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GFC Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Dysprosium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nacho Libre (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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187 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damon Dysprosium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nacho Libre!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dysprosium displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Libre.
Dysprosium fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dysprosium shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Libre sprawls well. Libre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dysprosium gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Libre there.
Libre looks to land a combination but Dysprosium avoids it well.
Libre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dysprosium counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Libre closes the distance and clinches up with Dysprosium, looking for a takedown. Libre pushes Dysprosium against the cage but Dysprosium circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damon Dysprosium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nacho Libre.
Libre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Damon Dysprosium has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Libre throws a sloppy head kick
and Dysprosium counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Libre looks gassed!
Dysprosium prevents Libre from improving his position.
Dysprosium trying to control from half guard but Libre is working away.
Dysprosium stands up and beckons Libre to join him on the feet.
Libre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dysprosium quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dysprosium gets back to full guard.
Dysprosium is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Libre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dysprosium dives on top into guard.
Dysprosium throws a big right hand that misses.
Libre keeping full guard, as Dysprosium tries to pass.
Dysprosium will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Libre throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dysprosium postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Libre holds on and takes a little breather.
Libre is trying to control the position but Dysprosium postures up.
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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nacho Libre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Libre misses with a head kick.
Libre with a poor takedown
and Dysprosium counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Libre wants to clinch but Dysprosium slips to the side
and Dysprosium counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dysprosium manages to break the clinch.
Libre throws a lazy head kick
and Dysprosium counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dysprosium drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dysprosium decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dysprosium lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dysprosium darts in and clinches Libre up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Dysprosium.
Libre tries a knee to the head but Dysprosium blocks it.
Libre tries to land a knee to the head but Dysprosium blocks with his arms.
Dysprosium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Libre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dysprosium closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dysprosium lands a damaging elbow.
Dysprosium tries to break free but Libre pushes him back against the cage.
Dysprosium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dysprosium lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Libre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Libre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dysprosium moves into the clinch.
Dysprosium is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Libre fails to pull guard.
Dysprosium breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dysprosium lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Libre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dysprosium counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Libre has a closed guard, preventing Dysprosium from standing up.
Dysprosium pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Libre is keeping the position for now.
Libre looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dysprosium has picked Libre up and slammed him! Libre can't keep hold of the triangle and Dysprosium manages to pass to side control!
Dysprosium wants to control but Libre is keeping him busy.
Libre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dysprosium's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libre won't allow Dysprosium to pass to mount.
Dysprosium decides to stand and escape the position.
Libre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dysprosium shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dysprosium showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Libre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dysprosium missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Libre trying to control from the bottom.
Libre is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dysprosium is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Dysprosium dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damon Dysprosium's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dysprosium clinches with his opponent.
Libre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dysprosium gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dysprosium misses with a knee to the head.
Libre tries to land a knee to the head but Dysprosium blocks with his arms.
Libre jumps guard but Dysprosium stands there with Libre around his waist. Libre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Libre looking for a takedown.
Damon Dysprosium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nacho Libre.
Dysprosium prevents the takedown attempt.
Dysprosium misses with a knee to the head.
Dysprosium fails to pull guard.
Dysprosium has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Libre tries to score a body lock takedown but Dysprosium shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Libre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dysprosium is trying to break the clinch but Libre has him pressed against the cage.
Dysprosium breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damon Dysprosium is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Libre is defended easily by Dysprosium.
Libre is breathing heavily.
Dysprosium clinches up with Libre and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dysprosium is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dysprosium is trying to break the clinch but Libre is controlling him.
Dysprosium has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Libre fails to pull guard.
Libre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dysprosium has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Libre has Dysprosium pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dysprosium manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Libre tries for a takedown but Dysprosium manages to get underhooks.
Dysprosium breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dysprosium fails with an attempt to clinch.
Libre throws a lazy head kick
and Dysprosium counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Libre won't allow Dysprosium to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dysprosium is trying to control the action in half guard but Libre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dysprosium is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Libre is not content to let Dysprosium control the position.
