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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Lipsky Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Lipsky Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipsky Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Bernt Albertsson has been cut.
Lipsky Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lipsky Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Albertsson throws the left hand but Lipsky Jr avoids the punch easily.
Albertsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipsky Jr sizes up Albertsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albertsson punishes Lipsky Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Lipsky Jr swings for the body but Albertsson moves out of range.
Lipsky Jr slips under a jab from Albertsson.
Albertsson slips under a jab from Lipsky Jr.
Albertsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Albertsson lands a jab to Lipsky Jr's midsection.
Albertsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lipsky Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Albertsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lipsky Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Albertsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lipsky Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Albertsson. Albertsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Albertsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson cracks Lipsky Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lipsky Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lipsky Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lipsky Jr throws a shot from downtown. Albertsson moves away and avoids it.
Albertsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lipsky Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Albertsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lipsky Jr.
A leg kick checked by Lipsky Jr.
Bernt Albertsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albertsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Albertsson misses
and Lipsky Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Lipsky Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Albertsson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr trying to control the action but Albertsson is working from the bottom.
Lipsky Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Albertsson to regain full guard.
Lipsky Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lipsky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Albertsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Albertsson pulls Lipsky Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Albertsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Albertsson is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Albertsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Albertsson feints and then cracks Lipsky Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lipsky Jr down.
Albertsson lands with a nice body punch.
Lipsky Jr drops his hands momentarily and Albertsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Albertsson!
Lipsky Jr lands with an overhand left.
Lipsky Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Albertsson tries to land a leg kick but Lipsky Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Albertsson misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lipsky Jr has time to react.
Nice sprawl there from Albertsson as Lipsky Jr shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lipsky Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Albertsson thumps Lipsky Jr with a low kick.
Albertsson lands a nice shot that snaps Lipsky Jr's head back.
Lipsky Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albertsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lipsky Jr on the side of the head.
Lipsky Jr scores with a takedown into Albertsson's guard.
Albertsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lipsky Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Lipsky Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Lipsky Jr, not yet.
Lipsky Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Albertsson has picked Lipsky Jr up and slammed him! Lipsky Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Albertsson manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernt Albertsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernt Albertsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Albertsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lipsky Jr checks a leg kick.
Lipsky Jr shoots for a takedown but Albertsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Albertsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lipsky Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Albertsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Lipsky Jr.
Lipsky Jr checks a low kick from Albertsson.
Lipsky Jr checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Albertsson.
Lipsky Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Albertsson.
Donk. Lipsky Jr catches Albertsson right on the button with a cross.
Lipsky Jr shoots in and drives through. Albertsson sprawls well.
Lipsky Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albertsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Albertsson misses.
Lipsky Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr slips a straight right by Albertsson.
Albertsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lipsky Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a chopping leg kick but Lipsky Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lipsky Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lipsky Jr checks a low kick from Albertsson.
Albertsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lipsky Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albertsson can pounce on him.
Lipsky Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Albertsson defends well and Lipsky Jr ends up having to push Albertsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bernt Albertsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Lipsky Jr.
Albertsson throws a leg kick
and Lipsky Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lipsky Jr looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr wants to control from the top but Albertsson keeps moving.
Lipsky Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Albertsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lipsky Jr has Albertsson in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albertsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lipsky Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lipsky Jr trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Albertsson escapes and throws Lipsky Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lipsky Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Albertsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lipsky Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lipsky Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Albertsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four 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.
Lipsky Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lipsky Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Albertsson's guard.
Lipsky Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Albertsson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lipsky Jr, into his guard.
Lipsky Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Albertsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lipsky Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Albertsson has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernt Albertsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernt Albertsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lipsky Jr looks to throw the jab but Albertsson is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Albertsson.
Albertsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Albertsson feints and then cracks Lipsky Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lipsky Jr down.
Lipsky Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lipsky Jr scores with a leg kick.
Albertsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Albertsson delivers a nice body kick.
Albertsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lipsky Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipsky Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Albertsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lipsky Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lipsky Jr.
Lipsky Jr with the ground and pound but Albertsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Albertsson keeping moving, preventing Lipsky Jr from controlling successfully.
