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EPF 27: Open weight RD 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between snoork bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bananasplits comes into the arena with On a boat - blaring out of the sound system. snoork bananasplits had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, snoork bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and bananasplits has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. bananasplits looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
bananasplits fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from bananasplits finds it's target.
bananasplits scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
bananasplits scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sloppy strikes there by bananasplits.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
bananasplits is trying to ground and pound but Henderson uses the momentary lack of control by bananasplits to regain half guard.
bananasplits wants to stand up but Henderson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
bananasplits is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bananasplits 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.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from bananasplits.
bananasplits throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson is trying to control but bananasplits manages to pass to mount!
bananasplits is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Henderson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Henderson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
bananasplits wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bananasplits keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bananasplits wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
snoork bananasplits dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson throws a right hand that bananasplits ducks under and follows up with a left that bananasplits also avoids with ease.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
bananasplits tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bananasplits getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
bananasplits misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
bananasplits throws a big shot that misses.
bananasplits is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson.
Henderson throws a leg kick but bananasplits sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and bananasplits has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from bananasplits and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by bananasplits.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on bananasplits's shoulder, as bananasplits tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from bananasplits is defended easily by Henderson.
bananasplits takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
bananasplits takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
bananasplits avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson throws a push kick but bananasplits slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but bananasplits is out of range.
Henderson blocks a head kick by bananasplits.
A punch combination from bananasplits misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bananasplits gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Leo Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bananasplits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
bananasplits gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leo Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from bananasplits.
bananasplits misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Henderson.
Henderson 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.
Henderson is looking to slow bananasplits down with leg kicks.
A cross from Henderson lands.
bananasplits ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson.
bananasplits is rocked!
bananasplits get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. bananasplits stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Henderson runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Henderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaahl Infernus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Infernus's choice of entrance music: Carving A Giant by Gorgoroth. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Henry!
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, Gaahl Infernus!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henry.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Infernus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henry lands in his opponent's guard.
Henry won't allow Infernus to sweep him here.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry wants to control from the top but Infernus keeps moving.
Infernus wants to sweep here but Henry controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Infernus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Infernus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henry manages to get himself to full guard.
Infernus wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry seems keen to control Infernus's posture.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Infernus is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hank Henry.
Infernus tries a low kick but Henry avoids it.
Henry shoots in and bounces Infernus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Infernus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Infernus blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Infernus wants to sweep but no luck.
Infernus pulls Henry in close to his closed guard and prevents Henry from doing any damage or advancing position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gaahl Infernus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Infernus throws out a leg kick but Henry moves out of range and Infernus only half commits.
Henry feints and as Infernus raises his hands in defense, Henry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Infernus is keeping the position.
Henry stands and throws Infernus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infernus is trying to improve his position.
Henry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Infernus is avoiding damage well.
Infernus is pushing Henry's head away, looking to escape. Henry manages to hold on to the position though.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Henry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Henry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Infernus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Henry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Henry in side control, throwing shots but Infernus defends.
Henry throwing strikes but Infernus manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Henry wants to control but Infernus postures up.
Infernus trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Henry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Infernus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Infernus slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Infernus scores with a head kick.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaahl Infernus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Infernus slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Infernus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henry under the eye.
Infernus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Infernus keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Infernus.
Infernus tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Infernus sprawls well. Infernus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Infernus just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Infernus tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Infernus to the ground. Infernus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henry shoots in but Infernus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Infernus takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infernus motions for Henry to come forward. Infernus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Infernus sprawls well.
Infernus tries to clinch up.
Infernus is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.
Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Infernus can pounce on him.
Gaahl Infernus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Infernus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Infernus darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
A short right from Infernus.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Infernus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
A short right from Infernus.
Infernus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Nice body punch from Infernus.
Infernus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Infernus pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Infernus on the inside.
Infernus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Infernus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infernus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Hank Henry has been cut.
Infernus lands with a light punch inside.
Infernus crunches a lovely knee into Henry's ribcage.
Infernus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Infernus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Infernus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Infernus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Infernus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infernus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Infernus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Infernus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
Infernus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Infernus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Infernus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Infernus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Infernus lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Infernus.
