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RC 108 - Fang vs. Waul PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nof nof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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290 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, nof nof!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nof tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Steele scores with punches from side control.
nof is looking for a sweep.
Steele is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. nof knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Steele working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
nof is trying to improve his position.
nof is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steele wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by nof, who protects the arm well.
Steele is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, nof has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nof tries to bench press Steele off him but Steele keeps the position.
nof is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Steele landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
nof is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Steele controlling from side mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
nof sneaks back into half guard.
Steele sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nof wants to get back to full guard.
nof trying to control here.
Steele controlling the action here.
Steele is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so nof is just riding it out for now. Steele eventually gives up the hold.
Steele is looking for a kimura here.
nof looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
nof is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steele lands a nice short elbow.
Steele is trying to work for a kimura but nof is defending well.
Steele is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steele is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Steele is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
nof has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Steele is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
nof gets back to full guard.
Steele drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steele jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Steele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of nof's head.
Steele controlling from the top position.
Steele is working nof over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
nof is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steele sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
nof looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steele is one step ahead there.
Steele working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Steele 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.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
nof closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and Steele counters with a shoot takedown. nof fights it but they end up in guard.
nof looking for a guillotine here but Steele defends easily.
Steele keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of nof's head.
Ben Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steele's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
nof not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
nof looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Steele 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.
nof is breathing heavily.
Steele postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nof is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steele defends well.
nof looking for a guillotine here but Steele defends easily.
Steele controlling from the top position.
Steele makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steele drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Steele seems to have locked his on tight now - nof screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Steele, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ben Steele!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Van der Gof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Van der Gof!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Gof throws a push kick but Hokanen slaps the foot to one side.
Hokanen misses with a looping left.
Hokanen misses with a hook. Van der Gof ducked under it nicely.
Hokanen stuffs the takedown.
Hokanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van der Gof closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hokanen circles away.
Van der Gof closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hokanen misses with a strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hokanen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van der Gof is trying to stand up here but Hokanen is controlling him well.
Hokanen lands with a punch from half guard.
Van der Gof really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hokanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hokanen passes the guard and advances to mount!
You get the feeling that Van der Gof really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen scoring with strikes but Van der Gof is staying in there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van der Gof can do anything to dispel that myth.
A nice elbow there by Hokanen.
Van der Gof is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Van der Gof has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hokanen postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Van der Gof out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hokanen goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sumopainija Hokanen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SunOf Kirosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SunOf Kirosawa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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309 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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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, Crazy Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, SunOf Kirosawa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirosawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Legs sprawls well. He's pushed Kirosawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
SunOf Kirosawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legs scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Legs throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Kirosawa is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Crazy Legs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeljko Poutintsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovas comes to the cage accompanied by Bankrobber by The Clash . Poutintsev has chosen punainen lokakuu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Victor Kovas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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252 lbs
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288 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Very strong |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Kovas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeljko Poutintsev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutintsev defending well as Kovas loads up on a big left hand.
Kovas misses with a hook.
Victor Kovas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovas misses with a hook.
Kovas throws a hook but Poutintsev blocks it.
Kovas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poutintsev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Kovas misses.
Kovas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovas misses with a straight left.
Kovas lands a jab to Poutintsev's midsection.
Kovas lands with an uppercut that bounces Poutintsev off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Zeljko Poutintsev has been cut.
Kovas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poutintsev.
Kovas misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovas misses with a double jab.
Kovas throws a nice looking combination but Poutintsev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poutintsev lands a nice hook to Kovas's body. Kovas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Kovas misses
and Poutintsev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poutintsev moves away.
Poutintsev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poutintsev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Kovas misses.
Poutintsev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kovas staying out of range there.
Kovas swings for the body but Poutintsev moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kovas finds it's way through Poutintsev's defenses.
A shot to the body from Kovas misses
and Poutintsev counters with a series of strikes. Kovas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poutintsev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovas misses with a combination
and Poutintsev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovas throws a right and a left that Poutintsev avoids nicely.
Kovas misses with a double jab
and Poutintsev counters with a left and a right that stings Kovas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovas. Poutintsev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovas missing with a left hand there. Poutintsev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovas throws a lazy right hand but Poutintsev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovas misses with a body shot
and Poutintsev counters with a nice body shot.
Poutintsev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kovas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poutintsev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kovas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poutintsev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poutintsev swings for the body but Kovas moves out of range.
Kovas throws out a loose jab but Poutintsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovas throws a nice looking combination but Poutintsev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poutintsev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovas.
Kovas throws a combination that misses
and Kovas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovas misses with a combination
and Poutintsev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutintsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovas.
A combination from Poutintsev does no damage.
Kovas throws a hook but Poutintsev blocks it.
Poutintsev thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovas takes one to the chin there.
Kovas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Poutintsev.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poutintsev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Victor Kovas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeljko Poutintsev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kovas lands a left and a right that send Poutintsev crashing to the mat, dazed. Kovas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Poutintsev blocks a jab.
