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A Champion's Resolve PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandros Althea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandros Althea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Althea lands a head kick. Parker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Parker throws a front kick that sends Althea stumbling back into the cage.
Althea does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parker lands with an uppercut that bounces Althea off the cage and back into rage.
No luck for Althea with that takedown attempt.
Althea misses with a two punch combination.
Parker tries to clinch there but Althea circles away.
Althea misses with a few strikes there.
Parker tries to clinch there but Althea circles away.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Althea as he jumps to the side.
Althea shoots and misses
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Althea to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Althea is breathing heavily.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Althea manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Althea is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Parker, into his guard.
Parker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
Parker is looking for a triangle but Althea pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Althea rolls with it to try and escape but Parker cranks on the arm and Althea is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Parker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Highsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Highsmith!
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, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson works his way into full mount!
Highsmith is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
Highsmith is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Highsmith is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Highsmith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thompson.
Highsmith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highsmith is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Highsmith wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Thompson is working the ground and pound. Can Highsmith escape?
I really don't envy Highsmith right now.
Thompson has Highsmith flattened out and is raining down punches.
Thompson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Highsmith could be in trouble here!
Thompson doesn't have the hooks in and Highsmith manages to turn into his guard.
Highsmith tries to stand but Thompson is controlling from the bottom.
Highsmith trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Highsmith is controlling him.
Highsmith trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Highsmith trying to control here.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Highsmith won't allow it.
Highsmith moves into full guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Highsmith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highsmith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Highsmith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thompson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Highsmith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Highsmith's legs - danger averted.
Highsmith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thompson passes into half guard.
Highsmith is breathing heavily.
Highsmith is not content to let Thompson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thompson content to control rather than advance.
Highsmith looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Highsmith wants to get back to full guard.
Highsmith taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Thompson trying to control the pace.
Highsmith moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Highsmith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Highsmith maintains control.
Highsmith is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Thompson just holding on.
Thompson is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson tries to lock up and control but Highsmith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Highsmith goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thompson turns into him and now he's in Highsmith's guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Highsmith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highsmith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson advances position into side control!
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Highsmith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Highsmith is looking for a sweep.
Thompson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Highsmith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thompson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Highsmith trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Highsmith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Highsmith is looking to clinch.
Highsmith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Highsmith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Highsmith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thompson has his foot on Highsmith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Highsmith works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highsmith misses with a takedown
and Thompson counters with a single leg into guard. Highsmith didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stands up and waves to Highsmith to follow him.
Thompson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Highsmith sprawls well initially but Thompson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thompson works his way into full mount!
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson looking to control but Highsmith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson has control of Highsmith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Highsmith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highsmith can't escape the position.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson blocks Highsmith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Highsmith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Highsmith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thompson is posturing up here but Highsmith has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Thompson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Thompson has to tap! Slick submission there by Highsmith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Highsmith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juice Pigg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juice Pigg!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Pigg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balboa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Balboa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Balboa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa with a poor takedown
and Pigg counters with a shoot takedown. Balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Balboa trying to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pigg manages to get himself to full guard.
Pigg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pigg content to control rather than advance.
Pigg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balboa pushes Pigg off and gets back to his feet.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Pigg fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Balboa.
Pigg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigg tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Juice Pigg has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pigg tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pigg counters with a shoot takedown. Balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Balboa keeping full guard, as Pigg tries to pass.
Pigg looks gassed!
Pigg trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Pigg postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigg thows a big elbow that misses.
Pigg trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Pigg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Balboa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pigg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Balboa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Pigg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pigg.
Pigg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balboa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pigg throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pigg stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Balboa has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Pigg manages to get his head free but now Balboa has transitioned to an armbar! Pigg grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Balboa! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocky Balboa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Chrustjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Care Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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273 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Chrustjev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Care Less!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrustjev thuds his shin into the meat of Less's side.
Less scores a takedown into full mount!
Chrustjev throwing hammer fists to the chest of Less. What's that going to do exactly?
Chrustjev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chrustjev is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Less wants to finish this one by submission but Chrustjev is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Less.
Chrustjev throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Chrustjev regains half guard.
Chrustjev is refusing to be controlled, as Less sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrustjev looking for submissions off his back.