Infernus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Infernus is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Infernus.
A short left from Infernus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infernus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
Infernus scores with a shoulder strike.
Infernus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Infernus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Infernus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Infernus is working Henry over against the cage.
Infernus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry.
Infernus lands with a right to the head.
Infernus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Infernus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Infernus lands with a left to the head.
Infernus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Infernus.
Infernus lands with a short shot to the head.
Infernus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Infernus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Infernus working Henry over with knees to the body.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Infernus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Infernus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infernus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Infernus is looking to clinch.
Infernus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Infernus lands a leg kick that knocks Henry off balance momentarily.
Infernus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Infernus throws out a leg kick but Henry moves out of range and Infernus only half commits.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Infernus lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Infernus.
Henry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Infernus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Infernus prevents it.
Infernus landing knees to the head.
Infernus scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Infernus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Infernus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Infernus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Infernus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaahl Infernus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Henry's cut.
That's time! Henry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Infernus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Infernus wants to slow Henry down by chopping away at his legs.
Infernus leaves Henry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Infernus has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Infernus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henry is trying to break free.
Infernus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Infernus stops a takedown attempt from Henry.
Infernus lands with a light punch inside.
Infernus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Infernus works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Infernus.
Infernus lands a damaging elbow.
Infernus lands with a right to the head.
Infernus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Infernus looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Infernus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Infernus.
Infernus is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Infernus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry has Infernus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Infernus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Infernus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Infernus.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Gaahl Infernus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henry wants a takedown.
Infernus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Infernus.
Nice body punch from Infernus.
Infernus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Infernus.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Infernus scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Infernus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Infernus lands a shoulder strike.
Henry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Infernus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Infernus works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
Infernus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Infernus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Infernus pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Infernus.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
Infernus scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infernus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Infernus lands an uppercut.
Infernus lands a body shot.
Infernus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Infernus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Infernus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry.
Infernus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Infernus stops a takedown attempt from Henry.
Infernus works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
Infernus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Infernus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Infernus scores with a hook to the body.
Infernus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Infernus.
Infernus scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Infernus with a knee to the head.
Infernus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
Infernus lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Infernus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infernus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Infernus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Infernus lands with a left to the head.
Infernus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Infernus swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Infernus lands a body punch.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Infernus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Infernus.
Infernus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Infernus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry wants to get back to striking at distance but Infernus won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Infernus.
Henry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Infernus walks away with a smile on his face. Henry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Infernus.
Infernus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Infernus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henry's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infernus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Infernus won't be happy with that.
Henry is trying to ground and pound but Infernus uses the momentary lack of control by Henry to regain half guard.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Infernus won't allow Henry to pass to mount.
Infernus is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Infernus's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Infernus is pressing down on Henry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Infernus looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaahl Infernus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Infernus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaahl Infernus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Gurvits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pawel Nastula will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Gurvits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Nastula. No joy for Gurvits on that attempt.
Gurvits closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gurvits tries for a kimura but Nastula is defending well.
Gurvits tries for a kimura but Nastula is defending well.
A lull in the action here as Gurvits stalls from top position.
Gurvits tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nastula really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gurvits. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nastula's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gurvits trying to control the position but Nastula is working away.
Gurvits looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gurvits is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nastula will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gurvits has hold of Nastula's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nastula tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gurvits cranks the arm and Nastula screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nastula, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andy Gurvits!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Egor Khorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Durandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durandin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLCQvQohGI kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexey Durandin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Khorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Durandin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khorov is looking to score with low kicks.
Khorov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khorov is looking to land body kicks.
Khorov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Durandin moves out of range of the body kick.
Khorov tries to sprawl but Durandin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Durandin trying to control from half guard but Khorov is working away.
Durandin is looking for a kimura here.
Durandin seems to be working for a kimura but Khorov defends the submission attempt.
Khorov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khorov tries to get out of the position.
Durandin trying to control the action but Khorov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durandin is trying to work for a kimura but Khorov is defending well.
Durandin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Durandin is trying to work for a kimura but Khorov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durandin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Durandin is looking for a kimura but Khorov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Durandin to get the leverage.
