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GFC 11 - Unbreakable PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gouldmeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lowery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gouldmeister comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - Highway To Hell. Lowery has chosen It's Bout to go Down! as his entrance music. Royce Gouldmeister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Gouldmeister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Lowery!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowery shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gouldmeister sprawls well. Gouldmeister wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lowery gets slowly back to his feet.
Gouldmeister darts in and clinches Lowery up against the cage.
Gouldmeister stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lowery has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gouldmeister is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lowery is looking to control Gouldmeister's arms but Gouldmeister gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lowery has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery pulls guard effortlessly.
Lowery is trying to keep Gouldmeister in close.
Gouldmeister preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouldmeister trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lowery's guard.
Lowery lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gouldmeister!
Gouldmeister blocking the ground and pound.
Lowery controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gouldmeister stops Lowery from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
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.
Lowery is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gouldmeister can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lowery can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gouldmeister is looking to escape.
Lowery looking to ground and pound but Gouldmeister is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouldmeister wants to control but Lowery is having none of it.
Lowery goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gouldmeister turns into him and now he's in Lowery's guard.
Gouldmeister drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lowery dives on top into guard.
Gouldmeister is breathing heavily.
Lowery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lowery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lowery sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery throwing strikes but missing.
Lowery wants to control from the top but Gouldmeister keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowery being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowery dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Lowery or perhaps it was just good defense by Gouldmeister which made him look bad.
Gouldmeister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Royce Gouldmeister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lowery.
Lowery is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery fails with a takedown attempt.
Royce Gouldmeister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gouldmeister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gouldmeister has clasped his hands together around Lowery's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lowery is looking to reverse the position.
Gouldmeister tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gouldmeister has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lowery is looking to regain half guard here but Gouldmeister keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouldmeister thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lowery is not content to let Gouldmeister control the position.
Lowery gets back to half guard.
Lowery moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouldmeister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gouldmeister is stalling in the full guard.
Gouldmeister trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Royce Gouldmeister wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gouldmeister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lowery.
Lowery shoots in for a takedown but Gouldmeister shows good takedown defense.
Lowery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gouldmeister's waist but Gouldmeister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lowery off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gouldmeister rushes Lowery and presses him up against the cage.
Lowery stops a takedown attempt from Gouldmeister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gouldmeister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lowery shoots for a double leg takedown but Gouldmeister sprawls well. He's pushed Lowery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lowery is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gouldmeister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gouldmeister throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lowery was covering up waiting for the punch and Gouldmeister finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gouldmeister wants to control from the top but Lowery keeps moving.
Gouldmeister has gone for a leg lock! Lowery slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gouldmeister's guard.
Lowery is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery trying to control the position from guard on top but Gouldmeister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowery working some strikes from top position.
Lowery working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Gouldmeister keeping moving, preventing Lowery from controlling successfully.
Lowery is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lowery throwing strikes from guard but Gouldmeister blocks nicely.
Lowery wants to control from the top but Gouldmeister keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Lowery was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lowery has his takedown stuffed
and Gouldmeister counters by moving into the clinch.
Royce Gouldmeister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lowery.
Lowery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gouldmeister smiles and moves away.
Lowery has his takedown stuffed
and Gouldmeister counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gouldmeister.
Gouldmeister gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lowery moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowery, not yet.
Lowery is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gouldmeister defends well.
Gouldmeister postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lowery is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gouldmeister, into his guard.
Lowery trying to control but Gouldmeister is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gouldmeister showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gouldmeister 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gouldmeister!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bombang Pinoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Pierce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Pierce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bombang Pinoy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce scores a takedown into full mount!
Pinoy tries to reverse the position but Pierce maintains control.
Pierce sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pinoy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pierce wants to control the pace but Pinoy is squirming around nicely.
Pierce is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Pinoy is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Pinoy flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Pierce anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Pinoy and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Pierce slips an arm under Pinoy chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Pierce has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Pierce is squeezing on Pinoy like an anaconda would it's prey. Pinoy fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jordan Pierce !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Zrinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jambo Desstutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Desstutin's choice of entrance music: -------------------------------------------------------------. On his way into the cage it seems that Nikola Zrinski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nikola Zrinski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikola Zrinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Desstutin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zrinski.
