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MKFC Heavyweights Clash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Volchenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin's entrance music is Be Warned. A fine choice. Vladmir Volchenkov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Volchenkov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volchenkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Volchenkov throws a body kick that misses.
Karelin shoots in for a double leg but Volchenkov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karelin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Volchenkov avoids it really well and circles away.
Volchenkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Volchenkov is looking to land body kicks.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Volchenkov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volchenkov.
Karelin shoots in and drives through. Volchenkov sprawls well.
Karelin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volchenkov.
Karelin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Volchenkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Alexander Karelin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volchenkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volchenkov shoots in for a double leg but Karelin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Volchenkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Karelin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Volchenkov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Volchenkov trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Volchenkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Volchenkov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Volchenkov wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Volchenkov blocks the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin is trying to improve his position.
Karelin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Volchenkov off and has taken his back!
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Volchenkov is in bad spot here.
Karelin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Karelin lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Karelin wants to control but Volchenkov is keeping busy.
Karelin gets his hands free as Volchenkov looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Volchenkov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Volchenkov avoids the strikes from Karelin.
Volchenkov tries to escape the position.
Karelin misses with punches from the back.
Karelin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Volchenkov is really stuck here.
Karelin 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.
Volchenkov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Karelin avoids the attempt from Volchenkov to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Karelin unloading with bombs!
Karelin is landing with some decent strikes but Volchenkov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volchenkov taking shots to the head.
Volchenkov taking shots to the head.
Volchenkov is trying to escape the mount.
Karelin with a couple of short strikes.
Volchenkov is working to get back to half guard.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the head.
Volchenkov tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin working Volchenkov over with strikes here.
Volchenkov is bucking up trying to escape but Karelin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Volchenkov wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Volchenkov is trying to escape the mount.
Karelin breaks from Volchenkov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Karelin avoids the attempt from Volchenkov to control.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladmir Volchenkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karelin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karelin tries for a takedown but Volchenkov circles away easily
and Volchenkov counters with a three punch combo that has Karelin backing up. Karelin nods at Volchenkov to acknowledge the strikes.
Karelin misses with a body kick.
Alexander Karelin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karelin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexander Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volchenkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Volchenkov throws a body kick that misses.
Volchenkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volchenkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karelin.
Volchenkov looks to land a body kick but Karelin moved away.
Volchenkov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karelin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Volchenkov's best efforts.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. Volchenkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin wants to sweep but Volchenkov has passed to side control!
Volchenkov wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volchenkov scoring with punches from side control.
Karelin taking a bit of punishment here - Volchenkov scoring with strikes.
Volchenkov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Volchenkov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Karelin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Karelin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Volchenkov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karelin some visible discomfort.
Volchenkov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Karelin wants to control but Volchenkov postures up.
Volchenkov cracks Karelin with a big right hand but Karelin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karelin is pressing down on Volchenkov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Volchenkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Volchenkov wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Volchenkov passes Karelin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Karelin is staying active underneath Volchenkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karelin is trying to maintain the position but Volchenkov is very close to passing his half guard.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. Volchenkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Volchenkov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Volchenkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karelin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Volchenkov wants to pass the guard but Karelin is defending well.
Karelin tries to get to full guard but Volchenkov has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Volchenkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volchenkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volchenkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Karelin has his takedown stuffed
and Volchenkov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volchenkov is one step ahead there.
Volchenkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Volchenkov lands a couple of digs.
Volchenkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volchenkov is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Karelin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volchenkov.
Karelin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Karelin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Volchenkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladmir Volchenkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karelin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Karelin fails to land the takedown.
Karelin tries for a takedown but Volchenkov circles away easily
and Volchenkov counters with a two punch combo.
Volchenkov throws a right and a left that Karelin avoids nicely.
Volchenkov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Volchenkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volchenkov throws a head kick but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Volchenkov.
A cross from Volchenkov lands.
Karelin shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin checks a low kick from Volchenkov.
Volchenkov swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin has his takedown stuffed
and Volchenkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Volchenkov lands a nice shot that snaps Karelin's head back.
Karelin tries for a takedown but Volchenkov circles away easily
and Volchenkov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volchenkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karelin's head.
Volchenkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Karelin has a closed guard, preventing Volchenkov from standing up.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Volchenkov controlling him for the moment.
Karelin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karelin tries to get out of the position.
Volchenkov wants to get up but he can't break Karelin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Volchenkov wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Karelin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Volchenkov misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Volchenkov looks for the body kick but Karelin saw that one coming.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt
and Volchenkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Volchenkov both land. Nice combination.
Volchenkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karelin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volchenkov.
Karelin scores with a hook.
Karelin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Volchenkov!
Volchenkov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Karelin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Volchenkov to regain full guard.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Volchenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin postures up.
Volchenkov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov trying to control the position.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Volchenkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Volchenkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karelin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Volchenkov counters with a series of strikes. Karelin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karelin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karelin showed some decent athleticism there.
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Volchenkov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Volchenkov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Karelin is keen to just control but Volchenkov is a slippery customer.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Volchenkov defending well though.
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volchenkov keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Volchenkov.
Vladmir Volchenkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volchenkov misses with a body kick.
Karelin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Volchenkov is not content to let Karelin control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladmir Volchenkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volchenkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladmir Volchenkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Russki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Russki's choice of entrance music: FOR MOTHER RUSSIA. 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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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Russki!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack shoots in but Russki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Russki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mack changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Russki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Russki is not content to let Mack control the position.
Russki striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Russki wants to control but Mack postures up.
Mack tries to move into full mount but can't pass Russki's legs.
Russki sneaks back into half guard.
Russki is refusing to be controlled, as Mack sits in half guard.
Russki gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is fighting to break Russki's control of his arms but Russki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Russki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Russki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mack is one step ahead there.
Russki has his hands on Mack's head, controlling the position.
Russki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russki pulls Mack in close to his closed guard and prevents Mack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Russki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russki controlling the position.
Russki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mack defends it easily.
Mack being controlled here momentarily.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nikolai Russki just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mack tries to score with a low kick but Russki moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mack has a takedown stuffed.
A jab-cross combination lands for Russki and sends Mack crashing to the mat! Russki follows him down to the mat - Mack regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Mack is rocked!
It looks like Sam Mack has been cut.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Russki thows a huge punch but Mack dodges it nicely.
Russki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Mack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mack seems to have got his legs back now.
Ground and pound from Russki.
Russki is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russki is nestled in close to Mack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Russki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Russki tries to control but Mack wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Russki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Mack'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.
Russki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice combo by Russki! Oh, that's hurt him - Mack falls to the canvas and Russki follows him into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mack to see if he's OK.
Russki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Russki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Russki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mack seems a little lost for a moment, as Russki dominates the positioning.
Russki looks up at the clock and then as Mack takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Russki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Russki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russki advances nicely into full mount.
Russki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Russki looking to secure an arm triangle but Mack defends it well.
The referee warns Mack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russki lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russki working the ground and pound effectively.
Russki landing strikes from the mount.
Russki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russki looking to secure an arm triangle but Mack defends it well.
Russki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Russki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mack can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Russki.
Russki looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russki lands a big shot there that rocks Mack but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Russki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mack can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Russki breaks from Mack's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Russki controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russki looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russki looking to finish Mack with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mack!
Russki lands a nice shot to the head.
Russki with a couple of short strikes.
Russki trying to control but Mack is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russki punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russki is landing with some decent strikes but Mack is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Russki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Russki trying to control but Mack is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Despite being in the dominant position, Nikolai Russki just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Russki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Mack's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Russki scores a takedown into full mount!
Russki unloading with bombs!
Russki wants to control the pace but Mack is squirming around nicely.
Russki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Russki tries to control but Mack wriggling away.
Russki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Russki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nikolai Russki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mack taking shots to the head.
Russki raining down shots from the mount!
Russki postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Mack out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Russki goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolai Russki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vovochka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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227 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vovochka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovochka manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Vovochka on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Vovochka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Vovochka tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Vovochka looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Vovochka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vovochka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez stuns Vovochka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Vovochka moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vovochka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vovochka to the mat. Vovochka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is fighting to break Vovochka's control of his arms but Vovochka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vovochka is breathing heavily.