Libre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libre working a defensive guard here.
Libre wants to sweep here but Dysprosium controlling him for the moment.
Dysprosium wants to stand but Libre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Libre kicks Dysprosium off and gets to his feet.
Libre throws a lazy head kick
and Dysprosium counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Libre shoots in for a double leg but Dysprosium sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dysprosium rushes Libre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Libre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dysprosium prevents it.
Dysprosium manages to break the clinch.
Libre tries to clinch up
and Libre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libre throws a sloppy head kick
and Dysprosium counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dysprosium.
Dysprosium escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Libre throws a lazy head kick
and Dysprosium counters with a series of strikes. Libre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dysprosium lands a head kick. Libre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dysprosium closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Libre pushes Dysprosium away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dysprosium gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Libre is looking for a sweep.
Dysprosium working away.
Libre tries to buck Dysprosium off but Dysprosium is having none of it.
Dysprosium working away.
Dysprosium stands up.
Libre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dysprosium counters with an outside leg kick.
Dysprosium ducks under a wild hook from Libre.
Libre tries to clinch up
and Dysprosium moves into the clinch.
Libre keeps control of Dysprosium as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Libre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dysprosium shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Libre as he avoids it easily.
A head kick by Libre misses
and Dysprosium counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Libre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Libre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dysprosium breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dysprosium avoids the head kick by Libre.
Dysprosium lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Dysprosium dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damon Dysprosium's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dysprosium darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Libre is trying to stand back up but Dysprosium is controlling him
Libre is trying to maintain the position but Dysprosium is very close to passing his half guard.
Libre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Libre is working an open guard so Dysprosium takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dysprosium bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Libre's head backwards.
Libre throws a head kick that misses.
Dysprosium shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dysprosium showed some decent athleticism there.
Dysprosium prevents Libre from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dysprosium working Libre over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Libre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Libre wants to control but Dysprosium is keeping busy.
Dysprosium is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Libre is looking to control Dysprosium's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Libre avoid being mounted?
Libre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dysprosium would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Libre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dysprosium wants to pass the guard but Libre is keeping the position.
That's two 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.
Libre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Libre is on top in guard.
Dysprosium wants to stand up but Libre is controlling him.
Libre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dysprosium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nacho Libre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Libre throws a head kick but Dysprosium moves out of range.
Libre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice jab there from Dysprosium.
Dysprosium swats away the attempt to clinch by Libre.
Dysprosium tries to clinch but Libre moves out of range.
Libre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nacho Libre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Libre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dysprosium.
Dysprosium is looking to clinch.
Dysprosium lands a nice shot to the body.
Dysprosium moves in looking to clinch but Libre pushes him off.
Libre throws a lazy head kick
and Dysprosium counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dysprosium closes the distance and clinches.
Dysprosium's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dysprosium feints and as Libre raises his hands in defense, Dysprosium changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Libre is working an open guard so Dysprosium takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Libre tries a head kick but it misses.
Dysprosium scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dysprosium tries to clinch there but Libre circles away.
Damon Dysprosium is winning the standup battle so far.
Libre throws a lazy head kick
and Dysprosium counters with a single leg into guard. Libre didn't expect that.
Libre is looking to stand up but Dysprosium isn't so interested in that idea.
Dysprosium tries to stand but Libre is controlling from the bottom.
Libre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dysprosium gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dysprosium content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Dysprosium showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dysprosium 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Dysprosium!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cobalt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen Wild Boys as his entrance music. Carl Cobalt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Cobalt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic wants to clinch.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobalt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobalt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cobalt lands in his opponent's guard.
Cobalt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filipovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cobalt prevents Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Cobalt thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Filipovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cobalt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Filipovic wants to stand but Cobalt is controlling the position.
Filipovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cobalt shoots in but Filipovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cobalt swats away the attempt to clinch by Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Cobalt circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobalt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Filipovic.
Cobalt takes the fight into the clinch.
Cobalt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Carl Cobalt has been cut.