Chrustjev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Less is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chrustjev is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chrustjev is in trouble now - Less has advanced to mount!
Chrustjev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chrustjev throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Chrustjev is desperately trying to improve his position but Less has a good base and remains in mount.
Less throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chrustjev can't escape the position.
Less misses with a head shot.
Chrustjev is looking to improve his position but Less isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chrustjev trying desperately to get to his feet.
Less tries to control but Chrustjev wriggling away.
Chrustjev is looking to get to half guard.
Less is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chrustjev can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chrustjev is desperately trying to improve his position but Less has a good base and remains in mount.
Less is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chrustjev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chrustjev shrugs it off.
Chrustjev throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrustjev is trying to escape the mount.
Less looking for a guillotine from mount but Chrustjev is having none of it.
Less looks gassed!
Chrustjev gets back to half guard.
Less is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chrustjev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chrustjev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Less pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Care Less will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Less tries to bum rush Chrustjev with a series of wild strikes but Chrustjev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Chrustjev.
Less drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chrustjev is looking for a sweep.
Less prevents Chrustjev from escaping the position.
Chrustjev throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Less is working to tighten is grip on Chrustjev's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Chrustjev has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Less is really squeezing tight and eventually Chrustjev passes out! Less breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Care Less!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Ferrall has chosen Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gustavo Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Ferrall!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferrall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Araujo rushes Ferrall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Araujo pushes Ferrall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Araujo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferrall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Araujo up against the cage.
Ferrall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Araujo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Araujo tried to score with a low kick but Ferrall checks it.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferrall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Araujo is fending him off so far but Ferrall persists. Nope, Araujo circles away and we're back to standing.
Araujo misses with a kick to the body.
Araujo takes a swing at Ferrall's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo wants to clinch.
Ferrall swings for the body but Araujo moves out of range.
Ferrall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Araujo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo tries to clinch there but Ferrall circles away.
Araujo wants to land a leg kick but Ferrall is out of range.
Gustavo Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrall lands with a nice body punch.
Ferrall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away.
Araujo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Araujo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ferrall misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferrall tries to score a body lock takedown but Araujo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Araujo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferrall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Araujo lands a shoulder strike.
Ferrall misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ferrall has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Araujo is trying to keep an underhook but Ferrall manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Araujo is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Araujo has hold of Ferrall's hands but Ferrall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ferrall is trying to control. Araujo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Araujo kicks Ferrall off and gets back to his feet.
Ferrall blocks a head kick by Araujo.
Araujo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferrall throws out the jab.
Ferrall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gustavo Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Araujo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrall shoots in but Araujo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gustavo Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Ferrall.
Araujo tries to clinch up.
Araujo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Araujo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferrall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ferrall throws a sloppy head kick
and Araujo counters with a left and a right that stings Ferrall.
Ferrall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Araujo rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo lands a jab to the nose.
Araujo gets caught flat footed, as Ferrall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Araujo is trying to keep Ferrall in close.
Ferrall distracts Araujo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ferrall lands a couple of elbows.
Ferrall trying to control but Araujo is working from the bottom.
Ferrall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferrall is in close to Araujo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ferrall stops Araujo from standing up.
Ferrall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Araujo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferrall defends it easily.
Ferrall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Araujo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferrall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ferrall frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ferrall 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.
Ferrall wants to control the pace but Araujo is squirming around nicely.
Ferrall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Araujo is looking to escape.
Araujo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Ferrall dominated that round.
That's time! Araujo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferrall moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferrall shoots for a double leg takedown but Araujo sprawls well. He's pushed Ferrall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ferrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrall blocks a head kick by Araujo.
Ferrall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Araujo at a distance.
Araujo misses the jab.
Araujo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ferrall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Araujo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ferrall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ferrall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gustavo Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Ferrall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferrall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Araujo scores with a push kick.
Araujo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo thows a body kick. Ferrall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Araujo throws a nice head kick!
Araujo gets caught flat footed, as Ferrall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ferrall won't allow Araujo to get back to his feet.
Araujo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Araujo tries a low kick but Ferrall avoids it.
Araujo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferrall throws a lazy right hand but Araujo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferrall swats away the attempt to clinch by Araujo.
