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RMFC Thirty two PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slava Filatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poker Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filatov comes to the cage accompanied by "Pokrovi Nebesnogo Startsa" by Arkona. Poker Face is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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257 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Filatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poker Face!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face leaves Filatov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Filatov looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
Face closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filatov circles away.
Filatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Filatov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Face shoots in and drives through. Filatov sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Face.
Slava Filatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poker Face.
Filatov throws a head kick that Face semi-blocks.
It looks like Poker Face has been cut.
Filatov lands a hook that stumbles Face back into the cage. Filatov follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Face to the canvas! Filatov pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Face has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Slava Filatov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IKill Argh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Roman!
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, IKill Argh!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Argh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roman's waist but Roman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Argh off to one side.
Argh misses with a wild combination.
Argh fails with a takedown attempt.
Roman dodges the punch combination from Argh.
Roman throws a head kick that half lands.
Roman takes the fight into the clinch.
Roman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Argh's face.
Roman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roman pushes Argh up against the cage in a clinch.
Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Argh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Argh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Argh misses.
Argh misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman clinches with his opponent.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Argh.
Scott Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IKill Argh.
Roman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Argh throws a looping overhand right but Roman ducks down to avoid it.
Roman lands with a nice body kick.
Argh looks gassed!
Argh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roman misses with a head kick.
Roman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Argh looks for a takedown but Roman sprawls well.
Argh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roman lands with a slapping head kick.
Roman misses with a two punch combination.
Roman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Argh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roman connects with a high kick.
Roman lands a nice looking body kick.
Roman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Argh if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roman, right into the meat.
Roman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Argh's head.
Roman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Argh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roman throws a head kick that Argh semi-blocks.
Argh is rocked!
Roman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roman keeps Argh at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roman. That's going to slow Argh down.
Argh is trying desperately to land a takedown but Roman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Argh.
Roman lands a big head kick that sends Argh tumbling to the mat! Roman takes a step backwards and waves Argh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Argh is still on wobbly legs! Can Roman finish him?
Roman cracks Argh with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Argh falls to his knees and Roman doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Roman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Normous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Norlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petter Norlin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dick Normous 's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Normous !
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, Petter Norlin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normous tries to clinch but Norlin is having none of it.
Normous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norlin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Normous counters with a left and a right that stings Norlin.
Norlin misses with a looping left.
Normous tries to clinch up but Norlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Normous looks to land a combination but Norlin avoids it well.
Normous on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Normous fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norlin loads up on a big right hand but Normous slips the punch.
Normous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Normous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Normous tries to close the distance and clinch but Norlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norlin jabs at Normous 's body.
Normous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Normous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Normous throws a one two combo.
It looks like Petter Norlin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Normous is looking to clinch.
Norlin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Norlin thuds his right hand into Normous 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Norlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Normous doesn't seem bothered though.
Normous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Normous walks into a stiff left hand from Norlin.
Normous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norlin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Normous 's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Normous throws a shot from downtown. Norlin moves away and avoids it.
Norlin lands with a right hand.
Norlin missing with a left hand there. Normous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Normous fails in his attempt to clinch.
Normous tries to close the distance and clinch but Norlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Normous misses with the combination.
Norlin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Normous .
Norlin connects with the punch.
Norlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Normous takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norlin scores with a shot to the body.
Normous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Normous takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Normous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norlin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Normous .
Normous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norlin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Normous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Normous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Normous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norlin counters with a nice body shot.
Normous is breathing heavily.
Normous throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norlin counters with a nice body shot.
Norlin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Normous closes the distance but Norlin moves to the side
letting Norlin counter with a right hand.
Norlin connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Normous ! He's out on his feet! Norlin rushes in and drops Normous with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Petter Norlin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Klebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klebanov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Your Worst Nightmare. Ryan Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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 Helsinki, Ryan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Klebanov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klebanov dives in and grabs Taylor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes down on Klebanov's head and hops out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Klebanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Klebanov.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Klebanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Klebanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is thwarting Klebanov's attempts to control the position.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klebanov's head.
Taylor working over Klebanov with some ground and pound. Klebanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Klebanov wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klebanov's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Klebanov is doing well to control the position and prevent Taylor from advancing to side control.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Klebanov wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Taylor is nestled in close to Klebanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Klebanov dodges it nicely.
Klebanov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Klebanov is trying to control but can't.
Klebanov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taylor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taylor's back!
Klebanov is working the ground and pound. Can Taylor escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Taylor is holding onto Klebanov's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Klebanov missing with strikes.