Desstutin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zrinski walks into a straight right hand from Desstutin.
Desstutin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zrinski doesn't seem bothered though.
Zrinski is looking to clinch but Desstutin is avoiding it.
Zrinski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Desstutin sprawls well. Desstutin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zrinski gets slowly back to his feet.
Zrinski dodges the punch combination from Desstutin.
Zrinski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Desstutin's head.
Desstutin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zrinski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Desstutin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zrinski tries to move into range but Desstutin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jambo Desstutin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desstutin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Desstutin scores with a shot to the body.
Zrinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Desstutin to score with a decent uppercut.
Zrinski is rocked!
Desstutin throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Zrinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Desstutin lands a big right hand that sends Zrinski crashing to the mat! Desstutin stays standing though and waves Zrinski back to his feet!
Desstutin scores with a jab to the body.
Zrinski is breathing heavily.
Desstutin throws a monster overhand right that drops Zrinski! Desstutin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambo Desstutin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosif Dzugashavili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panda ishmali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iosif Dzugashavili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panda ishmali!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from ishmali lands but Dzugashavili takes it in his stride.
It looks like Iosif Dzugashavili has been cut.
Dzugashavili fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ishmali avoids it really well and circles away.
ishmali misses with the combination.
Dzugashavili throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ishmali's waist but ishmali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dzugashavili off to one side.
ishmali shoots in looking for a takedown but Dzugashavili manages to keep the fight standing, pushing ishmali's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dzugashavili shoots in looking for a takedown but ishmali manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dzugashavili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iosif Dzugashavili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ishmali wants to clinch.
Dzugashavili shoots for a double leg takedown but ishmali sprawls well. He's pushed Dzugashavili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ishmali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iosif Dzugashavili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ishmali stuffs the takedown attempt from Dzugashavili. Dzugashavili gets slowly back to his feet.
ishmali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ishmali stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ishmali wants it to stay on the feet.
ishmali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzugashavili closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ishmali is trying to maintain the position but Dzugashavili is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dzugashavili connects with a nice short shot to ishmali's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ishmali is staying active underneath Dzugashavili, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dzugashavili wants to free his trapped foot but ishmali is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dzugashavili uses his free foot to push down on ishmali's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for ishmali.
Dzugashavili lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dzugashavili cracks ishmali with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
ishmali looks gassed!
Dzugashavili unloading with bombs!
Dzugashavili 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.
ishmali is trying desperately to improve position.
ishmali wants to hold on but Dzugashavili pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if ishmali can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dzugashavili looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dzugashavili looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzugashavili looking to finish ishmali with some ground and pound. This is bad for ishmali!
Dzugashavili controlling the pace for now.
ishmali is in a horrible position here. Dzugashavili smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dzugashavili with good strikes from the mount here!
Dzugashavili working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dzugashavili controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzugashavili seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down ishmali for as long as he can get away with.
Dzugashavili in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dzugashavili lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dzugashavili controlling from mount.
Dzugashavili raining down shots from the mount!
Dzugashavili punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzugashavili has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of ishmali's face.
Dzugashavili controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzugashavili looking to control but ishmali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Dzugashavili connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dzugashavili looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dzugashavili with a couple of short strikes.
ishmali is rocked!
Dzugashavili tries to control but ishmali wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzugashavili looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ishmali taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosif Dzugashavili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iosif Dzugashavili'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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dzugashavili.
ishmali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ishmali tries for a takedown but Dzugashavili sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dzugashavili fails with the takedown.
Dzugashavili scores with a takedown into ishmali's guard.
Dzugashavili passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dzugashavili controls the position.
Dzugashavili wants to control but ishmali is keeping him busy.
Dzugashavili in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzugashavili grinds an elbow into ishmali's temple.
ishmali is breathing heavily.
Dzugashavili wants to lay and pray for a moment but ishmali keeps working.
Dzugashavili is putting a hurting on ishmali here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dzugashavili is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt ishmali will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dzugashavili advances to mount.
BOOM! Dzugashavili connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dzugashavili controlling from the full mount.
Dzugashavili with the ground and pound from mount.
Dzugashavili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ishmali can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzugashavili lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ishmali hang on?
ishmali is still in real trouble! Can Dzugashavili finish him?