Matthew Lipsky Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Lipsky Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Albertsson is keeping the position for now.
Lipsky Jr wants to control from the top but Albertsson keeps moving.
Lipsky Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lipsky Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lipsky Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Albertsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Albertsson.
Albertsson lands the left hand.
Albertsson scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Lipsky Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Albertsson, right into the meat.
Lipsky Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lipsky Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Albertsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Albertsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lipsky Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Albertsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lipsky Jr takes a step back to recover.
Lipsky Jr misses with a straight right.
Albertsson throws a sloppy head kick and Lipsky Jr moves out of range easily.
Albertsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Albertsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albertsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lipsky Jr's head.
Bernt Albertsson is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lipsky Jr checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Albertsson finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Albertsson tenderised Lipsky Jr's leg. Lipsky Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Albertsson as Lipsky Jr shoots in.
Albertsson with a nice cross.
Lipsky Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Albertsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lipsky Jr's hands.
Albertsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lipsky Jr blocks a head kick by Albertsson.
Lipsky Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Albertsson just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Lipsky Jr does no damage.
Albertsson throws a head kick that misses.
Albertsson throws a good cross that connects.
Lipsky Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Albertsson.
Albertsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lipsky Jr can do to turn this around?
Albertsson staying out of range there.
Lipsky Jr checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernt Albertsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albertsson, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernt Albertsson!
The defeated Matthew Lipsky Jr had this to say: 'It's no big deal, he was just better and caught me on an off day. Just a bump in the road.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tetsuya Tate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuya Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Floyd Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Pepper as Tate shoots in.
Tate dives in for a single leg takedown but Pepper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Pepper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tate jumps guard but Pepper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuya Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pepper regains guard immediately.
Pepper working for a triangle but Tate defends it easily.
Tate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Pepper is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate won't allow Pepper to sweep him here.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate throws a big elbow that misses.
Pepper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tate wants to control from the top but Pepper keeps moving.
Tate is pushing down on Pepper's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pepper is fighting to maintain full guard but Tate has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tate is stalling here. Pepper is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tate seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pepper has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pepper sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tate is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pepper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Tate's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate wants to control but Pepper postures up.
The ground and pound from Pepper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tate is trying to improve his position.
Tate struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pepper looks up at the clock and then as Tate takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pepper smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tate is looking to regain half guard here but Pepper keeps moving and retains side control.
Tate is trying to control Pepper's posture but Pepper avoids it.
Pepper tries for a kimura but Tate is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate is looking to regain half guard here but Pepper keeps moving and retains side control.
Tate takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tate takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pepper lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate wants to control but Pepper postures up.
Pepper moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Pepper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Pepper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Pepper as Tate shoots in.
Pepper with the counter takedown but Tate avoids it easily.
Pepper throws a nice head kick!
Tetsuya Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuya Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate closes the distance and clinches up with Pepper, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes Pepper against the cage but Pepper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate goes for a double leg but Pepper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pepper continues to drive forward.
Tate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pepper but Pepper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Despite the aggression on Pepper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tetsuya Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tate was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tate misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Floyd Pepper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tate trying to control the position but Pepper is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pepper is avoiding damage well.
Pepper is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Tate.
Pepper tries to improve position but can't.
Tate throws a strike aimed at the side of Pepper's head but Pepper avoids it well.
Pepper is looking for a sweep.
Tate lands a few punches from side control.
Pepper is looking to reverse the position.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tate working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pepper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tate working over Pepper with some ground and pound. Pepper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pepper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pepper tries to bench press Tate off him but Tate keeps the position.
Pepper is still trying to improve position.
Tate trying to control the position but Pepper is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tate trying to control the position but Pepper is working away.
Tate connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pepper some visible discomfort.
Pepper is looking to reverse the position.
Pepper gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate wants to take a breather but Pepper is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuya Tate dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.
Pepper stuffs the takedown.
Tate darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate is looking to stall here but Pepper recovers full guard.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Pepper is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate stopping the sweep attempt from Pepper.
Pepper keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pepper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tate is one step ahead there.
