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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runfor Cover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Pfeifer!
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, Runfor Cover!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer lands a high kick!
Cover misses with an uppercut.
Cover throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pfeifer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cover takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.
Pfeifer scores with a jab to the head.
Cover blocks a leg kick.
Cover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cover uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pfeifer has time to react.
Cover misses with a looping right.
Pfeifer misses with a wild combination.
Cover misses the jab.
Pfeifer connects with a single shot there.
Cover takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pfeifer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pfeifer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cover.
Cover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pfeifer.
Cover misses the jab.
Pfeifer defending well as Cover loads up on a big left hand.
Pfeifer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pfeifer moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover swings for the body but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Cover lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pfeifer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crunch! Pfeifer slams his shin into Cover's torso.
Cover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Pfeifer does no damage.
A punch combination from Cover misses.
Cover looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pfeifer.
Pfeifer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pfeifer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cover lands a nice looking body shot.
Pfeifer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pfeifer throws a lazy right hand but Cover sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cover moves out of range of the body kick from Pfeifer.
Nice defenses there by Pfeifer.
Cover jabs at Pfeifer's body.
Pfeifer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pfeifer jabs at Cover's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cover blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cover takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pfeifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pfeifer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pfeifer throws a combination that misses
and Cover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pfeifer loads up on a big right hand but Cover slips the punch.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pfeifer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cover uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pfeifer throws a front kick aimed at Cover's knee but Cover avoids it well.
Cover lands a really nice looking cross but Pfeifer seems unphased.
Cover slips a jab and a cross from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer slips under a jab from Cover.
Cover takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pfeifer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick but Cover sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cover throws a nice looking combination but Pfeifer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pfeifer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pfeifer defending well as Cover loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pfeifer was well out of range. Poor timing from Cover.
Pfeifer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pfeifer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cover.
Cover moves out of range of the body kick from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cover backs up against the cage.
Pfeifer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cover tests Pfeifer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pfeifer lands a nice looking body kick.
Pfeifer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Pfeifer. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pfeifer cracks a nice hook into Cover's ribs.
Pfeifer tries to bum rush Cover with a series of wild strikes but Cover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pfeifer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cover counters with a nice body shot.
Cover loads up on a big right hand but Pfeifer slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer thows a body kick. Cover tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cover on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pfeifer lands a jab to the head.
Cover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pfeifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pfeifer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pfeifer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cover.
Pfeifer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cover takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pfeifer lands a jab to the nose.
Pfeifer lands a head kick!
Pfeifer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pfeifer scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Cover.
Cover misses with a double jab.
Pfeifer lands a jab to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pfeifer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Pfeifer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pfeifer misses with an uppercut. Cover saw that one coming.
Pfeifer misses with a looping left.
Pfeifer lands a jab to the nose.
Cover moves out of range as Pfeifer strikes.
Cover connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cover lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cover thuds a left hand into Pfeifer's body.
A big left from Cover misses.
Cover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer tries to land a front kick but Cover steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pfeifer.
Vitali Pfeifer is winning the standup battle so far.
Cover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Cover moves out of range.
Cover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pfeifer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cover ducks under a wild hook from Pfeifer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pfeifer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cover.
Pfeifer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pfeifer throws a combination that misses
and Cover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer lands with an uppercut that bounces Cover off the cage and back into rage.
Nice straight punches there by Pfeifer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a straight left.
Pfeifer scoring well with a low kick there.
Pfeifer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pfeifer lands a jab-cross combination.
Cover closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pfeifer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pfeifer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pfeifer misses with an uppercut. Cover saw that one coming.
Pfeifer tries to work over Cover's front leg with a kick but Cover checks it.
Good work by Cover as he checks the leg kick.
Pfeifer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cover looks to land a right hand but Pfeifer moved out of range.
Cover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws out a loose jab but Cover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cover takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cover tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer connects with a right hand. Cover shakes it off.
Pfeifer throws a lazy right hand but Cover sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cover blocks a head kick by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer staying out of range there.