Sanchez trying to control but Vovochka is working from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vovochka is looking to sweep but instead, Sanchez has passed into half guard.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Vovochka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Vovochka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is taking a breather. Vovochka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Vovochka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vovochka is looking to improve his position.
Vovochka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez controlling the pace.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Vovochka defending well.
Vovochka is doing well to control the position and prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots but Vovochka is blocking nicely.
Vovochka is trying to control but can't.
Vovochka taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Vovochka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Vovochka's head.
Vovochka moves into full guard.
Vovochka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Vovochka is retaining full guard.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses.
Vovochka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Vovochka has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovochka.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovochka doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez swings for the body but Vovochka moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovochka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vovochka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Vovochka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Vovochka is out of range.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Vovochka to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Vovochka keeps it at a distance.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sanchez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Vovochka throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Vovochka moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovochka moves away.
A shot to the body from Vovochka misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez takes a swing at Vovochka's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovochka throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Vovochka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez rushes Vovochka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez wants the takedown. Vovochka is fighting it off but Sanchez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vovochka's guard against the cage.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Vovochka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vovochka trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Vovochka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vovochka throws a big right hand that misses.
Vovochka postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Vovochka throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vovochka managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovochka throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Vovochka misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vovochka lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into rage.
Vovochka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovochka.
Vovochka scores with a decent looking hook.
Vladimir Vovochka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Vovochka moves out of range.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovochka.
Vovochka scores with a jab to the body.
Vovochka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Vovochka misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Vovochka throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovochka closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez rushes Vovochka and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vovochka stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Vovochka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vovochkas head.
Sanchez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vovochka is trying to keep an underhook but Sanchez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
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!
Vovochka is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Vovochka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vovochka keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovochka is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Sanchez 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!
Vovochka throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vovochka tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vovochka avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Vovochka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vovochka misses with a body shot
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a body punch but Vovochka moves out of range.
Vovochka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to de liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vovochka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovochka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Vovochka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vovochka rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Vovochka.
Vovochka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Vladimir Vovochka has been cut.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez takes a swing at Vovochka's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vovochka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovochka looking for a sweep. Not yet Vovochka, not yet.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vovochka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vovochka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vovochka is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez is working Vovochka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vovochka keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Pedro Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vovochka keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Vovochka looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sanchez has picked Vovochka up and slammed him! Vovochka can't keep hold of the triangle and Sanchez manages to pass to side control!
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Vovochka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez just content to control the position.
Sanchez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanchez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vovochka is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pedro Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez wants to control but Vovochka is keeping him busy.
Vladimir Vovochka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vovochka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LePeck Monsonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gentle Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lollipop - Lil' Wayne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gentle Giant told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, LePeck Monsonde!
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, Gentle Giant!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Giant or perhaps it was just good defense by Monsonde which made him look bad.
Monsonde swinging wildly here.
Giant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monsonde scores with a jab to the body.
Giant looks gassed!
Monsonde jabs Giant right on the nose. Giant blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Gentle Giant has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monsonde throws a right and a left that Giant avoids nicely.
Monsonde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Monsonde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monsonde lands with a straight right. Giant didn't see that one coming.
Monsonde cracks Giant with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Monsonde has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Giant to stand back up!
Giant is rocked!
Monsonde throws a pinpoint strike between Giant's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Giant crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Monsonde scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LePeck Monsonde!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Shalbek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard STAM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). STAM has chosen Tony Iommi - Grace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Leonard STAM has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Shalbek's chin.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shalbek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonard STAM!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
STAM fails with the takedown.
STAM dives in and grabs Shalbek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shalbek pushes down on STAM's head and hops out.
STAM shoots in but no luck this time.
Vladimir Shalbek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard STAM.
Shalbek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before STAM has time to react.
STAM tries to move into range but Shalbek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
STAM shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shalbek wants to control but STAM is keeping busy.
Shalbek wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
STAM is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shalbek is just riding it out for now. STAM eventually gives up the hold.
STAM is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shalbek is just riding it out for now. STAM eventually gives up the hold.
STAM prevents Shalbek from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
STAM is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shalbek loads up on a big right hand but STAM slips the punch.
STAM closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - STAM lands in his opponent's guard.
