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VFCR Round 49.5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Edblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uskomaton Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uskomaton Hulk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Edblad!
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, Uskomaton Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edblad misses with a two punch combination.
Hulk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edblad.
Hulk avoids the body shot from Edblad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hulk is defended easily by Edblad.
Hulk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edblad pinned against the cage. Edblad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edblad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hulk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edblad defends it nicely.
Sebastian Edblad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uskomaton Hulk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edblad slaps away a takedown attempt from Hulk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Edblad takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edblad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hulk moves away.
Edblad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Edblad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Edblad lands a heavy elbow.
Edblad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hulk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Edblad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hulk wants to control but Edblad is having none of it.
Edblad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hulk's face.
Edblad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hulk's face.
A nice elbow there by Edblad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Edblad.
Hulk is rocked!
Edblad landing strikes from the mount.
Hulk is still in real trouble! Can Edblad finish him?
Edblad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edblad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hulk seems to have recovered his senses.
Edblad working Hulk over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edblad postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hulk in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hulk to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Edblad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebedev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Russia, Alex hammers you Hendo! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frankie Evans looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frankie Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lebedev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans has hold of Lebedev's hands but Lebedev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Evans has hold of Lebedev's hands but Lebedev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lebedev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lebedev winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Lebedev there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lebedev lands a nice short elbow.
Evans is trying to stand back up but Lebedev is controlling him
Nice strikes from Lebedev there.
Evans looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lebedev is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lebedev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lebedev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lebedev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Lebedev connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
Lebedev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lebedev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lebedev is trying to control the action in half guard but Evans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evans looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lebedev winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Lebedev there.
Lebedev slips a nice elbow through Evans's hands, connecting with Evans's forehead.
Lebedev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lebedev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lebedev stops Evans from getting back to his feet.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Lebedev working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lebedev lands with a punch from half guard.
Lebedev tries to pass to full mount but Evans defends it.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Lebedev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebedev lands strikes from half guard.
Lebedev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans is not content to let Lebedev control the position.
Lebedev drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Lebedev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lebedev working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev slips a nice elbow through Evans's hands, connecting with Evans's forehead.
Evans on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lebedev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lebedev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans wants to improve his position but Lebedev is controlling well.
Lebedev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lebedev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Evans is trying to stand up here but Lebedev is controlling him well.
Lebedev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans is trying to maintain the position but Lebedev is very close to passing his half guard.
Lebedev lands with a punch from half guard.
Lebedev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Lebedev connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Lebedev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans kicks Lebedev off and gets back to his feet.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lebedev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebedev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lebedev lands in his opponent's guard.
Lebedev connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lebedev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lebedev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Lebedev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Evans to the mat! Evans manages to get full guard.
Lebedev prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Lebedev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lebedev gets to his feet - Evans follows without any prompting.
Lebedev fails with a takedown attempt.
Lebedev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lebedev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lebedev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Evans is looking to improve his position.
Lebedev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lebedev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lebedev.
Lebedev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alex Lebedev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans pushes Lebedev off looking to stand but Lebedev dives back in and keeps control.
Lebedev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev working Evans over with strikes.
Lebedev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans pushes Lebedev off and gets back to his feet.
Lebedev tries to clinch up.
Lebedev shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Lebedev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frankie Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Lebedev.
Lebedev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lebedev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lebedev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lebedev won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Lebedev scoring with some ground and pound.
Lebedev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lebedev cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Lebedev connects with a couple of short punches.
Lebedev is working Evans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lebedev is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lebedev is aware though and is defending well.
Lebedev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lebedev scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lebedev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lebedev prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Lebedev connects with a couple of short punches.
Lebedev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Evans has momentary wrist control but Lebedev slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lebedev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lebedev is working Evans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lebedev is controlling him.
Lebedev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lebedev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lebedev moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Lebedev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lebedev feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, Lebedev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lebedev won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Lebedev. Lebedev gets slowly back to his feet.