Pfeifer throws a looping overhand right but Cover ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Pfeifer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pfeifer throws a nice looking combination but Cover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Pfeifer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vitali Pfeifer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cover fails to land with a series of punches.
Cover has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pfeifer.
Cover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cover thows a body shot but no joy.
Cover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pfeifer.
Cover lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pfeifer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cover tries to move into range but Pfeifer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Pfeifer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cover checks the leg kick.
Pfeifer misses with a hook.
Pfeifer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pfeifer tries to bum rush Cover with a series of wild strikes but Cover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pfeifer avoids the body shot from Cover.
Cover lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pfeifer tries to bum rush Cover with a series of wild strikes but Cover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pfeifer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cover misses with a double jab
and Pfeifer counters with a good low kick that Cover was not able to check.
Pfeifer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cover can do to turn this around?
Cover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pfeifer moves away.
Pfeifer looks to land a left hand but Cover moved out of range nicely.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cover scores with the left hand. Pfeifer knows he should have avoided that one.
Cover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pfeifer.
Nice body punch from Cover.
Cover throws a sloppy body shot
and Pfeifer counters with a good low kick that Cover was not able to check.
Pfeifer throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cover looks to land a combination but Pfeifer avoids it well.
Pfeifer moves out of range as Cover strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Pfeifer. That snapped Cover's head back.
Cover takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.
Cover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pfeifer throws out a loose jab but Cover uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Cover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pfeifer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pfeifer.
No joy there for Cover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pfeifer throws a wild body kick that Cover sees coming a mile off.
Pfeifer cracks Cover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cover's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pfeifer throws a shot from downtown. Cover moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pfeifer.
Cover lands with an uppercut that bounces Pfeifer off the cage and back into rage.
Cover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pfeifer throws a sloppy head kick and Cover moves out of range easily.
Cover looks to land a combination but Pfeifer avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Pfeifer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pfeifer cracks a nice hook into Cover's ribs.
Cover's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cover duly obliges.
Pfeifer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cover missing with a left hand there. Pfeifer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pfeifer misses with an uppercut. Cover saw that one coming.
Pfeifer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cover misses with a series of wild punches.
Cover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pfeifer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pfeifer swinging wildly here.
A solid body kick from Pfeifer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer thuds his right hand into Cover's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pfeifer manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cover.
Pfeifer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pfeifer delivers a nice body kick.
Cover has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cover there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pfeifer misses with a head kick.
Cover lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cover.
Pfeifer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cover takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pfeifer looks to land a combination but Cover avoids it well.
Cover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pfeifer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pfeifer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cover lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer staying out of range there.
Pfeifer misses with a straight left.
Pfeifer misses with an uppercut. Cover saw that one coming.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pfeifer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cover thows a body shot but no joy.
Pfeifer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pfeifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cover.
Pfeifer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cover connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pfeifer. Pfeifer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pfeifer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pfeifer.
Cover misses with an uppercut. Pfeifer saw that one coming.
Pfeifer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cover.
Pfeifer scores with a decent looking hook.
Pfeifer throws a shot from downtown. Cover moves away and avoids it.
Cover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pfeifer counters with a good, hard body kick but Cover shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cover.
Cover connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Cover misses its intended target.
Cover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pfeifer manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Cover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Cover there.
Pfeifer looks to land a body kick but Cover moved away.
Cover misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pfeifer. Cover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pfeifer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cover counters with a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pfeifer.
Cover scores with a jab to the head.
Cover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pfeifer.
Cover misses with a straight left.
Cover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cover has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pfeifer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pfeifer wants to land a leg kick but Cover is out of range.
A slow jab from Cover misses its intended target.
Pfeifer scores with a hook.
Cover just misses with a punch to the body.
Pfeifer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cover swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Runfor Cover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pfeifer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pfeifer moves away from the strike by Cover.
Cover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Pfeifer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pfeifer cracks the inside of Cover's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Cover checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pfeifer connects with a high kick.
Pfeifer misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitali Pfeifer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pfeifer 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitali Pfeifer!
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