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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Dressmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ichabod Crane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukasz Dressmaker! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dressmaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dressmaker there as he acknowledges the shot. Crane misses with a straight left. Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Crane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Crane dances in with a quick combination. Dressmaker is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Crane snaps Dressmaker's head back. Dressmaker stumbles backwards against the cage. Crane steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Dressmaker's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Dressmaker just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ichabod Crane!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dweezil O Hearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Lavelle! 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, Dweezil O Hearn! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A lazy left from Lavelle finds it's target. O Hearn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Shane Lavelle has been cut. Lavelle blocks a head kick by O Hearn.
O Hearn leaves Lavelle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. O Hearn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lavelle backs up against the cage.
O Hearn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lavelle. O Hearn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lavelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Hearn counters with a series of strikes. Lavelle will be more careful next time no doubt. Lavelle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lavelle dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
O Hearn throws a nice looking combination but Lavelle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lavelle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Hearn's waist but O Hearn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lavelle off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lavelle. That's going to take a lot out of him. O Hearn darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Lavelle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. O Hearn lands a jab-cross combination. 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! O Hearn slaps away a takedown attempt from Lavelle, before circling back to the center of the mat. A big right from Lavelle misses. O Hearn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Hearn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lavelle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Hearn.
Lavelle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Hearn pinned against the cage. O Hearn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Lavelle tries for a takedown but O Hearn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. O Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavelle moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lavelle shoots in for a takedown but O Hearn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Lavelle blocks a head kick by O Hearn.
O Hearn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A looping hook to the body misses from Lavelle. O Hearn does a little dance to reset his feet. Lavelle dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
O Hearn closes the distance and lands a one-two. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Hearn!
Lavelle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lavelle wants to stand but O Hearn is controlling his arm. Lavelle throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and O Hearn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lavelle looks to land a strike but O Hearn avoids it nicely and regains full guard. O Hearn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lavelle dives into side control.
Lavelle trying to control the action but O Hearn is working from the bottom. Lavelle laying and praying for a moment but O Hearn takes advantage and regains half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavelle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
O Hearn tries to kick Lavelle off but Lavelle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Lavelle trying to control from O Hearn's half guard. O Hearn has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Lavelle tries to stand but O Hearn is controlling from the bottom.
 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. Lavelle tries to free his leg and advance position but O Hearn is retaining full guard. Lavelle looking to sit in guard and control but O Hearn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Hearn stands up and waves to Lavelle to follow him. O Hearn is working the combinations to good effect here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. O Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavelle moves out of range and avoids them all easily. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dweezil O Hearn dominated that round. The cut man is working on Shane Lavelle's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lavelle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. O Hearn throws a right and a left that Lavelle avoids nicely. Lavelle shoots in but no luck this time. Lavelle shoots in for a takedown but O Hearn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lavelle. That's going to take a lot out of him. O Hearn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lavelle counters with a straight punch to the midsection. O Hearn throws a combination. Lavelle tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Nice cross by O Hearn. Lavelle closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Hearn circles away. Lavelle misses with a takedown attempt - O Hearn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Lavelle dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
O Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A right-left combo lands from O Hearn. Nice sprawl there from O Hearn as Lavelle shoots in. O Hearn fails to land with a series of punches.
O Hearn fails to land with a series of punches.
O Hearn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Hearn. Lavelle throws a body punch but O Hearn moves out of range. A left and a right from O Hearn both land. Nice combination. Lavelle shoots for a takedown but O Hearn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Lavelle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Dweezil O Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
 That's one minute gone in the round. O Hearn lands with an overhand left. O Hearn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lavelle. That one must have hurt. Lavelle closes the distance and clinches up with O Hearn, looking for a takedown. Lavelle pushes O Hearn against the cage but O Hearn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. O Hearn throws a right and a left that both miss. O Hearn throws a combination. Lavelle tries to block but a couple of punches get through. O Hearn scores with a one two! Lavelle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. O Hearn with a nice cross. O Hearn scores with a three punch combo!
