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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Raskalnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel comes to the cage accompanied by Space Lord by Monster Magnet. Leopold Raskalnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertram Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leopold Raskalnikov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskalnikov throws a head kick but Russel moves out of range.
Russel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raskalnikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raskalnikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raskalnikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Russel takes a swing at Raskalnikov's ribcage but misses.
Raskalnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raskalnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Russel. That's going to slow Raskalnikov down.
Raskalnikov misses with a leg kick.
Raskalnikov misses with a low kick.
Raskalnikov slips under a jab.
A head kick from Raskalnikov lands but Russel takes it in his stride.
Raskalnikov shoots in for a double leg but Russel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Russel throws a head kick but Raskalnikov moves out of range.
Russel throws a sloppy head kick and Raskalnikov moves out of range easily.
Raskalnikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raskalnikov looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Raskalnikov misses
and Russel counters with a nice body shot.
Russel scores with a hook to the body. Raskalnikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raskalnikov at a distance.
Raskalnikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raskalnikov. Russel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Russel.
Leopold Raskalnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raskalnikov avoids the body shot from Russel.
Russel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Russel lands with a nice body punch.
Russel lands a nice shot that snaps Raskalnikov's head back.
Russel looks to land a combination. Raskalnikov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Raskalnikov is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Russel. That's going to slow Raskalnikov down.
Russel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raskalnikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Russel tries to sprawl out of it but Raskalnikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Russel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bertram Russel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russel lands a body shot.
Raskalnikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raskalnikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raskalnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raskalnikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Russel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Raskalnikov counters with a body kick.
Raskalnikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raskalnikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Russel both land. Nice combination.
A head kick by Russel misses
and Raskalnikov counters with a good, hard body kick but Russel shrugs it off.
Russel scores with a hook.
Raskalnikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Russel finish him?
Russel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raskalnikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Russel thumps Raskalnikov with a low kick.
Russel stuns Raskalnikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raskalnikov takes one to the chin there.
Raskalnikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Russel to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russel lands with a slapping head kick.
Russel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raskalnikov.
Russel connects with a single shot there.
Russel lands a body shot.
Raskalnikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Russel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Russel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raskalnikov is looking to clinch.
Russel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raskalnikov defending well as Russel loads up on a big left hand.
Russel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Russel throws a body punch but Raskalnikov moves out of range.
Russel connects with a solid leg kick.
Raskalnikov throws a head kick that misses
letting Russel counter with a right hand.
Raskalnikov throws a front kick aimed at Russel's knee but Russel avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands a nice hook to Raskalnikov's body. Raskalnikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Russel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raskalnikov on the side of the head.
Raskalnikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raskalnikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russel scores with the left hand. Raskalnikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Raskalnikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Russel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters circling a little - Raskalnikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raskalnikov looks to throw a body kick
and Russel counters with a three punch combo that has Raskalnikov backing up. Raskalnikov nods at Russel to acknowledge the strikes.
Russel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raskalnikov. That one must have hurt.
Raskalnikov throws a body punch but Russel moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Raskalnikov misses
and Russel counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raskalnikov feints and then cracks Russel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Russel down.
Raskalnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertram Russel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russel. Raskalnikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raskalnikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raskalnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russel throws a lazy head kick
and Raskalnikov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Russel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Russel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raskalnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Raskalnikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Raskalnikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russel.
Raskalnikov looks to throw a body kick
and Russel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russel lands a really nice looking cross but Raskalnikov seems unphased.
Russel swings for the body but Raskalnikov moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Raskalnikov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Russel has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russel scores with a nice strike.
Raskalnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Raskalnikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch combination from Raskalnikov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskalnikov walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russel.
Bertram Russel is winning the standup battle so far.
Russel thows a body shot but no joy.
Russel throws a big shot that misses.
Raskalnikov throws a sloppy head kick and Russel moves out of range easily.
Russel looks to score with a jab to the body but Raskalnikov is just out of range.
Russel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donk. Russel catches Raskalnikov right on the button with a cross.
Russel digs a good hook to Raskalnikov's body.
Raskalnikov walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Raskalnikov.
