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RCD 1: A New Beginning PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between vallee patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, vallee patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Silva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
patrick trying to control the position.
patrick keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing patrick to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - patrick pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). vallee patrick!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jary Bazu (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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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Brit!
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, Jary Bazu!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brit tries to bum rush Bazu with a series of wild strikes but Bazu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bazu shoots in for a takedown but Brit shows good takedown defense.
Brit stuffs the takedown attempt from Bazu. Bazu gets slowly back to his feet.
Bazu throws a sloppy head kick and Brit moves out of range easily.
Bazu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Johnny Brit has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bazu is defended easily by Brit.
Johnny Brit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jary Bazu.
Brit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brit swinging wildly here.
Brit misses with a double jab.
Bazu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bazu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bazu closes the distance and clinches up with Brit, looking for a takedown. Bazu pushes Brit against the cage but Brit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brit tries to bum rush Bazu with a series of wild strikes but Bazu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bazu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Brit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bazu doesn't seem phased though.
Bazu throws a sloppy head kick and Brit moves out of range easily.
Bazu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brit's waist but Brit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bazu off to one side.
Bazu looks gassed!
Bazu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brit as he avoids it easily.
Brit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bazu circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Brit misses.
Brit fails to land with a series of punches.
Brit lands a glancing blow to the side of Bazu's head.
Brit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brit scores with a jab to the head.
Brit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bazu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bazu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from Brit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit works over Bazu's head and body with a nice combination.
Brit connects with a jab.
Johnny Brit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bazu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brit.
Brit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bazu.
Brit lands an overhand right.
Brit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brit throws a right and a left that Bazu avoids nicely.
Bazu misses with a head kick.
Brit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bazu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brit lands a two punch combo.
Brit misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit works over Bazu's head and body with a nice combination.
Bazu is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brit is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bazu.
Brit connects with the punch.
Brit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bazu.
Brit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brit lands with an uppercut that bounces Bazu off the cage and back into rage.
Brit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brit works over Bazu's head and body with a nice combination.
Brit lands a nice shot that snaps Bazu's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brit throws a series of punches but Bazu moves out of range.
Brit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Brit.
Bazu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brit pinned against the cage. Brit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brit avoids the head kick by Bazu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brit finds it's way round the side to connect with Bazu's head.
Brit is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bazu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brit sprawls well initially but Bazu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brit is trying to stand.
Bazu is trying to work for a kimura but Brit is defending well.
Brit kicks off Bazu and gets to his feet.
Brit scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bazu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brit as he jumps to the side.
Brit looks to land a combination. Bazu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Brit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Brit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Brit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brit.
Brit avoids the head kick by Bazu.
Brit throws a right and a left that Bazu avoids nicely.
Bazu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brit avoids it really well and circles away.
Bazu fails with the takedown.
Brit scores with a three punch combo!
Bazu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brit swinging wildly here.
Bazu is breathing heavily.
Brit misses with a series of wild punches.
Brit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazu slips a jab and a cross from Brit.
Johnny Brit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brit lands a head shot.
Bazu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bazu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brit tries to avoid it but Bazu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brit to the ground. Brit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnny Brit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jary Bazu.
Bazu slips a jab and a cross from Brit.
Brit's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brit duly obliges.
Bazu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brit avoids it really well and circles away.
Brit misses with a two punch combination.
Bazu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brit.
Brit misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brit throws a combination. Bazu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Bazu.
Brit stuffs the takedown.
Brit connects with a jab.
Bazu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bazu fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Brit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bazu can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit scores with a one two! Bazu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bazu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bazu shoots for a takedown but Brit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brit scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Brit.
Brit lands a two punch combo.
Brit fails to land with a series of punches.
Bazu dodges the punch combination from Brit.
Brit scores with a one two! Bazu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bazu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Brit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brit lunges at Bazu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bazu's hand.
Bazu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brit sprawls well. Brit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bazu gets slowly back to his feet.
Bazu dives in and grabs Brit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brit pushes down on Bazu's head and hops out.
Brit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brit scores with the left hand. Bazu knows he should have avoided that one.
Brit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bazu has time to react.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bazu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnny Brit is winning the standup battle so far.
Brit scores with the left hand. Bazu knows he should have avoided that one.
Brit throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Brit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Brit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bazu throws a head kick that misses.
Brit tries to bum rush Bazu with a series of wild strikes but Bazu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brit stalks Bazu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bazu's face. Bazu staggers backwards, shaken.