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Cobalt is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobalt takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobalt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Cobalt won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
A knee to the head by Filipovic.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobalt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Filipovic working Cobalt over with knees to the body.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobalt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobalt pulls guard.
Cobalt has his feet on Filipovic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Filipovic avoids the head kick by Cobalt.
Filipovic has managed to clinch.
Cobalt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobalt avoids it.
Cobalt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cobalt.
Cobalt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic wants to clinch but Cobalt slips to the side
and Cobalt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cobalt drives through and clinches with Filipovic against the cage.
Filipovic blocking some punches.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Cobalt wants a takedown.
Filipovic keeps control of Cobalt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobalt avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobalt manages to pull guard.
Cobalt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cobalt is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic wants to stand up but Cobalt is controlling him.
Cobalt passes Filipovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Filipovic is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cobalt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cobalt decides to stand up.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Cobalt moves away
and Cobalt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Filipovic!
Cobalt controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filipovic somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobalt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Cobalt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic stops a takedown attempt from Cobalt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cobalt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Cobalt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Filipovic smiles and moves away.
Cobalt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Filipovic is fending him off so far but Cobalt persists. Nope, Filipovic circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic clinches but Cobalt breaks the clinch
and Cobalt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Cobalt scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Cobalt's cut.
That's time! Cobalt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Filipovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cobalt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Cobalt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cobalt misses with a takedown attempt - Filipovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Filipovic tries to clinch up
and Cobalt counters with a single leg into guard. Filipovic didn't expect that.
Filipovic pushes Cobalt off and scrambles back to his feet.
Filipovic closes the distance but Cobalt moves to the side
and Cobalt counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Filipovic.
Cobalt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Cobalt is blocking nicely.
Cobalt looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cobalt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobalt looking to stall.
Cobalt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobalt avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Cobalt fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobalt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cobalt avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobalt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cobalt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cobalt misses with a body punch.
Cobalt breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cobalt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but Cobalt is having none of it.
Cobalt content to stall in guard here.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Cobalt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cobalt stays in close to Filipovic's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Filipovic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cobalt tries to pull guard but Filipovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Cobalt drops back down to his feet.
Cobalt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobalt looking to stall.
Cobalt tries to break free but Filipovic pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Cobalt is blocking nicely.
Cobalt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobalt avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Cobalt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobalt tries to break free but Filipovic pushes him back against the cage.
Cobalt is working for takedown but Filipovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cobalt managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Cobalt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Cobalt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cobalt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobalt avoids the damage to the body.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cobalt wants a takedown.
Cobalt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
Cobalt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cobalt has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobalt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cobalt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobalt is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic keeps control of Cobalt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobalt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobalt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Cobalt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cobalt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Filipovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Cobalt counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobalt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cobalt moves into the clinch.
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.
Cobalt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Filipovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Cobalt 's eye.
Cobalt tries to pull guard but Filipovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Cobalt drops back down to his feet.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobalt avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobalt.
Cobalt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cobalt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Filipovic smiles and moves away.
Cobalt clinches with his opponent.
Cobalt stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cobalt wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Cobalt blocks with his arms.
Filipovic has Cobalt pressed against the cage, preventing Cobalt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobalt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cobalt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Cobalt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Filipovic closes the distance but Cobalt moves to the side
and Cobalt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Filipovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cobalt drives through and clinches with Filipovic against the cage.
Cobalt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Filipovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Cobalt counters by clinching up.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobalt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cobalt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Cobalt blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cobalt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Cobalt jumps guard but Filipovic stands there with Cobalt around his waist. Cobalt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobalt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Filipovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cobalt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobalt avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Cobalt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Cobalt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cobalt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobalt lands a jab to Filipovic's midsection.
Filipovic looks to clinch
and Cobalt counters by clinching up.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cobalt avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobalt avoids the damage to the body.
Cobalt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobalt is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Cobalt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobalt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Cobalt blocks with his arms.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cobalt.