Dzugashavili controlling from mount.
ishmali seems to have recovered his senses.
Dzugashavili softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and ishmali is out cold! Dzugashavili jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosif Dzugashavili!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Platinum Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Ontheturntables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Platinum Gold has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Platinum Gold seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
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Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Platinum Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Ontheturntables!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontheturntables tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gold scores a takedown into full mount!
Gold thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gold thowing shots but they're missing.
Gold throws some wild stikes that Ontheturntables manages to avoid easily.
Ontheturntables is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ontheturntables holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gold tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gold lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ontheturntables is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gold lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gold looking to ground and pound but Ontheturntables is blocking nicely.
Gold throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gold thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gold working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Ontheturntables slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Gold with the ground and pound but Ontheturntables uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gold thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold throws and elbow that misses. Ontheturntables uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Ontheturntables!
Ontheturntables wants to stand but Gold has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gold is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ontheturntables is controlling him.
Ontheturntables drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gold looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gold looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gold!
Ontheturntables managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gold.
The ground and pound from Gold seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gold throwing strikes but Ontheturntables manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontheturntables tries to stand but Gold is controlling his head.
Gold is trying to get back to half guard.
Ontheturntables in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ontheturntables stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ontheturntables tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ontheturntables doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gold holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ontheturntables looks gassed!
Ontheturntables's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.
Ontheturntables wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gold.
Gold is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ontheturntables is trying to keep an underhook but Gold manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ontheturntables's head.
Gold throwing shots but Ontheturntables is blocking nicely.
Gold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gold gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gold clinches with his opponent.
Gold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ontheturntables looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ontheturntables wants to get back to striking at distance but Gold won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Platinum Gold dominated that round.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ontheturntables enables Gold to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ontheturntables manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ontheturntables wants to stand but Gold is controlling the position.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold throws and elbow that misses. Ontheturntables uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Ontheturntables!
Ontheturntables has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gold is proving hard to escape from.
Ontheturntables drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gold manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ontheturntables has Gold in his guard.
Gold scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gold is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Gold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ontheturntables works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Ontheturntables has wrist control.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Ontheturntables has wrist control.
Ontheturntables avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ontheturntables wants to get back to his feet but Gold is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ontheturntables preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ontheturntables's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ontheturntables is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gold working Ontheturntables over with strikes.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
Gold throwing shots but Ontheturntables is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ontheturntables is trying to stand up here but Gold is controlling him well.
Gold throwing shots but Ontheturntables is blocking nicely.
Ontheturntables is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ontheturntables defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gold throws a strike but Ontheturntables avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Platinum Gold dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gold shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold stops Ontheturntables from getting back to his feet.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ontheturntables defending well though.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ontheturntables's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ontheturntables blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ontheturntables's head.
Ontheturntables avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
Ontheturntables keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ontheturntables is trying to stand back up but Gold is controlling him
Gold misses with a head shot. Ontheturntables uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Gold throws and elbow that misses. Ontheturntables uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Ontheturntables!
Ontheturntables being controlled here momentarily.
Ontheturntables works over Gold with some ground and pound from guard.
Ontheturntables throws a big right hand that misses.
Platinum Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ontheturntables wants to stand but Gold is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ontheturntables gets underhooks to prevent Gold's takedown attempt.
Gold goes for a takedown attempt but Ontheturntables pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ontheturntables scores with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Gold as Ontheturntables shoots in.
Platinum Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ontheturntables closes the distance and clinches up with Gold, looking for a takedown. Ontheturntables pushes Gold against the cage but Gold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gold stalks Ontheturntables and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ontheturntables's face. Ontheturntables staggers backwards, shaken.
Gold is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ontheturntables's half guard.
Gold with the ground and pound but Ontheturntables uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a strike but Ontheturntables rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gold has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ontheturntables off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Platinum Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ontheturntables darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gold gets a clinch.
Ontheturntables tries to break free but Gold pushes him back against the cage.
DJ Ontheturntables has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Gold.
Gold taking a breather.
Gold has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ontheturntables uses from the top position.
Ontheturntables throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ontheturntables throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
Platinum Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ontheturntables stops Gold from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Platinum Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gold 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Platinum Gold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bidlo Gasparyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roddy Piper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bidlo Gasparyan!
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, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasparyan feints and as Piper raises his hands in defense, Gasparyan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gasparyan 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.
Gasparyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gasparyan is really struggling to control Piper but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Bidlo Gasparyan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from Piper. No joy for Gasparyan on that attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Piper.
Piper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gasparyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gasparyan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Piper tries to avoid it but Gasparyan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Piper to the ground. Piper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bidlo Gasparyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gasparyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
Piper scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bidlo Gasparyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piper.
Gasparyan is breathing heavily.
Piper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donk. Piper catches Gasparyan right on the button with a cross.
Piper lands with a right hand.
A big head kick from Piper and Gasparyan is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Bidlo Gasparyan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Piper forces his way into half guard.
Piper wants to pass to mount but Gasparyan is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Piper.
Gasparyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasparyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piper.
Piper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gasparyan's head.
Piper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piper is looking to advance position but Gasparyan won't allow it.
Piper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Piper trying to control from half guard but Gasparyan is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper is looking to stall here but Gasparyan recovers full guard.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piper advances to half guard.
Gasparyan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piper on the ground.
Piper wants to free his trapped foot but Gasparyan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Piper seems content to control.
Piper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Piper is pressing down on Gasparyan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gasparyan is holding on for now.
Gasparyan tries to roll over but Piper keeps him under control.
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.
Gasparyan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Piper seems content to control.
Piper trying to control the action but Gasparyan is working from the bottom.
Piper not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bidlo Gasparyan'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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Piper - that will leave a mark!
Piper stuffs the takedown attempt from Gasparyan. Gasparyan gets slowly back to his feet.
That kick from Piper tenderised Gasparyan's leg. Gasparyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roddy Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gasparyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Piper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gasparyan's head.
Jab by Piper.
Piper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Piper - that will leave a mark!
Piper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piper lands a nice looking body kick.
Piper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gasparyan takes a step back to recover.
Piper is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body kick from Piper.
Gasparyan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Piper.
Piper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Piper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gasparyan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Piper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piper scores with a three punch combo!
Piper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper has Gasparyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Piper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piper misses with the head strike.
Gasparyan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Piper lands a hook that snaps the head of Gasparyan backwards.
A short right from Piper on the inside.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Piper.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gasparyan or not.
A shot in the inside from Piper.
A nice left hand lands by Piper.
Piper works on Gasparyan's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gasparyan.
Piper lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piper misses with some punches.
Gasparyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piper lands an elbow that stopped Gasparyan in his tracks for a moment.
Piper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gasparyan backwards.
Nice body punch from Piper - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Piper.
Piper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Piper pushes Gasparyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Gasparyan.
A hook to the body from Piper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Piper.
A short body shot lands from Piper as the two fighters clinch.
Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gasparyan backwards.
Piper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Piper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gasparyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piper lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Piper.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piper digs a right hand into Gasparyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gasparyan's gas tank.
Piper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piper scores with a shot to the side of Gasparyan's head.
Still in the clinch, Piper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gasparyan backwards.
Piper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is working Gasparyan over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Piper pushes Gasparyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Piper.
Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gasparyan backwards.
Still in the clinch, Piper scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Piper.
Piper scores with a shot to the side of Gasparyan's head.
Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Piper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper lands a nice uppercut.
Piper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gasparyans head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bidlo Gasparyan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Piper.
Gasparyan darts in trying to clinch
and Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Piper.
Gasparyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piper but Piper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gasparyan's head.
That kick from Piper tenderised Gasparyan's leg. Gasparyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gasparyan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gasparyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piper throws a leg kick which misses Gasparyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Gasparyan tries to avoid it.
Gasparyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gasparyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gasparyan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piper scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick there by Piper.
A decent looking cross lands there for Piper.
Piper connects with a leg kick. Gasparyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Donk. Piper catches Gasparyan right on the button with a cross.
Piper scores with a push kick.
Piper cracks the inside of Gasparyan's front leg.
Gasparyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gasparyan.
Gasparyan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gasparyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piper counters with a one-two to the body.
Gasparyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gasparyan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Piper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gasparyan stands up and beckons Piper to his feet.
Piper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Piper leaves Gasparyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bidlo Gasparyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Piper scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Piper.
Gasparyan scores with a takedown into Piper's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gasparyan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Piper looking to control.