Gustavo Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araujo misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ferrall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferrall.
Ferrall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferrall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo lands a head kick. Ferrall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ferrall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferrall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araujo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrall.
Ferrall moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrall. Araujo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrall's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferrall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferrall throws out a powerful jab.
Ferrall connects with a single shot there.
Ferrall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good shot there by Ferrall.
Araujo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ferrall misses the shot to the body.
Ferrall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Araujo darts in trying to clinch
and Ferrall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall digs a good body shot into Araujo's ribs.
Ferrall dodges the punch combination from Araujo.
Araujo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Araujo wants to clinch
and Ferrall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferrall avoids the head kick by Araujo.
Ferrall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araujo.
Ferrall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ferrall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ferrall working Araujo over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is looking to escape.
Ferrall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferrall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferrall prevents Araujo from standing back up.
Araujo wants to get back to full guard.
Araujo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Ferrall is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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. Ferrall connects with a nice short shot to Araujo's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Ferrall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ferrall with a lazy takedown attempt
and Araujo counters with a good low kick that Ferrall was not able to check.
Araujo misses with a body kick.
Araujo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ferrall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ferrall stops Araujo from getting back to his feet.
Araujo won't allow Ferrall to pass to mount.
Araujo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferrall.
Ferrall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Araujo is looking to escape.
Scott Ferrall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrall scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ferrall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Araujo defends it well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferrall lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Ferrall.
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. Ferrall connects with a nice short shot to Araujo's temple.
Araujo is trying to stand.
Araujo tries to roll over but Ferrall keeps him under control.
Araujo is not content to let Ferrall control the position.
Ferrall landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferrall stops Araujo from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Araujo moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferrall.
Araujo clinches but Ferrall breaks the clinch
and Ferrall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Araujo!
Araujo wants to get back to his feet.
Ferrall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Araujo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ferrall landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferrall won't let Araujo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ferrall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Araujo tries to lock up and control but Ferrall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ferrall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ferrall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferrall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Araujo'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.
Ferrall landing strikes from the mount.
Araujo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Araujo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall landing punches.
Ferrall cracks Araujo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ferrall lands a nice shot to the head.
Ferrall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Araujo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ferrall looking to control but Araujo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Araujo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Scott Ferrall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Araujo is trying to escape the mount.
Gustavo Araujo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Araujo tries to buck Ferrall off but he can't manage it.
Ferrall working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Ferrall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferrall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Ferrall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ride Grierson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Dingdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ride Grierson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grierson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dingdown wants to clinch.
Dingdown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dingdown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grierson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dingdown has closed the distance and engaged Grierson in a clinch.
Dingdown breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Dingdown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dingdown is looking to clinch but Grierson is avoiding it.
Dingdown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grierson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grierson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ben Dingdown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown moves in looking to clinch but Grierson pushes him off.
Dingdown is looking to clinch but Grierson is avoiding it.
Dingdown moves into range and clinches up with Grierson.
Dingdown manages to break the clinch.
Dingdown moves into the clinch.
Grierson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dingdown manages to break the clinch.
Grierson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dingdown but Dingdown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dingdown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dingdown is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grierson moves out of range of the strikes.
Grierson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dingdown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grierson really felt that one!
Dingdown clinches with his opponent.
Dingdown slowing the pace effectively.
Grierson tries to score a body lock takedown but Dingdown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ben Dingdown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ride Grierson.
A short right from Dingdown on the inside.
A short right from Dingdown on the inside.
Dingdown tries to land a knee to the head but Grierson blocks with his arms.
Dingdown lands a hook that snaps the head of Grierson backwards.
Dingdown lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dingdown.
Dingdown scores with a shoulder strike.
Grierson has Dingdown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dingdown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dingdown scores with a hook to the body.
Dingdown scores with a knee to the head.
Grierson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grierson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grierson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dingdown finish him?
Dingdown creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Grierson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Grierson drops to his knees and Dingdown pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dingdown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lessnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lessnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Watcher. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Lessnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Dragonov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragonov looks to land a combination but Lessnar avoids it well.
No joy there for Dragonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragonov misses with a wild combination.
Dragonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dragonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Dragonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragonov looks to land a left hand but Lessnar moved out of range nicely.