Frankie Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Lebedev.
Lebedev shoots in and drives through. Evans sprawls well.
Lebedev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lebedev shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Lebedev ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Lebedev moves into the clinch.
Lebedev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans misses with a takedown
and Lebedev counters with a shoot takedown. Evans fights it but they end up in guard.
Lebedev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lebedev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lebedev lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to stand up but Lebedev isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans can't keep his opponent in guard - Lebedev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Evans is trying to stand back up but Lebedev is controlling him
Lebedev lands with a punch from half guard.
Lebedev working the head and body with strikes.
Evans pushes Lebedev off looking to stand but Lebedev dives back in and keeps control.
Lebedev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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.
Lebedev slips a nice elbow through Evans's hands, connecting with Evans's forehead.
Lebedev prevents Evans from standing back up.
Lebedev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans wants to control but Lebedev is keeping busy.
Lebedev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alex Lebedev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lebedev is controlling the pace.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Lebedev slips a nice elbow through Evans's hands, connecting with Evans's forehead.
Lebedev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Frankie Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Lebedev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lebedev 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Lebedev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Your Colaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Your Colaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, matt bera!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Your Colaps.
Your Colaps chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before bera can pounce on him.
bera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
bera slips under a jab from Your Colaps.
Your Colaps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by bera.
Your Colaps is looking to get back to his feet here but bera is keeping cool and he's managed to take Your Colaps's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bera is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Your Colaps up.
bera lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
bera is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Your Colaps is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). matt bera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Minutsak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulf Minutsak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Minutsak!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minutsak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Squires scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ulf Minutsak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squires feints and as Minutsak raises his hands in defense, Squires changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Squires is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Squires throws a big right hand that misses.
Squires's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Minutsak trying to control the position.
Squires controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Squires advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minutsak tries to roll over but Squires keeps him under control.
Squires is thwarting Minutsak's attempts to control the position.
Squires is looking to advance position but Minutsak won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Squires is nestled in close to Minutsak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Squires seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Squires seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Minutsak for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squires working Minutsak over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Squires not doing much here.
Minutsak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Squires in particular looking to stall.
That's four 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.
Minutsak wants to get back to full guard but Squires has passed into side control.
Squires lands a big elbow.
Squires wants to control the pace but Minutsak is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Brent Squires just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Squires punishes Minutsak's body with a nice straight punch.
Minutsak misses with a series of wild punches.
Minutsak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squires counters with a right hand to the body.
Minutsak looks gassed!
A punch combination from Squires misses.
Minutsak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squires throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Minutsak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Minutsak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Minutsak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Squires.
A left and a right from Squires both land. Nice combination.
Squires catches Minutsak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Squires closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Minutsak is rocked!
Squires is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Squires trying to advance position but Minutsak counters by regaining guard.
Squires stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minutsak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squires controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Squires!
Squires sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Squires is looking for a sweep. Minutsak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Squires is trying to stand up here but Minutsak is controlling him well.
Minutsak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Minutsak thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Squires to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires keeping moving, preventing Minutsak from controlling successfully.
Minutsak works over Squires with some ground and pound from guard.
Minutsak is breathing heavily.
Minutsak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Squires 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minutsak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Squires makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Squires wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Squires dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Squires - just one landing.
Squires punishes Minutsak's body with a nice straight punch.
Squires closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Squires lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Minutsak backs up against the cage.
Squires scores with a punch to the head.
Squires is looking to wear down Minutsak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Squires closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Minutsak did well to prevent Squires getting side control.
Squires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Squires is looking to advance position but Minutsak won't allow it.
Squires is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Squires looks to land a strike but Minutsak avoids it nicely and regains 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.
Minutsak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Squires seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Squires slips nicely into half guard.
Squires content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Squires there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Minutsak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Squires counters with a takedown into side control.
Minutsak regains half guard, as Squires was trying to land strikes.
Minutsak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Squires pulls his head out easily.
