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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leifi Polomeros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Night Diving. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leifi Polomeros!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polomeros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reynolds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Polomeros finds it's way round the side to connect with Reynolds's head.
Reynolds lands with a hook. Polomeros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Polomeros shoots in but Reynolds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Polomeros scores with a sloppy right hand. Reynolds should have avoided that one.
It looks like Matt Reynolds has been cut.
Polomeros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reynolds drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polomeros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds controlling from the top position.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Polomeros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds won't allow Polomeros to get back to his feet.
Reynolds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polomeros looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Polomeros looking for a guillotine here but Reynolds defends easily.
Polomeros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reynolds stands up over Polomeros, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reynolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polomeros is keeping the position for now.
Reynolds is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reynolds prevents Polomeros from getting back to his feet.
Polomeros keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
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.
Polomeros wants to get back to his feet but Reynolds passes into half guard.
Polomeros taking some punishment here, with Reynolds in his half guard.
Reynolds prevents Polomeros from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Reynolds.
Reynolds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Polomeros looks like he's trying to stand up.
Polomeros looks gassed!
Reynolds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reynolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polomeros keeps working.
Polomeros has hold of Reynolds's hands but Reynolds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reynolds is trying to control. Polomeros wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reynolds wants to work for an arm triangle but Polomeros is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reynolds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds slips a nice elbow through Polomeros's hands, connecting with Polomeros's forehead.
Reynolds looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reynolds lands strikes from half guard.
Reynolds keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Reynolds trying to mount his opponent but Polomeros defends it.
Reynolds stops Polomeros from getting back to his feet.
Reynolds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Polomeros wants to get back to full guard.
Reynolds 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.
Polomeros is staying active underneath Reynolds, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reynolds thows a huge punch but Polomeros dodges it nicely.
Reynolds looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reynolds moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Polomeros.
Reynolds in side control lands a decent elbow.
Polomeros is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds scores with a couple of short elbows.
Reynolds lands some shots froms side control.
Reynolds working the ground and pound.
Reynolds connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Polomeros some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Reynolds's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Polomeros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polomeros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Polomeros did well to prevent Reynolds getting side control.
Reynolds prevents Polomeros from standing back up.
Polomeros trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Reynolds scoring with strikes but Polomeros is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Polomeros really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Reynolds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reynolds connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reynolds with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reynolds is really struggling to control Polomeros but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polomeros is desperately trying to improve his position but Reynolds has a good base and remains in mount.
Polomeros is breathing heavily.
Reynolds landing shots from mount.
Reynolds landing punches.
Reynolds with good strikes from the mount here!
Polomeros is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Polomeros throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Reynolds pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Polomeros is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Reynolds lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reynolds pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Polomeros is desperately trying to improve his position but Reynolds has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polomeros really wants to buck Reynolds off and get back to his feet.
Polomeros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reynolds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reynolds controlling his opponent.
Matt Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynolds scoring with strikes but Polomeros is staying in there.
Reynolds landing strikes from the mount and Polomeros is in trouble!
Reynolds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Polomeros is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Reynolds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Polomeros is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reynolds is landing with some decent strikes but Polomeros is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Polomeros that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Polomeros can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polomeros really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reynolds breaks from Polomeros's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reynolds cracks Polomeros with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reynolds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Polomeros's face.
A nice elbow there by Reynolds.
Reynolds raining down hammerfists from mount.
Polomeros takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reynolds landing punches.
Reynolds content just to control the position here.
Polomeros wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Reynolds connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reynolds lands with some strikes.
Reynolds pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Polomeros is rocked!
Reynolds lands a big shot there that rocks Polomeros but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Polomeros is still in real trouble! Can Reynolds finish him?
Reynolds has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Polomeros is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Voronov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smoke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to John E Smoke. 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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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Smoke!
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, Nikolay Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov looks for a takedown but Smoke sprawls well.
Voronov shoots in but no luck this time.
Voronov tries to bum rush Smoke with a series of wild strikes but Smoke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smoke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voronov circles away quickly and effectively.
Smoke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voronov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smoke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Voronov throws a right hand that Smoke ducks under and follows up with a left that Smoke also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke defending well as Voronov loads up on a big left hand.
Voronov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smoke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nikolay Voronov has been cut.
Smoke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smoke showed some decent athleticism there.
Smoke stalling.
Smoke throwing shots but Voronov is blocking nicely.
Smoke controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnny Smoke.
Smoke keeps the fight on the outside.
Voronov shoots and misses
and Smoke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnny Smoke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Voronov.
Voronov looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smoke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smoke drops an elbow to the side of Voronov's head.
Smoke controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Smoke wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smoke waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Voronov. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Voronov to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Voronov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smoke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smoke's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smoke 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnny Smoke has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smoke throws a body punch but Voronov moves out of range.
Smoke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronov moves away.
Smoke moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Smoke.
That has opened up Nikolay Voronov's cut even more.
Smoke lands an elbow inside that Voronov shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smoke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
The cut above Nikolay Voronov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smoke misses with some punches.