Piper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gasparyan drops back looking for a leg! Piper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Piper manages to kick Gasparyan off! Gasparyan jumps back into Piper's guard.
Piper is trying to keep Gasparyan in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasparyan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Roddy Piper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gasparyan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gasparyan tries to clinch up but Piper circles away and keeps his distance.
Gasparyan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Piper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gasparyan at a distance.
Piper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gasparyan.
Piper lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Piper.
Bidlo Gasparyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piper throws a series of strikes that have Gasparyan backpedaling.
Gasparyan shoots in looking for a takedown but Piper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gasparyan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Piper throws a head kick that Gasparyan semi-blocks.
Piper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gasparyan.
Piper scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper keeps Gasparyan at a distance using the push kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gasparyan.
Piper is not content to let Gasparyan control the position.
Piper prevents Gasparyan from improving position.
Bidlo Gasparyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gasparyan wants to control but Piper is keeping him busy.
Gasparyan tries for a kimura but Piper is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gasparyan working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Piper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Piper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svyatoslav Kudryavtsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svyatoslav Kudryavtsev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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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, Svyatoslav Kudryavtsev!
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, Yushin okami!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kudryavtsev shoots in for a takedown but okami shows good takedown defense.
Kudryavtsev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
okami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
okami working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
okami blocks the strikes from Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev struggling a bit here.
okami lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kudryavtsev down.
Kudryavtsev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of okami.
Kudryavtsev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
okami trying to control the action but Kudryavtsev is working from the bottom.
okami throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kudryavtsev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked okami off and has taken his back!
okami trying to control the hands but Kudryavtsev breaks the grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
okami is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kudryavtsev looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
okami looks gassed!
okami manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Kudryavtsev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kudryavtsev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kudryavtsev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Kudryavtsev crashes against the mat.
Kudryavtsev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
okami wants to get back to his feet but Kudryavtsev drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Kudryavtsev.
okami tries to escape but Kudryavtsev is in control.
okami is not content to let Kudryavtsev control the position.
Kudryavtsev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear okami down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
okami wants to get back to his feet but Kudryavtsev drags him back down.
okami dodges the ground and pound from Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev taking a breather here.
Kudryavtsev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kudryavtsev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
okami tries to escape but Kudryavtsev is in control.
Kudryavtsev landing strikes.
okami trying his best to control but Kudryavtsev has mounted him.
Kudryavtsev lands a heavy elbow.
Kudryavtsev unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
okami is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Kudryavtsev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
okami tries to buck Kudryavtsev off but Kudryavtsev takes his back!
okami is trying to stand back up.
Kudryavtsev doesn't have the hooks in and okami manages to turn into his guard.
Kudryavtsev looking to control.
okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Kudryavtsev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
okami with a flurry of punches that miss.
okami is looking to work some ground and pound but Kudryavtsev has wrist control.
Kudryavtsev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. okami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. okami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
okami scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kudryavtsev is looking to sinch up a triangle. okami throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kudryavtsev's body to avoid the submission. Kudryavtsev has instead reached around okami's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kudryavtsev arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Svyatoslav Kudryavtsev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorlan Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorlan Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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130 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorlan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karelin, pushing him back against the cage.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
Karelin fails with the takedown.
Bravo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Gorlan Karelin has been cut.
Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karelin, pushing him back against the cage.
Bravo prevents the takedown attempt.
Mario Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorlan Karelin.
Karelin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karelin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bravo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bravo slaps away a takedown attempt from Karelin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karelin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bravo swivels and escapes.
Oooooh!!! Bravo has knocked Karelin down with a huge combo! Bravo steps away and waves a wobbly Karelin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Karelin is rocked!
Karelin looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Bravo does no damage.
Karelin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karelin seems to have recovered his senses.
Bravo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karelin.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karelin prevents it.
Bravo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karelin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Bravo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bravo.
Bravo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mario Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo scores with a three punch combo!
Bravo clobbers Karelin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bravo lands a left and a right that send Karelin crashing to the mat, dazed. Bravo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bravo! Karelin is backing up but he can't get away as Bravo lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Karelin and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mario Bravo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ditte gaetan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Beryllium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ditte gaetan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bert Beryllium!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gaetan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
gaetan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beryllium gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beryllium successfully pulls guard.
Beryllium looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
gaetan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beryllium is proving hard to escape from.