Shalbek looking for a sweep. Not yet Shalbek, not yet.
STAM missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shalbek pulls STAM in close to his closed guard and prevents STAM from doing any damage or advancing position.
STAM missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STAM drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shalbek dives on top into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shalbek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
STAM is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shalbek is aware though and is defending well.
STAM working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shalbek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shalbek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shalbek works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shalbek seems to be looking for submissions.
Shalbek tries to pass the half guard into mount. STAM knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
STAM slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shalbek is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but STAM has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Shalbek is looking to defend but STAM has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Shalbek! STAM pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Shalbek taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leonard STAM!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russian National Anthem. Zhitnik has chosen Metallica - Leper Messiah as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zhitnik!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhitnik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karelin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zhitnik somewhat.
Karelin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karelin cracks Zhitnik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Karelin.
Zhitnik decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zhitnik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zhitnik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karelin defending well though.
Karelin is refusing to be controlled, as Zhitnik sits in half guard.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhitnik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhitnik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karelin's head.
Zhitnik wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Karelin manages to get to full guard.
Zhitnik trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhitnik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karelin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karelin digs a good hook to Zhitnik's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zhitnik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Zhitnik.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karelin, as that shot connected.
Karelin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhitnik looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin lands a lovely overhand right.
Karelin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karelin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zhitnik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhitnik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Zhitnik shoots in looking for a takedown. Karelin tries to sprawl out of it but Zhitnik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karelin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alex Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Zhitnik.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karelin.
Nice body punch from Karelin.
Karelin lands with a cross.
Zhitnik moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhitnik manages to avoid it.
Zhitnik misses with an uppercut.
Karelin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhitnik manages to avoid it.
Karelin thuds a left hand into Zhitnik's body.
Karelin punishes Zhitnik's body with a nice straight punch.
Alex Karelin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhitnik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karelin to score with a decent uppercut.
Karelin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karelin throws a hook but Zhitnik blocks it.
Karelin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karelin lands a nice hook to Zhitnik's body. Zhitnik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karelin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin lands a jab to Zhitnik's midsection.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhitnik was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin misses with a jab to the body
and Zhitnik counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karelin is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik throwing shots but Karelin is blocking nicely.
Karelin trying to control here.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. Zhitnik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhitnik throws a strike but Karelin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zhitnik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhitnik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zhitnik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karelin defends it nicely.
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhitnik looks for a takedown but Karelin sprawls well.
Zhitnik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhitnik manages to avoid it.
Zhitnik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhitnik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karelin lands a nice shot that snaps Zhitnik's head back.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Zhitnik.
Karelin with a jab.
Zhitnik shoots in for a double leg but Karelin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alex Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Zhitnik.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhitnik is just out of range.
Zhitnik is breathing heavily.
Zhitnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhitnik walks into a stiff left hand from Karelin.
Nice cross by Karelin.
No luck for Zhitnik with that takedown attempt.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Zhitnik ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin thows a body shot but no joy.
Karelin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karelin lands a right hook to the body.
Karelin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karelin lands a glancing blow to the side of Zhitnik's head.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhitnik moves away.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body. Zhitnik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karelin lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Zhitnik is out of range.
Karelin connects with a nice looking jab.
Karelin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Zhitnik saw that one coming.
Zhitnik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zhitnik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhitnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karelin throws out the jab.
Zhitnik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zhitnik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karelin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zhitnik somewhat.
Karelin digs a good body shot into Zhitnik's ribs.
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin thows a body shot but no joy.
Karelin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karelin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhitnik walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karelin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhitnik.
Karelin cracks Zhitnik with a good jab.
Zhitnik drops his hands momentarily and Karelin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karelin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhitnik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karelin throws a shot to the body.
Karelin lands with a hook. Zhitnik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin with a nice cross.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhitnik manages to avoid it.
Karelin connects with the punch.
Karelin cracks Zhitnik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throws a good cross that connects.
Zhitnik takes the fight into the clinch.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin prevents the takedown attempt.
Zhitnik has Karelin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karelin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karelin breaks from the clinch.
Zhitnik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhitnik walks into a stiff left hand from Karelin.
Zhitnik throws a hook but Karelin avoids it easily.
Zhitnik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhitnik is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhitnik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karelin circles away.