Durandin 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! Khorov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexey Durandin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanrosch Timoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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188 lbs
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202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kanrosch Timoshenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timoshenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Timoshenko ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
Timoshenko staying out of range there.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Timoshenko slips the punch.
Henry 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timoshenko trying to control the position here.
Timoshenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Timoshenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timoshenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Henry won't allow Timoshenko to sweep him here.
Timoshenko working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoshenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry thows a big elbow that misses.
Timoshenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henry!
Timoshenko stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Timoshenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Timoshenko.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Timoshenko as Henry shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook but Timoshenko avoids it easily.
Timoshenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry dips to his left and cracks Timoshenko with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Timoshenko. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timoshenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Timoshenko misses the jab.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Timoshenko moved out of range nicely.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Timoshenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Timoshenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timoshenko thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Timoshenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timoshenko slips a straight right by Henry.
Timoshenko loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Timoshenko staying out of range there.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Timoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Henry cracks Timoshenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Timoshenko takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Timoshenko tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Timoshenko to the ground. Timoshenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Timoshenko stuffs the takedown.
Timoshenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Timoshenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timoshenko swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Timoshenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timoshenko blocks a jab.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Henry 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Henry thuds his right hand into Timoshenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henry slips under a jab from Timoshenko.
Timoshenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Timoshenko avoids the body shot from Henry.
Henry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timoshenko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Timoshenko.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Timoshenko sprawls well.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Timoshenko shows good takedown defense.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Timoshenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Henry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Timoshenko on the side of the head.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Timoshenko slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Timoshenko but Timoshenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Timoshenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timoshenko connects with a jab.
Henry scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Henry.
Timoshenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Henry misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Timoshenko.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Timoshenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry takes a swing at Timoshenko's ribcage but misses.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Leon Henry has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timoshenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Timoshenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Timoshenko in his tracks.
Timoshenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henry to score with a decent uppercut.
Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Timoshenko quickly recovers to half guard.
Timoshenko is trying to control but can't.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Timoshenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry stands up and waves to Timoshenko to follow him.
Timoshenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Henry.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Timoshenko.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Timoshenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Timoshenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry moves out of range as Timoshenko strikes.
Henry shoots for a takedown but Timoshenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Timoshenko misses with a body shot.
Timoshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Timoshenko swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Timoshenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Timoshenko takes one to the side of the head.
Timoshenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timoshenko is breathing heavily.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanrosch Timoshenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Timoshenko ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Timoshenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Timoshenko in his tracks.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Timoshenko off the cage and back into rage.
Henry lands a nice shot that snaps Timoshenko's head back.
Henry misses the jab.
Timoshenko blocks a jab.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Timoshenko tries to sprawl but Henry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Timoshenko is controlling Henry's trapped leg to prevent Henry from advancing to side control.
Timoshenko trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Timoshenko trying to control but Henry postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Timoshenko defending well though.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Timoshenko is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timoshenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Timoshenko is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kanrosch Timoshenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leon Henry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry dodges the punch combination from Timoshenko.
Nice shot by Henry.
Henry lands a body shot.
Timoshenko ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henry shoots in and bounces Timoshenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Timoshenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry throws a strike but Timoshenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Timoshenko won't allow Henry to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry managing to control the position.
Timoshenko looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Timoshenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Timoshenko wants to sweep here but Henry controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Timoshenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry stands up over Timoshenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Timoshenko blocks nicely.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry postures up in Timoshenko's guard and throws a big left but Timoshenko blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henry landing a few strikes.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henry stands up.
Timoshenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry swings for the body but Timoshenko moves out of range.
A jab from Henry misses.
Timoshenko staying out of range there.
Henry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leon Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Timoshenko?
Henry landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry with shots to the head and body - Timoshenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Timoshenko?
Timoshenko is rocked!
Henry loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Timoshenko scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Henry land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Henry stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Henry!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Duck Song Billy Mays Remix. Evgeni Novikov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
282 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Novikov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia Jr misses with an uppercut.
Novikov looks to land a right hand but Garcia Jr moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia Jr. That's going to slow Novikov down.
Novikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Garcia Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Novikov slips under a jab.
