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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Lusins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgars Lusins!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lusins with that takedown attempt.
Lusins shoots in looking for a takedown. Jim tries to sprawl out of it but Lusins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jim thows a body shot but no joy.
Jim Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lusins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jim defends it nicely.
Jim Jim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Lusins.
Good shot there by Jim.
Jim digs a good body shot into Lusins's ribs.
Lusins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jim defends it nicely.
Jim misses with the combination.
Jim misses with a few strikes there.
Lusins closes the distance and clinches up with Jim, looking for a takedown. Lusins pushes Jim against the ropes but Jim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jim throws a right hand that Lusins ducks under and follows up with a left that Lusins also avoids with ease.
Lusins gets the takedown into side control.
Jim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Well, if Jim is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lusins wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lusins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lusins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jim lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusins is not content to let Jim control the position.
Jim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lusins actively working from the bottom here.
Lusins looks gassed!
Lusins tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jim has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lusins taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lusins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lusins is bucking up trying to escape but Jim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Jim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusins is looking to get to half guard.
Jim punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jim breaks from Lusins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jim tries to control but Lusins wriggling away.
Jim controlling from mount.
Lusins is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim landing shots from mount.
Jim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lusins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jim breaks from Lusins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lusins is bucking up trying to escape but Jim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jim tries to control but Lusins wriggling away.
Jim landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jim lands a nice shot to the body.
Jim works over Lusins's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice cross by Jim.
Lusins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lusins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jim lands a two punch combo.
Lusins slips a jab and a cross from Jim.
Nice takedown defense from Jim. No joy for Lusins on that attempt.
Jim misses with a few strikes there.
Lusins has a takedown stuffed.
Jim Jim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Lusins.
Jim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lusins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lusins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lusins walks into a straight right hand from Jim.
Jim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jim lands with a shot to the body.
Jim throws a series of punches but Lusins avoids them all with ease.
Jim misses with a wild combination.
Jim leaves Lusins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jim lands a two punch combo.
Jim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jim misses with a two punch combination.
Jim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lusins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jim looks to land a combination but Lusins avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Jim.
Jim scores with a one two! Lusins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jim misses with a two punch combination.
Lusins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jim connects with a body shot.
Jim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jim is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lusins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jim throws a right and a left that Lusins avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusins shoots in and drives through. Jim sprawls well.
Jim lands with a nice combination. Lusins backs away looking to recover.
Lusins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jim is fending him off so far but Lusins persists. Nope, Jim circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Jim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jim Jim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Jim as Lusins shoots in.
Lusins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Jim does no damage.
Lusins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lusins looking to pass the guard.
Jim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusins has gone for a leg lock! Jim slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lusins's guard.
Jim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lusins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jim has managed to get both his arms back between Lusins's legs - danger averted.
Jim won't allow Lusins to sweep him here.
Jim lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jim 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. This is the final round!
Jim connects with a body shot.
Jim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jim misses with a series of wild punches.
Lusins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jim sprawls well. Jim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lusins gets slowly back to his feet.
Lusins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lusins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lusins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jim sees it coming and defends easily.
Jim is controlling Lusins's trapped leg to prevent Lusins from advancing to side control.
Jim Jim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lusins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jim is just riding it out for now. Lusins eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lusins wants to pass the guard but Jim is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lusins, into his guard.
Jim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lusins is looking for a triangle but Jim pushes his legs off easily.
Jim scoring with some ground and pound.
Jim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lusins's head.
Jim postures up and lands a big shot to Lusins's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim wants to control from the top but Lusins keeps moving.
Jim scoring with some ground and pound.
Jim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lusins is looking for a sweep.
Jim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lusins keeps working.
Jim is working Lusins over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lusins looks to move to half guard but instead Jim has passed into mount! Damn!
Edgars Lusins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim blocks Lusins's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jim!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vrach ybiyca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). vrach ybiyca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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254 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good elbows
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, vrach ybiyca!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fisher.
Fisher lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ybiyca tries to get back to half guard but can't.
ybiyca prevents Fisher from improving position.
Fisher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
ybiyca gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fisher is looking to take a break and control but ybiyca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fisher with the ground and pound but ybiyca uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fisher thows a big elbow that misses.
Fisher wants to control from the top but ybiyca keeps moving.
Fisher postures up in ybiyca's guard and throws a big left but ybiyca blocks it.
Fisher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fisher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
ybiyca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ybiyca keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Fisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fisher thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fisher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fisher cracks ybiyca with a solid left hand.
ybiyca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ybiyca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fisher trying to control but ybiyca is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ybiyca is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fisher with a nice head shot there.
ybiyca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fisher is looking to work some ground and pound but ybiyca has wrist control.
Fisher throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ybiyca preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Fisher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
ybiyca throws a nice looking combination but Fisher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ybiyca lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ybiyca.
It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Spencer Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher dodges the punch combination from ybiyca.
Fisher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. ybiyca looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fisher working the ground and pound.
Fisher is trying to ground and pound but ybiyca uses the momentary lack of control by Fisher to regain half guard.