Filipovic is pressed up against the cage. Cobalt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Filipovic down to the mat. Filipovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Cobalt is having none of it.
Cobalt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Cobalt pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cobalt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobalt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic clinches but Cobalt breaks the clinch
and Cobalt counters by clinching up.
Cobalt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipovic stops a takedown attempt from Cobalt.
Filipovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobalt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobalt is working for takedown but Filipovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cobalt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobalt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobalt pulls Filipovic into guard.
Filipovic wants to stand but Cobalt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cobalt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cobalt has a closed guard, preventing Filipovic from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cobalt managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Carl Cobalt just wasn't active enough.
Cobalt darts in and clinches Filipovic up against the cage.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Cobalt is blocking nicely.
Cobalt blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Cobalt scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobalt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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.
Cobalt wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Cobalt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobalt is trying to stall.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobalt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Filipovic smiles and moves away.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic clinches but Cobalt breaks the clinch
and Cobalt counters by clinching up.
Cobalt managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Cobalt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cobalt.
Cobalt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filipovics head.
Cobalt manages to pull guard.
Cobalt looking for a guillotine here but Filipovic defends easily.
Filipovic stands and steps away. Cobalt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Filipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Filipovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchdrunk Dentalplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Punchdrunk Dentalplan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentalplan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dentalplan stops a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dentalplan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dentalplan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dentalplan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emelianenko scores a takedown into full mount!
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dentalplan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Emelianenko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dentalplan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dentalplan and Emelianenko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Emelianenko is working Dentalplan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Emelianenko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dentalplan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dentalplan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentalplan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dentalplan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Emelianenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dentalplan gets back to half guard.
Dentalplan keeping control of the position.
Dentalplan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dentalplan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dentalplan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko throws and elbow that misses. Dentalplan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Emelianenko's guard. Nice move by Dentalplan!
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Dentalplan from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dentalplan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dentalplan wants to stand but Emelianenko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dentalplan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Emelianenko looking for a guillotine here but Dentalplan defends easily.
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dentalplan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dentalplan wanted to stand there but Emelianenko had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dentalplan clinches.
Dentalplan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dentalplan.
Dentalplan stops a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown attempt but Dentalplan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dentalplan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Dentalplan closes the distance and clinches.
Dentalplan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dentalplan scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Dentalplan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dentalplan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dentalplan breaks the clinch.
Fedor Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dentalplan drops Emelianenko with a beautiful combination! Emelianenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dentalplan is looking for the KO!
Emelianenko is rocked!
Dentalplan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Emelianenko sprawling to the canvas! Emelianenko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dentalplan finish him?!
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dentalplan fakes the body blow, causing Emelianenko to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Emelianenko goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Punchdrunk Dentalplan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamamoto Drukato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara's entrance music is Kiss - I Love It Loud. A fine choice. Yamamoto Drukato struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yamamoto Drukato!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautavaara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rautavaara wants it to stay on the feet.
Drukato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rautavaara but Rautavaara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drukato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drukato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drukato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Yamamoto Drukato has been cut.
Drukato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drukato is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Rautavaara uses the oldest trick in the book to send Drukato tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Rautavaara is absolutely delighted - when Drukato wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jarkko Rautavaara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Florian Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meka Herron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian Mir has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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244 lbs
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Florian Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meka Herron!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herron feints and then cracks Mir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mir down.
A head kick misses from Herron.
Herron misses with a head kick.
Herron throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herron misses with a hook.
Herron scoring well with a low kick there.
Mir misses with a head kick.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herron's waist but Herron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Mir dives in and grabs Herron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Herron pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florian Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Herron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Herron throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herron throws out the jab.
Herron scores with a push kick.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir clinches up with Herron and pushes him back against the cage.
Herron gets underhooks to prevent Mir's takedown attempt.
Herron gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir.
Mir tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herron lands a shoulder strike.
Mir is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Herron pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Herron is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Herron prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Herron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Herron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir being controlled against the cage.
Herron wants to get back to striking at distance but Mir won't allow it.