Klebanov thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Klebanov wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor swings for the body but Klebanov moves out of range.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Klebanov moved out of range.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Klebanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Klebanov's shoulder, as Klebanov tries to avoid the shot.
Klebanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klebanov tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control.
Taylor landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Klebanov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Klebanov taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klebanov keeps working.
Taylor 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.
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Klebanov, who protects the arm well.
Taylor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Klebanov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klebanov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Taylor easily slips into full mount!
Taylor landing punches.
Klebanov is desperately trying to improve his position but Taylor has a good base and remains in mount.
Klebanov blocking the ground and pound.
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Klebanov is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor is landing with some decent strikes but Klebanov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Klebanov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Klebanov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Klebanov is breathing heavily.
Taylor working the ground and pound effectively.
Taylor tries to control but Klebanov wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov working to try and regain half guard.
Taylor looking to finish with strikes here!
Klebanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klebanov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor misses with a hook. Klebanov ducked under it nicely.
Klebanov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Taylor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Taylor tries to roll over but Klebanov keeps him under control.
Klebanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard but Klebanov has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Klebanov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Klebanov tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
Klebanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Klebanov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Klebanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Klebanov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Klebanov isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov punching from mount but Taylor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Klebanov scoring with strikes but Taylor is staying in there.
Klebanov throwing strikes here but Taylor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Klebanov lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor regains half guard.
Taylor tries to roll over but Klebanov keeps him under control.
Klebanov seems to be working for a kimura but Taylor defends the submission attempt.
Klebanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Klebanov is fighting to break Taylor's control of his arms but Taylor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Klebanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Taylor 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.
Taylor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Taylor has his hands on Klebanov's head, controlling the position.
Ryan Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klebanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klebanov landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klebanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evgeni Klebanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Klebanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Taylor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Fossil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Fossil is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Fossil!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker lands an overhand right.
Bobby Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Baker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fossil's head.
Fossil ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Fossil.
Fossil shoots in looking for a takedown. Baker tries to sprawl out of it but Fossil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fossil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baker to score with a decent uppercut.
Fossil defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Fossil checks a leg kick.
Baker stuffs the takedown attempt from Fossil. Fossil gets slowly back to his feet.
Fossil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bobby Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fossil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fossil moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baker.
Baker misses with a straight left.
Fossil slips under a jab.
Baker throws a series of punches but Fossil moves out of range.
Fossil ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
Fossil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baker defends it nicely.
Fossil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baker's waist but Baker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fossil off to one side.
Baker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fossil in his tracks.
Baker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fossil misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fossil. Fossil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fossil fails to land the takedown.
Fossil looks gassed!
Fossil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baker pinned against the cage. Baker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baker punishes Fossil's body with a nice straight punch.
Baker lands with a straight right. Fossil didn't see that one coming.
Baker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fossil ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fossil takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Baker misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fossil on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Fossil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Baker - just one landing.
Fossil moves out of range of the strikes.
Fossil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Fossil's head but Fossil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker stuns Fossil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker cracks Fossil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baker connects with a single shot there.
Fossil slips a straight right by Baker.
Baker slaps away a takedown attempt from Fossil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fossil slips under a jab from Baker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker slips a jab from Fossil.
Baker lands a glancing blow to the side of Fossil's head.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker misses with a hook.
Baker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fossil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baker as he avoids it easily.
Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baker throws a right and a left that Fossil avoids nicely.
Baker lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker cracks Fossil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baker cracks Fossil with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Baker 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.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Fossil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fossil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Bobby Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Baker lands with an overhand left.
Fossil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baker but Baker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Baker misses.
Baker lands with a straight right. Fossil didn't see that one coming.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fossil has time to react.
A big right from Baker misses.
Baker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fossil defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Fossil slips under a jab.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Fossil moved out of range.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fossil manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossil fails with a takedown attempt.
Baker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fossil dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Fossil shoots in for a double leg but Baker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bobby Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fossil.
Baker throws a right and a left that Fossil avoids nicely.
Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fossil is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fossil.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Fossil moved out of range nicely.
Baker throws a series of punches but Fossil moves out of range.
A big right from Baker misses.
Baker works over Fossil's head and body with a nice combination.
Baker lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fossil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Baker misses.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fossil was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Fossil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Fossil's head.
Baker throws a body kick that misses.
Baker lands with a nice combination. Fossil backs away looking to recover.