Tate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Tate preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pepper stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuya Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate closes the distance and clinches up with Pepper, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes Pepper against the cage but Pepper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepper tries to sprawl out of it but Tate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tate shoots and misses
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Pepper shows good takedown defense.
Tate doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pepper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pepper jabs Tate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate shoots in but Pepper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pepper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pepper misses with a wild combination.
Tate seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tate goes for a double leg but Pepper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pepper continues to drive forward.
Pepper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pepper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tate dives in and grabs Pepper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pepper pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Tate goes for a double leg but Pepper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pepper continues to drive forward.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pepper.
Pepper has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pepper breaks from Tate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tate?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pepper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pepper landing shots from mount.
Pepper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pepper lands a big shot there that rocks Tate but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tate is rocked!
Pepper unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tate wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pepper celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Pepper!
Floyd Pepper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozar comes to the cage accompanied by z Buta Wjeżdzam. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pozar Pozar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pozar counters with a three punch combo that has Dillinger backing up. Dillinger nods at Pozar to acknowledge the strikes.
Pozar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dillinger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pozar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dillinger to see if he's OK.
Dillinger tries to bench press Pozar off him but Pozar keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Dillinger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dillinger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dillinger trying to control here.
Dillinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dillinger holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar is working for an americana but Dillinger has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Pozar was thinking about the submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillinger pulls Pozar in close to prevent any damage.
Dillinger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dillinger trying to control the action but Pozar is working from the bottom.
Dillinger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pozar is just riding it out for now. Dillinger eventually gives up the hold.
Dillinger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pozar sees it coming and defends easily.
Dillinger trying to control the action but Pozar is working from the bottom.
Pozar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dillinger is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dillinger slows the pace down in half guard.
Dillinger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pozar wants to control but Dillinger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pozar is looking to improve his position.
Pozar actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar looking for submissions off his back.
Dillinger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pozar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Pozar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pozar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dillinger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pozar is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dillinger has his hands clasped together but Pozar extends and breaks Dillinger's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pozar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pozar Pozar!
A determined Pozar Pozar didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timoteo Belo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexandr Kuznetsov's chin.
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158 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timoteo Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belo throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Belo attempts a counter takedown but Kuznetsov avoids it well and moves away.
Belo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Belo.
Kuznetsov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Belo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Belo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuznetsov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belo at a distance.
Belo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belo throws a head kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kuznetsov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belo throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
That kick from Belo tenderised Kuznetsov's leg. Kuznetsov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
Belo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belo misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belo backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Belo.
Belo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Belo tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Belo can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage as Belo throws knees to the body.
Kuznetsov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuznetsov.
Our sources have told us that Belo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Belo misses with a punch to the body.
Belo misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Belo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Belo missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Belo obliges.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Belo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Belo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuznetsov.
Belo can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Belo.
Belo lands a left hand.
Belo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belo lands a body punch.
Kuznetsov tries to stall but Belo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuznetsov is struggling to control the position.
Kuznetsov is trying to push Belo away but Belo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belo misses with the head strike.
Belo digs a right hand underneath Kuznetsov's ribcage. Kuznetsov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuznetsov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuznetsov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belo up against the cage.
Kuznetsov pushes Belo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov connects with a knee to the head.
Belo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Belo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuznetsov's face.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
It looks like Alexandr Kuznetsov has been cut.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
Belo working Kuznetsov over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.
Belo tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belo throws an elbow but misses.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Belo tries to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling the position.
Belo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belo misses with an elbow over the top.
Belo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kuznetsov connects with a knee to the head.
Belo is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Belo shrugs off.
Oh Belo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belo misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
Belo trying to land knees to the body.
Belo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuznetsov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Belo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoteo Belo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandr Kuznetsov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuznetsov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Belo finish him?
Belo swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Belo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kuznetsov gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandr Kuznetsov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Alaniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys From Hell. Alaniz has chosen Beck - Loser as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
165 lbs
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29
160 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Alaniz!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaniz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akulenko.
Alaniz walks into a stiff left hand from Akulenko.
