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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Pulmber (ranked 6654 p4p, 390 weight class) and Moses Makwame (ranked 7235 p4p, 401 weight class). Makwame comes into a darkened arena with his song building. House of Pain - Jump Around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Magnus Pulmber has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Pulmber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moses Makwame!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makwame misses with a head kick.
Makwame looks to land a body kick but Pulmber moved away.
Makwame shoots in for a takedown but Pulmber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulmber.
Makwame tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulmber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Makwame sprawls and moves away.
Makwame clinches.
Makwame working hard to break the clinch.
Pulmber blocks an elbow strike from Makwame.
Pulmber is trying to force a seperation but Makwame has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Pulmber.
Pulmber digs a right hand underneath Makwame's ribcage. Makwame let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pulmber fails to pull guard.
Makwame throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulmber taking a breather.
Makwame struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulmber controls his hands.
Makwame misses with the head strike.
Makwame is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pulmber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makwame pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulmber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Pulmber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulmber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Makwame fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moses Makwame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulmber tries to land a front kick but Makwame steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And Makwame tries to counter it with a takedown but Pulmber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Makwame throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makwame pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulmber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makwame.
Makwame checks the leg kick.
Makwame moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulmber closes the distance and clinches.
Makwame has a couple of punches blocked by Pulmber.
Pulmber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makwame backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Makwame fails to land.
Makwame trying to land knees to the body.
Pulmber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Makwame to keep the fight standing.
Pulmber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulmber pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makwame throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pulmber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makwame has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rabid Reindeer Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pulmber throws his legs up looking for a submission but Makwame uses it to pass to side control.
Makwame working the ground and pound but Pulmber is defending the strikes.
Makwame has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makwame lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pulmber hang on?
Makwame looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Makwame working for a guillotine from mount but Pulmber is in no mood to give up.
Pulmber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makwame working Pulmber over with strikes here.
Pulmber is working to get back to half guard.
Pulmber tries to hold on but Makwame postures up.
Makwame controlling his opponent.
Makwame has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pulmber's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makwame wants to finish this one by submission but Pulmber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Makwame.
Makwame has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pulmber's face.
Makwame looking to finish with strikes here!
Makwame really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pulmber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pulmber tries to hold on but Makwame postures up.
Makwame is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pulmber is in a horrible position here. Makwame smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pulmber wants to hold on but Makwame pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Makwame dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Makwame throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makwame clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Makwame's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pulmber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulmber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Makwame misses with some punches.
Makwame tries to pull guard but Pulmber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Makwame lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pulmber jumps guard but Makwame stands there with Pulmber around his waist. Pulmber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Makwame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makwame jumps guard but Pulmber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulmber fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Pulmber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makwame content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Makwame tries to land knees in the clinch but Pulmber avoids the damage to the body.
Makwame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makwame throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makwame misses with a punch to the body.
Pulmber has Makwame pressed against the cage, preventing Makwame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Makwame throws an elbow but misses.
Makwame tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pulmber smiles and moves away.
Makwame misses with a jab to the body
and Pulmber counters with a stiff right hand.
Makwame thumps Pulmber with a low kick.
Pulmber blocks a head kick by Makwame.
Pulmber darts in and clinches Makwame up against the cage.
Makwame can't find room to land a body shot as Pulmber controls the action.
Makwame tries to pull guard but Pulmber holds him up against the cage and eventually Makwame drops back down to his feet.
Makwame tries to pull guard but Pulmber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Makwame is pressed up against the cage. Pulmber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makwame down to the mat. Makwame avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Makwame misses with a kick to the body.
Pulmber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulmber moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makwame just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pulmber's brow.
Makwame has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makwame throws a head punch that misses.
Pulmber managing to block the knees to the body from Makwame.
Makwame keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pulmber's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moses Makwame seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pulmber tries to break free but Makwame pushes him back against the cage.