Mir looking for a takedown.
Herron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herron lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herron tries to move into range but Mir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Herron throws a head kick that half lands.
Herron tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herron misses the shot to the body.
Mir moves out of range as Herron throws a body kick.
Herron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herron.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Herron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Herron. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herron closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mir counters with a shoot takedown. Herron fights it but they end up in guard.
Herron is trying to control the position but Mir postures up.
Herron 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.
Herron keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Herron is wriggling around but Mir manages to pass to half guard.
Mir is keen to just control but Herron is a slippery customer.
Mir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meka Herron dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Herron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
Herron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by Herron.
Nice takedown defense from Herron. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florian Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Herron is trying to keep Mir in close.
Herron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir wants to control from the top but Herron keeps moving.
Mir sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herron keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir is stalling in the full guard.
Florian Mir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Herron fails to land the takedown.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Herron sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
That's two 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.
Mir fails with the takedown
and Herron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Herron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mir misses with a kick to the body.
Herron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Herron gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Herron won't be happy with that.
Herron tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir controls the position from side control.
Mir'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.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Florian Mir.
Herron tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Mir tries for a takedown but Herron circles away easily
and Herron counters with an outside leg kick.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meka Herron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Herron.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Herron, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Florian Mir dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Herron looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Florian Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herron looks to clinch
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Herron counters with a good, hard body kick but Mir shrugs it off.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herron manages to avoid it.
Mir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Herron avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florian Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herron clinches but Mir breaks the clinch
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Herron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Herron seems keen to control Mir's posture.
Herron keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Mir pushes down on Herron's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mir is keen to just control but Herron is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Herron is positioning himself well to prevent Mir advancing to mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Herron is staying active underneath Mir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Herron.
Mir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Herron counters with a nice leg kick.
Mir shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mir was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herron tries to hold on but Mir postures up.
Mir takes Herron's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Herron is in trouble.
Herron tries to escape the position.
Herron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herron is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Florian Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to control but Herron is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Mir controlling from mount.
Herron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mir controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Florian Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Florian Mir!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anatolij Onoprienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Djuric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anatolij Onoprienko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mathias Djuric's chin.
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Anatolij Onoprienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mathias Djuric!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onoprienko tries to clinch but Djuric moves out of range.
Djuric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onoprienko.
Djuric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Onoprienko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Djuric.
Djuric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Onoprienko throws a combination that misses
and Djuric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Onoprienko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Djuric.
Onoprienko misses with a double jab.
Onoprienko moves forwards but Djuric connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Onoprienko.
Onoprienko dodges the punch combination from Djuric.
Onoprienko blocks a leg kick.
Onoprienko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Djuric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Djuric gets caught flat footed, as Onoprienko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Djuric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Onoprienko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onoprienko postures up and lands a big shot to Djuric's brow.
Onoprienko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Djuric's guard.
Onoprienko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Djuric's head.
Djuric is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Onoprienko has his hands clasped together but Djuric extends an breaks Onoprienko's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Djuric.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mathias Djuric!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. Ernesto Hoost has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Parker's chin.
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270 lbs
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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Hoost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker misses with the ground and pound.
Hoost parries the strikes from Parker easily there. Parker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hoost to escape.
Parker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hoost regains half guard, as Parker was trying to land strikes.
Hoost regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Parker.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Hoost blocks nicely.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parker throws and elbow that misses. Hoost uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Hoost!
Parker pushes Hoost off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Parker throws a hook but Hoost blocks it.
Ernesto Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker throws the left hand but Hoost avoids the punch easily.
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Hoost clinches with his opponent.
Parker wants to stall.
Parker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoost walks away with a smile on his face. Parker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Good standup being displayed there by Parker as he connects with a hook.
Hoost slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoost keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoost throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Hoost moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoost has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoost walks away with a smile on his face. Parker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Ernesto Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoost slaps away a takedown attempt from Parker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parker wants to clinch up but Hoost keeps it at a distance.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Hoost closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker gets control of Hoost's arms and successfully pulls guard. Parker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Parker is trying to control the position but Hoost postures up.
