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SFC 8: Triple Crown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Paco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Paco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paulo Paco!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short throws a wild body kick that Paco sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Short.
Paco avoids the head kick by Short.
Short throws the kick towards the body but Paco avoids it.
Short avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paco checks a leg kick nicely.
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Short throws a leg kick that misses.
Short tries to land a front kick but Paco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Short keeps the fight on the outside.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paco tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Short throws an overhand right that lands on Paco's shoulder, as Paco tries to avoid the shot.
Short throws a head kick but Paco moves out of range.
Paco moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Paco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paco wants to clinch.
Short throws a head kick but Paco moves out of range.
Paco blocks the body kick.
Paco avoids the head kick by Short.
Paco tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Short misses with a low kick.
Paco tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Short swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Short is looking to score with low kicks.
Paco tries to clinch there but Short circles away.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Short finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paco moves into the clinch successfully.
Short breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Short swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paco blocks a head kick by Short.
Short throws a head kick but Paco moves out of range.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Paco blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Short misses the target.
Short throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paco.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Short throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Short throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paco tries to clinch up but Short circles away and keeps his distance.
Short will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Short avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
Short lands with a kick to the temple. Paco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paco wants to clinch.
Brady Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paco moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
Paco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Short. Short obviously looking to wear him down.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Short manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Short throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paco tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Short throws a low kick but Paco moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Short is looking to score with low kicks.
Short throws a head kick that misses.
Paco blocks a head kick by Short.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Short manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paco blocks a head kick by Short.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Short.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Short swings for the body but Paco moves out of range.
Paco tries to clinch there but Short circles away.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Short dominated that round.
That's time! Short's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Short misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paco.
Short tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paco was well out of range. Poor timing from Short.
Brady Short is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paco tries to clinch up.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Short swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Short throws a head kick but Paco moves out of range.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Short keeps the fight on the outside.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Short misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short throws a head kick but Paco moves out of range.
Paco blocks a head kick by Short.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Paco tries to clinch there but Short circles away.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco slips under a jab.
Short throws a head kick that misses.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Short throws a low kick but Paco avoids it.
Paco wants to clinch.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Short avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Short throws the kick towards the body but Paco avoids it.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Paco tries to clinch but Short moves out of range.
Short throws a head kick that misses.
That's two 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.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Short manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paco wants to clinch up but Short keeps it at a distance.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paco is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Short.
Short throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Short fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paco avoids the head kick by Short.
Short misses with a head kick.
Short wants to land a leg kick but Paco is out of range.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Short misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paco blocks a head kick by Short.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Short.
Paco tries to clinch but Short moves out of range.
Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Short avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Short.
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Short throws a head kick but Paco moves out of range.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
Paco moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Short manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Short throws a head kick that misses.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Short swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Short throws a head kick but Paco moves out of range.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Short.
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Paco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Short misses.
Paco tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Paco moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Short dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Short swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Short throws a chopping leg kick but Paco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Short throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paco tries to clinch there but Short circles away.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Short.
Paco is looking to clinch but Short is avoiding it.
Paco wants to clinch up but Short keeps it at a distance.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
Short looks to land a combination but Paco avoids it well.
Short misses with a body kick.
Paco wants to clinch.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Short.
Paco tries to clinch but Short moves out of range.
Paco wants to clinch up but Short keeps it at a distance.
Short fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paco checks a leg kick.
Good work by Paco as he checks the leg kick.
Paco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Short manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paco wants to clinch up but Short keeps it at a distance.
Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Short manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Short will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Short thumps Paco with a low kick.
Paco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Short tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paco is able to avoid easily.
Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paco is looking to clinch but Short is avoiding it.
Short throws a head kick that misses.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paco is looking to clinch but Short is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Short jabs Paco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Short buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paco avoids the head kick by Short.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco wants to clinch up but Short keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Short.
Paco tries to clinch up.
Paco tries to clinch up.
Short with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paco tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Short looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Short throws a leg kick but Paco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Short - that will leave a mark!
Short throws a head kick but Paco moves out of range.
Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulo Paco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paco avoids the head kick by Short.
Short throws a leg kick which misses Paco's front leg but catches the back leg as Paco tries to avoid it.