Squires controlling the action here.
Minutsak wants to control but Squires is keeping busy.
Minutsak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Squires looks to land a strike but Minutsak avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Squires postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Squires showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Squires has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Squires stopping the sweep attempt from Minutsak.
That's two 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.
Minutsak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squires.
Minutsak keeping full guard, as Squires tries to pass.
Squires wants to control from the top but Minutsak keeps moving.
Minutsak working a defensive guard but Squires passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak is in trouble now - Squires has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Squires.
Squires looking to finish Minutsak with some ground and pound. This is bad for Minutsak!
Minutsak wants to control but Squires is having none of it.
Squires takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Minutsak taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak tries to lock up and control but Squires gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Squires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minutsak can do to turn this around?
Minutsak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Squires with shots to the head and body - Minutsak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Minutsak tries to hold on but Squires postures up.
Squires with good strikes from the mount here!
Squires controlling his opponent.
Minutsak tries to reverse the position but Squires maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Squires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Squires has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Squires!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kilimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilimov comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
265 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kilimov!
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, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilimov takes a swing at Orlow's ribcage but misses.
Kilimov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orlow swivels and escapes.
Kilimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilimov throws a left that rocks Orlow and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kilimov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Orlow regain composure!
It looks like Nikolaj Orlow has been cut.
Orlow wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilimov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orlow keeps working.
Kilimov working the strikes but Orlow uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kilimov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kilimov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow is not content to let Kilimov control the position.
Orlow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilimov.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Orlow scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Kilimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Kilimov does it's job there.
Orlow thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilimov throws the kick towards the body but Orlow avoids it.
Orlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikolaj Orlow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilimov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orlow is fending him off so far but Kilimov persists. Nope, Orlow circles away and we're back to standing.
Orlow looks to land a right hand but Kilimov moved out of range.
Kilimov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilimov misses with a kick to the body.
Kilimov throws a left that rocks Orlow and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kilimov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Orlow regain composure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilimov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orlow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Orlow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Orlow wants to get back to his feet.
Kilimov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kilimov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow dodges the ground and pound from Kilimov.
Kilimov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Orlow is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kilimov swings around for an armbar but Orlow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kilimov's guard.
Orlow gets to his feet - Kilimov follows without any prompting.
Orlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlow.
Kilimov moves in looking to clinch but Orlow pushes him off.
Kilimov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orlow drops Kilimov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kilimov looks back up at him and smiles so Orlow waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kilimov is rocked!
It looks like Igor Kilimov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilimov throws a series of punches but Orlow avoids them all with ease.
Kilimov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kilimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilimov is breathing heavily.
Kilimov slips a straight right by Orlow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilimov doesn't seem bothered though.
Orlow lands a big uppercut and Kilimov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kilimov looks OK. Orlow waves Kilimov back to his feet!
Oh Kilimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlow lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kilimov off his feet! Kilimov tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolaj Orlow!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo gold chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paolo gold chin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyson Tanner's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paolo gold chin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gold chin dives in and grabs Tanner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tanner pushes down on gold chin's head and hops out.
gold chin tries to clinch up but Tanner circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tanner controlling the action here.
gold chin is trying to get back to full guard.
gold chin is looking to control Tanner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can gold chin avoid being mounted?
gold chin is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Tanner has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! gold chin is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Tyson Tanner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Marek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marek 's choice of entrance music: Riot by Three Days Grace. Tommy Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaromir Marek 's chin.
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183 lbs
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176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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KO power |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Marek !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee connects with a jab.
It looks like Jaromir Marek has been cut.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marek tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Marek is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Marek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Marek .
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Marek .
Marek on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Marek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee moves away from the strike by Marek .
Marek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marek avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marek throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Marek looks gassed!
Lee lands a head shot.
Marek misses with a hook.
Tommy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marek fails to land the takedown.