Parker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parker controlling Hoost's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoost preventing the sweep.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Parker.
Hoost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parker.
Hoost tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoost should have avoided that one.
Hoost wants to clinch
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoost looks gassed!
Hoost misses with the combination.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoost circles away.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Parker cracks Hoost with a good jab.
It looks like Ernesto Hoost has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Hoost misses with an elbow over the top.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Hoost's head.
Hoost prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Parker.
Parker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Hoost's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Hoost forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
It looks like Bob Parker has been cut.
Hoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Parker jumps guard but Hoost stands there with Parker around his waist. Parker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Hoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoost.
Parker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoost walks away with a smile on his face. Parker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good work by Parker as he checks the leg kick.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Parker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoost at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoost circles away.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Hoost. No joy for Parker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoost tries to clinch but Parker moves away
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Parker or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoost which made him look bad.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoost clinches.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoost moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Hoost darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Parker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoost prevents it.
Hoost lands a knee to the head.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker is trying to stall.
Parker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Hoost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoost landing knees to the body.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Hoost.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
Parker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoost is fighting off a takedown attempt but Parker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hoost to the mat. Hoost regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hoost pulls Parker in close to his closed guard and prevents Parker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parker is pushing down on Hoost's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoost is fighting to maintain full guard but Parker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoost keeps working.
Parker 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.
Hoost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing shots but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Hoost on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
Parker is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoost trying to hold on to Parker's head to control him but Parker postures up.
Parker is trying to work for a kimura but Hoost is defending well.
Parker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost wants to control but Parker is keeping busy.
Parker trying to control from Hoost's half guard. Hoost has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hoost keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Parker dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A left lands for Parker.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoost moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parker.
Hoost darts in trying to clinch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Hoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoost avoids it really well and circles away.
Ernesto Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoost darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hoost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hoost landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoost landing knees to the head.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker has Hoost pressed against the cage.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost with a knee to the head.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Parker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker can't get the takedown.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker pulls Hoost into guard.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoost manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ernesto Hoost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker postures up and lands a big shot to Hoost's brow.
Hoost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Hoost blocks nicely.
Hoost working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker chips away with some ground and pound.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bob Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Parker trying to control but Hoost is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Parker.
Parker lands with an overhand left.
Parker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoost tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoost takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hoost walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parker connects with a single shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parker.
Hoost is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parker, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Parker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Acckiy Barcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Acckiy Barcuha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Raven!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven lands a jab to the head.
Barcuha fails with a takedown attempt.
Diego Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raven connects with a right hand. Barcuha shakes it off.
Raven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raven connects with the punch.
Raven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barcuha in his tracks.
Raven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Raven.
Barcuha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raven.
Raven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barcuha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barcuha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barcuha fails with a takedown attempt.
Raven works over Barcuha's head and body with a nice combination.
Barcuha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barcuha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raven cracks Barcuha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barcuha is rocked!
Raven fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Barcuha to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Barcuha looks to clinch but Raven throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Barcuha taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diego Raven!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgios Finlitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgios Finlitis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
203 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgios Finlitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kid Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Baroni or perhaps it was just good defense by Finlitis which made him look bad.
Baroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlitis lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kid Baroni has been cut.
Baroni fails with the takedown.
Baroni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finlitis tries to avoid it but Baroni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finlitis to the ground. Finlitis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giorgios Finlitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Baroni.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlitis was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni fails with the takedown.
Kid Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni shoots in looking for a takedown. Finlitis tries to sprawl out of it but Baroni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finlitis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Finlitis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finlitis tries to bum rush Baroni with a series of wild strikes but Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baroni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finlitis circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlitis looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baroni is defended easily by Finlitis.
Finlitis moves away from the strike by Baroni.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baroni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finlitis defends it nicely.
Finlitis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Finlitis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baroni.
Finlitis stuffs the takedown attempt from Baroni. Baroni gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
An inside leg kick lands from Finlitis.