Paco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Short throws a body kick that misses.
Short throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Short scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paco tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Paco wants to clinch.
Short shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Short circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paco avoids the head kick by Short.
Brady Short is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paco looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Short showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Short, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Short!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jord king (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jord king!
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, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
king throws the left hand but Raith avoids the punch easily.
king throws a hook but Raith avoids it easily.
Raith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raith misses with a takedown attempt - king sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raith slips a straight right by king.
Raith closes the distance and pushes king back into the cage.
king's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
king throws a leg kick but Raith checks it.
Donk. king catches Raith right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Thomas Raith has been cut.
king throws a lazy right hand but Raith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
king throws a low kick but Raith moves out of range easily.
Raith avoids the body shot from king.
Raith slips a straight right by king.
king throws a right and a left that Raith avoids nicely.
Raith tries to score a power double leg takedown but king sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raith somewhat.
king looks to land a left hand but Raith moved out of range nicely.
Raith fails with a takedown attempt.
jord king has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raith.
Raith defending well as king loads up on a big left hand.
king throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from king.
king swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
king lands a nice shot that snaps Raith's head back.
king misses with a straight right.
Raith instigates a clinch.
Raith drops down looking for an ankle pick but king pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raith shoots for a takedown but king saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
king looks to land a combination but Raith avoids it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Raith.
king is trying to get back to half guard.
Raith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Raith wants to control but king is keeping him busy.
Raith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Raith looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
king manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Raith wants to lay and pray for a moment but king keeps working.
king moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
king is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
king looking for a sweep. Not yet king, not yet.
king keeping moving, preventing Raith from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
king is pulling down on Raith's head to control his posture.
king's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raith checks a low kick from king.
Raith moves into the clinch.
king prevents a takedown attempt there.
king pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from king as Raith shoots in.
king throws a leg kick but Raith checks it.
king smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but king paws at him with a jab and circles away.
jord king seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raith avoids a kick to the body.
king feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Raith sprawling to the canvas! Raith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can king finish him?!
Raith is rocked!
jord king is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raith tries to get into range but king steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Raith! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! king scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). jord king!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sulag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Tiirismaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Sulag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riku Tiirismaa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulag with a jab.
Sulag looks to land a combination but Tiirismaa avoids it well.
A cross from Sulag lands.
Sulag scores with a shot to the body.
Sulag bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tiirismaa's head backwards.
It looks like Riku Tiirismaa has been cut.
Sulag misses with a few strikes there.
Tiirismaa walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Sulag misses.
Sulag throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiirismaa.
Sulag connects with a right hand. Tiirismaa shakes it off.
Sulag scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Sulag has knocked Tiirismaa down with a huge combo! Sulag steps away and waves a wobbly Tiirismaa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Tiirismaa shoots in but Sulag avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sulag lands a left and a right that send Tiirismaa crashing to the mat, dazed. Sulag thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tiirismaa is rocked!
Sulag closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tiirismaa! Sulag dives in looking to finish! Tiirismaa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Sulag!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Woolard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
10 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Woolard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woolard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woolard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woolard tries to keep at a distance but Jag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woolard is trying to push Jag away but Jag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jag scores with a head kick. Woolard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jag lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Woolard.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Woolard pushes him off.
Woolard throws a hook to the side of Jag's head but Jag sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woolard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jag kicks Woolard off and gets back to his feet.
Woolard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Woolard swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Jag takes one to the side of the head.
Woolard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jag was covering up waiting for the punch and Woolard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Woolard stays in close to Jag's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woolard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jag swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jag is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Woolard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woolard is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle Woolard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jag walks into a left hand.
Woolard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jag.
Jag slips a jab from Woolard.
Woolard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two 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.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woolard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woolard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kyle Woolard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woolard throws a series of punches but Jag moves out of range.
Jag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Woolard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Woolard or perhaps it was just good defense by Jag which made him look bad.
Woolard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jag.
Woolard shoots in looking for a takedown but Jag manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Woolard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Woolard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woolard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jag as he avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Woolard both land. Nice combination.
Woolard is breathing heavily.
Jag scores with a head kick. Woolard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jag misses with a looping left.
Woolard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woolard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Woolard misses.
