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Peterhof Fightfest 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivarr Halvorsen (ranked 4886 p4p, 596 weight class) and Big Murha (ranked 7212 p4p, 722 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivarr Halvorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Murha!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Murha.
Murha lands with a straight right. Halvorsen didn't see that one coming.
Murha lands the left hand.
Halvorsen missing with a left hand there. Murha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murha closes the distance and clinches.
Murha has a couple of punches blocked by Halvorsen.
A body shot lands from Murha.
Murha tries to work over Halvorsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Murha.
Murha can't find room to land a body shot as Halvorsen controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halvorsen.
Halvorsen misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murha is stalling here.
Murha tries a body shot but Halvorsen blocks it.
Murha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halvorsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halvorsen prevents a body shot from Murha.
Murha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha tries to throw a body punch but Halvorsen avoids it by throwing Murha back against the cage.
Murha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halvorsen pushes Murha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halvorsen.
Halvorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halvorsen throws a head punch that misses.
Halvorsen is trying to force a seperation but Murha has the dominant position.
Murha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halvorsen backwards.
Halvorsen being controlled against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Murha.
The crowd are getting on Murha's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Halvorsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Murha.
Murha lands a shot to the body.
Halvorsen prevents a body shot from Murha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halvorsen lands an uppercut.
Murha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 nice right hand lands inside from Murha.
Murha tries to work over Halvorsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halvorsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halvorsen.
Good body shot from Murha.
Murha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murha.
Murha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murha keeps control of Halvorsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha blocks a body shot from Halvorsen.
Murha blocks a body shot from Halvorsen.
Murha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Halvorsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halvorsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halvorsen scores with a shot to the side of Murha's head.
Halvorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halvorsen up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halvorsen.
Murha lands a left hand.
Murha pushes Halvorsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murha effectively controlling the action here.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Murha blocks a body shot from Halvorsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murha swings wildly with an uppercut but Halvorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murha tries a body shot but Halvorsen blocks it.
Halvorsen prevents a body shot from Murha.
A left hand lands to the body for Murha.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halvorsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murha backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Murha.
Murha pushes Halvorsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Halvorsen pushes Murha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murha avoiding damage.
Halvorsen working aggressively here.
Halvorsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Murha dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murha moves away from the strike by Halvorsen.
Murha dodges the punch combination from Halvorsen.
Murha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halvorsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Halvorsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halvorsen throws a looping overhand right but Murha ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Murha.
Murha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halvorsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murha moves into the clinch.
Murha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halvorsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Murha won't allow it.
Halvorsen manages to break the clinch.
Murha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murha is stalling here.
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Halvorsen backwards.
Nice body punch from Murha - that landed with a thud.
Halvorsen blocks an uppercut.
Big Murha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halvorsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halvorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murha moves away.
Murha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halvorsen at a distance.
Halvorsen throws an off balance right hand
letting Murha counter with a right hand.
Big Murha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halvorsen has time to react.
Halvorsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halvorsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halvorsen is rocked!
Halvorsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halvorsen misses with a wild combination.
Oh Halvorsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halvorsen walks into a stiff left hand from Murha.
Murha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halvorsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Murha scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha digs a right hand underneath Halvorsen's ribcage. Halvorsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Halvorsen's head.
A short right from Murha.
A hook to the body from Murha.
Murha lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Halvorsen to his knees! Murha keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Murha!
In defeat, Ivarr Halvorsen stepped up to the mic, saying 'I accept this defeat as I enter the halls of Valhalla!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 6807 p4p, 723 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 3643 p4p, 469 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Duele El Carazon. 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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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drago on the side of the head.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez lands a big right hand that sends Drago crashing to the mat! Sanchez stays standing though and waves Drago back to his feet!
Drago is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a huge takedown. Drago is out but the ref is slow to react and Sanchez lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Drago lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Sanchez!
A relieved looking Jesus Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ma Moru (ranked 3665 p4p, 177 weight class) and Kevin Aboutman (ranked 5413 p4p, 254 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ma Moru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Aboutman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aboutman is looking to clinch.
Aboutman tries to clinch up.
Moru drives through and clinches with Aboutman against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Moru has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Moru manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aboutman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moru gets a clinch.
Aboutman tries to throw a body punch but Moru avoids it by throwing Aboutman back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moru is stalling here.
Moru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aboutman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moru counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moru tries a body shot but Aboutman blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aboutman taking a breather.
Aboutman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aboutman misses with a looping left.
Aboutman misses with a combination
and Moru counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moru.
A frustrated look appears on Aboutman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aboutman is trying to force a seperation but Moru has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Aboutman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aboutman misses with a looping right.
Moru is looking to counter punch.
Moru just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moru.
Aboutman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aboutman tries to clinch but Moru is having none of it.
Aboutman wants to clinch but Moru slips to the side
and Moru counters with a nice uppercut.
Moru has closed the distance and engaged Aboutman in a clinch.
Aboutman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moru breaks from the clinch.
Moru slips a straight right by Aboutman.
It looked like Moru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aboutman clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru tries a body shot but Aboutman blocks it.
Moru lands a shoulder strike.
Aboutman controlling the action here for a moment.