Lee digs a good body shot into Marek 's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee feints and then cracks Marek 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marek down.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee digs a good hook to Marek 's body.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Marek in the body.
Marek is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marek , pushing him back against the cage.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Marek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Marek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marek 's sensitive parts.
Marek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee moves away from the strike by Marek .
Jaromir Marek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Marek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Marek takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Marek throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Marek .
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Marek avoids it.
Marek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Marek misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marek .
Marek throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Marek thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marek .
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marek .
Marek missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marek throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Marek looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Marek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Marek .
Marek loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marek tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marek .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaromir Marek 's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marek .
Marek tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marek misses with a two punch combination.
Marek misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marek swinging wildly here.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marek backs up against the cage.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Marek 's torso.
Lee lands a high kick!
Marek misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marek looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Marek . Marek gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marek can do to turn this around?
Lee forces Marek back against the cage and clinches.
Marek tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Marek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Marek avoids the head kick by Lee.
Marek throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Marek misses with a hook.
Marek throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marek 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marek 's knee momentarily.
Marek takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marek misses.
Marek looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Marek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee has Marek pressed against the cage, preventing Marek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee forces Marek back against the cage and clinches.
Marek working hard to break the clinch.
Marek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marek throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee slips under a jab.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marek misses with a straight left.
Marek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marek is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Marek .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Tommy Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Marek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Marek throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee is looking to wear down Marek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marek connects with a jab.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marek .
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marek 's head.
Marek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Marek strikes.
Lee slips a straight right by Marek .
Marek missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marek throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marek doesn't seem phased though.
Marek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee lands the left hand.
Marek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marek throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee darts in and clinches Marek up against the cage.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Marek thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Marek misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaromir Marek 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Marek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marek throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee catches Marek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee lands a high kick!
Marek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marek 's head.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marek throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marek is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marek fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marek .
Lee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Marek sits in half guard.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee trying to control but Marek postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.
Lee wants to stand back up but Marek manages to pass into side control.
Marek tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lee wants to get back to full guard but Marek has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Marek has a good base and remains in mount.
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marek working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
Marek stands up from mount. Strange move.
Marek shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee defending well as Marek loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marek with a jab.
Marek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee slips a jab from Marek .
Lee scores with a push kick.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marek .
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Jaromir Marek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Marek missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee lands a jab to Marek 's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Niekonieczny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baptiste comes to the cage accompanied by Rodrigo y Gabriela - Orion Cover. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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149 lbs
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158 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janusz Niekonieczny!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptiste changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Niekonieczny tries to avoid it but Baptiste manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Niekonieczny to the ground. Niekonieczny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baptiste shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niekonieczny pinned against the cage. Niekonieczny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baptiste misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Baptiste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niekonieczny displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baptiste.
Niekonieczny scores a takedown into full mount!
Niekonieczny with shots to the head and body - Baptiste looks very uncomfortable down there.
Niekonieczny working Baptiste over with strikes here.
Niekonieczny goes for an armbar but Baptiste turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Baptiste.
Niekonieczny pulls Baptiste in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny trying to control the position.
Niekonieczny strikes from his own guard.
Niekonieczny is trying to keep Baptiste in close.
Baptiste preventing the sweep.
Baptiste postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Niekonieczny is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baptiste, into his guard.
Niekonieczny drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Baptiste manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Niekonieczny has Baptiste in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Niekonieczny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baptiste drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Niekonieczny dives on top into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Niekonieczny trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
Niekonieczny throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste looking for subs off his back but Niekonieczny has passed one foot through into half guard.
Niekonieczny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baptiste with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Niekonieczny trying to control from Baptiste's half guard. Baptiste has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Niekonieczny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Niekonieczny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
Baptiste is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baptiste is breathing heavily.
Niekonieczny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Niekonieczny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Niekonieczny trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Niekonieczny dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baptiste tries for a takedown but Niekonieczny circles away easily
and Niekonieczny counters with a single leg into guard. Baptiste didn't expect that.
