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EPF 11 - Goode v Lu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thomas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilmar Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Thomas Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gilmar Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Fonseca sprawls well.
Fonseca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fonseca scores with a jab to the head.
Fonseca cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fonseca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Fonseca lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fonseca connects with a crisp jab.
Fonseca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fonseca sprawls well. Fonseca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Thomas Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Fonseca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fonseca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fonseca stuffs the takedown.
Fonseca throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Fonseca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fonseca content to control rather than advance.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fonseca on the ground.
Fonseca has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Brown defend it? Fonseca steps over the head and cranks it - Brown is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fonseca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gilmar Fonseca!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Harville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson has chosen Fabolous - My Time as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Harville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson clinches up with Harville and pushes him back against the cage.
Harville misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson shoots in and bounces Harville off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ferguson tries to free his leg and advance position but Harville is retaining full guard.
Harville is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ferguson dives into side control.
Harville seems a little lost for a moment, as Ferguson dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Harville circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Harville keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harville napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ferguson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harville tries to buck Ferguson off but Ferguson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Harville will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harville is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harville really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ferguson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferguson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Harville will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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.
Ferguson decides to stand back up.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Harville sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harville blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Harville has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ferguson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Harville's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferguson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harville!
Ferguson controlling the pace for now.
Harville is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
James Harville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harville displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Kevin Ferguson has been cut.
Harville will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harville lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferguson backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Harville sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harville is looking to control Ferguson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harville avoid being mounted?
Ferguson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson slows the pace down in half guard.
Ferguson is trying for a kimura here. Harville looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ferguson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Valdez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rampage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez Rushes Jackson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Jackson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Valdez Piles on the pressure and Jackson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Valdez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yurian Harmsong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoltan Hoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurian Harmsong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zoltan Hoos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmsong blocks a jab.
Hoos lands the left hand.
Hoos misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoos throws a sloppy head kick and Harmsong moves out of range easily.
Hoos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harmsong.
Harmsong lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harmsong is trying to defend but Hoos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harmsong's head.
Harmsong trying to control but Hoos postures up.
Hoos thows a huge punch but Harmsong dodges it nicely.
Harmsong is looking for a sweep. Hoos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harmsong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoos on the ground.
Hoos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harmsong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harmsong tries to get out of the position.
Hoos wants to control but Harmsong is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harmsong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoos looks to land a combination but Harmsong avoids it well.
Hoos misses with a combination
and Harmsong counters with a straight right hand.
Harmsong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoos misses with a two punch combination.
Harmsong misses with a wild combination.
Harmsong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harmsong circles away quickly and effectively.
Harmsong throws a looping overhand right but Hoos ducks down to avoid it.
Harmsong misses with a few strikes there.
Harmsong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hoos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harmsong.
Harmsong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harmsong wants it to stay on the feet.
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.
Harmsong misses with a body shot.
Harmsong throws a series of punches but Hoos moves out of range.
Hoos shoots in and bounces Harmsong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoos is looking to work some ground and pound but Harmsong has wrist control.
Harmsong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoos being controlled here momentarily.
Hoos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harmsong is pulling down on Hoos's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoos, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoos wants to control from the top but Harmsong keeps moving.
Hoos stops Harmsong from standing up.
Hoos stopping the sweep attempt from Harmsong.
Hoos postures up in Harmsong's guard and throws a big left but Harmsong blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Harmsong.
Hoos misses with a looping left.
Hoos tries to bum rush Harmsong with a series of wild strikes but Harmsong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoos scores with a four punch combination!
Harmsong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harmsong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zoltan Hoos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoos misses with a two punch combination.
Hoos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harmsong.
Hoos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harmsong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harmsong counters with a series of strikes. Hoos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harmsong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoos.
Nice jab there from Hoos.
Hoos throws a right hand that Harmsong ducks under and follows up with a left that Harmsong also avoids with ease.
Harmsong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harmsong slips a jab from Hoos.
Harmsong misses with the combination.
Harmsong fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the body from Harmsong misses
and Hoos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoltan Hoos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harmsong tries to clinch up
and Hoos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harmsong is rocked!
Hoos dances in with a quick combination. Harmsong is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Hoos snaps Harmsong's head back. Harmsong stumbles backwards against the cage. Hoos steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Harmsong's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Harmsong just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zoltan Hoos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Tudor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aigars brencis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brencis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: petter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Tudor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, aigars brencis!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brencis looks to land a right hand but Tudor moved out of range.
Tudor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tudor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tudor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tudor wants to control from the top but brencis keeps moving.
Tudor passes brencis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tudor wants to control but brencis is keeping him busy.
brencis pushes Tudor off and gets back to his feet.
Tudor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
brencis throws a jab but it's blocked by Tudor.
brencis misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
brencis wants to get back to striking at distance but Tudor won't allow it.