Baker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker misses with a hook. Fossil ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fossil staying out of range there.
Fossil moves away from the strike by Baker.
Fossil slips a straight right by Baker.
Fossil ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fossil shoots for a takedown but Baker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baker.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Fossil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baker's guard.
Fossil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fossil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fossil is breathing heavily.
Baker is looking to stand up but Fossil isn't so interested in that idea.
Fossil throwing strikes but missing.
Fossil passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossil grinds an elbow into Baker's temple.
Fossil lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fossil cracks Baker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fossil is controlling him well.
Baker bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Baker leaves Fossil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baker throws a leg kick but Fossil moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fossil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.
Fossil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
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 Bobby Baker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fossil shoots in for a double leg but Baker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baker!
Fossil tries for a takedown but Baker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baker sizes up Fossil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fossil takes one to the chin there.
Baker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fossil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bob Fossil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Fossil.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Fossil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Fossil or perhaps it was just good defense by Baker which made him look bad.
Bobby Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fossil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
Fossil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baker misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to de liver by Baker. Beautiful body shot.
Baker catches Fossil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Fossil moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Baker - just one landing.
Fossil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bobby Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fossil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baker looks to land a combination but Fossil avoids it well.
Fossil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fossil blocks the leg kick.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Fossil moves away from the strike by Baker.
Fossil closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Fossil pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fossil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Nice takedown defense from Baker. No joy for Fossil on that attempt.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Baker lands with a nice body punch.
Fossil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Fossil's shoulder, as Fossil tries to avoid the shot.
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fossil on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker takes a swing at Fossil's ribcage but misses.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker throws a lazy right hand but Fossil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Baker misses the jab.
Fossil takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Fossil slips under a jab from Baker.
Baker slips under a jab from Fossil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Fossil should have avoided that one.
Baker dips to his left and cracks Fossil with an uppercut!
Baker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fossil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baker avoids it really well and circles away.
Fossil tries for a takedown but Baker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Fossil slips the punch.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Fossil moved out of range.
Fossil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baker misses with a hook.
Bob Fossil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fossil ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baker, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Baker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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234 lbs
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryu Hoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iso Susi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Susi has managed to clinch.
Susi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshi is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Susi.
Hoshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Susi has him pressed against the cage.
Susi trying to land knees to the body.
Susi working Hoshi over with knees to the body.
Susi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshi is defending well for now.
Susi trying to control the position but instead, Hoshi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Susi into the cage.
Hoshi slows down the pace here.
Hoshi tries to break free but Susi pushes him back against the cage.
Susi trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Susi has him pressed against the cage.
Hoshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoshi avoiding damage as Susi throws knees to the body.
Susi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Susi working Hoshi over with knees to the body.
Susi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshi avoids it.
Hoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Susi.
Susi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoshi is breathing heavily.
Susi landing knees to the body.
Susi scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Susi.
Susi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshi is defending well for now.
Susi missing with knees to the body.
Susi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoshi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Susi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshi avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Hoshi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoshi letting Susi take a breather here.
Hoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoshi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshi is trying to force a seperation but Susi has the dominant position.
Hoshi avoiding damage as Susi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susi lands a nice knee to the body.
Susi working Hoshi over with knees to the body.
Hoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Susi trying to land knees to the body.
Susi lands a nice knee to the body.
Susi missing with knees to the body.
Susi tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoshi avoids the damage to the body.
Susi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands a knee to the body.
Susi being controlled against the cage.
Susi keeps control of Hoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoshi tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoshi cracks Susi with a nice body shot.
Susi tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoshi avoids the damage to the body.
Hoshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Susi has double underhooks.
Hoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Susi missing with knees to the body.
Susi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshi.
Susi effectively controlling the action here.
Hoshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Susi has double underhooks.
Hoshi is trying to break free.
Hoshi breaks from the clinch.
Hoshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Susi tries to clinch up but Hoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoshi throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryu Hoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshi misses the shot to the body.
Susi has closed the distance and engaged Hoshi in a clinch.
Hoshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Susi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshi is defending well for now.
Hoshi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Susi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshi is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoshi.
Susi trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Susi trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshi avoiding damage as Susi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoshi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoshi is trying to break the clinch but Susi is controlling him.
Susi trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshi is trying to force a seperation but Susi has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi breaks from the clinch.
Susi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoshi scores with a three punch combo!
Hoshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Susi.
Hoshi swinging wildly here.
Hoshi looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
Susi blocks a jab.