Baroni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finlitis defends it nicely.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Baroni looks gassed!
Baroni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finlitis as he avoids it easily.
Giorgios Finlitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baroni tries for a takedown but Finlitis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baroni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Finlitis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Finlitis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis throws a nice looking combination but Baroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown but Finlitis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baroni fails with the takedown.
Baroni avoids the head kick by Finlitis.
Baroni has a takedown stuffed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finlitis.
An inside leg kick lands from Finlitis.
Nice uppercut there from Finlitis.
Baroni is trying desperately to land a takedown but Finlitis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Baroni.
Finlitis tries to bum rush Baroni with a series of wild strikes but Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baroni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Finlitis.
Finlitis scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Kid Baroni's cut even more.
Finlitis thuds his shin into the meat of Baroni's side.
Finlitis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finlitis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baroni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finlitis.
Finlitis digs a good hook to Baroni's body.
Finlitis clobbers Baroni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finlitis.
The cut above Kid Baroni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Finlitis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baroni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finlitis defends it nicely.
Baroni shoots for a double leg takedown but Finlitis sprawls well. He's pushed Baroni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Baroni's cut.
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.
Finlitis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baroni shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Finlitis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Finlitis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baroni.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baroni wants to pass the guard but Finlitis is keeping the position.
Baroni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finlitis wants to stand up but Baroni is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni stands and throws Finlitis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baroni swings around for an armbar but Finlitis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Baroni's guard.
Finlitis preventing the sweep.
Finlitis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baroni.
Finlitis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finlitis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baroni somewhat.
Giorgios Finlitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Baroni.
Baroni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finlitis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baroni somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baroni.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baroni.
Giorgios Finlitis is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Finlitis does no damage.
Giorgios Finlitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Baroni or perhaps it was just good defense by Finlitis which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis cracks Baroni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finlitis stuffs the takedown attempt from Baroni. Baroni gets slowly back to his feet.
Finlitis leaves Baroni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Finlitis. That snapped Baroni's head back.
Baroni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finlitis.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches up with Finlitis, looking for a takedown. Baroni pushes Finlitis against the cage but Finlitis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Finlitis does no damage.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finlitis but Finlitis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finlitis throws a series of strikes that have Baroni backpedaling.
Kid Baroni's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis lands a glancing blow to the side of Baroni's head.
Finlitis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlitis scores with the left hand. Baroni knows he should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kid Baroni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Giorgios Finlitis!
Giorgios Finlitis retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Firestarter. Tom Cat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Man D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
D throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
D misses with a jab, cross combination.
D has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cat is trying to drag D to the mat but D just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cat is working for takedown but D is calmly controlling the position for now.
D effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from D.
D stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Man D.
D misses the shot to the body.
D fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cat.
Cat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cat looks gassed!
D swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
D scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from D does it's job there.
D fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
D misses with a head kick.
D fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cat, pushing him back against the cage.
D lands an elbow inside.
D is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. D is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man D has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cat.
D stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D tries a knee to the head but Cat blocks it.
D is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Man D.
Cat fails with a takedown attempt.
D fails to land with a series of punches.
D throws out a loose jab but Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Cat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but D avoids it really well and circles away.
D throws a big shot that misses.
Cat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D throws a nice looking combination but Cat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cat blocks a head kick by D.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man D dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cat moves away from the strike by D.
D fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
D takes the fight into the clinch.
D is struggling to control the position.
Cat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. D avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cat blocks an elbow strike from D.
Cat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but D pulls him back up using the underhooks.
D creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cat's defenses.
Cat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cat looking for a takedown.
Man D has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cat.
Cat is breathing heavily.
Cat drops down looking for an ankle pick but D pulls his leg out and moves away.
D fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That kick from D tenderised Cat's leg. Cat is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D misses with a looping right.
D connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cat. Cat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danga de danga de dang - D scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before D can pounce on him.
D fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cat to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cat looks to clinch but D throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cat taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Man D!
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