O Hearn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. A head kick misses from O Hearn. O Hearn cracks Lavelle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Lavelle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Hearn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Hearn.
Lavelle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lavelle is trying to control. O Hearn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Lavelle trying to control from O Hearn's half guard. O Hearn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lavelle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. O Hearn keeping full guard, as Lavelle tries to pass. Lavelle thows a big elbow that misses. Lavelle looking to sit in guard and control but O Hearn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. O Hearn wants to stand but Lavelle is controlling his posture from full guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lavelle controlling O Hearn's posture. Lavelle is trying to control the position but O Hearn postures up.
 That's four 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. Lavelle looking for a sweep. Not yet Lavelle, not yet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lavelle looking to control.
O Hearn won't allow Lavelle to sweep him here. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dweezil O Hearn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Shane Lavelle'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!
O Hearn closes the distance and lands a one-two. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lavelle. O Hearn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. O Hearn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lavelle dives in and grabs O Hearn's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Hearn pushes down on Lavelle's head and hops out. O Hearn connects with a nice looking jab.
O Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A combination from Lavelle does no damage. Dweezil O Hearn seems to be getting the better of the standup. O Hearn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lavelle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Dweezil O Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Hearn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lavelle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lavelle. That's going to take a lot out of him. O Hearn throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lavelle tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Hearn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lavelle somewhat. O Hearn throws a right hand that Lavelle ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavelle also avoids with ease. Lavelle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Hearn is out of range. O Hearn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. O Hearn misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Lavelle misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. O Hearn throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. O Hearn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lavelle. A nice combination there by O Hearn.
Lavelle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Hearn is fending him off so far but Lavelle persists. Nope, O Hearn circles away and we're back to standing. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nice sprawl there from O Hearn as Lavelle shoots in. O Hearn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. O Hearn looks to land a combination. Lavelle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Lavelle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. O Hearn throws a series of strikes that have Lavelle backpedaling.
Lavelle shoots in but no luck this time. O Hearn connects with a right hand. Lavelle shakes it off. Lavelle misses with a body shot.
O Hearn cracks Lavelle with an open hand slap. O Hearn misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for O Hearn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by O Hearn. Lavelle misses with a takedown attempt - O Hearn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Lavelle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Hearn.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. O Hearn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavelle circles away quickly and effectively. O Hearn stalks Lavelle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lavelle's face. Lavelle staggers backwards, shaken. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Hearn!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A jab from Lavelle misses. O Hearn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lavelle backs up against the cage.
Lavelle is looking to wear down O Hearn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. O Hearn tries to bum rush Lavelle with a series of wild strikes but Lavelle uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lavelle scores with a body shot.
O Hearn misses with the combination.
Lavelle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lavelle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Horrible takedown by Lavelle or perhaps it was just good defense by O Hearn which made him look bad. O Hearn throws a right hand that Lavelle ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavelle also avoids with ease. O Hearn scores with a one two! Lavelle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A right-left combo lands from O Hearn. Lavelle tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Hearn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lavelle somewhat. Lavelle closes the distance and clinches up with O Hearn, looking for a takedown. Lavelle pushes O Hearn against the cage but O Hearn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lavelle tries for a takedown but O Hearn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. O Hearn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. O Hearn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lavelle. O Hearn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - O Hearn scores with a four punch combination! O Hearn scores to the head and body with a nice combination! O Hearn cracks Lavelle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. O Hearn throws a combination that misses
and Lavelle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lavelle. O Hearn is looking to stand up but Lavelle isn't so interested in that idea.
O Hearn kicks Lavelle off and gets to his feet. O Hearn cracks Lavelle with an open hand slap. 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! O Hearn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. O Hearn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. O Hearn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. O Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lavelle. O Hearn scores with a three punch combo!
O Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavelle moves out of range and avoids them all easily. O Hearn leaves Lavelle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. O Hearn lands a two punch combo.