Beryllium working for a triangle but gaetan defends it easily.
Beryllium has gaetan pulled in close to control his posture.
gaetan wants to get up but he can't break Beryllium's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beryllium bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in gaetan's guard.
Beryllium must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beryllium prevents gaetan from getting back to his feet.
Beryllium is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Beryllium prevents gaetan from getting back to his feet.
gaetan wriggles free and stands up.
gaetan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
gaetan wants to clinch but Beryllium slips to the side
and Beryllium moves into the clinch.
gaetan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beryllium.
Beryllium turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gaetan pushes Beryllium away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beryllium gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
gaetan is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beryllium trying to control the action but gaetan is working from the bottom.
gaetan wants to get back to his feet but Beryllium drags him back down.
Beryllium wants to control but gaetan is keeping him busy.
Beryllium is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Beryllium tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gaetan is pushing Beryllium's head away, looking to escape. Beryllium manages to hold on to the position though.
Beryllium wants to control but gaetan is keeping him busy.
Beryllium is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, gaetan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Beryllium prevents gaetan from escaping the position.
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.
Beryllium looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Beryllium trying to control the action but gaetan is working from the bottom.
gaetan pushes Beryllium away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beryllium gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beryllium wants to lay and pray for a moment but gaetan keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
gaetan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Beryllium dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Beryllium or perhaps it was just good defense by gaetan which made him look bad.
gaetan throws a lazy head kick
and Beryllium counters with a takedown into side control.
gaetan tries to escape but Beryllium is in control.
gaetan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Beryllium is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt gaetan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
gaetan is not content to let Beryllium control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beryllium remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Beryllium is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but gaetan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
gaetan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beryllium asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beryllium is looking to take a break and control but gaetan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Beryllium is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down gaetan's shoulder. That is not cool.
gaetan wants to get back to his feet but Beryllium drags him back down.
Beryllium wants to lay and pray for a moment but gaetan keeps working.
Beryllium tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beryllium has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
gaetan is pushing Beryllium's head away, looking to escape. Beryllium manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Beryllium wants to lay and pray for a moment but gaetan keeps working.
gaetan tries to escape but Beryllium is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beryllium trying to control the position but gaetan is working away.
gaetan is pushing Beryllium's head away, looking to escape. Beryllium manages to hold on to the position though.
Beryllium working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
gaetan wants to get back to his feet but Beryllium drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beryllium tries for a kimura but gaetan is defending well.
Beryllium controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Beryllium showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
gaetan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
gaetan wants to clinch
and Beryllium counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beryllium trying to control the action but gaetan is working from the bottom.
gaetan is trying to stand back up but Beryllium is controlling him
Beryllium performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Beryllium is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so gaetan is just riding it out for now. Beryllium eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beryllium in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gaetan looks like he's trying to stand up.
gaetan kicks off Beryllium and gets to his feet.
ditte gaetan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gaetan tries to clinch but Beryllium moves away
and Beryllium counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
gaetan wants to get back to striking at distance but Beryllium won't allow it.
gaetan tries to break free but Beryllium pushes him back against the cage.
Beryllium goes for a takedown attempt but gaetan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beryllium tries for a takedown but gaetan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
gaetan throws a head kick that misses
and Beryllium counters by moving into the clinch.
Beryllium goes for a takedown attempt but gaetan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
ditte gaetan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bert Beryllium.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gaetan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beryllium counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beryllium is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
gaetan is looking to stand up but Beryllium isn't so interested in that idea.
Bert Beryllium has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beryllium is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
gaetan wants to stand up but Beryllium is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium stands and throws gaetan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bert Beryllium is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
gaetan is being controlled here.
ditte gaetan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
gaetan is trying to get back to his feet.
Beryllium is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down gaetan's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
gaetan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beryllium asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beryllium takes a little break here. gaetan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
gaetan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Beryllium is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Beryllium comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beryllium winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Beryllium!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taz Devil is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taz Devil!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Devil.
Por Pramuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Devil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Devil lands a big head kick that sends Por Pramuki tumbling to the mat! Devil takes a step backwards and waves Por Pramuki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Por Pramuki is rocked!
It looks like Buakaw Por Pramuki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Por Pramuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuki seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Devil throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Por Pramuki is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taz Devil!
Taz Devil is the new lightweight champion!
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