Zhitnik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karelin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that second round.
That's time! Karelin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zhitnik walks into a straight right hand from Karelin.
Karelin lands a nice shot that snaps Zhitnik's head back.
Zhitnik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karelin scores with a body shot.
Karelin connects with a nice looking jab.
Karelin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zhitnik is rocked!
Karelin flashes Zhitnik a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Zhitnik's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Zhitnik crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Karelin punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Karelin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Novikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Novikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Banks!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks misses with a double jab.
Banks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Novikov's guard.
Banks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banks prevents Novikov from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks postures up in Novikov's guard and throws a big left but Novikov blocks it.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Novikov blocks nicely.
Novikov wants to stand but Banks is controlling the position.
Banks working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov wants to stand and escape but Banks is having none of it.
Novikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banks won't allow Novikov to get back to his feet.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Novikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banks wants to control from the top but Novikov keeps moving.
Banks scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Novikov is keeping the position.
Banks throwing strikes but missing.
Banks prevents Novikov from getting back to his feet.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Novikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to sit in guard and control but Novikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Novikov tries to stand but Banks is controlling from the bottom.
Banks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Novikov as he jumps to the side.
Banks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Banks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Novikov defends it nicely.
Dmitry Novikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Banks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banks is defended easily by Novikov.
Banks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banks looks gassed!
Novikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Novikov throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Novikov.
Novikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Novikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Novikov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Banks misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Novikov.
Novikov lands a big head kick that sends Banks tumbling to the mat! Novikov takes a step backwards and waves Banks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Eric Banks has been cut.
Novikov throws a quick head kick that knocks Banks silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Novikov is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dmitry Novikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yago Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez has chosen Justified by AMEN as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emmanuel Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yago Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptiste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutierrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Baptiste.
Baptiste looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baptiste throws a big right hand that misses.
Gutierrez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baptiste can't escape the position.
The referee warns Baptiste that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baptiste keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baptiste sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Baptiste trying to control here.
Baptiste is refusing to be controlled, as Gutierrez sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baptiste wants to improve his position but Gutierrez is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez trying to control the pace.
Baptiste trying to hold on to Gutierrez's head to control him but Gutierrez postures up.
Gutierrez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gutierrez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baptiste wants to control but Gutierrez is keeping busy.
Baptiste is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gutierrez pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is keen to just control but Baptiste is a slippery customer.
Gutierrez working Baptiste over with strikes.
Gutierrez not doing much here.
Baptiste trying to control from the bottom.
Baptiste is looking for a sweep. Gutierrez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baptiste has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gutierrez escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gutierrez!
Baptiste is trying to get back to half guard.
Gutierrez trying to control the position but Baptiste is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Baptiste is right now.
You can see the frustration on Baptiste's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gutierrez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baptiste keeps working.
Baptiste is looking to reverse the position.
Gutierrez working the ground and pound.
Baptiste is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baptiste is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baptiste is not content to let Gutierrez control the position.
Baptiste is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gutierrez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gutierrez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Baptiste wants to improve his position but Gutierrez is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Gutierrez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baptiste paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutierrez wants to clinch.
Gutierrez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baptiste to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baptiste drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gutierrez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gutierrez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gutierrez!
Gutierrez just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste is looking to regain half guard here but Gutierrez keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Baptiste's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gutierrez wants to control but Baptiste is keeping him busy.
Gutierrez controlling from side mount.
Baptiste tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gutierrez working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baptiste tries to buck Gutierrez off but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baptiste swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez is looking to clinch.
Gutierrez doesn't manage to clinch there - Baptiste circles away.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up but Baptiste circles away and keeps his distance.
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches.
Gutierrez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baptiste.
Gutierrez is working Baptiste over against the cage.
Gutierrez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baptiste backwards.
Gutierrez cracks Baptiste with a nice body shot.
Gutierrez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gutierrez lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is pressed up against the cage. Baptiste has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gutierrez down to the mat. Gutierrez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice cross by Baptiste.
Gutierrez avoids the body shot from Baptiste.
Gutierrez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baptiste looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Baptiste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baptiste.
Gutierrez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gutierrez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gutierrez lands a nice uppercut.