Tudor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. brencis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tudor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. brencis smiles and moves away.
brencis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brencis connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Henry Tudor has been cut.
Tudor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. brencis sprawls well initially but Tudor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tudor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tudor trying to control the action but brencis is working from the bottom.
Tudor working brencis over with strikes.
brencis is looking to escape.
Tudor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
brencis wants to get back to his feet.
Tudor is pressing down on brencis's thigh, looking to free his foot. brencis is holding on for now.
brencis wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tudor slips a straight right by brencis.
Tudor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Tudor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
brencis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for brencis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
brencis looks to land a combination but Tudor avoids it well.
brencis looks gassed!
Tudor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. brencis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A lull in the action here.
Tudor is trying to get an arm triangle but brencis is defending well.
brencis bucks up and tries to throw Tudor off but instead Tudor has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brencis controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Will Tudor go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tudor is working the ground and pound. Can brencis escape?
brencis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Tudor wants to control but brencis is keeping busy.
Tudor lands a shot to the head.
Tudor is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. brencis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften brencis for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
brencis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can brencis hold on?! Tudor is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Tudor is looking to control brencis but brencis is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tudor lands a shot to the head.
brencis wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but aigars brencis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Tudor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
brencis looks to throw the jab but Tudor is out of range.
Tudor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. brencis sprawls well initially but Tudor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
brencis has hold of Tudor's hands but Tudor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tudor is looking to advance position but brencis won't allow it.
Tudor prevents brencis from standing back up.
Tudor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but brencis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tudor lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tudor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
brencis is breathing heavily.
Tudor wants to control but brencis is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tudor misses with a takedown attempt - brencis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Tudor with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tudor fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Tudor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Tudor.
brencis tries to break the clinch but Tudor is controlling the position.
brencis tries to break the clinch but Tudor is controlling the position.
Tudor lands an elbow inside that brencis shrugs off.
Tudor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite brencis's efforts to push away.
Tudor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tudor pulls guard.
Tudor working a defensive guard but brencis passes into half guard.
Tudor is controlling brencis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tudor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
brencis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tudor controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tudor trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but brencis manages to pass to mount!
brencis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tudor is looking to escape.
Tudor is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brencis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tudor is looking to escape.
Tudor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tudor manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tudor is working to get back to half guard.
Tudor sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tudor wants to improve his position but brencis is controlling well.
brencis wants to get back to his feet.
Tudor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of brencis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take brencis's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tudor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Tudor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
brencis misses with an uppercut. Tudor saw that one coming.
brencis loads up on a big right hand but Tudor slips the punch.
brencis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tudor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming brencis to the mat! brencis manages to get full guard.
brencis wants to get back to his feet but Tudor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tudor trying to control the position from guard on top but brencis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
brencis wants to stand and escape but Tudor is having none of it.
Tudor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
brencis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
brencis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tudor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
brencis wants to stand up but Tudor is controlling him.
Tudor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry Tudor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudor landing with the ground and pound.
Tudor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tudor passes into half guard.
brencis wants to get back to his feet.
Tudor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tudor is looking for a kimura but brencis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tudor to get the leverage.
Tudor controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
brencis is looking to escape.
Tudor trying to control from half guard but brencis is working away.
brencis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tudor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. brencis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tudor.
brencis looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tudor has brencis up against the cage in a clinch.
Tudor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tudor.
Tudor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tudor jumps guard but brencis stands there with Tudor around his waist. Tudor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tudor drops down looking for an ankle pick but brencis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tudor rushes brencis and presses him up against the cage.
brencis wants to get back to striking at distance but Tudor won't allow it.
Tudor has brencis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. brencis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Tudor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
brencis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
brencis is trying to break free.
brencis wants to break the clinch but can't.
brencis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Tudor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tudor lands a right hand that snaps the head of brencis backwards.
Tudor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as brencis walks away with a smile on his face. Tudor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tudor lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from brencis.
Tudor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tudor moves into the clinch.
Tudor wants a takedown but no success here.
brencis tries to break free but Tudor pushes him back against the cage.
brencis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tudor has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Tudor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tudor 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Tudor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel's entrance music is Wat Kyk Jy?. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dengel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dengel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moreira?
Dengel scoring with strikes but Moreira is staying in there.
Moreira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dengel lands a big shot there that rocks Moreira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dengel lands with some strikes.
Dengel lands a heavy elbow.
Dengel unloading with bombs!
Moreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Dengel has a good base and remains in mount.
You get the feeling that Moreira really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dengel cracks Moreira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moreira is working to get back to half guard.
Moreira taking shots to the head.
Moreira wants to try and get back to his feet.
Moreira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dengel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel lands strikes from half guard.
Moreira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dengel pulls his head out easily.