Novikov punishes Garcia Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Novikov throws a hook but Garcia Jr avoids it easily.
Jab from Garcia Jr.
Novikov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia Jr cracks Novikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Novikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia Jr moves away.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Novikov moves out of range easily.
Garcia Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Novikov.
Novikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Novikov misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Novikov.
Novikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Novikov.
Garcia Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Novikov looks gassed!
That kick from Garcia Jr tenderised Novikov's leg. Novikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia Jr thows a body kick. Novikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Novikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia Jr. Garcia Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia Jr feints and then cracks Novikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novikov down.
Novikov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Novikov's sensitive parts.
Garcia Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Garcia Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia Jr. That snapped Novikov's head back.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr cracks Novikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Novikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia Jr thumps Novikov with a low kick.
Garcia Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia Jr feints and then cracks Novikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novikov down.
Garcia Jr jabs Novikov right on the nose. Novikov blinks but takes it well.
Garcia Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr cracks the inside of Novikov's front leg.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garcia Jr.
Novikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sergio Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia Jr, right into the meat.
Garcia Jr lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia Jr can pounce on him.
Garcia Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body kick there by Garcia Jr.
Novikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia Jr, as that shot connected.
Garcia Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Novikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Novikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice cross by Garcia Jr.
A jab from Garcia Jr does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia Jr connects with a leg kick. Novikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Novikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Novikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Novikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia Jr scores with a leg kick.
Garcia Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Novikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia Jr can pounce on him.
Garcia Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Novikov's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia Jr lands with a hook. Novikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Novikov will feel that in the morning.
Nice cross by Garcia Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Garcia Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
A left lands for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garcia Jr feints and then cracks Novikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novikov down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Novikov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Garcia Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr connects with a leg kick. Novikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novikov can do to turn this around?
Garcia Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Novikov is breathing heavily.
A jab from Garcia Jr finds it's way through Novikov's defenses.
Garcia Jr lands a head kick!
Garcia Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Novikov on the side of the head.
Novikov moves forwards but Garcia Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia Jr thuds his right hand into Novikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia Jr thumps Novikov with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Novikov needs to keep his hands up - Garcia Jr had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Novikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Novikov's head.
Garcia Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Garcia Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Novikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia Jr jabs Novikov right on the nose. Novikov blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Garcia Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia Jr works the jab nicely.
Garcia Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Novikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia Jr as Novikov shoots in.
Novikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Garcia Jr.
A left and a right from Garcia Jr both land. Nice combination.
Garcia Jr lands the left hand.
Garcia Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia Jr throws a combination. Novikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Novikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Novikov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia Jr - the referee stops the clock and Novikov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia Jr. Novikov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia Jr scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garcia Jr misses with a head kick.
Garcia Jr throws a front kick that sends Novikov stumbling back into the cage.
Novikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Novikov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia Jr - the referee stops the clock and Novikov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia Jr. Novikov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Novikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Novikov's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr cracks Novikov with an open hand slap.
Novikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Garcia Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia Jr feints and then cracks Novikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novikov down.
Garcia Jr scores with a head kick.
Garcia Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia Jr scores with a head kick. Novikov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Novikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia Jr.
Novikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Garcia Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Novikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia Jr thumps Novikov with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr is looking to slow Novikov down with leg kicks.
Garcia Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia Jr cracks Novikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Novikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Novikov scrambles back to his feet.
Novikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Novikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Novikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia Jr connects with a right hand. Novikov shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia Jr as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Garcia Jr - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Novikov drops his hands momentarily and Garcia Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia Jr connects with a high kick.
Garcia Jr feints and then cracks Novikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novikov down.
Garcia Jr throws a combination. Novikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcia Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Novikov will feel that in the morning.
Garcia Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sergio Garcia Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Novikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia Jr thumps Novikov with a low kick.
Garcia Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Novikov. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia Jr. That's going to slow Novikov down.
Garcia Jr lands a high kick!
Evgeni Novikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Novikov needs to keep his hands up - Garcia Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia Jr.
Novikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Novikov missing with a left hand there. Garcia Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr cracks Novikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Novikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia Jr cracks the inside of Novikov's front leg.
