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RMFC Sixty Eight PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rogozinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis comes to the cage accompanied by Ether. Rogozinski has chosen Czterej pancerni i pies as his entrance music. Julius Adonis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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260 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julius Adonis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Rogozinski! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rogozinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Adonis avoids the body shot from Rogozinski.
Rogozinski throws a sloppy head kick and Adonis moves out of range easily. Adonis closes the distance and pushes Rogozinski back into the cage. Rogozinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adonis.
Rogozinski is trying to force a seperation but Adonis has the dominant position. Adonis has Rogozinski pressed against the cage, preventing Rogozinski from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Adonis prevents Rogozinski from breaking the clinch. Rogozinski looking to stall.
Rogozinski tries to break the clinch but Adonis is controlling the position. Rogozinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Adonis has double underhooks. Adonis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adonis crunches a lovely knee into Rogozinski's ribcage. Adonis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogozinski looks gassed! Adonis lands a damaging elbow. Rogozinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adonis has him pressed against the cage. Rogozinski tries to circle away but Adonis has him pinned against the cage. Adonis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogozinski backwards. Adonis lands a nice elbow. Adonis lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Rogozinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Adonis won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Adonis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Adonis lands an elbow that stopped Rogozinski in his tracks for a moment. Adonis digs a right hand underneath Rogozinski's ribcage. Rogozinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. A knee to the head by Adonis.
Adonis lands a nice elbow. Adonis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Adonis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogozinski backwards. Adonis presses Rogozinski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Adonis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Adonis lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Piotr Rogozinski has been cut. Adonis lands an elbow inside that Rogozinski shrugs off. Adonis lands a damaging elbow. Adonis lands an elbow inside.
Rogozinski is rocked! Adonis jerks Rogozinski's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Rogozinski drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Adonis goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Adonis because Rogozinski was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Julius Adonis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Alexiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zartan Zatarain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zatarain has chosen Linkin Park - The Catalyst as his entrance music. Alexiev is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Vlad Alexiev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm
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175 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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178 cm
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Alexiev! 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, Zartan Zatarain! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zatarain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexiev is breathing heavily. Zatarain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zatarain stalling.
Zatarain has Alexiev pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zatarain pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alexiev tumbling to the mat - Zatarain dives into Alexiev's guard. Zatarain trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Zatarain throws a big right hand that misses. Zatarain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Zatarain connects with a couple of short punches. Alexiev being controlled here, momentarily. Zatarain wants to control from the top but Alexiev keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zatarain stands up over Alexiev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Zatarain wants to control from the top but Alexiev keeps moving. Zatarain is in close to Alexiev's body, working some short punches and elbows. Zatarain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexiev works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Zatarain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Zatarain controls from within his opponent's guard. Zatarain wants to control from the top but Alexiev keeps moving. Zatarain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zatarain landing with the ground and pound. Alexiev working a defensive guard here.
Zatarain seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Zatarain tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexiev is retaining full guard. Zatarain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Zatarain wants to control from the top but Alexiev keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Zatarain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zatarain connects with a couple of short punches. Zatarain lands a couple of digs. Zatarain lands a couple of digs. Zatarain 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. Zatarain wants to pass the guard but Alexiev is keeping the position. Zatarain controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Zatarain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Zatarain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Zatarain wants to control from the top but Alexiev keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zatarain postures up and lands a big shot to Alexiev's brow. Zatarain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Zatarain works a leg free and moves into half guard. Zatarain is looking to take a break and control but Alexiev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Zatarain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Zatarain is figuring out what he wants to do next. I looks like Zatarain might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Zatarain is nestled in close to Alexiev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zartan Zatarain dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alexiev needs to keep his hands up - Zatarain had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Vlad Alexiev has been cut. Zatarain drives through with a takedown into guard. Zatarain passes Alexiev's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Zatarain is controlling the pace.
Zatarain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexiev keeps working. Zatarain scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Zatarain slows the pace down in half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Zatarain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alexiev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Zatarain works his way into full mount! Zatarain landing strikes from the mount. Zatarain tries to control but Alexiev wriggling away. Alexiev taking shots to the head. Zatarain with shots to the head and body - Alexiev looks very uncomfortable down there. Zatarain lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zatarain with a couple of short strikes. Alexiev is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Zatarain controlling his opponent. Zatarain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Zatarain. Zatarain lands a big elbow. Zatarain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zatarain scoring with strikes but Alexiev is staying in there. Zatarain lands a nice shot to the head. Alexiev is in a horrible position here. Zatarain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alexiev is in a horrible position here. Zatarain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zatarain dominating with strikes here. Zatarain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alexiev taking shots to the head.