Kovas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poutintsev counters with a straight right hand.
Kovas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poutintsev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab by Kovas.
Poutintsev is rocked!
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!
Poutintsev drops his hands momentarily. Kovas doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Poutintsev staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Poutintsev doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Kovas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Fridman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. Fridman has chosen Tequila as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Fridman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Big looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fridman slips under a jab from Big.
Fridman scores with the left hand. Big knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big. Fridman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Fridman.
Big takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alex Fridman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fridman.
Big fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fridman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Big if he has to take too many more of those.
Fridman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Big counters with a nice body shot.
Big gets a clinch.
Big misses with a hook from the clinch.
Big jumps into guard, dragging Fridman to the mat.
Fridman preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Big is trying to control the position but Fridman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fridman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Big has his foot on Fridman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fridman works his way back into a safe position though.
Fridman wanted to stand there but Big had control of the position.
Big has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Big trying to control the position.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Big thows a body shot but no joy.
Fridman is looking to clinch but Big is avoiding it.
Big ducks under a wild hook from Fridman.
Fridman tries for a takedown but Big circles away easily
and Big counters with a single leg into guard. Fridman didn't expect that.
Fridman trying to control the position.
Big with a flurry of punches that miss.
Big trying to control but Fridman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big throws a strike but Fridman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Big looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fridman passes into half guard.
Big wants to improve his position but Fridman is controlling well.
Fridman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Big keeps working.
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.
Big is trying to control but can't.
Big tries to get to full guard but Fridman has control of the leg.
Big with the active half guard here but Fridman passes nicely into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fridman tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Fridman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fridman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Big counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fridman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Big is controlling him.
Big trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Big throwing strikes but missing.
Fridman wants to stand up but Big is controlling him.
Big throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Big throws a big right hand that misses.
Big throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big is looking to work some ground and pound but Fridman has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fridman lands a jab-cross combination.
Fridman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fridman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fridman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fridman throws a low kick, looking for Big's leg but Big calmly moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Fridman as he connects with a hook.
Big swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fridman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fridman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Fridman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fridman cracks Big with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fridman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fridman misses with a combination
and Fridman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alex Fridman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fridman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Big counters with a two punch combo.
Fridman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fridman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fridman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fridman thuds a left hand into Big's body.
Big checks a leg kick.
Big misses with a body punch
and Fridman counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fridman. Fridman obviously looking to wear him down.
Big is looking to wear down Fridman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Big takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fridman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Big counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fridman lands a nice hook to Big's body. Big takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fridman, as that shot connected.
Big takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Big walks into a jab.
Fridman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Big doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Fridman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fridman lands with an uppercut that bounces Big off the cage and back into rage.
Fridman tests Big's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fridman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Big.
Fridman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Big shoots in looking for a takedown. Fridman tries to sprawl out of it but Big keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fridman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fridman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alex Fridman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Big on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fridman thows a body kick. Big tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fridman works the jab nicely.
Fridman lands a big head kick that sends Big tumbling to the mat! Fridman takes a step backwards and waves Big back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Big is rocked!
It looks like Peter Big has been cut.
Fridman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Big's waist but Big gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fridman off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Fridman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Big's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Fridman.
Big on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fridman lands a nice shot that snaps Big's head back.
Fridman dances in with a quick combination. Big is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Fridman snaps Big's head back. Big stumbles backwards against the cage. Fridman steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Big'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. Big just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Fridman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Nunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon comes to the cage accompanied by im not afraid. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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300 lbs
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300 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Nunn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mallon misses with a body shot.
Nunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nunn lands with a cross.
It looks like John Mallon has been cut.
Mallon throws a series of punches but Nunn avoids them all with ease.
Mallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nunn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Michael Nunn has been cut.
Mallon throws a hook but Nunn blocks it.
Mallon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunn moves away from the strike by Mallon.
Mallon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mallon sprawling to the canvas! Mallon rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nunn finish him?!
Nunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mallon.
Nunn misses with an uppercut.
Nunn lands a big right hand that sends Mallon crashing to the mat! Nunn stays standing though and waves Mallon back to his feet!
Mallon is rocked!
John Mallon's cut is getting worse.
Nunn feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Mallon crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Nunn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papa Foo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maksimilian Tchepikov's chin.
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298 lbs
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300 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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Foo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchepikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foo dives in and grabs Tchepikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tchepikov pushes down on Foo's head and hops out.
Foo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tchepikov circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tchepikov.
It looks like Papa Foo has been cut.
Tchepikov looks to land a combination but Foo avoids it well.
A left and a right from Tchepikov both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchepikov cracks Foo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Foo falls to his knees and Tchepikov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maksimilian Tchepikov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Main Attraction. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music. Marcus Monstra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monstra blocks a head kick by James.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monstra connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James throws the left hand but Monstra avoids the punch easily.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monstra.