Gutierrez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baptiste backwards.
Baptiste is trying to drag Gutierrez to the mat but Gutierrez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gutierrez pushes Baptiste back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baptiste tries to pull guard but Gutierrez won't allow it.
Baptiste tries for a takedown but Gutierrez manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste wants to get back to striking at distance but Gutierrez won't allow it.
Baptiste is trying to drag Gutierrez to the mat but Gutierrez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baptiste wants a takedown but no success here.
Gutierrez scores with a shot to the side of Baptiste's head.
Gutierrez lands a hook that snaps the head of Baptiste backwards.
Baptiste goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gutierrez prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gutierrez.
Baptiste throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutierrez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutierrez gets through Baptiste's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baptiste gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Gutierrez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baptiste tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutierrez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutierrez moves away from the strike by Baptiste.
Baptiste circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baptiste counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gutierrez won't be happy with that.
Baptiste wants to control for a moment but Gutierrez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Baptiste trying to control from half guard but Gutierrez is working away.
Gutierrez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baptiste's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baptiste's back!
Baptiste wants to escape the position.
Gutierrez avoiding Baptiste 's attempts to control his hands.
Gutierrez doesn't have the hooks in and Baptiste manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Gutierrez looking to control.
Baptiste looking to sit in guard and control but Gutierrez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baptiste is looking to sweep but instead, Gutierrez has passed into half guard.
Gutierrez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baptiste does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baptiste tries to roll over but Gutierrez keeps him under control.
Baptiste is working hard here to advance position.
Gutierrez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baptiste is refusing to be controlled, as Gutierrez sits in half guard.
Gutierrez drops an elbow to the side of Baptiste's head.
Baptiste keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gutierrez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Gutierrez seems content to control.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position.
Baptiste pushes Gutierrez off but Gutierrez dives into side control.
Yago Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste is trying to improve his position.
Gutierrez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Baptiste manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gutierrez's best efforts.
Gutierrez controlling the pace.
Gutierrez prevents Baptiste from improving his position.
Gutierrez controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baptiste trying to control here.
Emmanuel Baptiste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baptiste looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gutierrez prevents Baptiste from improving his position.
Emmanuel Baptiste overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gutierrez in particular looking to stall.
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 Emmanuel Baptiste.
I think Gutierrez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yago Gutierrez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott McDanial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDanial is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Goldberg Theme. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kal Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott McDanial!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from McDanial misses its intended target.
Lewis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McDanial sprawls well. McDanial wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet.
Kal Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDanial lands a big uppercut and Lewis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lewis looks OK. McDanial waves Lewis back to his feet!
It looks like Kal Lewis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDanial just misses with a punch to the body.
McDanial cracks Lewis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McDanial has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lewis to stand back up!
Lewis is rocked!
McDanial connects with a superb combination that knocks Lewis out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles McDanial before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Lewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scott McDanial!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gail is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Epic - Faith No More. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gynther Gail enters the cage!
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272 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexey Rykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gail is just out of range.
Gail is looking to clinch but Rykov is avoiding it.
Rykov throws an overhand right that lands on Gail's shoulder, as Gail tries to avoid the shot.
Gail drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rykov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gail to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gail looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rykov holds on and takes a little breather.
Gail is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gail throws and elbow that misses. Rykov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gail's guard. Nice move by Rykov!
Gail trying to keep a closed guard but Rykov is proving a slippery customer.
Rykov pushes down on Gail's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gail is not content to let Rykov control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rykov trying to mount his opponent but Gail defends it.
Gail is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rykov jumps into side control!
Rykov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gail on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Gail's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rykov controlling the position from side mount.
Rykov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gail keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail tries to bench press Rykov off him but Rykov keeps the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gail showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rykov.
Rykov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gail.
Alexey Rykov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rykov.
Gail fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Rykov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rykov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gail is just out of range.
Gail wants to clinch up but Rykov keeps it at a distance.
Rykov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gail.
Gail closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rykov circles away.
Gail fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rykov avoids it really well and circles away.
Alexey Rykov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Rykov drops Gail with a beautiful combination! Gail stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rykov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut.
Gail loses concentration momentarily and Rykov pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Gail crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Rykov finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexey Rykov!
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