Niekonieczny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Niekonieczny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Baptiste taking punishment in the form of punches.
Niekonieczny content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Niekonieczny scoring with punches and elbows.
Niekonieczny lands a nice forearm strike.
Janusz Niekonieczny has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niekonieczny is trying to ground and pound but Baptiste uses the momentary lack of control by Niekonieczny to regain half guard.
Niekonieczny wants to free his trapped foot but Baptiste is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Niekonieczny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baptiste keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Niekonieczny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Niekonieczny is trying to control the action in half guard but Baptiste is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baptiste taking some punishment here, with Niekonieczny in his half guard.
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.
Niekonieczny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Niekonieczny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Niekonieczny is looking to pass Baptiste's guard but actually Baptiste recovers to full guard.
Niekonieczny looking to pass the guard.
Baptiste has an active guard here but Niekonieczny has managed to pass into half guard.
Niekonieczny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baptiste defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baptiste defends it well.
Baptiste wants to improve his position but Niekonieczny is controlling well.
Niekonieczny is controlling the pace.
Baptiste tries to roll over but Niekonieczny keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Niekonieczny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Niekonieczny is trying to control the action in half guard but Baptiste is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Niekonieczny is looking for a kimura but Baptiste is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Niekonieczny to get the leverage.
Baptiste is defending against the submission attempts here by Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny throwing shots but Baptiste is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Niekonieczny 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!
Baptiste doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Niekonieczny counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Niekonieczny there.
Baptiste is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Niekonieczny pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny winds up and cracks Baptiste with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Niekonieczny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baptiste looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Baptiste!
Niekonieczny controlling his opponent.
Niekonieczny is landing with some decent strikes but Baptiste is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baptiste is looking to get to half guard.
Niekonieczny wants to control but instead Baptiste manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste has hold of Niekonieczny's hands but Niekonieczny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baptiste blocking the ground and pound attempt from Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny is trying to control. Baptiste wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Niekonieczny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Niekonieczny drops an elbow to the side of Baptiste's head.
Niekonieczny working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Niekonieczny lands strikes from half guard.
Niekonieczny trying to control the action but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny is looking to pass Baptiste's guard but actually Baptiste recovers to full guard.
Baptiste is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Niekonieczny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Niekonieczny working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Niekonieczny is chipping away with strikes.
Baptiste takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Niekonieczny tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Niekonieczny scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baptiste to see if he's OK.
Niekonieczny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Niekonieczny creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Niekonieczny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee asks Niekonieczny politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Niekonieczny prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jean Baptiste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niekonieczny is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baptiste has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janusz Niekonieczny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niekonieczny 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janusz Niekonieczny!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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19
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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26
135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Drummond!
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, Viktor Savelyevich Onopko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onopko ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
Onopko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Onopko keeps the fight on the outside.
Drummond throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drummond throws a sloppy head kick and Onopko moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drummond slips a jab and a cross from Onopko.
A punch combination from Onopko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onopko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Onopko checks a low kick from Drummond.
Onopko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drummond.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drummond.
Onopko misses with a wild combination.
That's two 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.
Drummond shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drummond throws a hook but Onopko blocks it.
Onopko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drummond.
Danga de danga de dang - Onopko scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Arnold Drummond has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Onopko.
Drummond tries a head kick but it misses.
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drummond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drummond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onopko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drummond. Onopko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Onopko catches Drummond right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Drummond.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drummond wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Drummond's cut.
That's time! Drummond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Onopko throws a body punch but Drummond moves out of range.
Drummond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drummond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Onopko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Onopko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond wants to clinch up but Onopko keeps it at a distance.
Onopko misses with a body shot.
Onopko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onopko misses with a hook. Drummond ducked under it nicely.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onopko. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drummond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Onopko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drummond lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond tries to clinch up.
Onopko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drummond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Onopko.
