanis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
dzirvinskis wants to stand but Grundmanis is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundmanis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on dzirvinskis, up you get!
dzirvinskis avoids a kick to the body.
Grundmanis clinches.
Grundmanis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dzirvinskis avoids it.
Grundmanis manages to break the clinch.
Grundmanis has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grundmanis.
dzirvinskis bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
dzirvinskis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grundmanis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grundmanis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. dzirvinskis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
dzirvinskis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
rinalds dzirvinskis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grundmanis is trying to control but can't.
dzirvinskis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dzirvinskis seems to be working for a kimura but Grundmanis defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to rinalds dzirvinskis.
Well Grundmanis 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 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgars Grundmanis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matiss Briedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinis Repss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matiss Briedis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinis Repss!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briedis shoots for a takedown but Repss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Briedis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Repss.
It looks like Matiss Briedis has been cut.
Briedis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Briedis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matiss Briedis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briedis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Briedis prevents Repss from standing back up.
Repss is looking to get back to is feet but Briedis passes into side control.
Briedis wants to control but Repss is keeping him busy.
Repss is trying to get back to his feet.
Repss is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briedis takes a little break here. Repss wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Briedis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Briedis with the ground and pound from mount.
Briedis lands a big shot there that rocks Repss but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Briedis lands a big shot there that rocks Repss but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Briedis trying to control but Repss is having none of it.
Repss is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briedis cracks Repss with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Briedis wants to control the pace but Repss is squirming around nicely.
Repss really wants to buck Briedis off and get back to his feet.
Repss looks gassed!
Briedis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Repss hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Briedis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Repss is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Briedis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Repss hang on?
Briedis controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Briedis with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repss is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Briedis looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Briedis.
Repss's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Briedis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Briedis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Briedis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Briedis dominating with strikes here.
Repss wants to get back to his feet.
Briedis controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briedis lands with some strikes.
Briedis content just to control the position here.
Briedis scoring with strikes but Repss is staying in there.
Repss tries to buck Briedis off but he can't manage it.
Briedis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Repss wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matiss Briedis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matiss Briedis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Briedis wants to clinch up but Repss keeps it at a distance.
Briedis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Repss wants to get back to striking at distance but Briedis won't allow it.
Briedis manages to break the clinch.
Briedis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Repss misses with a wild combination.
Repss gets caught flat footed, as Briedis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Briedis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Briedis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Briedis is stalling in the full guard.
Briedis postures up and lands a big shot to Repss's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Repss is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briedis stands up and waves to Repss to follow him.
Briedis is looking to clinch.
Repss throws a right and a left that Briedis avoids nicely.
Repss keeps the fight on the outside.
Briedis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Repss but Repss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Briedis has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matiss Briedis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briedis shoots for a double leg takedown but Repss sprawls well. He's pushed Briedis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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.
Repss throws a jab when Briedis was well out of range.
Matiss Briedis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repss cracks Briedis with a good jab.
Repss lands a two punch combo.
Briedis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Repss.
Repss throws out a powerful jab.
Briedis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Repss swivels and escapes.
Repss throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Briedis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Repss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Briedis's hands.
Briedis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Repss but Repss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Repss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Repss.
Briedis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Repss throws out the jab.
Briedis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repss misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Briedis misses
enabling Repss to counter with a crisp jab.
Briedis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Repss as he avoids it easily.
Repss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Briedis on the side of the head.
Briedis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Repss sprawls well. Repss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Briedis gets slowly back to his feet.
Repss throws a combination. Briedis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Briedis moves away from the strike by Repss.
Briedis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Repss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinis Repss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matiss Briedis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Repss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Briedis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Briedis misses with a wild combination.
Briedis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Repss.
Briedis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Repss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Briedis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Repss's guard.
Repss wants to stand and escape but Briedis is having none of it.
Briedis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Repss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Repss being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repss wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Briedis manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Briedis seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Briedis connects with a nice short shot to Repss's temple.
Briedis controlling the pace.
Briedis wants to free his trapped foot but Repss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Repss pushes Briedis off looking to stand but Briedis dives back in and keeps control.
That's two 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.
Briedis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Briedis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Briedis is trying to control. Repss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Repss is trying to stand up here but Briedis is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Repss jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reinis Repss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briedis closes the distance and clinches.
Briedis wants a takedown.
Repss manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briedis shoots and misses
and Repss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matiss Briedis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repss throws a right hand that Briedis ducks under and follows up with a left that Briedis also avoids with ease.
Briedis defending well as Repss loads up on a big left hand.
Briedis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Briedis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Briedis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repss is looking to escape.
Repss scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Briedis manages to mount him!
Briedis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Repss's face.
Repss tries to buck Briedis off but he can't manage it.
Repss takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Briedis landing punches.
Repss is trying to stand up.
Briedis working the ground and pound effectively.
Repss is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matiss Briedis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Briedis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matiss Briedis!
Matiss Briedis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Angel. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anders Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson forces Emelianenko back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anderson clinches.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anders Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Emelianenko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Anderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to ground and pound but Anderson uses the momentary lack of control by Emelianenko to regain half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Emelianenko from advancing to side control.
Emelianenko prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko stops Anderson from standing up.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Emelianenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to trip Emelianenko. He has hold of a leg but Emelianenko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Anderson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Emelianenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko is striking from the bottom but Anderson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Anderson leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anders Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Emelianenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anders Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emelianenko as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emelianenko backs up against the cage.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anderson regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Emelianenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko landing with the ground and pound.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Anderson regains guard immediately.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emelianenko is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Anderson tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emelianenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson trying to stall but Emelianenko improves his position.
Emelianenko has clasped his hands together around Anderson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Anderson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Emelianenko's best efforts.
Emelianenko prevents Anderson from standing back up.
Emelianenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emelianenko stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anders Anderson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Emelianenko wants the takedown. Anderson is fighting it off but Emelianenko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anderson's guard against the cage.
Anderson looking to control.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Emelianenko with a nice head shot there.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Emelianenko works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Anders Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Emelianenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson is looking to escape.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emelianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anders Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Emelianenko backpedaling.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anderson rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson works over Emelianenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson forces Emelianenko back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Emelianenko in a clinch.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Anderson!
Anders Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
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