Lessnar slips under a jab.
Lessnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lessnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragonov throws a series of punches but Lessnar moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragonov. Lessnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragonov throws a sloppy head kick and Lessnar moves out of range easily.
Dragonov avoids the head kick by Lessnar.
Dragonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lessnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragonov to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lessnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragonov's waist but Dragonov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lessnar off to one side.
Lessnar takes one on the button.
Dragonov throws out a loose jab but Lessnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boris Dragonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragonov throws a series of punches but Lessnar moves out of range.
Lessnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragonov misses with the combination.
Dragonov catches Lessnar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lessnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dragonov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lessnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragonov slaps away a takedown attempt from Lessnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lessnar avoids the head kick by Dragonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dragonov looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lessnar is trying to work for a kimura but Dragonov is defending well.
Lessnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dragonov trying to control but Lessnar postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lessnar prevents Dragonov from standing back up.
Lessnar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dragonov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dragonov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessnar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lessnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dragonov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lessnar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lessnar trying to mount his opponent but Dragonov defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dragonov drops Lessnar with a beautiful combination! Lessnar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dragonov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Frank Lessnar has been cut.
Dragonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragonov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dragonov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragonov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lessnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lessnar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dragonov thinking.
Lessnar moves out of range as Dragonov strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Dragonov as Lessnar shoots in.
Dragonov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lessnar counters with a left to the body.
Lessnar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lessnar cracks Dragonov with a big elbow.
Dragonov struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lessnar prevents Dragonov from escaping the position.
Dragonov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Dragonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lessnar's cut.
That's time! Lessnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lessnar rushes Dragonov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lessnar pushes Dragonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lessnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Lessnar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dragonov regains guard.
Lessnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lessnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lessnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dragonov is looking to stand up but Lessnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lessnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dragonov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lessnar throwing strikes from guard but Dragonov blocks nicely.
Lessnar pushes down on Dragonov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dragonov is trying to maintain the position but Lessnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Dragonov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragonov defending well though.
Lessnar is nestled in close to Dragonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lessnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lessnar trying to pass the guard but Dragonov defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dragonov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lessnar is nestled in close to Dragonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lessnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dragonov is looking to control Lessnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dragonov avoid being mounted?
Lessnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragonov defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar throwing shots but Dragonov is blocking nicely.
Lessnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragonov keeps working.
Lessnar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dragonov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lessnar trying to mount his opponent but Dragonov defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragonov misses with a double jab.
Dragonov misses with a combination
and Lessnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragonov won't be happy with that.
Lessnar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lessnar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lessnar working the body and head with strikes.
Lessnar landing a few strikes.
Lessnar tries for a kimura but Dragonov is defending well.
Lessnar throwing strikes but Dragonov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dragonov scoring with punches and elbows.
Dragonov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lessnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Lessnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dragonov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov stands up.
Boris Dragonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragonov misses with a hook. Lessnar ducked under it nicely.
Dragonov throws a sloppy head kick and Lessnar moves out of range easily.
Lessnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lessnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragonov lands a left and a right that send Lessnar crashing to the mat, dazed. Dragonov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lessnar.
Dragonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank Lessnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lessnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lessnar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lessnar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dragonov misses with an uppercut. Lessnar saw that one coming.
Lessnar blocks a jab.
Lessnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Lessnar.
Dragonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lessnar.
Lessnar loads up on a big right hand but Dragonov slips the punch.
Dragonov lands a slapping body shot.
Dragonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lessnar moves away.
Dragonov throws a sloppy head kick
and Lessnar counters with a left and a right that stings Dragonov.
Lessnar takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Dragonov.
Lessnar blocks a head kick by Dragonov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lessnar throws a looping overhand right but Dragonov ducks down to avoid it.
Dragonov misses with an uppercut. Lessnar saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lessnar is defended easily by Dragonov.
Lessnar slips a straight right by Dragonov.
Dragonov swings for the body but Lessnar moves out of range.
Dragonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lessnar has managed to clinch.
Lessnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Dragonov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lessnar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lessnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lessnar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dragonov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dragonov is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar wants to control but Dragonov is keeping busy.
Lessnar looking for the RNC.