Drummond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drummond shoots for a takedown but Onopko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Onopko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drummond rather than just go for the knockout.
Onopko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drummond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Onopko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drummond counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drummond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Drummond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Drummond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Onopko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnold Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onopko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drummond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Onopko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond wants to clinch.
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drummond clobbers Onopko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Onopko misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two 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.
Drummond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drummond misses with a shot to the body
and Onopko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drummond tries to score a power double leg takedown but Onopko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drummond somewhat.
Drummond tries to land a body kick
and Onopko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond tries to clinch up.
Onopko misses with a wild combination.
Onopko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drummond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drummond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Onopko's sensitive parts.
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.
Drummond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Onopko is out of range.
Onopko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drummond misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drummond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Onopko 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Savelyevich Onopko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dick Mamabama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamabama comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke Two Joints by Sublime. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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135 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Mamabama!
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, Travis Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamabama misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter thuds his right hand into Mamabama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mamabama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Mamabama counters with a good, hard body kick but Hunter shrugs it off.
Mamabama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Mamabama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt
and Mamabama counters with a body kick that stops Hunter in his tracks momentarily.
Hunter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mamabama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mamabama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mamabama 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 one minute gone in the round.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamabama.
Hunter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mamabama counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter takes one to the side of the head.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mamabama counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamabama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunter.
Hunter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mamabama lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses
enabling Mamabama to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamabama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a jab to the body
and Mamabama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dick Mamabama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mamabama finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mamabama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mamabama looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Mamabama checks it
and Mamabama counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at Mamabama to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Mamabama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and Mamabama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mamabama thows a body kick. Hunter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamabama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and Mamabama counters with a nice leg kick.
Mamabama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mamabama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Mamabama counters with a head kick.
Mamabama misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mamabama sprawls well. Mamabama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Mamabama throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Mamabama stalks Hunter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunter's face. Hunter staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown. Mamabama tries to sprawl out of it but Hunter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mamabama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dick Mamabama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Hunter.
Hunter darts in trying to clinch
and Mamabama counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Mamabama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Mamabama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunter misses with a leg kick
and Mamabama counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.
Hunter fails with the takedown.
Mamabama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mamabama counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and Mamabama counters with a nice body kick.
Hunter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mamabama counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mamabama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mamabama counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Mamabama.
Dick Mamabama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Hunter.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamabama.
Dick Mamabama is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Hunter misses
and Mamabama counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mamabama.
Hunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mamabama swivels and escapes.
Mamabama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mamabama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunter.
Mamabama throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Mamabama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Mamabama misses with a wild combination.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamabama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunter shoots in but Mamabama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunter closes the distance but Mamabama moves to the side
enabling Mamabama to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Mamabama.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Mamabama counters with a head kick.
Mamabama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter thumps Mamabama with a low kick.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mamabama napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mamabama wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hunter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mamabama, who protects the arm well.
Hunter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mamabama is avoiding damage well.
Hunter working away.
Mamabama is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hunter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Mamabama dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hunter misses with a combination
and Mamabama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunter's knee momentarily.
Hunter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mamabama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunter tries to clinch up
and Mamabama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mamabama can't keep his opponent in guard - Hunter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mamabama's thigh. Mamabama counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Mamabama keeps moving.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamabama is keeping the position for now.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mamabama wants to stand and escape but Hunter is having none of it.
Travis Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Mamabama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Mamabama keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Hunter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mamabama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Mamabama counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mamabama circles away.
Mamabama is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamabama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mamabama counters with a straight right hand.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter tries to clinch
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mamabama scores with a body shot.
Hunter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mamabama. Mamabama obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mamabama counters with a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Mamabama.
Hunter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mamabama.
A punch lands to the side of Hunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamabama lands a nice looking body shot.
Mamabama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mamabama leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dick Mamabama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Hunter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Mamabama.
Mamabama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Mamabama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mamabama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Mamabama!
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