Susi avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Susi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshi.
Hoshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Hoshi misses its intended target.
Hoshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoshi misses with a hook.
Hoshi swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Hoshi takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Hoshi catches Susi right on the button with a cross.
Hoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Susi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Susi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshi.
Hoshi scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshi.
Hoshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Susi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Susi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoshi tries to circle away but Susi has him pinned against the cage.
Iso Susi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Susi missing with knees to the body.
Hoshi is trying to force a seperation but Susi has the dominant position.
Hoshi has had enough of the clinch but Susi keeps him there for the moment.
Hoshi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Susi.
Susi trying to stall but Hoshi improves his position.
Hoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshi avoiding damage as Susi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi lands a right hand.
Susi missing with knees to the body.
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.
Hoshi tries to circle away but Susi has him pinned against the cage.
Hoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Susi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshi is defending well for now.
Hoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Susi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Susi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hoshi lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Hoshi misses its intended target.
Susi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Susi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoshi throws a looping overhand right but Susi ducks down to avoid it.
Susi is looking to clinch.
Susi tries to move into range but Hoshi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Susi.
Susi slips a jab and a cross from Hoshi.
A big right from Hoshi misses.
Hoshi misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Hoshi misses.
Hoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Susi.
Hoshi throws a series of punches but Susi moves out of range.
Susi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoshi throws a lazy right hand but Susi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoshi misses with a looping right.
Hoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
Hoshi throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoshi throws the left hand but Susi avoids the punch easily.
Hoshi throws a jab when Susi was well out of range.
Hoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoshi swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Susi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshi misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Hoshi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Hoshi scores with a four punch combination!
Susi slips under a jab from Hoshi.
Hoshi scores with a nice right hand.
Hoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoshi.
Susi blocks a jab.
Hoshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Susi's head.
Susi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Susi.
Hoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Susi.
Hoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Susi is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshi. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshi throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
Hoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Susi is just out of range.
Susi closes the distance and clinches.
Susi stalling against the cage.
Hoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Susi.
Hoshi is trying to break the clinch but Susi has him pressed against the cage.
Susi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Susi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshi avoids it.
Susi letting Hoshi take a breather here.
Susi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshi is defending well for now.
Hoshi can't break the clinch.
Susi has Hoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Hoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Susi has Hoshi pushed against the cage.
Hoshi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi lands a right hand.
Hoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Susi.
Hoshi trying to control the position but instead, Susi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoshi into the cage.
Susi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoshi is keeping busy.
Hoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Susi.
Susi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoshi is keeping busy.
Hoshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Susi has double underhooks.
Susi prevents Hoshi from breaking the clinch.
Susi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshi avoids it.
Hoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Susi has Hoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Hoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoshi wants to break free but Susi has control.
Hoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoshi working hard to break the clinch.
Hoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Susi.
Susi is looking to control Hoshi's arms but Hoshi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Susi has his back to the cage.
Susi prevents Hoshi from breaking the clinch.
Hoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Susi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryu Hoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoshi misses with a two punch combination.
Susi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Hoshi.
Hoshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoshi takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Hoshi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Susi.
Hoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susi.
Hoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Susi circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoshi throws a looping overhand right but Susi ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshi missing with a left hand there. Susi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshi misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Susi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoshi.
Hoshi throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susi trying to land knees to the body.
Susi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshi is defending well for now.
Hoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susi keeps control of Hoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoshi manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Hoshi both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Hoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoshi 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Hoshi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Hammertime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavonik Powarenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Hammertime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slavonik Powarenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Powarenko is defended easily by Hammertime.
Powarenko shoots in and drives through. Hammertime sprawls well.
Hammertime shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hammertime is controlling the pace.
Powarenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammertime knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powarenko on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammertime stalling.
Powarenko is trying to control Hammertime's posture. Hammertime takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Powarenko! Hammertime is rotating here... this could be the end... Powarenko is out! Hammertime has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Don Hammertime!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Culerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Maia!
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, Ron Culerovich!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia doesn't manage to clinch there - Culerovich circles away.
Culerovich moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Culerovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Culerovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia tries to clinch but Culerovich moves away
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Culerovich lands with a cross.
Maia is rocked!
Maia tries to clinch
and Culerovich counters by moving into the clinch.
Oh Maia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Culerovich lands a big knee! That's hurt Maia! Oh, he's all over the place! Culerovich lands another knee that sends Maia to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Culerovich!
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