Brit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Brit.
Bazu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brit but Brit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bazu circles away quickly and effectively.
Brit with a jab.
Brit throws a nice looking combination but Bazu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bazu.
Bazu shoots in and drives through. Brit sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bazu dodges the punch combination from Brit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit fails to land with a series of punches.
Brit throws a right hand that Bazu ducks under and follows up with a left that Bazu also avoids with ease.
Bazu throws a head kick but Brit moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bazu is defended easily by Brit.
Johnny Brit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jary Bazu.
Brit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brit misses with a double jab.
Brit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brit throws a right and a left that Bazu avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazu has a takedown stuffed.
A punch lands to the side of Bazu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brit misses with a wild combination.
Brit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brit blocks a head kick by Bazu.
Bazu has a takedown stuffed.
Brit scores with a nice head shot.
Brit lands a two punch combo.
Brit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bazu shoots in for a takedown but Brit shows good takedown defense.
Bazu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Brit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bazu misses with a takedown attempt - Brit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Brit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brit misses with an uppercut.
Brit scores with a jab to the head.
Brit lands with a cross.
A head kick from Bazu lands but Brit takes it in his stride.
Brit fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brit fails to land with a series of punches.
Bazu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brit defends it nicely.
Bazu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Brit misses.
Bazu tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnny Brit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick from Bazu lands but Brit takes it in his stride.
Jary Bazu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bazu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brit scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Brit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Brit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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191 lbs
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192 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boyka!
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, Ed Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka shoots in for a takedown but Kowalczyk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boyka is defended easily by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk scores with a punch to the head.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
Boyka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kowalczyk avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalczyk cracks Boyka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalczyk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boyka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
Boyka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boyka goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kowalczyk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Boyka's guard! Nice work there by Kowalczyk!
Kowalczyk wants to stand but Boyka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk won't allow Boyka to sweep him here.
Boyka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kowalczyk won't allow Boyka to sweep him here.
Boyka has an active guard here but Kowalczyk has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boyka is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boyka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boyka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kowalczyk keeps working.
Boyka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boyka is working for a kimura but Kowalczyk is defending it quite comfortably.
Boyka is pressing down on Kowalczyk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kowalczyk is holding on for now.
Kowalczyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boyka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk is looking to escape.
Boyka is trying to control. Kowalczyk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boyka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boyka wants to take a breather but Kowalczyk is having none of it.
Boyka stops Kowalczyk from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
Boyka looks for a takedown but Kowalczyk sprawls well.
Kowalczyk lands with a good body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
Kowalczyk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boyka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kowalczyk is fending him off so far but Boyka persists. Nope, Kowalczyk circles away and we're back to standing.
Kowalczyk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kowalczyk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boyka is rocked!
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Boyka avoids it well.
Boyka shoots in looking for a takedown. Kowalczyk tries to sprawl out of it but Boyka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kowalczyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Kowalczyk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Boyka with that takedown attempt.
Kowalczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination. Boyka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boyka shoots in looking for a takedown. Kowalczyk tries to sprawl out of it but Boyka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kowalczyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kowalczyk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Boyka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kowalczyk as he jumps to the side.
Kowalczyk slaps away a takedown attempt from Boyka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kowalczyk misses with the combination.
Boyka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kowalczyk throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kowalczyk.
Boyka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kowalczyk circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kowalczyk misses with a head kick.
Kowalczyk stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyka. Boyka gets slowly back to his feet.
Boyka takes one to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk rushes Boyka with punches - Boyka moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Boyka goes down! Kowalczyk follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Kowalczyk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Umar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilary Valujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Umar Khan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilary Valujew!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valujew keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khan tries to bum rush Valujew with a series of wild strikes but Valujew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valujew closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Valujew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Valujew changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Khan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Valujew in side control, throwing shots but Khan defends.
The referee asks Valujew politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Valujew prefers to stall for the moment though.
Valujew moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valujew controlling the pace for now.
Khan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
Valujew lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Khan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Valujew throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Khan because Valujew loaded up on that one.
Khan is in a horrible position here. Valujew smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valujew working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Valujew punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valujew with good strikes from the mount here!
Valujew landing strikes from the mount and Khan is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valujew looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valujew controlling the position easily from mount.
Valujew in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Khan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khan tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valujew takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilary Valujew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valujew fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Umar Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Umar Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan looks to land a combination but Valujew avoids it well.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valujew.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Valujew, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a series of punches but Valujew avoids them all with ease.