Dengel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dengel working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dengel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dengel slips a nice elbow through Moreira's hands, connecting with Moreira's forehead.
Dengel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dengel working the head and body with strikes.
Dengel winds up and cracks Moreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moreira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dengel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dengel uses his free foot to push down on Moreira's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moreira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is looking to improve his position but Dengel isn't that keen on the idea.
Dengel cracks Moreira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Moreira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moreira is rocked!
Dengel lands a big elbow - Moreira is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Moreira is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gus Dengel!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heinz Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foster Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinz Medvedev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Foster Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Medvedev defends it nicely.
Medvedev just misses with a punch to the body.
Medvedev throws a series of punches but Barkley avoids them all with ease.
Barkley shoots in for a double leg but Medvedev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barkley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medvedev. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Medvedev digs a good body shot into Barkley's ribs.
Barkley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Medvedev misses the shot to the body.
Barkley misses with a body shot.
Barkley staying out of range there.
Barkley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Medvedev looks to throw the jab but Barkley is out of range.
Medvedev blocks a head kick by Barkley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barkley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barkley prevents Medvedev from improving his position.
Medvedev is working hard here to advance position.
Medvedev is staying active underneath Barkley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Medvedev tries to roll over but Barkley keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barkley is taking a breather. Medvedev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Medvedev tries to get to full guard but Barkley has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Medvedev.
Medvedev misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Barkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Medvedev lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Foster Barkley has been cut.
Barkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Medvedev circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barkley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Medvedev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barkley controlling the action here.
Medvedev wants to get back to full guard.
Medvedev gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barkley trying to control the position from guard on top but Medvedev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev 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.
Barkley trying to control the position from guard on top but Medvedev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Medvedev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinz Medvedev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Foster Barkley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Medvedev misses the body punch
and Barkley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Medvedev's guard.
Barkley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Medvedev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Medvedev 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.
Medvedev keeping moving, preventing Barkley from controlling successfully.
Barkley preventing the sweep.
Barkley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Medvedev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barkley!
Medvedev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Medvedev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barkley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Medvedev looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Heinz Medvedev just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Medvedev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Medvedev wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barkley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Medvedev won't be happy with that.
Barkley taking a breather here.
Medvedev is trying to improve his position.
Barkley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Medvedev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barkley stops Medvedev from getting back to his feet.
Medvedev tries to roll over but Barkley keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Medvedev misses with a series of wild punches.
Medvedev is looking to wear down Barkley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Medvedev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Medvedev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barkley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foster Barkley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Foster Barkley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Barkley with that takedown attempt.
Barkley closes the distance and clinches up with Medvedev, looking for a takedown. Barkley pushes Medvedev against the cage but Medvedev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barkley shoots in for a takedown but Medvedev shows good takedown defense.
Heinz Medvedev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Foster Barkley.
Barkley misses with a wild combination.
Barkley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Medvedev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barkley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Medvedev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Medvedev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedev wants to get back to his feet.
Barkley is looking to take a break and control but Medvedev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Medvedev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barkley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Medvedev is staying active underneath Barkley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev wants to improve his position but Barkley is controlling well.
Medvedev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barkley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Medvedev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Medvedev wants to control but Barkley is keeping him busy.
Medvedev tries to pass to full mount but Barkley defends it.
Medvedev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is looking to improve his position.
Medvedev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barkley is looking to improve his position.
Medvedev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Medvedev decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Foster Barkley just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Foster Barkley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Medvedev misses.
Medvedev looks to land a combination but Barkley avoids it well.
Medvedev lands a jab to the head.
Medvedev misses with a combination
and Barkley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Medvedev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barkley has passed into side control.
Medvedev is looking to reverse the position.
Barkley taking a breather here.
Barkley is trying to get an arm triangle but Medvedev is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley is trying to get an arm triangle but Medvedev is defending well.
Medvedev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Medvedev slows the pace down in half guard.
Medvedev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Foster Barkley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barkley is looking to escape.
Medvedev trying to control the pace.
Barkley tries to kick Medvedev off but Medvedev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev is trying to control. Barkley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Medvedev seems content to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Heinz Medvedev just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Medvedev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barkley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Medvedev!
Medvedev working to try and regain half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Barkley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Medvedev is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev is trying desperately to improve position.
Barkley looking to control but Medvedev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barkley prevents Medvedev from getting the reversal.
Barkley with a couple of short strikes.
Barkley is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Medvedev has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Medvedev!
Barkley wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foster Barkley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Foster Barkley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barkley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good shot there by Barkley.
Barkley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barkley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Medvedev to the mat! Medvedev manages to get full guard.
Barkley preventing the sweep.
Barkley wants to control from the top but Medvedev keeps moving.