A combination from O Hearn does no damage. Lavelle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Hearn sprawls well. O Hearn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lavelle gets slowly back to his feet. A left lands for O Hearn. Lavelle throws a low kick but O Hearn avoids it. Lavelle fails with a takedown attempt. O Hearn throws a right hand that Lavelle ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavelle also avoids with ease. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Danga de danga de dang - O Hearn scores with a four punch combination! O Hearn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Shane Lavelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dweezil O Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A head kick misses from O Hearn. A nice combination there by O Hearn.
And that's the end of the fight! Dweezil O Hearn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got O Hearn 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dweezil O Hearn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Jhones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alan Jhones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan Jhones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick from Voskresensky lands but Jhones takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Alan Jhones has been cut.
Voskresensky shoots in and bounces Jhones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Voskresensky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jhones is keeping the position for now. Voskresensky throwing strikes but missing. Voskresensky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Voskresensky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Voskresensky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Voskresensky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Voskresensky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Voskresensky has gone for a leg lock! Jhones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Voskresensky's guard.
Voskresensky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Voskresensky doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Voskresensky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Voskresensky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voskresensky is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jhones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Voskresensky's body to avoid the submission. Voskresensky has instead reached around Jhones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Voskresensky arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Felix Voskresensky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urist McPain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Up Yours (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Urist McPain! 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, Up Yours! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McPain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yours throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McPain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yours is in McPain's guard.
Yours drops back looking for a leg! McPain is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McPain manages to kick Yours off! Yours jumps back into McPain's guard. Yours wants to get up but he can't break McPain's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. McPain is trying to keep Yours in close.
Yours drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Yours as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! McPain screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Yours! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Up Yours!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandrovich Fyodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kellen Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fyodor comes into the arena with The Last Emperor blaring out of the sound system. Smith has chosen Turn My Swag On as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandrovich Fyodor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kellen Smith! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Alexandrovich Fyodor has been cut. Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith throws a hook but Fyodor avoids it easily. Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith cracks Fyodor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smith has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fyodor to stand back up! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fyodor cracks Smith with an open hand slap. Smith throws a series of punches but Fyodor avoids them all with ease. Smith throws a right hand that Fyodor ducks under and follows up with a left that Fyodor also avoids with ease. A decent looking cross lands there for Smith. Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Fyodor slips the punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Fyodor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith pushes Fyodor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kellen Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fyodor sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fyodor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fyodor tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Fyodor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab. Fyodor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Fyodor is out of range. Smith jabs at Fyodor's body. Fyodor is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Smith scores with a body shot.
Fyodor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith sends Fyodor crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Fyodor up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Fyodor is rocked!
 Alexandrovich Fyodor's cut is getting worse. Smith shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Fyodor takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Smith sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Fyodor bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kellen Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panos Rasgadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal - Beyond the North Waves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Braga! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panos Rasgadus! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rasgadus fails to land the takedown. Braga thumps Rasgadus with a low kick. Rasgadus shoots in but no luck this time. Braga scores with a nice right hand.
Rasgadus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Braga is fending him off so far but Rasgadus persists. Nope, Braga circles away and we're back to standing. Gabriel Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panos Rasgadus. Braga lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Panos Rasgadus has been cut. Decent striking displayed by Braga there. Braga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rasgadus looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice leg kick lands there from Braga.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Braga throws a nice inside leg kick. Braga lands a leg kick that knocks Rasgadus off balance momentarily. Braga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Braga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Braga throws a nice outside leg kick. Braga with a jab. Nice body punch from Braga. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters circle momentarily. Braga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Braga throws a nice inside leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Braga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gabriel Braga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braga closes the distance and clinches. Braga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Braga lands a left hand.
Braga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Braga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A shot in the inside from Braga. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Braga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braga breaks the clinch.
Braga scores with a leg kick.