Fisher is stalling here. ybiyca is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fisher seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and ybiyca has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
ybiyca throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fisher dodges the ground and pound from ybiyca.
Fisher is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ybiyca throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom here.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
ybiyca working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fisher parries the strikes from ybiyca easily there. ybiyca is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fisher to escape.
ybiyca throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fisher works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fisher trying to control from the bottom.
ybiyca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Fisher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ybiyca.
Fisher is trying to stand back up but ybiyca is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ybiyca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher is controlling ybiyca's trapped leg to prevent ybiyca from advancing to side control.
Fisher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ybiyca.
ybiyca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
ybiyca thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
ybiyca throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
ybiyca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
ybiyca is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fisher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fisher uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ybiyca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ybiyca fails to land with a series of punches.
ybiyca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ybiyca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisher.
A combination from ybiyca does no damage.
ybiyca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ybiyca throws a series of punches but Fisher moves out of range.
ybiyca tries to sprawl but Fisher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
ybiyca keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed ybiyca's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ybiyca has hold of Fisher's hands but Fisher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fisher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
ybiyca blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
Fisher thows a huge punch but ybiyca dodges it nicely.
Fisher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fisher with the ground and pound but ybiyca uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Spencer Fisher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spencer Fisher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fisher is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in ybiyca's half guard.
Fisher misses with a head shot. ybiyca uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fisher throws a strike but ybiyca rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
ybiyca stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
ybiyca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher looking to control.
Fisher has a closed guard, preventing ybiyca from standing up.
ybiyca with a flurry of punches that miss.
ybiyca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fisher is proving hard to escape from.
ybiyca throwing strikes but missing.
Fisher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ybiyca manages to get himself to full guard.
Fisher throws a strike but ybiyca rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fisher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ybiyca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Fisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ybiyca.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but ybiyca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
ybiyca won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
ybiyca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
ybiyca throws a strike but Fisher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
ybiyca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fisher is one step ahead there.
Fisher trying to control but ybiyca is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fisher throws a strike but ybiyca rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fisher wants to stand and escape but ybiyca is having none of it.
ybiyca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
ybiyca tries to free his leg and advance position but Fisher is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ybiyca throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
ybiyca throws a strike but Fisher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fisher looking to pass the guard.
ybiyca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fisher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spencer Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fisher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ybiyca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fisher, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Fisher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Smith throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Henry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Henry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Henry wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith stops Henry from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Henry crashes against the mat.
Smith parries the strikes from Henry easily there. Henry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Henry lands some shots froms side control.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Henry.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry landing strikes.
Henry scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Henry working the head with strikes.
Henry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Henry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smith looks gassed!
Henry cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henry scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Henry lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Smith is not content to let Henry control the position.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Henry working the ground and pound from side control.
Henry lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
The cut above John Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith is rocked!
John Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Henry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Amuy Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Anderson (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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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Amuy Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Jabbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Mr Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick but Jabbar moves out of range.
Jabbar blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Jabbar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jabbar blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Jabbar looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Jabbar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Jabbar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Kareem Amuy Jabbar has been cut.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Jabbar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jabbar off to one side.
Jabbar with a hook.
Anderson throws a head kick but Jabbar moves out of range.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jabbar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jabbar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Anderson is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar lands some shots froms side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jabbar working the ground and pound.
Anderson defending against the ground and pound.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Jabbar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jabbar working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Anderson looks gassed!
Jabbar landing strikes.
Anderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Anderson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jabbar connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jabbar scoring with punches from side control.
Jabbar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anderson has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar cracks Anderson with a big right hand but Anderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jabbar working the body and head with strikes.
Jabbar is putting a hurting on Anderson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jabbar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Anderson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jabbar connects with a decent elbow.
Jabbar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anderson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar landing a few strikes.
Jabbar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.
Jabbar scoring with punches and elbows.
Jabbar landing strikes.
Jabbar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
Jabbar lands a few punches from side control.
Anderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jabbar lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Anderson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jabbar connects with a decent elbow.
Jabbar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anderson some visible discomfort.
Jabbar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jabbar working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Jabbar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jabbar working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jabbar is chipping away with strikes.
Jabbar lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Amuy Jabbar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Amuy Jabbar's cut.
That's time! Jabbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jabbar tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Jabbar does it's job there.
Kareem Amuy Jabbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Jabbar moves out of range easily.
Jabbar moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jabbar shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Jabbar is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Jabbar tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jabbar is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Jabbar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jabbar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jabbar is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson is in trouble now - Jabbar has advanced to mount!
Jabbar landing punches.
Jabbar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Jabbar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jabbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jabbar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jabbar is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabbar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson is bucking up trying to escape but Jabbar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jabbar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Jabbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jabbar lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Jabbar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kareem Amuy Jabbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabbar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jabbar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Jabbar.
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Jabbar has a good base and remains in mount.
Jabbar looking to finish Anderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anderson!
Jabbar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jabbar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand up.
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Jabbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jabbar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jabbar landing punches.