Garcia Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Novikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcia Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Jab by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garcia Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Novikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Novikov's hands.
Novikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Novikov in his tracks.
Garcia Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr catches Novikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Garcia Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Novikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garcia Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia Jr. That's going to slow Novikov down.
Garcia Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Novikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Garcia Jr does it's job there.
Garcia Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia Jr lands with a hook. Novikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia Jr.
Novikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia Jr can pounce on him.
Garcia Jr lands a big head kick that sends Novikov tumbling to the mat! Garcia Jr takes a step backwards and waves Novikov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Novikov is rocked!
Garcia Jr lands a brutal head kick. Novikov looks out on his feet and Garcia Jr throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Sergio Garcia Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoffer Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big BiLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kristoffer Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big BiLL!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BiLL drops his hands momentarily and Luther takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
BiLL misses with a few strikes there.
BiLL shoots for a takedown but Luther saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luther connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
BiLL moves in looking to clinch but Luther pushes him off.
Luther misses with the combination.
Luther throws a series of punches but BiLL moves out of range.
BiLL misses with a takedown attempt - Luther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BiLL misses with a straight left.
Luther misses with a body shot.
Luther connects with a body shot that sends BiLL's belly button to the back.
Luther moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luther misses with a wild body shot.
Luther ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luther throws a hook but BiLL blocks it.
BiLL drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luther throws his legs up looking for a submission but BiLL uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther tries to buck BiLL off but BiLL is having none of it.
Luther gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Luther looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luther looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luther looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luther is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
BiLL tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Luther looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luther is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luther wants to get back to full guard but BiLL has passed into side control.
Luther is trying desperately to improve position.
Luther is trying to reverse the position but instead BiLL has taken his back - oops!
BiLL struggling to keep hold of the position.
Luther rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Luther is looking to get back to full guard here but BiLL has managed to pass to side control instead.
Luther tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BiLL is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luther is looking to wear down BiLL with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
BiLL scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Luther regains half guard.
BiLL seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Luther looking for submissions off his back.
Luther actively working from the bottom here.
BiLL trying to control the action but Luther is working from the bottom.
Luther looking for submissions off his back.
Luther looking for submissions off his back.
Luther is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther looking for submissions off his back.
Luther with the active half guard here but BiLL passes nicely into side control.
Luther is looking to reverse the position.
BiLL is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luther knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
BiLL decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Luther throws a body punch but BiLL moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big BiLL dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BiLL moves away.
Big BiLL is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
BiLL avoids the body shot from Luther.
Luther swings for the body but BiLL moves out of range.
Luther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BiLL.
Luther slips under a jab.
Luther takes a swing at BiLL's ribcage but misses.
BiLL tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Luther manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luther throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BiLL sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luther misses with a body shot.
BiLL throws a combination that misses
and Luther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BiLL shoots in but Luther avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
Luther misses the shot to the body.
Luther stuffs the takedown.
Luther dodges the punch combination from BiLL.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by BiLL.
Luther misses with a wild body shot.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BiLL gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
BiLL avoids the body shot from Luther.
Luther swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BiLL misses with a double jab
and Luther counters with a left to the body.
Luther uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before BiLL has time to react.
Luther lands a jab to the head.
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
BiLL shoots for a takedown but Luther saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kristoffer Luther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big BiLL.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luther. BiLL does a little dance to reset his feet.
BiLL takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BiLL takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luther throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
BiLL gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BiLL shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luther comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luther misses the shot to the body.
Luther misses with a double jab
and BiLL counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BiLL prevents Luther from improving his position.
Luther is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but BiLL pulls his head out easily.
Luther wants to get back to full guard.
BiLL 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther gets back to full guard.
Luther is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! BiLL has his hands clasped together but Luther extends an breaks BiLL's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Luther.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kristoffer Luther!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Home End (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stewart Jr's choice of entrance music: Soulja Boy feat. 1017 Brick Squad - Shawt Bus Shawty. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
152 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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20
151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home End!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart Jr throws a hook to the side of End's head but End sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - End looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
End is looking to clinch.
End avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart Jr throws a hook but End blocks it.