Khan tries to bum rush Valujew with a series of wild strikes but Valujew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Umar Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan wants to slow Valujew down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan throws a right hand that Valujew ducks under and follows up with a left that Valujew also avoids with ease.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan is looking to land body kicks.
Valujew throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khan was covering up waiting for the punch and Valujew finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Valujew is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valujew stands up from Khan's guard - Valujew perhaps looking for a knockout.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan looks to land a combination but Valujew avoids it well.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valujew closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Valujew staying calm.
Valujew working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Valujew tries to advance position but instead Khan slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valujew is just content to waste time from the top position. Khan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Valujew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valujew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valujew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilary Valujew 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!
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Valujew slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Valujew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valujew circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan throws a series of punches but Valujew moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Valujew bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valujew scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Khan to see if he's OK.
Valujew is chipping away with strikes.
Valujew wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Valujew slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valujew throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Valujew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valujew controls the position.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Valujew drags him back down.
Valujew working the ground and pound but Khan is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valujew throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Khan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Valujew wants to pass to mount but Khan is defending the position.
Valujew stops Khan from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valujew is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Valujew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Umar Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan throws a right hand that Valujew ducks under and follows up with a left that Valujew also avoids with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Ilary Valujew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilary Valujew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valujew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilary Valujew!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes into the arena with Казаки - Ой Да blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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229 lbs
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull stuffs the takedown.
Emelianenko scores with a takedown into Pitbull's guard.
Emelianenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko passes Pitbull's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pitbull is trying to stand back up but Emelianenko is controlling him
Emelianenko moves into full mount! Pitbull won't be happy about that!
Emelianenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Emelianenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pitbull hang on?
Pitbull has given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is persistently looking for the submission but Pitbull is defending it well.
Emelianenko is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pitbull knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pitbull for a finish.
Emelianenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Emelianenko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pitbull defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pitbull is defending well though. Emelianenko let's go of the attempt for now.
Emelianenko looking for the choke but no joy.
Emelianenko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pitbull has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pitbull is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko missing with punches from the back.
Pitbull is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pitbull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pitbull as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice sprawl there from Pitbull as Emelianenko shoots in.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Pitbull shows good takedown defense.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Pitbull sprawls well.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pitbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pitbull swivels and escapes.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Pitbull both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Pitbull.
Pitbull stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko has a takedown stuffed.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Pitbull.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitbull connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Emelianenko! He's out on his feet! Pitbull rushes in and drops Emelianenko with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juga Zmaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Thatcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juga Zmaj!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thatcher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zmaj wants to control but Thatcher postures up.
Zmaj is looking to reverse the position.
Zmaj manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zmaj is trying to work for a kimura but Thatcher is defending well.
Zmaj tries to pass to full mount but Thatcher defends it.
Zmaj is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zmaj is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmaj is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thatcher is just riding it out for now. Zmaj eventually gives up the hold.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thatcher tries to clinch but Zmaj is having none of it.
Thatcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thatcher prevents Zmaj from getting the reversal.
Zmaj tries to lock up and control but Thatcher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zmaj is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zmaj is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thatcher content just to control the position here.
Zmaj flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Zmaj wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Zmaj tries to roll but Thatcher sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj trying to control the position but Thatcher manages to sink in the hooks.
Zmaj can't escape the position.
Thatcher has good solid back control here.
Thatcher avoiding Zmaj 's attempts to control his hands.
Thatcher controlling well, preventing Zmaj from escaping the position.
Zmaj tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thatcher avoids the attempt from Zmaj to control.
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.
Thatcher prevents Zmaj from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zmaj is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zmaj tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zmaj slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zmaj actively working from the bottom here.
Zmaj looks gassed!
Zmaj looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thatcher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Thatcher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thatcher tries to clinch up but Zmaj circles away and keeps his distance.
Thatcher shoots for a double leg takedown but Zmaj sprawls well. He's pushed Thatcher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zmaj throws a hook but Thatcher blocks it.
Thatcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zmaj is trying to escape the mount.
Zmaj tries to control Thatcher's body but Thatcher pushes him off. Zmaj squirms to his side and now Thatcher has his back!
Zmaj trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Zmaj tries to roll but Thatcher sticks to his back.
Thatcher gets his hands free as Zmaj looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thatcher controlling well, preventing Zmaj from escaping the position.