Marcus Monstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monstra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid body kick from James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
James slips a jab from Monstra.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Monstra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monstra thows a body shot but no joy.
James swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James misses with a kick to the body.
James throws a leg kick but Monstra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monstra throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monstra throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monstra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Monstra blocks the leg kick.
Monstra scores with a nice strike.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from James.
Monstra catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Monstra.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monstra moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from James misses.
James misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
A jab from Monstra finds it's way through James's defenses.
James throws a looping overhand right but Monstra ducks down to avoid it.
Monstra lands with a good body shot.
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!
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monstra throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a big head kick but Monstra shrugs it off.
Monstra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James throws a shot from downtown. Monstra moves away and avoids it.
Monstra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monstra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monstra thows a body shot but no joy.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James throws a low kick but Monstra avoids it.
Monstra's corner calls for a 1-2. Monstra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monstra swinging wildly here.
Monstra throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monstra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Monstra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Monstra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from James.
Monstra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Monstra misses the target.
James slips a straight right by Monstra.
Monstra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monstra lands a lovely overhand right.
Monstra misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
James slips under a jab.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monstra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Monstra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monstra misses with a straight right.
A big right from Monstra misses.
No joy there for Monstra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James lands with a straight right. Monstra didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 head kick misses from James.
James misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Monstra.
Monstra misses with a looping right.
Monstra misses with the combination.
Monstra misses with a body shot.
Monstra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James lands a big head kick that sends Monstra tumbling to the mat! James takes a step backwards and waves Monstra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Monstra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monstra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Monstra looks gassed!
James pushes Monstra up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James tries a knee to the head but Monstra blocks it.
James lands a left hand.
Monstra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James misses with some punches.
Monstra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lebron James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra'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.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monstra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James misses with a head kick.
Lebron James is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Monstra misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monstra!
It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
Monstra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Monstra misses its intended target.
Monstra scores with a jab to the body.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Monstra off the cage and back into rage.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Monstra is just out of range.
James throws the left hand but Monstra avoids the punch easily.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monstra swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James tries to move into range but Monstra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monstra avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
James needs to keep his hands up - Monstra had a free shot at his head there.
Monstra loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monstra thuds a left hand into James's body.
Nice straight punches there by Monstra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monstra.
James slips under a jab.
Monstra throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James throws a looping overhand right but Monstra ducks down to avoid it.
James misses with a combination
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monstra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monstra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Monstra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
A shot to the body from Monstra misses
and James counters with a solid body kick.
Monstra blocks a head kick by James.
James walks into a left hand.
A good leg kick by James.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Monstra cracks James with an open hand slap.
James loads up on a big right hand but Monstra slips the punch.
James scores with a kick to the body.
Monstra lands with a good body shot.
Monstra staying out of range there.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monstra lands with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Monstra.
Lebron James's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monstra jabs at James's body.
Nice cross by Monstra.
Monstra with a jab.
Monstra lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monstra scores with a jab to the body.
Monstra lands a head shot.
Monstra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monstra scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monstra lands a jab to the head.
Monstra works James's body with a nice hook.
Monstra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monstra's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Monstra duly obliges.
Monstra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
Monstra lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monstra.
Decent striking displayed by Monstra there.
Lebron James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good standup being displayed there by Monstra as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Monstra.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monstra, as that shot connected.
Monstra lands with an overhand left.
Monstra connects with a single shot there.
Monstra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monstra scores with a jab to the head.
Monstra thuds a left hand into James's body.
Monstra connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monstra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monstra cracks James with an open hand slap.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Monstra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Monstra scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monstra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monstra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monstra is able to avoid easily.
Monstra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monstra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Monstra moves out of range easily.
Monstra throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monstra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monstra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
Monstra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monstra lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monstra digs a good hook to James's body.
Monstra stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
Jeez, Lebron James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Monstra throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lebron James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Monstra!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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300 lbs
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265 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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tau Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul looks to score with a jab to the body but Fang is just out of range.
Waul tries to clinch up but Fang circles away and keeps his distance.
Waul swinging wildly here.
Fang moves out of range of the strikes.
Fang looks to score with a jab to the body but Waul is just out of range.
Fang misses with a body shot.
Fang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waul throws a shot to the body.
Waul throws a hook but Fang avoids it easily.
Fang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fang is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waul.
Waul misses with a hook. Fang ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Waul does no damage.
Fang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waul has time to react.
The crowd cheers as Waul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fang doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Tau Fang has been cut.
Waul drops his shoulder and cracks Fang with a huge uppercut! Fang goes down! Can Waul finish him?
Fang is rocked!
Waul drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Waul jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Fang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waul 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fang seems to have got his legs back now.
Fang keeping full guard, as Waul tries to pass.
Waul won't allow Fang to get back to his feet.
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.
Waul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waul has gone for a leg lock! Fang slips out almost immediately though and dives into Waul's guard.
Fang is sitting in close to Waul's body. Waul has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fang is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fang is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Waul.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Waul!
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