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!
Jabbar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jabbar lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Jabbar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jabbar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Amuy Jabbar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Amuy Jabbar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jabbar misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jabbar is defended easily by Anderson.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a high kick.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Jabbar.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Anderson.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Jabbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Jabbar looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Jabbar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson throws a head kick but Jabbar moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Jabbar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jabbar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jabbar has Anderson in his guard.
Jabbar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Jabbar won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but instead Jabbar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jabbar is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Jabbar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jabbar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Anderson!
Jabbar cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar dominating with strikes here.
Jabbar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jabbar working the ground and pound effectively.
Jabbar raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Jabbar.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Jabbar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Jabbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to hold on but Jabbar postures up.
BOOM! Jabbar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jabbar landing punches.
Jabbar working Anderson over with strikes here.
Jabbar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jabbar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Amuy Jabbar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jabbar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Amuy Jabbar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petrosyan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juga Zmaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zmaj has chosen zgazi jajare as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petrosyan Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juga Zmaj!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zmaj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zmaj.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Zmaj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zmaj throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Zmaj drops Emelianenko with a left and a right! Oh, Emelianenko is hurt - Zmaj dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Petrosyan Emelianenko has been cut.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zmaj decides to stand back up. Zmaj steps back and let's Emelianenko get back to his feet.
Zmaj lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Zmaj steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Emelianenko is out on his feet! Zmaj sets himself and nearly takes Emelianenko's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juga Zmaj!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Dants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ruslan agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ruslan agaev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriy Dants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ruslan agaev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dants stuffs the takedown.
Dants displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like ruslan agaev has been cut.
agaev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
agaev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
agaev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dants knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
agaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dants, who protects the arm well.
Dants is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
agaev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dants is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, agaev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
agaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
agaev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dants has escaped the position, nice work there.
agaev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dants knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
agaev tries for a kimura but Dants is defending well.
Dants wants to get back to his feet but agaev drags him back down.
agaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dants, who protects the arm well.
agaev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dants is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dants is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, agaev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dants sneaks out the side door and pushes agaev away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dants misses with a series of wild punches.
agaev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dants's half guard.
Dants is defending against the submission attempts here by agaev.
agaev is looking for a kimura here.
agaev looks gassed!
agaev works his way into side control.
Dants is looking to work his way out of this bad position but agaev is controlling him well.
agaev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
agaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dants, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
agaev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dants is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dants is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
agaev is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dants looks calm but he's in trouble here. agaev gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dants is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! agaev lets go of the hold and Dants can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). ruslan agaev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eye of the tiger. 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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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbert West!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.
West shoots in but Drago avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago moves into the clinch.
West has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert West.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West looks for a takedown but Drago sprawls well.
West takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
Drago jabs at West's body.
West has a takedown stuffed.
Drago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drago sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten West somewhat.
Drago scores with a takedown into West's guard.
West has a closed guard, preventing Drago from standing up.
West looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drago is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago got a little sloppy there for a moment and West has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drago has managed to get both his arms back between West's legs - danger averted.
West looking for a guillotine here but Drago defends easily.
Drago gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drago swinging wildly here.
Drago throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on West's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
West is looking to reverse the position.
West sneaks back into half guard.
Drago is breathing heavily.
West regains full guard. Nicely done.
Drago has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
West is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drago is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drago tries to stand but West is controlling from the bottom.
West throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West wants to sweep here but Drago controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
West throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drago is looking to stand up but West won't let him.
West is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drago avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drago is sitting in close to West's body. West has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Drago is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Drago is tapping! That was a very nice submission by West.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Herbert West!
Herbert West is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chun Rhialto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurian Harmsong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chun Rhialto is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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186 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chun Rhialto!
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, Yurian Harmsong!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmsong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rhialto fails with the takedown.
Harmsong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harmsong wants it to stay on the feet.
Rhialto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chun Rhialto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhialto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harmsong tries to free his leg and advance position but Rhialto is retaining full guard.
Harmsong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rhialto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harmsong defends well.
Harmsong trying to control but Rhialto is working from the bottom.
Harmsong preventing the sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhialto is on top in guard.
Harmsong is trying to keep Rhialto in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhialto trying to control but Harmsong is working from the bottom.
Rhialto forces his way into half guard.
Harmsong controlling the position well.
Rhialto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harmsong sees it coming and defends easily.
Harmsong wants to control but Rhialto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rhialto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rhialto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harmsong is just riding it out for now. Rhialto eventually gives up the hold.
Rhialto seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rhialto is trying to work for a kimura but Harmsong is defending well.
Harmsong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harmsong wants to improve his position but Rhialto is controlling well.
Rhialto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harmsong holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rhialto is looking for a kimura but Harmsong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhialto to get the leverage.
Harmsong is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rhialto jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Harmsong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhialto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Harmsong is looking to reverse the position.
Rhialto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rhialto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rhialto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Harmsong looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rhialto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Harmsong is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rhialto lets go of the hold and Harmsong can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chun Rhialto!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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