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HFC 8:Henderson vs Tarasov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Chrerysesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Spanky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Death is Forming- Jay Reatard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Chrerysesh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Spanky!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrerysesh forces Spanky back against the cage and clinches.
Spanky manages to break the clinch.
Chrerysesh tries to clinch but Spanky moves out of range.
Spanky misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Spanky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chrerysesh doesn't seem phased though.
Chrerysesh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chrerysesh dives in for a single leg takedown but Spanky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chrerysesh blocks a jab.
Chrerysesh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spanky is trying to force a seperation but Chrerysesh has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrerysesh is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Spanky can't fight it off and eventually Chrerysesh manages to take the fight to the floor. Spanky looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chrerysesh stands and steps away. Spanky gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chrerysesh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spanky swivels and escapes.
Spanky throws a one two combo.
Chrerysesh is breathing heavily.
Chrerysesh darts in looking for a takedown but Spanky gets double underhooks and turns Chrerysesh into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Chrerysesh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chrerysesh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spanky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chrerysesh wants to clinch up but Spanky keeps it at a distance.
Spanky was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Spanky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chrerysesh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chrerysesh just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chrerysesh on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chrerysesh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chrerysesh dodges the punch combination from Spanky.
The fighters circling - Chrerysesh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spanky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chrerysesh throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spanky counters with a low kick, right behind Chrerysesh 's knee.
Spanky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chrerysesh.
Chrerysesh dodges the punch combination from Spanky.
Chrerysesh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chrerysesh misses with a takedown attempt
and Spanky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spanky throws a nice head kick!
Spanky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spanky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spanky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chrerysesh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spanky tests Chrerysesh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spanky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chrerysesh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spanky cracks the inside of Chrerysesh's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrerysesh throws a head kick but Spanky moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spanky scores with a head kick.
Chrerysesh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spanky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chrerysesh throws a nice looking combination but Spanky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spanky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spanky is looking to slow Chrerysesh down with leg kicks.
Spanky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spanky sizes up Chrerysesh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spanky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Spanky 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.
Spanky throws a series of punches but Chrerysesh moves out of range.
Chrerysesh attempts a counter takedown but Spanky avoids it well and moves away.
Chrerysesh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spanky's waist but Spanky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chrerysesh off to one side.
Chrerysesh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spanky counters with a left and a right that stings Chrerysesh.
Chrerysesh tries for a takedown but Spanky circles away easily
and Spanky counters with a nice uppercut.
Chrerysesh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spanky as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Chrerysesh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chrerysesh with a poor takedown
and Spanky counters with a straight right hand.
Chrerysesh is rocked!
Andrei Chrerysesh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chrerysesh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spanky counters with a low kick, right behind Chrerysesh 's knee.
Oh Chrerysesh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spanky fakes the body blow, causing Chrerysesh to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Chrerysesh goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Spanky!
During a confident post fight interview, Leonardo Spanky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mladen Mladenovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mladenovich comes to the cage accompanied by Belphegor - Sanctus Perversum. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mladen Mladenovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mason Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dixon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mladenovich changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mladenovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mladenovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mladenovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Mladenovich appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Mladenovich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mladenovich changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dixon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Mladenovich tries to counter with a takedown but Dixon is quick to defend against it.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mladenovich.
Mladenovich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dixon sprawls and moves away.
Dixon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mladenovich eats them both and turns towards Dixon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mladenovich changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dixon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Dixon does no damage.
Dixon works over Mladenovich's head and body with a nice combination.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mladenovich appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dixon fails to land with a series of punches.
Mladenovich feinted with a counter takedown.
Dixon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mladenovich.
Dixon misses the jab.
Mladenovich feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mladenovich appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Mladenovich tries to counter with a takedown but Dixon is quick to defend against it.
Dixon takes a swing at Mladenovich's ribcage but misses.
Mladenovich half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mladenovich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dixon sprawls and moves away.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mladenovich changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dixon duly obliges.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mladenovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mladenovich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dixon sprawls and moves away.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mladenovich half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mladenovich half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Mladenovich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Dixon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dixon catches Mladenovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mladenovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Mladenovich counters with a single leg into guard. Dixon didn't expect that.
Mladenovich prevents Dixon from getting back to his feet.
Mladenovich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dixon's guard.
Mladenovich is working for a submission of some sort.
Mladenovich is working for a kimura but Dixon is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mladenovich prevents Dixon from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to stand up here but Mladenovich is controlling him well.
Mladenovich lands strikes from half guard.
Mladenovich seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dixon is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mladen Mladenovich!
After the fight, Mladen Mladenovich was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piet Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Rykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piet Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rykov's guard.
Rykov is looking to stand back up but Kriel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rykov.
Kriel trying to control from half guard but Rykov is working away.
Rykov pushes Kriel off but Kriel dives into side control.
Kriel trying to control the position but Rykov is working away.