Dragonov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dragonov holding both Lessnar 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar struggling to land strikes to the head as Dragonov covers up.
Lessnar tightening his grip on Dragonov, looking for the choke.
Dragonov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lessnar gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov trying to control the position but Lessnar manages to sink in the hooks.
Lessnar misses with a punch to the head.
Dragonov wants to get back to his feet.
Lessnar punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lessnar punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lessnar punches the canvas rather than the man.
Dragonov avoids the strikes from Lessnar.
Lessnar throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Lessnar is throwing strikes by Dragonov counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Dragonov regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Lessnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lessnar 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Lessnar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Kyznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Gangsta's Paradise blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Gomez!
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, Vladislav Kyznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyznetsov defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kyznetsov.
Kyznetsov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomez's head backwards.
Kyznetsov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gomez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kyznetsov throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kyznetsov.
A swing and a miss from Kyznetsov.
Gomez needs to keep his hands up - Kyznetsov had a free shot at his head there.
Kyznetsov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomez shoots for a takedown but Kyznetsov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kyznetsov lands a jab.
Kyznetsov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kyznetsov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyznetsov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kyznetsov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Kyznetsov scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyznetsov. That's going to slow Gomez down.
Jab, jab by Kyznetsov - just one landing.
Kyznetsov cracks Gomez with an open hand slap.
Kyznetsov lands a nice hook to Gomez's body. Gomez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyznetsov looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Kyznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kyznetsov. Kyznetsov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kyznetsov misses with the combination.
Kyznetsov throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kyznetsov sprawls well initially but Gomez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kyznetsov wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kyznetsov looking for submissions off his back.
Kyznetsov wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez stops Kyznetsov from getting back to his feet.
Gomez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kyznetsov's head.
Gomez throwing shots but Kyznetsov is blocking nicely.
Gomez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kyznetsov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves nicely into side control.
Kyznetsov prevents Gomez from moving into mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kyznetsov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomez's head.
Kyznetsov misses with a body kick.
Kyznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyznetsov looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Kyznetsov avoids it well.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt - Kyznetsov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyznetsov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomez.
Vladislav Kyznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kyznetsov to the mat! Kyznetsov manages to get full guard.
Kyznetsov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomez is stalling here. Kyznetsov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gomez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kyznetsov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomez wants to control but Kyznetsov postures up.
Gomez is trying to improve his position.
Gomez is not content to let Kyznetsov control the position.
Kyznetsov is trying to get an arm triangle but Gomez is defending well.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kyznetsov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kyznetsov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kyznetsov tries to stand but Gomez is controlling his head.
Kyznetsov looks gassed!
Gomez sneaks back into half guard.
Gomez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kyznetsov is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kyznetsov looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Kyznetsov 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.
Good leg kick by Kyznetsov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyznetsov misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Kyznetsov misses with a straight right.
Gomez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gomez lands an elbow.
Gomez working the ground and pound from side control.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kyznetsov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gomez trying to control the action but Kyznetsov is working from the bottom.
Kyznetsov struggling a bit here.
Kyznetsov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kyznetsov is trying to control but can't.
Gomez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kyznetsov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gomez looks to land a strike but Kyznetsov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kyznetsov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gomez has Kyznetsov in his guard.
Gomez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kyznetsov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyznetsov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gomez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomez is looking for a triangle here but Kyznetsov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gomez is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov taking a break here but Gomez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gomez is trying to control but can't.
Kyznetsov is looking to advance position but Gomez won't allow it.
Kyznetsov is looking for a kimura here.
Kyznetsov trying to control from half guard but Gomez is working away.
Gomez is looking for a sweep. Kyznetsov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Kyznetsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Kyznetsov both land. Nice combination.
Kyznetsov dips to his left and cracks Gomez with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kyznetsov.
Kyznetsov throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Kyznetsov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kyznetsov misses with a double jab.
Gomez tries to move into range but Kyznetsov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vladislav Kyznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyznetsov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kyznetsov wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomez shoots in and drives through. Kyznetsov sprawls well.
Kyznetsov jabs Gomez right on the nose. Gomez blinks but takes it well.
Gomez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gomez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gomez swings around for an armbar but Kyznetsov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gomez's guard.