Makwame keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pulmber's efforts to push away.
Makwame tries to pull guard but Pulmber holds him up against the cage and eventually Makwame drops back down to his feet.
Pulmber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makwame misses with the head strike.
Makwame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Makwame swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulmber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makwame leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makwame dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Makwame looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makwame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makwame swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulmber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makwame misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makwame is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pulmber is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Makwame is trying to break free.
Pulmber is trying to force a seperation but Makwame has the dominant position.
Makwame lands a shot to the body.
Makwame doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulmber blocks an uppercut.
Makwame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pulmber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makwame presses Pulmber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makwame tries to throw a body punch but Pulmber avoids it by throwing Makwame back against the cage.
Makwame prevents the takedown attempt.
Makwame struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulmber controls his hands.
Makwame decides to pull guard.
Pulmber advances to half guard.
Makwame looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pulmber trying to control the action but Makwame is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makwame avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pulmber.
Makwame wants to improve his position but Pulmber is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Makwame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Pulmber scores with a four punch combination!
Makwame tries to land a front kick but Pulmber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makwame misses with the combination.
Makwame scores with a leg kick.
Makwame throws a front kick aimed at Pulmber's knee but Pulmber avoids it well.
Pulmber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pulmber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pulmber manages to pull guard.
Makwame must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Makwame missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makwame drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Makwame jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Makwame throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulmber has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Makwame is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pulmber.
Makwame wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pulmber, who protects the arm well.
Makwame is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pulmber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Makwame thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pulmber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Makwame is looking to take a break and control but Pulmber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulmber tries to improve position but can't.
Makwame lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pulmber prevents Makwame from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulmber trying to control but Makwame flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Pulmber tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Moses Makwame has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makwame lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pulmber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Makwame is landing with some decent strikes but Pulmber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Makwame jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pulmber manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pulmber is trying to control Makwame's posture but Makwame avoids it.
Moses Makwame is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulmber is not content to let Makwame control the position.
Makwame taking a breather here.
Pulmber is trying to control Makwame's posture but Makwame avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makwame taking a breather here.
Magnus Pulmber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makwame trying to control the action but Pulmber is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Moses Makwame.
I've got Makwame winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Makwame!
A very excited looking Moses Makwame made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Grigorovic (ranked 24950 p4p, 531 weight class) and Boris Borov (ranked 5567 p4p, 436 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Grigorovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Borov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borov moves into the clinch successfully.
Borov has hold of one of Grigorovic's legs. Grigorovic is fighting the takedown attempt but Borov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Borov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grigorovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grigorovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borov.
Borov is looking to work some ground and pound but Grigorovic has wrist control.
Grigorovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grigorovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grigorovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at DRAGON MMA - 12 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Borov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grigorovic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Borov has Grigorovic in his guard.
Borov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grigorovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grigorovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grigorovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grigorovic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grigorovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Borov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Borov has escaped and now he's on top!
Grigorovic working for a triangle but Borov defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Borov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grigorovic dives on top into guard.
Borov looking for a guillotine here but Grigorovic defends easily.
Borov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grigorovic wants to control from the top but Borov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borov is trying to keep Grigorovic in close.
Grigorovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borov has his foot on Grigorovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grigorovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Grigorovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grigorovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Borov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Grigorovic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grigorovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Borov is retaining full guard.
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.
Grigorovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grigorovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grigorovic is breathing heavily.
Borov looking for a guillotine here but Grigorovic defends easily.
Borov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borov lands a nice short elbow.
Borov passes to full mount!
Borov working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Borov landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Borov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Borov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grigorovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Borov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grigorovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grigorovic is trying to push Borov away but Borov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Borov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Borov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Borov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borov is putting a hurting on Grigorovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Borov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Grigorovic down.
Grigorovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Borov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Grigorovic down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borov is chipping away with strikes.
Grigorovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grigorovic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boris Borov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borov works to advance to full mount. Grigorovic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Borov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grigorovic is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borov cracks Grigorovic with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Borov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McGillicutty (ranked 24496 p4p, 593 weight class) and Temirlan Ashimov (ranked 4042 p4p, 397 weight class). McGillicutty's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Head Down. Ashimov has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music. John McGillicutty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John McGillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Temirlan Ashimov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGillicutty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Ashimov tries to counter it with a takedown but McGillicutty pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McGillicutty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGillicutty moves forwards but Ashimov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ashimov connects with a looping right hand.
McGillicutty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashimov.
McGillicutty appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGillicutty dips to his left and cracks Ashimov with an uppercut!
Ashimov throws a body shot but no joy.
McGillicutty is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashimov lands a nice hook to McGillicutty's body. McGillicutty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ashimov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashimov throws a hook but McGillicutty blocks it.
McGillicutty is looking to counter punch.
Ashimov scores with a nice head shot.
McGillicutty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ashimov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ashimov misses with an uppercut. McGillicutty saw that one coming.
Ashimov scores with the left hand. McGillicutty knows he should have avoided that one.
Ashimov's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGillicutty under the eye.
Ashimov lands a nice looking body shot.
McGillicutty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGillicutty misses with a left hand
and Ashimov counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashimov drops McGillicutty with a left right combo! Ashimov follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like John McGillicutty has been cut.
Ashimov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McGillicutty!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ashimov lands a heavy elbow.
McGillicutty is trying to stand.
Ashimov lands a nice shot to the head.
McGillicutty squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McGillicutty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGillicutty tries to get out of the position.
Ashimov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McGillicutty's face.
McGillicutty is bucking up trying to escape but Ashimov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGillicutty is rocked!
McGillicutty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashimov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ashimov lands a big shot there that rocks McGillicutty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ashimov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ashimov looking to control and managing it successfully.
McGillicutty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McGillicutty is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McGillicutty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ashimov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ashimov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh McGillicutty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGillicutty really wants to buck Ashimov off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGillicutty seems to have got his legs back now.
Ashimov landing strikes from the mount.
Ashimov is landing with some decent strikes but McGillicutty is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ashimov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGillicutty?
McGillicutty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ashimov on the ground.
Ashimov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked McGillicutty badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ashimov around the waist but Ashimov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ashimov is the winner by TKO! Ashimov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temirlan Ashimov!
A very excited looking Temirlan Ashimov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated John McGillicutty had this to say: 'Sometimes you win. Sometimes you pick a fight with your opponent in the parking garage post-fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jovic Nonbeomogov (ranked 4232 p4p, 390 weight class) and Dixon Camara (ranked 6577 p4p, 502 weight class). Jovic Nonbeomogov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovic Nonbeomogov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dixon Camara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nonbeomogov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Camara sneaks back into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nonbeomogov connects with a nice short shot to Camara's temple.
Nonbeomogov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Camara looking for submissions off his back.
Camara gets full guard.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Nonbeomogov from controlling successfully.
Nonbeomogov throwing strikes but missing.
Nonbeomogov throwing strikes from guard but Camara blocks nicely.
Nonbeomogov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nonbeomogov doesn't defend quickly enough and Camara has managed to lock this one up! Can Nonbeomogov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Camara on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dixon Camara!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomy Di Pietro (ranked 2747 p4p, 385 weight class) and Gregor Narkun (ranked 23367 p4p, 709 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomy Di Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregor Narkun!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Pietro jabs at Narkun's body.
Narkun avoids the head kick by Di Pietro.
Narkun tries to counter by closing the distance.
Di Pietro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Narkun if he has to take too many more of those.
Narkun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Di Pietro.
Narkun looks winded!
Narkun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Di Pietro finds it's way round the side to connect with Narkun's head.
Di Pietro lands a nice looking body kick.
Di Pietro throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Narkun crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomy Di Pietro!
Tomy Di Pietro decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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