Alexiev is rocked! Zatarain unloading with bombs! Oh Alexiev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Zatarain has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A big strike lands for Zatarain! That's really hurt Alexiev and he's turned his back - Zatarain keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Zatarain jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zartan Zatarain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ready Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Whitewash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Go comes to the cage accompanied by Paul Okenfield - Ready Steady Go. Whitewash comes into a darkened arena with his song building. New Divide kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Billy Whitewash is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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190 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ready Go! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Whitewash! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Whitewash cracks Go with an open hand slap. Go wants to clinch. Go cracks the inside of Whitewash's front leg. A big right from Whitewash misses. Whitewash fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Whitewash on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Go turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Whitewash jabbing away but nothing is landing. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whitewash is defended easily by Go. Go wants to clinch. Go buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Whitewash.
Whitewash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitewash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Go sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Ready Go has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Whitewash. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whitewash is defended easily by Go. Whitewash looks gassed! Go connects with an inside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Go lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round. Go pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitewash tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Whitewash misses with a looping right. Whitewash takes a kick to the side of the head. Go has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whitewash drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitewash takes an elbow to the forehead. Go breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Go.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Go feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whitewash's calf. Go fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitewash. Go rushes Whitewash and presses him up against the cage. Go lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Billy Whitewash has been cut. Go lands an elbow inside. Whitewash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A nice glancing elbow lands by Go. Go lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Go lands an elbow that stopped Whitewash in his tracks for a moment. Go lands an elbow just above Whitewash 's eye. Go throws an elbow but it misses.
Go lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whitewash is rocked! Whitewash dodges an elbow strike from Go.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Go. Whitewash is still on wobbly legs! Can Go finish him? Go pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Whitewash seems to have recovered his senses. Go throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Whitewash goes for a takedown attempt but Go pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Go throws a head kick that half lands.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Go! Whitewash is out on his feet! Go rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Whitewash is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Whitewash is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ready Go!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Duchovony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramsey Duchovony! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice cross by Duchovony. Duchovony connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off. Duchovony lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover. Jones slips a jab from Duchovony. Good shot there by Duchovony. Jones dives in and grabs Duchovony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duchovony pushes down on Jones's head and hops out. Duchovony is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Jones looks to land a body kick but Duchovony moved away. Duchovony doesn't succeed with the takedown and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Duchovony didn't expect that. Jones drops back looking for a leg! Duchovony is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duchovony manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Duchovony's guard. Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Duchovony dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duchovony lands a couple of decent looking shots. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duchovony is aware though and is defending well. Duchovony drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Duchovony off! Duchovony jumps back into Jones's guard. Duchovony throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely. Duchovony throws a big right hand that misses. Duchovony must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Duchovony frees his head nicely. Oh but Jones has switched to an armbar! Duchovony is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brian Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sponge Bobichus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobichus's entrance music is Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. A fine choice. Sponge Bobichus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sponge Bobichus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitchell Webb! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Webb gets caught flat footed, as Bobichus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Webb seems keen to control Bobichus's posture. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Webb looking for a sweep. Not yet Webb, not yet. Bobichus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Webb is keeping the position for now. Bobichus is working hard here to advance position. Bobichus drops back looking for a leg! Webb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Webb manages to kick Bobichus off! Bobichus jumps back into Webb's guard. Bobichus drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bobichus as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Webb screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bobichus! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sponge Bobichus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei AK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei AK has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Taylor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei AK! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from AK. Taylor tries to clinch up but AK circles away and keeps his distance. A lazy left from AK finds it's target. AK closes the distance and clinches. AK drags the fight down to the ground.
Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and AK has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between AK's legs - danger averted. AK working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor. AK had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily. AK is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. AK striking from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! AK has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. AK has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Taylor doesn't defend quickly enough and AK has managed to lock this one up! Can Taylor escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to AK on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergei AK!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bane Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Babynyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michail Babynyn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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222 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bane Dark! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Babynyn! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Babynyn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Babynyn somewhat. Babynyn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dark sprawls well. Dark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Babynyn gets slowly back to his feet. Dark stuffs the takedown attempt from Babynyn. Babynyn gets slowly back to his feet. Bane Dark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michail Babynyn. Babynyn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dark swivels and escapes. Dark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babynyn is fending him off so far but Dark persists. Nope, Babynyn circles away and we're back to standing. Dark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dark wants it to stay on the feet. Babynyn avoids the head kick by Dark.
Nice takedown defense from Dark. No joy for Babynyn on that attempt. Babynyn shoots for a takedown but Dark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Babynyn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Babynyn looks gassed! Dark misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Babynyn or perhaps it was just good defense by Dark which made him look bad. Babynyn with a lazy takedown attempt enabling Dark to counter with a crisp jab. Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babynyn paws at him with a jab and circles away. The fight stays on the outside here - Dark looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dark shoots in for a double leg but Babynyn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Dark shoots in looking for a takedown. Babynyn tries to sprawl out of it but Dark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Babynyn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Babynyn with a lazy takedown attempt and Dark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Dark closes the distance and pushes Babynyn back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Babynyn leaning against his opponent.
Babynyn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Babynyn pulls guard. Dark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babynyn swivels though and keeps the full guard. Babynyn pushes a forearm under Dark's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dark is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michail Babynyn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Alco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and corrado smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nuri Alco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, corrado smith! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! smith tries to clinch but Alco moves out of range. corrado smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Alco throws a nice looking combination but smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. smith tries to clinch but Alco is having none of it. Alco closes the distance but smith moves to the side and smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Alco is looking to control smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alco avoid being mounted? smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. smith escapes and gets back to his feet. smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alco swats him away and circles back towards the center. Alco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? smith is fending him off so far but Alco persists. Nope, smith circles away and we're back to standing. smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alco paws at him with a jab and circles away. smith fails in his attempt to clinch. Alco tries a head kick but it misses.
Alco stuns smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. 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! smith gets in close and instigates a clinch. smith throws an elbow but it misses.
smith tries a knee to the head but Alco blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. smith manages to break the clinch.
Alco keeps the fight on the outside. Alco tries to clinch and smith counters with a series of strikes. Alco will be more careful next time no doubt. smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Alco circles away.
smith lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Alco crumples to the floor! smith milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). corrado smith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daanish Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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306 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daanish Hussain! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Wayne! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wayne misses with the combination.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wayne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hussain. That one must have hurt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hussain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wayne's calf. Wayne looks gassed! Hussain misses the jab. Hussain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wayne blocks a leg kick. Hussain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hussain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hussain is looking to chop away at Wayne's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wayne misses with the combination.
Hussain swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
John Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps Hussain's head back.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. A leg kick checked by Wayne. Good shot there by Wayne. Wayne avoids the head kick by Hussain.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wayne scores with the left hand. Hussain knows he should have avoided that one. Hussain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hussain throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab. Hussain throws a lazy head kick and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hussain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussain. Hussain is looking to land body kicks. Hussain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wayne tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hussain throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain throws a chopping leg kick but Wayne manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Hussain walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
It looks like Daanish Hussain has been cut. Wayne thows a body shot but no joy. Hussain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wayne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hussain misses with a straight right. Hussain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wayne misses with a body punch
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hussain has a takedown stuffed. Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss. Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne throws a combination that misses and Hussain counters with a head kick. That will keep Wayne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Hussain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hussain tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Wayne will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Daanish Hussain'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.
Hussain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs. Wayne misses with a straight left. Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Wayne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hussain throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne jabs Hussain right on the nose. Hussain blinks but takes it well. Hussain fails with a takedown attempt. John Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hussain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wayne lands with a right hand. Wayne lunges at Hussain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hussain's hand. Wayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Hussain's head. Wayne dips to his left and cracks Hussain with an uppercut! Hussain tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Wayne moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hussain misses with a shot to the body and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wayne clobbers Hussain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Hussain drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daanish Hussain's cut is getting worse. Hussain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hussain doesn't seem phased though. Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hussain momentarily.
Hussain is looking to wear down Wayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daanish Hussain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wayne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Hussain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
Jeez, Daanish Hussain's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Wayne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daanish Hussain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Wayne! John Wayne retains his super heavyweight title!
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