Braga throws a nice inside leg kick. Braga misses with a wild combination.
Rasgadus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Braga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Braga.
Braga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Braga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Rasgadus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Braga is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rasgadus. Braga scores with a head kick.
Braga throws a leg kick which misses Rasgadus's front leg but catches the back leg as Rasgadus tries to avoid it. Braga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Rasgadus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Braga.
Braga rushes Rasgadus and presses him up against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Braga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rasgadus up against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Braga.
Rasgadus takes a shot to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Braga lands with a left to the head. Braga pressing his opponent against the cage. Rasgadus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Braga lands a right hand. Braga pressing his opponent against the cage. Still in the clinch, Braga scores with a nice short uppercut. A short uppercut from Braga. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Braga taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rasgadus is trying to drag Braga to the mat but Braga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Braga avoiding damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Braga dominated that round. The cut man is working on Panos Rasgadus's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Braga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Panos Rasgadus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Braga scores with a shot to the side of Rasgadus's head. Braga scores with an uppercut up the middle. Braga scores with a shot to the side of Rasgadus's head. A short right from Braga on the inside. Rasgadus tries for a takedown but Braga manages to get underhooks.
Rasgadus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Rasgadus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Braga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Braga. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Braga. Braga scores with an uppercut up the middle. Braga lands an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Braga.
Braga lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Braga. Braga digs a right hand underneath Rasgadus's ribcage. Rasgadus let out a lung full of air as it connected. Rasgadus is breathing heavily. The referee is keeping an eye on Braga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Braga lands a shoulder strike. Braga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Braga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. Braga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. Nice body punch from Braga - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Braga scores with a nice short uppercut. Braga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Braga lands a right hand. Braga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. Braga lands with a left to the head. Rasgadus letting Braga take a breather here. Braga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Braga lands a right hand. Braga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. Still in the clinch, Braga scores with a nice short uppercut. Braga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Braga. Braga leaning against his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Braga as the two fighters clinch.
Rasgadus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Braga pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gabriel Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panos Rasgadus. Braga scoring well with a low kick there.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Braga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Braga has Rasgadus up against the cage in a clinch.
Rasgadus takes a shot to the head. Braga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Braga gets underhooks to prevent Rasgadus's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Braga. A quick uppercut on the inside from Braga. Rasgadus looking for a takedown. Braga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. Gabriel Braga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Braga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Braga lands a head kick!
 That has opened up Panos Rasgadus's cut even more. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Braga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Braga scores with a head kick.
Braga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Braga cracks the inside of Rasgadus's front leg. Braga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rasgadus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Braga. Braga obviously looking to wear him down.
Braga lands with a shot to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Braga lands but Rasgadus takes it in his stride. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Braga.
Rasgadus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Braga moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Braga lands with a right to the head. Still in the clinch, Braga scores with a nice short uppercut. Braga is struggling to control the position. Rasgadus is trying to drag Braga to the mat but Braga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Braga lands a shot to the body. A hook to the body from Braga.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Braga dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Panos Rasgadus's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Braga feints and then cracks Rasgadus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rasgadus down. Braga's corner calls for a 1-2. Braga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Rasgadus fails with a takedown attempt.
Braga clinches.
Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Braga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Rasgadus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Braga lands with an uppercut that bounces Rasgadus off the cage and back into rage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Braga lands with an overhand left. Rasgadus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braga swivels and escapes.
Braga closes the distance and pushes Rasgadus back into the cage. Braga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Braga. Rasgadus can't get the takedown.
Gabriel Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panos Rasgadus. Braga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. Braga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rasgadus tries for a takedown but Braga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Braga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Braga throws a front kick that sends Rasgadus stumbling back into the cage.