Zmaj trying to control the hands but Thatcher won't let him.
Thatcher tries to get the hooks in deep but Zmaj pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj trying to control but not successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Juga Zmaj just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thatcher shoots in for a takedown but Zmaj shows good takedown defense.
Thatcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zmaj avoids a kick to the body.
Thatcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zmaj has a takedown stuffed.
Zmaj fails with a takedown attempt.
Thatcher tries to clinch but Zmaj is having none of it.
Zmaj shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thatcher is trying to defend but Zmaj finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zmaj seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zmaj wants to work for an arm triangle but Thatcher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zmaj seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zmaj trying to control the action but Thatcher is working from the bottom.
Thatcher keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juga Zmaj will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thatcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thatcher throws a body kick that misses.
Thatcher cracks Zmaj with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zmaj fails with a takedown attempt.
Thatcher leaves Zmaj with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thatcher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zmaj postures up in Thatcher's guard and throws a big left but Thatcher blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmaj wants to pass the guard but Thatcher is keeping the position.
Zmaj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thatcher keeping moving, preventing Zmaj from controlling successfully.
Zmaj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zmaj drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thatcher dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thatcher is standing up over Zmaj. Zmaj looks to escape but Thatcher dives into side control.
Thatcher just content to control the position.
Zmaj is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj is trying to control Thatcher's posture but Thatcher avoids it.
Zmaj regains half guard.
Zmaj missing with punches from the bottom.
Zmaj trying to control here.
Zmaj actively working from the bottom here.
That's four 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thatcher shoots in for a takedown but Zmaj shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thatcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zmaj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thatcher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zmaj's head.
Charles Thatcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thatcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zmaj looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thatcher has picked Zmaj up and slammed him! Zmaj can't keep hold of the triangle and Thatcher manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Zmaj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zmaj is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Thatcher.
Well Thatcher 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Thatcher!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miodrag Stefanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miodrag Stefanovic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miodrag Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Veloso!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veloso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veloso moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stefanovic throws a hook to the side of Veloso's head but Veloso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stefanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veloso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stefanovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Stefanovic misses with a hook. Veloso ducked under it nicely.
Stefanovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veloso dodges the punch combination from Stefanovic.
Veloso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stefanovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Veloso somewhat.
Stefanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stefanovic looks to throw the jab but Veloso is out of range.
Veloso shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Veloso showed some decent athleticism there.
Veloso is working for a kimura but Stefanovic is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Stefanovic as he works his way to full guard.
Veloso is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Veloso has gone for a leg lock! Stefanovic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Veloso's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Veloso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stefanovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stefanovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stefanovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veloso on the ground.
Stefanovic tries to stand but Veloso is controlling from the bottom.
Stefanovic works over Veloso with some ground and pound from guard.
Veloso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stefanovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stefanovic is looking to stand up but Veloso won't let him.
Stefanovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stefanovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Veloso is proving hard to escape from.
Stefanovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Veloso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stefanovic has managed to get both his arms back between Veloso's legs - danger averted.
Veloso looks gassed!
Veloso working for a triangle but Stefanovic defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stefanovic gets to his feet. Veloso looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stefanovic misses with an uppercut. Veloso saw that one coming.
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Veloso avoids them all with ease.
Stefanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stefanovic misses with a wild combination.
Veloso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veloso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Veloso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veloso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stefanovic is just riding it out for now. Veloso eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veloso prevents Stefanovic from standing back up.
Veloso is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stefanovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Veloso.
Veloso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Veloso dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Veloso needs to keep his hands up - Stefanovic had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Stefanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stefanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Veloso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Veloso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Veloso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Veloso shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Veloso showed some decent athleticism there.
Veloso seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Stefanovic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Douglas Veloso!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Mancho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Samuel Mancho enters the cage!
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285 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Mancho!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross swinging wildly here.
Ross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancho.
Ross tries to bum rush Mancho with a series of wild strikes but Mancho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mancho slips under a jab.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Mancho is just out of range.
Ross stalks Mancho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mancho's face. Mancho staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Samuel Mancho has been cut.
A punch combination from Ross misses.
Ross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ross misses with the combination.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mancho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancho dodges the punch combination from Ross.
Mancho lunges at Ross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ross's hand.
It looks like Ricky Ross has been cut.
Mancho defending well as Ross loads up on a big left hand.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
BOOM! Mancho lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ross. Ross tries to recover but Mancho is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ross lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Mancho!
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