Rykov tries to improve position but can't.
Rykov can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rykov keeps working.
Rykov throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Rykov prevents Kriel from moving into mount.
Kriel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rykov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rykov is looking to regain half guard here but Kriel keeps moving and retains side control.
Kriel trying to control the position but Rykov is working away.
Rykov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rykov is trying to work for a sweep but Kriel has mounted him!
Rykov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kriel working Rykov over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel thowing shots but they're missing.
Kriel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rykov is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kriel blocks Rykov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rykov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kriel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rykov is in trouble now - Kriel has advanced to mount!
Kriel working Rykov over with strikes here.
Rykov is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rykov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kriel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rykov's head.
Rykov looking for submissions off his back.
Rykov is breathing heavily.
Kriel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rykov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kriel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kriel wants to control but Rykov is keeping him busy.
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.
Rykov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kriel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rykov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kriel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kriel prevents Rykov from getting the reversal.
Rykov is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kriel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kriel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kriel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rykov is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piet Kriel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kriel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kriel lands in his opponent's guard.
Kriel pushes down on Rykov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rykov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rykov is looking to get back to is feet but Kriel passes into side control.
Kriel advances to mount.
Kriel wants to control the pace but Rykov is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel controlling from mount.
Kriel looking to finish with strikes here!
Rykov regains half guard.
Kriel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kriel lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Kriel there.
Piet Kriel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kriel is keen to just control but Rykov is a slippery customer.
Kriel content to control rather than advance.
Kriel wants to control but Rykov is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov is defending against the submission attempts here by Kriel.
Rykov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rykov gets back to full guard.
Rykov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kriel escapes and throws Rykov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rykov stops Kriel from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel controlling from side mount.
Check out the look on Kriel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rykov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kriel trying to control the action but Rykov is working from the bottom.
Kriel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rykov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kriel trying to control the action but Rykov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kriel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rykov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kriel's best efforts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rykov looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piet Kriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kriel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kriel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rykov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Rykov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kriel stops Rykov from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rykov is looking to get back to full guard here but Kriel has managed to pass to side control instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov stops Kriel from passing to mount.
Rykov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kriel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rykov wants to control but Kriel postures up.
Rykov is not content to let Kriel control the position.
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.
Kriel works to advance to full mount. Rykov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rykov is desperately trying to improve his position but Kriel has a good base and remains in mount.
Rykov is just holding on here. Kriel manages to take his back.
Kriel struggling to land strikes to the head as Rykov covers up.
Rykov has hold of Kriel's leg, trying to break free but it's let Kriel lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Rykov is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Kriel throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Piet Kriel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Bronson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov dodges the punch combination from Bronson.
Bronson clinches up with Kruglov and pushes him back against the cage.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Bronson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bronson has gone for a leg lock! Kruglov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bronson's guard.
Bronson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruglov is aware though and is defending well.
Bronson has his feet on Kruglov's thighs here. He's pushed Kruglov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kruglov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinny Bronson!
Vinny Bronson is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Vinny Bronson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Applause by Lady Gaga. Nemkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: eRa - enae Volare Mezzo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov clinches up against the cage.
Nemkov lands a shoulder strike.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Nemkov has the dominant position.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nemkov lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Nemkov.
Hunter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nemkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nemkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nemkov fails to land.
A short uppercut from Nemkov.
Nemkov scores with a hook to the body.
Nemkov lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nemkov controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nemkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hunter works to full guard.
Nemkov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nemkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Nemkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nemkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nemkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nemkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Nemkov stays in close to Hunter's body and controls the position.
Nemkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nemkov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hunter's guard.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but Nemkov slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nemkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Nemkov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nemkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nemkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nemkov feints a jab promting Hunter to slip. Nemkov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hunter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Nathan Hunter has been cut.
Nemkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunter counters with a series of strikes. Nemkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Nemkov looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Nemkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nemkov.
Nemkov tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Nemkov back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nemkov fails to land.
Nemkov scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Nemkov.
Nemkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nemkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nemkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nemkov lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nemkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Nemkov.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nemkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nemkov working aggressively here.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Nemkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nemkov is working Hunter over against the cage.
Nemkov lands a left hand.
Nemkov has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Nemkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Hunter'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.
Nemkov scores with a punch to the head.
Nemkov lands with an overhand left.
Nemkov cracks Hunter with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hunter tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Nemkov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hunter is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Nemkov!
Oleg Nemkov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Henderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarasov is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Tarasov there.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tarasov but Tarasov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson throws a solid leg kick but Tarasov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henderson.
A punch combination from Tarasov misses.
Tarasov shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Tarasov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Tarasov shoots in.
Chuck Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Tarasov.
Tarasov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson drags the fight down to the ground.
Tarasov looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Henderson is defending well. Tarasov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Henderson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tarasov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Tarasov!
Ivan Tarasov is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Ivan Tarasov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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