Jag cracks Woolard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woolard.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Woolard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jag is looking to clinch but Woolard is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woolard shoots in and gets a takedown into Jag's guard.
Jag wants to get back to his feet but Woolard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Woolard throwing strikes from guard but Jag blocks nicely.
Jag manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jag avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woolard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jag looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jag takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Woolard circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Woolard misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Jag misses.
Woolard feints and as Jag raises his hands in defense, Woolard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woolard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jag wants to get back to his feet but Woolard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woolard controlling from the top position.
Woolard tries to free his leg and advance position but Jag is retaining full guard.
Woolard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jag wants to stand but Woolard is controlling the position.
Kyle Woolard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Woolard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Woolard 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.
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!
Woolard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jag's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jag pushes Woolard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Woolard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Woolard scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Woolard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Woolard throws a series of punches but Jag avoids them all with ease.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woolard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woolard tries to bum rush Jag with a series of wild strikes but Jag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woolard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Woolard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Woolard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jag on the ground.
Woolard trying to mount his opponent but Jag defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woolard lands with a punch from half guard.
Woolard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Woolard stops Jag from getting back to his feet.
Jag is breathing heavily.
Woolard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jag is trying to stand back up but Woolard is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle Woolard just wasn't active enough.
Woolard scores with a decent looking hook.
Woolard swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Woolard fails to land the takedown.
Jag takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Woolard.
Woolard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woolard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jag's hands.
Jag uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woolard.
Jag throws a head kick but Woolard moves out of range.
Woolard throws a shot from downtown. Jag moves away and avoids it.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woolard blocks the body kick.
Woolard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woolard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jag closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolard has had enough of the clinch but Jag keeps him there for the moment.
Jag is pressed up against the cage. Woolard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jag down to the mat. Jag avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Woolard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woolard scores with a three punch combo!
Woolard throws a series of punches but Jag avoids them all with ease.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Woolard circles away.
Woolard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woolard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Woolard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woolard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Woolard connects with a right hand. Jag shakes it off.
Jaromir Jag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woolard.
A big left from Woolard misses.
Woolard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jag pushes Woolard off looking to stand but Woolard dives back in and keeps control.
Woolard stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag is trying to stand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Woolard lands strikes from half guard.
Woolard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Woolard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle Woolard just wasn't active enough.
Jag throws a jab but it's blocked by Woolard.
Woolard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jag was covering up waiting for the punch and Woolard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jag wants to stand and escape but Woolard is having none of it.
Woolard sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woolard tries to free his leg and advance position but Jag is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woolard sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle Woolard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Woolard works over Jag's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jaromir Jag has been cut.
Woolard scores with a takedown into Jag's guard.
Woolard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jag wants to stand up but Woolard is controlling him.
Woolard controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jag wants to stand up but Woolard is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Woolard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaromir Jag's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A punch combination from Woolard misses.
Woolard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jag tries to clinch up but Woolard circles away and keeps his distance.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woolard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woolard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Woolard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jag in his tracks.
Woolard fails to land with a series of punches.
Woolard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jag manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Woolard stops Jag from standing up.
Woolard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Woolard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle Woolard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jag slips a straight right by Woolard.
Woolard scores a takedown into full mount!
Jag trying desperately to get to his feet.
Woolard controlling the position easily from mount.
Woolard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Woolard controlling from mount.
Kyle Woolard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolard working Jag over with strikes here.
Woolard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jag wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Woolard scoring with strikes but Jag is staying in there.
Jag squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Woolard content just to control the position here.
Woolard raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woolard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jag is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Woolard content just to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle Woolard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Woolard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jag.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woolard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jag's guard.
Woolard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Woolard stops Jag from standing up.
Woolard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jag keeping full guard, as Woolard tries to pass.
We're going to have a standup here because Kyle Woolard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jag wants to clinch up but Woolard keeps it at a distance.
Jaromir Jag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Woolard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jag takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Woolard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woolard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Woolard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lonje Moco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dweezil O Hearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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19
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lonje Moco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dweezil O Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moco fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Hearn scores with a takedown into Moco's guard.
O Hearn 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.
Moco keeping moving, preventing O Hearn from controlling successfully.
Moco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Hearn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Hearn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Hearn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moco controlling the position.