Kyznetsov drops back looking for a leg! Gomez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomez manages to kick Kyznetsov off! Kyznetsov jumps back into Gomez's guard.
Kyznetsov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Antonio Gomez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kyznetsov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kyznetsov!
Gomez with the ground and pound from mount.
Kyznetsov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Antonio Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez prevents Kyznetsov from getting the reversal.
Gomez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kyznetsov looks a forlorn figure.
Gomez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kyznetsov is on top in guard.
Kyznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyznetsov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyznetsov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gomez's guard.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kyznetsov is aware though and is defending well.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gomez working for a triangle but Kyznetsov defends it easily.
Kyznetsov pushing down on Gomez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez is looking for a sweep. Kyznetsov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kyznetsov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kyznetsov prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
Kyznetsov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gomez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kyznetsov works his way to his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kyznetsov is hanging on to Gomez's back as he tries to escape.
Kyznetsov is trying to stick to Gomez's back but Gomez is turning into Kyznetsov. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kyznetsov's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gomez.
Gomez trying to control but Kyznetsov is working from the bottom.
Gomez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kyznetsov dives on top into guard.
Gomez has his foot on Kyznetsov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kyznetsov works his way back into a safe position though.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kyznetsov advances position into side control!
Kyznetsov trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kyznetsov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kyznetsov blocks the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kyznetsov's best efforts.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez is refusing to be controlled, as Kyznetsov sits in half guard.
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 Antonio Gomez.
I think Gomez 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Gomez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Cervantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Black has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Black seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Cervantes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervantes throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black delivers a nice body kick.
Cervantes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cervantes's calf.
Cervantes ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cervantes.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervantes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
A slow jab from Cervantes misses its intended target.
Cervantes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cervantes throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cervantes loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Cervantes misses with a wild body shot.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Cervantes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cervantes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Cervantes looks gassed!
Black throws a head kick that Cervantes semi-blocks.
Cervantes doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cervantes. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Cervantes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Black moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Black lands with a kick to the temple. Cervantes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cervantes is rocked!
Black drops Cervantes with a huge uppercut! Cervantes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Black is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Black!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgios Finlitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgios Finlitis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Finlitis circles away.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finlitis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Finlitis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Finlitis as Smith shoots in.
Smith scores with a takedown into Finlitis's guard.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Finlitis keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Finlitis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Finlitis in his guard.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlitis wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Finlitis wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Finlitis stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Smith has his foot on Finlitis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finlitis works his way back into a safe position though.
Finlitis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Finlitis from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith rushes Finlitis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Finlitis manages to break the clinch.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finlitis drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Finlitis is looking for the KO!
It looks like Scott Smith has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finlitis tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finlitis to the ground. Finlitis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith has Finlitis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giorgios Finlitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a body punch but Finlitis moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Finlitis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finlitis misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith prevents Finlitis from escaping the position.
Smith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Finlitis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smith's guard! Nice work there by Finlitis!
Finlitis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Finlitis is proving a slippery customer.
Finlitis wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smith rushes Finlitis and presses him up against the cage.
Smith looking to stall.
Finlitis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finlitis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finlitis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finlitis sprawls well. Finlitis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith swings for the body but Finlitis moves out of range.
A punch combination from Finlitis misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giorgios Finlitis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Finlitis.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Finlitis tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finlitis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Finlitis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finlitis circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Finlitis sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Finlitis is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Finlitis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finlitis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finlitis looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Finlitis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Finlitis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith wants to take a breather but Finlitis is having none of it.
Finlitis is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Smith trying to control from Finlitis's half guard. Finlitis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Finlitis to get back to his feet.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Finlitis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Finlitis tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith tries for a takedown but Finlitis circles away easily
and Finlitis counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Finlitis to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Finlitis counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finlitis counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith closes the distance but Finlitis moves to the side
and Finlitis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith letting Finlitis take a breather here.
Finlitis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Finlitis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Finlitis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finlitis looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Finlitis manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Finlitis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finlitis counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Finlitis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - Finlitis scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Finlitis.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Finlitis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Finlitis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith looks to clinch
and Finlitis counters with a head kick that wobbles Smith - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Finlitis sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgios Finlitis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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