End misses with a hook. Stewart Jr ducked under it nicely.
Stewart Jr tests End's chin there with a solid looking shot.
End loads up on a big right hand but Stewart Jr slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart Jr looks to clinch
and End connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Payne Stewart Jr has been cut.
Stewart Jr looks to land a right hand but End moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart Jr misses with a looping right.
Stewart Jr throws a jab when End was well out of range.
Payne Stewart Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart Jr misses with an uppercut. End saw that one coming.
Stewart Jr misses with a straight left.
Stewart Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
End defending well as Stewart Jr loads up on a big left hand.
End tries to clinch but Stewart Jr moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Stewart Jr there.
Stewart Jr moves out of range as End strikes.
End circles away from the clinch attempt
and End counters with a big right hand! Oh Stewart Jr is in trouble here! End follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Home End!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore has chosen Frank Klepacki - March to doom as his entrance music. Kick Ass has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kick Ass!
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, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Ass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Moore.
Jab by Moore.
Ass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moore throws a body punch but Ass moves out of range.
Moore scores with a jab.
Ass dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moore avoids the head kick by Ass.
Ass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Ass dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ass. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Ass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ass throws a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Ass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Moore misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Moore misses.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobby Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ass moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Ass.
Moore lands the left hand.
Ass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ass eats them both and turns towards Moore to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ass takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Ass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ass throws a solid leg kick but Moore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ass.
Ass attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ass - the referee stops the clock and Moore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ass. Moore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Ass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore checks a leg kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Moore. Those never looked like landing.
Ass drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Ass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ass scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby Moore has been cut.
Ass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ass wants to break free but Moore has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Moore.
Moore presses Ass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ass lands a body shot.
Moore digs a right hand underneath Ass's ribcage. Ass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ass is breathing heavily.
Moore presses Ass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore scores with a jab.
Ass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore tests Ass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Moore misses.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moore.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Ass.
Ass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore looks to land a combination. Ass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ass in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ass lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ass shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Ass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ass momentarily.
Moore is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moore jabs Ass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ass tries to land a front kick but Moore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ass wants to clinch.
Ass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Moore.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Ass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moore checks a leg kick nicely.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Ass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Ass slips the punch.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ass wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Ass moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore moves out of range of the leg kick from Ass.
Ass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moore scores with a hook.
Moore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Ass slips a jab from Moore.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ass.
A punch combination from Moore misses.
Ass throws a solid leg kick but Moore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ass.
Ass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Ass settles back down.
Ass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore lands with a hook. Ass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ass backs up against the cage.
Ass scoring well with a low kick there.
Ass tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Ass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore sizes up Ass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moore swings for the body but Ass moves out of range.
Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ass shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moore.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Moore connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Ass.
Ass wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Ass misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Moore'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.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Ass ducks down to avoid it.
Ass motions for Moore to come forward. Ass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ass misses with a low kick.
Moore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Ass's head but Ass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bobby Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moore throws a series of strikes that have Ass backpedaling.
Ass is rocked!
It looks like Kick Ass has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore steps in with a hook that catches Ass right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Moore follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ass looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Moore!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Abadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struve has chosen Celldweller - Switchback as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joel Abadi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joel Abadi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Struve!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abadi throws a shot to the body.
Abadi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joel Abadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abadi throws a head kick but Struve moves out of range.
Abadi misses with a head kick.
Abadi misses with a kick to the body.
Struve avoids the head kick by Abadi.
Struve moves out of range of the body kick.
Struve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abadi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abadi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Struve blocks the body kick.
Abadi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abadi looks to land a right hand but Struve moved out of range.
Abadi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Struve blocks a head kick by Abadi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abadi throws a one two combo.
Abadi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abadi lands a nice hook to Struve's body. Struve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Struve looks gassed!
Struve throws a body punch but Abadi moves out of range.
Abadi throws a looping overhand right but Struve ducks down to avoid it.
Abadi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abadi throws a lazy right hand but Struve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Struve avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abadi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Struve.
Struve is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abadi lands a brutal uppercut that launches Struve off his feet! Struve tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joel Abadi!
Joel Abadi is the new heavyweight champion!
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