O Hearn drops back looking for a leg! Moco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moco manages to kick O Hearn off! O Hearn jumps back into Moco's guard.
Moco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hearn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Hearn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moco controls O Hearn momentarily but O Hearn frees himself.
O Hearn passes Moco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
O Hearn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
O Hearn is trying to work for a kimura but Moco is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Hearn is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Hearn is working away from the top position though.
O Hearn uses his free foot to push down on Moco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moco.
Moco is working to get back to half guard.
O Hearn looking to secure an arm triangle but Moco defends it well.
Moco is trying desperately to improve position.
O Hearn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Moco to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Moco shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moco has left one of his arms exposed and O Hearn doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Moco screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dweezil O Hearn!
Dweezil O Hearn is the new lightweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balunk Salim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agasi's entrance music is GSP walk out KOSv1. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armand Agasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balunk Salim!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agasi walks into a stiff left hand from Salim.
It looks like Armand Agasi has been cut.
Salim looks to land a left hand but Agasi moved out of range nicely.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
Agasi tries to clinch there but Salim circles away.
Salim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Agasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Salim misses
and Agasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salim misses with a wild combination.
Agasi closes the distance and clinches.
Agasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Agasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Salim has had enough of the clinch but Agasi keeps him there for the moment.
Agasi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Salim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Agasi is working for takedown but Salim is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Agasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Salim uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salim has had enough of the clinch but Agasi keeps him there for the moment.
Salim working hard to break the clinch.
Agasi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Salim regains guard.
Agasi prevents Salim from getting back to his feet.
Agasi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Agasi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Agasi looking to pass the guard.
Agasi wants to control from the top but Salim keeps moving.
Salim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Agasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Agasi stops Salim from standing up.
Agasi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Agasi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi 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.
Agasi wants to control from the top but Salim keeps moving.
Agasi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Salim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Agasi, into his guard.
Agasi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salim!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agasi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Salim has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Salim!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salim wants to stand but Agasi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Agasi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Agasi has a closed guard, preventing Salim from standing up.
Agasi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Agasi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Agasi cracks Salim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Agasi slips under a jab.
Agasi closes the distance and clinches.
Agasi lands a right hand.
Salim has had enough of the clinch but Agasi keeps him there for the moment.
Salim is trying to break free.
Agasi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Agasi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Agasi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Agasi prevents Salim from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Agasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Agasi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Agasi misses with an uppercut. Salim saw that one coming.
Agasi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Agasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salim.
Agasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Salim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Salim misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Agasi misses the target.
Salim misses with an uppercut.
Salim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salim gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Agasi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Salim is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Agasi is controlling him.
Agasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Agasi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salim wants to stand and escape but Agasi is having none of it.
Agasi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Salim wants to stand and escape but Agasi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Agasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salim is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Agasi is controlling him.
Agasi works over Salim with some ground and pound from guard.
Agasi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Agasi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Agasi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Salim screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Agasi! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Armand Agasi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexeyevich Romanov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Paint it black. Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
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197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt is looking to clinch but Alexeyevich Romanov is avoiding it.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurt at a distance.
Alexeyevich Romanov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hurt's half guard.
Hurt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alexeyevich Romanov is working away from the top position though.
Alexeyevich Romanov slips a nice elbow through Hurt's hands, connecting with Hurt's forehead.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexeyevich Romanov wants to control but Hurt is keeping him busy.
Hurt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexeyevich Romanov pulls his head out easily.
Alexeyevich Romanov drops an elbow to the side of Hurt's head.
Alexeyevich Romanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexeyevich Romanov is nestled in close to Hurt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hurt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexeyevich Romanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Alexeyevich Romanov slips a nice elbow through Hurt's hands, connecting with Hurt's forehead.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexeyevich Romanov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt is looking to improve his position.
Alexeyevich Romanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alexeyevich Romanov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alexeyevich Romanov wants to control but Hurt is keeping him busy.
Alexeyevich Romanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alexeyevich Romanov trying to control the action but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Alexeyevich Romanov is nestled in close to Hurt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alexeyevich Romanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexeyevich Romanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alexeyevich Romanov drops an elbow to the side of Hurt's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexeyevich Romanov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Alexeyevich Romanov there.
Hurt trying to control here.
Alexeyevich Romanov controlling the action here.