Medvedev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Medvedev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barkley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley is squirming around, avoiding Medvedev's attempts to control the action.
Medvedev controlling his opponent.
Barkley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barkley can't escape the position.
Medvedev content just to control the position here.
Barkley is squirming around, avoiding Medvedev's attempts to control the action.
Medvedev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Heinz Medvedev just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Medvedev misses with a jab to the body
and Barkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Medvedev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barkley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Medvedev!
Barkley tries to control but Medvedev wriggling away.
Barkley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Heinz Medvedev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foster Barkley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Medvedev gets back to half guard.
Barkley is trying to control the action in half guard but Medvedev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barkley slows the pace down in half guard.
Medvedev is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foster Barkley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barkley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foster Barkley!
Foster Barkley is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kublai Chutsai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chutsai's choice of entrance music: Gracia. Kublai Chutsai has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
270 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kick Ass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kublai Chutsai!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ass scores with a push kick.
Chutsai looks gassed!
Ass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chutsai's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Ass.
Nice takedown defense from Ass. No joy for Chutsai on that attempt.
Ass throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Chutsai crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kick Ass!
Kick Ass retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trung Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goode comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Goode!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trung Lu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Goode. Lu does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Lu with that takedown attempt.
Goode ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lu moves away.
Goode tries for a takedown but Lu circles away easily
and Lu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goode misses with a shot to the body
so Lu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lu tries to free his leg and advance position but Goode is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goode has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lu has managed to get both his arms back between Goode's legs - danger averted.
Goode is looking for a triangle but Lu pushes his legs off easily.
Goode looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lu stopping the sweep attempt from Goode.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lu trying to control but Goode is working from the bottom.
Lu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goode throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode 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.
Lu wants to get up but he can't break Goode's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lu throws a looping overhand right but Goode ducks down to avoid it.
Goode misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Goode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goode misses with a straight right.
Goode swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lu misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode with a poor takedown
and Lu counters with a right hand to the body.
Goode throws a body punch but Lu moves out of range.
Lu misses the shot to the body.
Goode looks to throw the jab but Lu is out of range.
Goode rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice straight punches there by Lu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu slips under a jab from Goode.
Goode misses with a jab to the body
and Lu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goode counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lu. Goode does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goode takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice sprawl there from Lu as Goode shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Goode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goode just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trung Lu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lu wants it to stay on the feet.
Goode scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Goode, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goode misses with a double jab
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goode shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goode.
Lu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goode moves away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Goode. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lu as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Goode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lu misses with a few strikes there.
Lu digs a good hook to Goode's body.
Goode fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goode throws a shot from downtown. Lu moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode has his takedown stuffed
and Lu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goode thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goode throws a sloppy body shot
and Lu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goode with a poor takedown
and Lu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode scores with a nice strike.
Lu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lu scores with a body shot.
Trung Lu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lu connects with a body shot.
Lu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lu closes the distance and clinches up with Goode, looking for a takedown. Lu pushes Goode against the cage but Goode circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lu rushes Goode with punches - Goode moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Goode goes down! Lu follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trung Lu!
Trung Lu is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Carcass - Blind Bleeding The Blind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Qing Nan Lee!
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, Taras Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanislav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanislav.
Qing Nan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Stanislav.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislav scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stanislav lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stanislav dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Stanislav.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Stanislav slips the punch.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanislav throws a one two combo.
It looks like Qing Nan Lee has been cut.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanislav staying out of range there.
Stanislav misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanislav doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stanislav counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a combination
and Stanislav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws a hook to the side of Stanislav's head but Stanislav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Nan Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Nan Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Stanislav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Stanislav back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanislav tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Stanislav has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee digs a right hand into Stanislav's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stanislav's gas tank.
Lee keeps control of Stanislav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanislav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanislav on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Qing Nan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanislav is breathing heavily.
Lee with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Stanislav swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick but Stanislav moves out of range.
Stanislav throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stanislav on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that Stanislav avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanislav takes one to the side of the head.
Stanislav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanislav staying out of range there.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanislav doesn't seem bothered though.
Stanislav walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanislav throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Stanislav shrugs it off.
It looks like Taras Stanislav has been cut.
Lee misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Nan Lee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up but Stanislav circles away and keeps his distance.
Stanislav throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Stanislav misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanislav can do to turn this around?
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanislav throws a combination that misses
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislav slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Stanislav moves out of range.
Qing Nan Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Stanislav throws a big shot that misses.
Stanislav throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Stanislav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Stanislav with an uppercut!
Stanislav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Stanislav.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stanislav misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Stanislav will be more careful next time no doubt.
Qing Nan Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Stanislav takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stanislav takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stanislav misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taras Stanislav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanislav throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Qing Nan Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qing Nan Lee!
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