Alaniz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Akulenko misses with a double jab
and Alaniz counters with a single leg into guard. Akulenko didn't expect that.
Alaniz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Akulenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Akulenko, not yet.
Alaniz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alaniz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akulenko has Alaniz pulled in close to control his posture.
Alaniz throws an elbow that misses. Akulenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alaniz's guard. Nice move by Akulenko!
Alaniz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Akulenko uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Alaniz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akulenko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Alaniz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Akulenko working for a triangle but Alaniz defends it easily.
Alaniz working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Akulenko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alaniz, into his guard.
Alaniz has his hands on Akulenko's head, controlling the position.
Alaniz looking to control.
Akulenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Alaniz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akulenko wants to stand but Alaniz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alaniz keeping full guard, as Akulenko tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alaniz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Akulenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Alaniz should have avoided that one.
Donk. Akulenko catches Alaniz right on the button with a cross.
Akulenko lands a jab to the head.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akulenko drives through and clinches with Alaniz against the cage.
Akulenko crunches a lovely knee into Alaniz's ribcage.
Akulenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alaniz blocks it with crossed arms.
Alaniz jumps guard but Akulenko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alaniz tries for a takedown but Akulenko manages to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alaniz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akulenko walks away with a smile on his face. Alaniz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Alaniz.
Alaniz pushes Akulenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Alaniz wants to get back to striking at distance but Akulenko won't allow it.
Akulenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Akulenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Akulenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alaniz counters with a three punch combo that has Akulenko backing up. Akulenko nods at Alaniz to acknowledge the strikes.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akulenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Alaniz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akulenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akulenko scores with a nice strike.
Alaniz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akulenko tries to avoid it but Alaniz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akulenko to the ground. Akulenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akulenko clinches up against the cage.
Alaniz can't get the takedown.
Alaniz is trying to force a seperation but Akulenko has the dominant position.
Akulenko tries to break free but Alaniz pushes him back against the cage.
Akulenko can't break the clinch.
Alaniz struggles to land a body shot inside as Akulenko controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaniz wants to take the fight to the mat but Akulenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Alaniz.
Alaniz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akulenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alaniz's face.
Alaniz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akulenko's elbow.
Alaniz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akulenko misses with a wild combination.
Alaniz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akulenko defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaniz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Akulenko defends it nicely.
Akulenko throws a shot to the body.
Akulenko looks to land a right hand but Alaniz moved out of range.
Akulenko moves into the clinch.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alaniz avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akulenko.
Alaniz looking to throw knees to the head but Akulenko is blocking nicely.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alaniz avoids it.
Alaniz is trying to stall.
Alaniz managing to block the knees to the body from Akulenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz is trying to pull guard but Akulenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akulenko manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akulenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alaniz can do to turn this around?
Akulenko lands a knee to the head.
Alaniz being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alaniz obliges.
Akulenko scores with a shot to the side of Alaniz's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaniz fails to pull guard.
Akulenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akulenko looking to throw knees to the head but Alaniz is blocking nicely.
Alaniz wants a takedown but no success here.
Alaniz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Akulenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alaniz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alaniz is pulling down on Akulenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Akulenko, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz has a closed guard, preventing Akulenko from standing up.
Alaniz pulls Akulenko in to control the position.
Alaniz can't keep his opponent in guard - Akulenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alaniz is trying to control but Akulenko passes into side control!
Akulenko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four 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.
Akulenko moves into the clinch.
Alaniz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alaniz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alaniz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alaniz controls Akulenko momentarily but Akulenko frees himself.
Alaniz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Akulenko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Akulenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Akulenko preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Akulenko 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. And we move into the final round!
Alaniz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akulenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alaniz scrambles back to his feet.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses
and Alaniz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alaniz passes Akulenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alaniz is looking to take a break and control but Akulenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akulenko gets full guard.
Alaniz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alaniz throws a strike but Akulenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akulenko wants to control from the top but Alaniz keeps moving.
Akulenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaniz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akulenko is controlling him.
Akulenko wants to control from the top but Alaniz keeps moving.