Alexeyevich Romanov working over Hurt with some ground and pound. Hurt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexeyevich Romanov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexeyevich Romanov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Alexeyevich Romanov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexeyevich Romanov landing strikes from the mount and Hurt is in trouble!
Hurt is rocked!
Alexeyevich Romanov controlling from mount.
Hurt is still in real trouble! Can Alexeyevich Romanov finish him?
Hurt is looking to get to half guard.
Hurt seems to have recovered his senses.
Alexeyevich Romanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alexeyevich Romanov punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hurt looks gassed!
Alexeyevich Romanov dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexeyevich Romanov controlling from mount.
Alexeyevich Romanov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alexeyevich Romanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hurt is working to get back to half guard.
Alexeyevich Romanov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hurt! More shots from Alexeyevich Romanov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov!
Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov is the new middleweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Halilov (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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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Halilov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Spat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amir Halilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Spat does no damage.
Spat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halilov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halilov scores with a takedown into Spat's guard.
Spat looking for a sweep. Not yet Spat, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Halilov stays in close to Spat's body and controls the position.
Halilov looking to pass the guard.
Halilov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halilov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spat keeping moving, preventing Halilov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Amir Halilov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Halilov shoots in looking for a takedown. Spat tries to sprawl out of it but Halilov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halilov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halilov lands in his opponent's guard.
Halilov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spat is keeping the position for now.
Halilov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spat's guard.
Spat gets full guard.
Halilov 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.
Halilov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halilov trying to control but Spat is working from the bottom.
Spat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halilov on the ground.
Halilov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spat is not content to let Halilov control the position.
Spat throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halilov advances to full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spat is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat is squirming around, avoiding Halilov's attempts to control the action.
Halilov dominating with strikes here.
Halilov trying to control but Spat is having none of it.
Spat is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Spat is bucking up trying to escape but Halilov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spat gets back to half guard.
Halilov trying to control the action but Spat is working from the bottom.
Halilov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spat kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Halilov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spat defending well though.
Halilov is looking to take a break and control but Spat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spat is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halilov is looking to take a break and control but Spat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Amir Halilov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Spat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halilov.
Jack Spat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Halilov.
Halilov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spat stuffs the takedown.
Halilov looks gassed!
Spat cracks a nice hook into Halilov's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halilov.
Spat throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Amir Halilov has been cut.
Spat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halilov misses with a takedown attempt - Spat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Amir Halilov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amir Halilov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Halilov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spat tries to avoid it but Halilov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spat to the ground. Spat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Halilov shoots in for a takedown but Spat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Halilov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jack Spat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Halilov.
Spat throws a right hand that Halilov ducks under and follows up with a left that Halilov also avoids with ease.
Spat tries to bum rush Halilov with a series of wild strikes but Halilov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spat fails with the takedown
and Halilov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halilov defends well.
Spat wriggles free and stands up.
Halilov shoots and misses
and Spat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halilov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spat swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat misses with a takedown attempt
and Halilov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Spat trying to control from the bottom.
Halilov prevents Spat from improving his position.
Halilov lands with a punch from half guard.
Halilov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Halilov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spat is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halilov is looking for a kimura but Spat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halilov to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Halilov there.
Spat is looking to improve his position.
Halilov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Spat is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amir Halilov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Steakworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff Huxtable acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Steakworth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Huxtable!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steakworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huxtable throws a body kick that misses.
Huxtable connects with a high kick.
It looks like Lionel Steakworth has been cut.
Steakworth throws a hook but Huxtable blocks it.
A jab from Steakworth misses.
Huxtable thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steakworth if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steakworth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Huxtable as he connects with a hook.
Huxtable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huxtable scores with a spinning back kick!
Steakworth is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Huxtable misses.
Huxtable lands a head kick. Steakworth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Huxtable misses with a head kick.
Huxtable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huxtable lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Huxtable.
Huxtable lands a jab to the head.
Huxtable lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steakworth's sensitive parts.
Huxtable is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxtable misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxtable.
Huxtable drops Steakworth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Steakworth looks back up at him and smiles so Huxtable waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Steakworth is rocked!
Huxtable throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Steakworth crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cliff Huxtable!
Cliff Huxtable is the new heavyweight champion!
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