Russel lands with a cross.
Russel throws out a leg kick but Raskalnikov moves out of range and Russel only half commits.
A chopping leg kick lands by Russel.
Russel throws a series of strikes that have Raskalnikov backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Raskalnikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raskalnikov avoids the head kick by Russel.
Raskalnikov pushes Russel away with a front kick.
Raskalnikov tries to clinch but Russel moves away
and Russel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russel is looking to slow Raskalnikov down with leg kicks.
Russel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Russel scores with a jab to the head.
Raskalnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to de liver by Russel. Beautiful body shot.
Russel misses with a body shot.
Raskalnikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russel throws a shot to the body.
Russel throws a good cross that connects.
Russel lands an overhand right.
Raskalnikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raskalnikov throws a head kick that Russel semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raskalnikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Russel throws a nice head kick!
Russel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov misses with a body kick.
Raskalnikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raskalnikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Russel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raskalnikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Russel.
Russel digs a good body shot into Raskalnikov's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Russel, as that shot connected.
Russel throws a leg kick but Raskalnikov moved away.
Russel avoids the head kick by Raskalnikov.
Russel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russel lands a body shot.
Russel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskalnikov throws a leg kick
and Russel counters with a thumping low kick.
Russel scores with a jab.
Raskalnikov tries to clinch up.
Raskalnikov throws a head kick that Russel semi-blocks.
Raskalnikov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Russel.
Russel scores with a head kick.
Russel throws a shot to the body.
Russel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russel throws a series of punches but Raskalnikov avoids them all with ease.
Raskalnikov misses with a low kick.
Raskalnikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Russel. That one must have hurt.
Raskalnikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raskalnikov tries to work over Russel's front leg with a kick but Russel checks it.
Russel misses with a wild body shot.
Raskalnikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertram Russel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raskalnikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Russel takes a swing at Raskalnikov's ribcage but misses.
Russel looks to land a combination but Raskalnikov avoids it well.
Raskalnikov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Russel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raskalnikov at a distance.
Raskalnikov misses with a takedown
and Russel counters with an outside leg kick.
Russel throws a series of punches but Raskalnikov moves out of range.
Russel connects with a body shot.
Raskalnikov misses with a body kick.
Russel throws a jab but it's blocked by Raskalnikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskalnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raskalnikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Russel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raskalnikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Russel misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel throws a body kick the misses
and Raskalnikov counters with a low kick, right behind Russel 's knee.
Raskalnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raskalnikov can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Russel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Russel misses with a few strikes there.
Russel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raskalnikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Russel counters with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Russel coming out on top.
Raskalnikov throws a sloppy head kick and Russel moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Russel - just one landing.
Russel blocks a head kick by Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raskalnikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Russel counters with a low kick, right behind Raskalnikov 's knee.
Raskalnikov shoots in but no luck this time.
Raskalnikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russel lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raskalnikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raskalnikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russel's calf.
Russel keeps the fight on the outside.
Raskalnikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raskalnikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Russel avoids the head kick by Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Russel lands with a right hand.
Raskalnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raskalnikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Russel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Russel.
Russel blocks a head kick by Raskalnikov.
Russel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raskalnikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Russel.
Russel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Russel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raskalnikov.
Bertram Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leopold Raskalnikov.
Jab from Russel.
Russel lands a nice shot to the body.
Russel avoids the head kick by Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov walks into a left hand.
Russel works Raskalnikov's body with a nice hook.
Raskalnikov misses with a kick to the body.
Raskalnikov misses with a body kick.
Raskalnikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raskalnikov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Russel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russel lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Russel counters with a leg kick.
Russel lands a jab to Raskalnikov's midsection.
Russel is looking to slow Raskalnikov down with leg kicks.
Russel tries a head kick but it misses.
Russel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raskalnikov throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Russel to counter with a crisp jab.
Leopold Raskalnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Russel.
Russel checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Raskalnikov is predictable there
and Russel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raskalnikov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Russel lunges at Raskalnikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raskalnikov's hand.
Bertram Russel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raskalnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bertram Russel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russel 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertram Russel!
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