Moru breaks from the clinch.
Aboutman moves out of range of the strikes.
Aboutman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moru throws a hook but Aboutman avoids it easily.
Aboutman moves to clinch but Moru breaks away
and Moru counters with a nice uppercut.
Aboutman misses with a lunging right hand
and Moru counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aboutman lands a jab-cross combination.
Aboutman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aboutman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moru counters with a right hand to the body.
Aboutman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moru moves into range and clinches up with Aboutman.
Aboutman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aboutman swings wildly with an uppercut but Moru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aboutman can't break the clinch.
Moru tries to work over Aboutman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aboutman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ma Moru dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aboutman rushes Moru and presses him up against the cage.
Moru lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aboutman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aboutman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Moru misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aboutman! But no joy.
Moru lands with a cross.
Aboutman is rocked!
Moru walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Aboutman drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Moru swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Aboutman's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ma Moru!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mma (ranked 3098 p4p, 369 weight class) and TJ Guillard (ranked 7367 p4p, 669 weight class). Guillard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: White Lines. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ Guillard!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma digs a good body shot into Guillard's ribs.
Mma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guillard moves out of range as Mma strikes.
Mma lands a lovely overhand right.
Guillard shoots and misses
and Mma counters with a left to the body.
Guillard walks into a jab.
Guillard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mma as he jumps to the side.
Mma lands with a shot to the body.
Mma lands with a good body shot.
Mma pounces like a tiger and cracks Guillard with a vicious hook! Guillard is down but not out! Mma follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeff Mma!
Jeff Mma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, TJ Guillard stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want a rematch next week. I ain't no punk...'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Anderson (ranked 3858 p4p, 357 weight class) and Nicholas Tessier (ranked 5491 p4p, 472 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Killing Moon. Nicholas Tessier will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicholas Tessier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tessier lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Tessier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Tessier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tessier staying out of range there.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tessier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
Tessier scores with a decent looking hook.
Tessier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Anderson checks a low kick from Tessier.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Tessier cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tessier looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Tessier coming out on top.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tessier ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Tessier is out of range.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Tessier's leg but Tessier calmly moves out of range.
Tessier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tessier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tessier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tessier at a distance.
A left and a right from Tessier both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tessier just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Tessier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tessier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tessier!
Tessier cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Tessier moves out of range easily.
Tessier staying out of range there.
Tessier lands the left hand.
Tessier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Tessier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eric Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tessier counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws a hook but Tessier avoids it easily.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Tessier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tessier throws a counter combo.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tessier counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Tessier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Tessier ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Tessier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tessier lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Anderson is rocked!
Tessier connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Tessier throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Tessier slips a straight right by Anderson.
Tessier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
It looked like Anderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tessier.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tessier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Tessier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Tessier counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Tessier dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook but Tessier avoids it easily.
Tessier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tessier's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tessier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tessier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Tessier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tessier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tessier lands a jab.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Tessier cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Tessier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Tessier moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Tessier connects with a body shot.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Tessier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tessier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Tessier dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Tessier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tessier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anderson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tessier lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tessier finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Tessier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tessier with a hook.
Anderson throws a jab when Tessier was well out of range.
Tessier with a nice cross.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tessier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Eric Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tessier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tessier lands with an overhand left.
Tessier looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tessier counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson swings for the body but Tessier moves out of range.
Tessier dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tessier is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tessier scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Tessier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Tessier moves out of range.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tessier.
Anderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A cross from Tessier lands.
Tessier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson misses with a hook. Tessier ducked under it nicely.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Tessier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Tessier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Tessier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Tessier counters with a stiff right hand.
Tessier lands a body shot.
Nicholas Tessier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tessier throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Tessier throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tessier. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson misses with a hook. Tessier ducked under it nicely.
Tessier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tessier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tessier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Tessier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tessier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tessier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Tessier there.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Tessier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tessier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Tessier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Tessier is out of range.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tessier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessier lands the left hand.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tessier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tessier looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tessier scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson scores with a nice body kick.
Tessier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tessier was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Tessier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tessier lands with a cross.
Anderson throws a body punch but Tessier moves out of range.
Anderson takes a swing at Tessier's ribcage but misses.
Tessier unleashes a big counter combination but Anderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Tessier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Tessier throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson misses with the body kick
and Tessier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tessier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tessier scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a double jab
enabling Tessier to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tessier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tessier throws a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Tessier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tessier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tessier thinks about the counter body kick.
Tessier tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Anderson.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Tessier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tessier counter with a right hand.
Tessier scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Tessier cracks Anderson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Anderson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tessier pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Anderson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas Tessier!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rostov (ranked 2390 p4p, 252 weight class) and Josh Cook (ranked 2810 p4p, 283 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Rostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Cook!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cook has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cook moves out of range as Rostov strikes.
Rostov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cook throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been told by Rostov's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cook fakes the leg kick and cracks Rostov in the body.
Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cook slips a straight right by Rostov.
Cook lands a jab to the nose.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rostov! Cook dives in looking to finish! Rostov is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Cook!
An out of breath Josh Cook thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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