Braga darts in and clinches Rasgadus up against the cage. Braga scores with a nice hook to the head. A nice left hand lands by Braga.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Braga. A nice right hand lands inside from Braga. Braga scores with a shoulder strike. Braga gets through Rasgadus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short uppercut from Braga. Braga's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Still in the clinch, Braga scores with a nice short uppercut. Braga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 The cut above Panos Rasgadus's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Braga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. Braga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Braga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rasgadus can do to turn this around? Rasgadus wants a takedown.
Braga stalling.
Braga scores with a shot to the side of Rasgadus's head. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Braga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Braga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Braga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rasgadus up against the cage. Rasgadus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Braga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Braga lands a right hand. Rasgadus looking for a takedown. Braga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Braga presses Rasgadus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short left from Braga. Braga lands a nice uppercut. Braga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rasgadus up against the cage. A shot in the inside from Braga. Braga lands a shoulder strike.
Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braga slaps away a takedown attempt from Rasgadus, before circling back to the center of the mat. Braga throws a nice inside leg kick.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga takes the fight into the clinch. A body shot lands from Braga.
Rasgadus can't get the takedown.
Braga stalling the fight.
Braga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Braga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Braga lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasgadus backwards. A short uppercut from Braga. A short right from Braga. The referee calls for Braga to work.
Braga manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rasgadus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rasgadus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Braga clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Panos Rasgadus's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Braga ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Rasgadus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Braga sprawls well. Braga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rasgadus gets slowly back to his feet. A nice inside leg kick there by Braga. That's going to slow Rasgadus down. Braga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Braga scores with a hook. Rasgadus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Braga lands a nice shot that snaps Rasgadus's head back.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Rasgadus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Braga. Good leg kick by Braga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Braga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rasgadus momentarily.
Braga closes the distance and clinches. Rasgadus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Braga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Rasgadus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Panos Rasgadus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. A right handed body shot lands from Braga.
Nice body punch from Braga. Braga has Rasgadus pushed against the cage. Braga digs a right hand underneath Rasgadus's ribcage. Rasgadus let out a lung full of air as it connected. Braga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Braga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga breaks from the clinch.
Braga is looking to slow Rasgadus down with leg kicks. Rasgadus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Braga. Braga thumps Rasgadus with a low kick. Braga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rasgadus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braga moves into the clinch successfully.
Braga lands a shot to the body. Braga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Good body shot from Braga.
Braga lands a shoulder strike. Braga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Braga lands with a right to the head. Braga slows down the pace here.
Braga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A shot in the inside from Braga.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Braga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Rasgadus takes a shot to the head. A short uppercut from Braga. Braga scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Panos Rasgadus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gabriel Braga! Gabriel Braga is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Zaycev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Zaycev! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag moves into the clinch. Jag is pressed up against the cage. Zaycev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jag down to the mat. Jag avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Jaromir Jag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaycev paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag tries to clinch up but Zaycev circles away and keeps his distance. Jag misses with a straight right. Zaycev tries for a takedown but Jag sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Jag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zaycev. Jaromir Jag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasiliy Zaycev. Zaycev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Jag wants to clinch. Jag wants to clinch up but Zaycev keeps it at a distance.
Jag gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zaycev.
Zaycev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jag smiles and moves away.
Jag wants to clinch up but Zaycev keeps it at a distance. Zaycev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaycev gets the takedown into side control. Jag is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zaycev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zaycev is trying to get an arm triangle but Jag is defending well.
Zaycev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Jag is trying to get back to his feet. Jag avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaycev. Jag avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaycev. Jag is not content to let Zaycev control the position. Zaycev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Jag wants to get back to his feet but Zaycev drags him back down.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaycev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Jag wants to get back to his feet.
Zaycev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Jag wants to get back to his feet but Zaycev drags him back down. Jag trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Jag is breathing heavily. Zaycev takes a little break here. Jag wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jag pushes Zaycev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zaycev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zaycev has hold of Jag's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jag seems comfortable defending it but Zaycev has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jag is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jag is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Zaycev couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vasiliy Zaycev! Vasiliy Zaycev is the new bantamweight champion!
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