Alaniz keeping full guard, as Akulenko tries to pass.
Alaniz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akulenko is one step ahead there.
Akulenko gets to his feet. Alaniz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akulenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alaniz ducks right into an uppercut from Akulenko.
Alaniz shoots in but no luck this time.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akulenko looks to land a left hand but Alaniz moved out of range nicely.
Akulenko throws a hook but Alaniz blocks it.
Alaniz blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick and Alaniz moves out of range easily.
Alaniz throws a counter combo.
Alaniz swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Akulenko lands but Alaniz takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alaniz.
Eugeniy Akulenko is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Akulenko.
Charlie Alaniz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akulenko moves into the clinch.
Akulenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Akulenko is pressed up against the cage. Alaniz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Akulenko down to the mat. Akulenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Alaniz.
Alaniz closes the distance and pushes Akulenko back into the cage.
Akulenko misses with a knee strike.
Akulenko scores with a shot to the side of Alaniz's head.
Alaniz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Akulenko gets underhooks to prevent Alaniz's takedown attempt.
Akulenko connects with a knee to the head.
Akulenko with a knee to the head.
Alaniz is rocked!
Alaniz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Eugeniy Akulenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alaniz is still on wobbly legs! Can Akulenko finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko lands a body shot.
Akulenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alaniz tries to score a body lock takedown but Akulenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Akulenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akulenko pushes Alaniz against the cage. Akulenko is working some dirty boxing. Akulenko pushes off with a quick right hook! Alaniz goes down! Alaniz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Akulenko moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Charlie Alaniz was interviewed post fight and said 'congratulations, who will the next one to beat me?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov comes to the cage accompanied by My World- Kid Cudi. 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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159 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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146 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckich dives in and grabs Taisumov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taisumov pushes down on Tuckich's head and hops out.
Taisumov throwing a counter right hand but Tuckich manages to avoid it.
Taisumov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuckich circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Taisumov does no damage.
Tuckich drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taisumov defends it well.
Taisumov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taisumov duly obliges.
Tuckich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taisumov wants to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Tuckich crashes against the mat.
Taisumov is not content to let Tuckich control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich prevents Taisumov from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taisumov defending against the ground and pound.
Taisumov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuckich on the ground.
Taisumov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tuckich is controlling him well.
Tuckich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taisumov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taisumov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tuckich asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tuckich scores with punches from side control.
Tuckich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taisumov keeps working.
Taisumov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tuckich asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich throws an elbow but Taisumov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taisumov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tuckich has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Taisumov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tuckich is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Taisumov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tuckich gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Taisumov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tuckich lets go of the hold and Taisumov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hans Tuckich!
A very excited looking Hans Tuckich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahuna is just out of range.
Tahuna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Tahuna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahuna moves away.
Chandler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chandler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tahuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler looks to throw the jab but Tahuna is out of range.
Tahuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chandler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tahuna lands with an overhand left.
Tahuna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chandler throws a big shot that misses.
Tahuna misses with a low kick.
Chandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahuna.
Tahuna only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chandler throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Tahuna.
Tahuna staying out of range there.
Chandler cracks Tahuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marcus Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chandler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tahuna ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Chandler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tahuna.
Chandler misses with a looping right.
Tahuna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tahuna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tahuna slips a straight right by Chandler.
Tahuna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tahuna throws out the jab.
Tahuna avoids the body shot from Chandler.
Tahuna sends Chandler crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tahuna is motioning to the referee to let Chandler up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Chandler is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Chandler has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahuna scores with a hook to the body. Chandler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Chandler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chandler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tahuna fakes the body blow, causing Chandler to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Chandler goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eka Tahuna!
Eka Tahuna decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch takes one on the button.
Puch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Nikolaev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Puch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puch has momentary wrist control but Nikolaev slips an elbow through the middle.
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Puch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nikolaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Puch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolaev is in close to Puch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nikolaev throws a sloppy strike and Puch has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Nikolaev is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Puch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robledo Puch!
Robledo Puch is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Robledo Puch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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