Voronov tries a knee to the head but Smoke blocks it.
Smoke lands an elbow inside that Voronov shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smoke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Voronov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smoke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smoke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smoke controlling from the full mount.
Voronov is breathing heavily.
Smoke looking to isolate an arm here. Voronov doesn't see it coming and as Smoke extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Smoke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Smoke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennki Suddo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Szyszkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suddo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Korn - Blind. 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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Counter striker
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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, Gennki Suddo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Szyszkowski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suddo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Szyszkowski throws a nice looking combination but Suddo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Szyszkowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Suddo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Szyszkowski tries to bum rush Suddo with a series of wild strikes but Suddo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Szyszkowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suddo is out of range.
Szyszkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Suddo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szyszkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suddo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szyszkowski takes a swing at Suddo's ribcage but misses.
Szyszkowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szyszkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Szyszkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suddo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szyszkowski looks to land a combination but Suddo avoids it well.
Szyszkowski throws a leg kick but Suddo checks it.
Artur Szyszkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyszkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szyszkowski lands a front kick.
Szyszkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szyszkowski throws a series of punches but Suddo moves out of range.
Suddo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Szyszkowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Szyszkowski misses with an uppercut. Suddo saw that one coming.
Suddo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Szyszkowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennki Suddo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Szyszkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Szyszkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suddo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suddo is looking to clinch.
Suddo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szyszkowski.
A punch combination from Szyszkowski misses.
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.
Suddo misses with a looping left.
Suddo shoots in for a takedown but Szyszkowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suddo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Szyszkowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Szyszkowski throws a right hand that Suddo ducks under and follows up with a left that Suddo also avoids with ease.
Szyszkowski lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szyszkowski. Suddo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artur Szyszkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szyszkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szyszkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Szyszkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Szyszkowski. Those never looked like landing.
Szyszkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suddo shoots for a takedown but Szyszkowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Szyszkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Szyszkowski connects with a leg kick. Suddo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suddo clinches up with Szyszkowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Suddo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Szyszkowski smiles and moves away.
Szyszkowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szyszkowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Szyszkowski misses with a body shot.
Szyszkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suddo throws out a loose jab but Szyszkowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szyszkowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suddo.
Szyszkowski misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Szyszkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suddo clinches up against the cage.
Szyszkowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Suddo won't allow it.
Szyszkowski tries to break the clinch but Suddo is controlling the position.
Suddo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Suddo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Szyszkowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suddo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Szyszkowski defends well.
Szyszkowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Szyszkowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suddo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suddo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szyszkowski can pounce on him.
Szyszkowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suddo was well out of range. Poor timing from Szyszkowski.
A telegraphed right hand from Szyszkowski misses the target.
Artur Szyszkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suddo with a nice cross.
Szyszkowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suddo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szyszkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szyszkowski misses with a body shot.
Szyszkowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Szyszkowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Szyszkowski misses.
Suddo dodges the punch combination from Szyszkowski.
Suddo moves in looking to clinch but Szyszkowski pushes him off.
Szyszkowski throws a right hand that Suddo ducks under and follows up with a left that Suddo also avoids with ease.
Szyszkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suddo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szyszkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szyszkowski throws a lazy right hand but Suddo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szyszkowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Szyszkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suddo dodges the punch combination from Szyszkowski.
Szyszkowski scores with a nice body kick.
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.
Suddo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suddo.
Suddo doesn't manage to clinch there - Szyszkowski circles away.
Suddo defending well as Szyszkowski loads up on a big left hand.
Szyszkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Suddo moves out of range of the body kick from Szyszkowski.
Suddo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Szyszkowski throws a head kick that misses.
Suddo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szyszkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Szyszkowski swings for the body but Suddo moves out of range.
Szyszkowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szyszkowski misses with the combination.
Suddo blocks a leg kick.
Szyszkowski misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szyszkowski.
Suddo gets a takedown into half guard.
Szyszkowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Suddo.
Suddo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Szyszkowski defends it well.
Szyszkowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suddo. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Suddo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suddo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Szyszkowski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Suddo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Szyszkowski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Suddo's guard! Nice work there by Szyszkowski!
Suddo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Szyszkowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artur Szyszkowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Suddo moves out of range as Szyszkowski throws a body kick.
Suddo takes the fight into the clinch.
Suddo jumps guard.
Szyszkowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Suddo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Szyszkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Szyszkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Szyszkowski tries to stand but Suddo is controlling from the bottom.
Suddo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Szyszkowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suddo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suddo looking for a guillotine here but Szyszkowski defends easily.
Suddo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Szyszkowski defends it easily.
Szyszkowski has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Suddo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Szyszkowski is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Suddo pulls down on the head and he's put Szyszkowski to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gennki Suddo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Postev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian MaGillaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian MaGillaski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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256 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Postev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian MaGillaski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MaGillaski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
MaGillaski controls from within his opponent's guard.
MaGillaski throws a big right hand that misses.
Postev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
MaGillaski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Postev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Postev keeping moving, preventing MaGillaski from controlling successfully.
Postev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Postev looking to control.
Postev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Postev working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaGillaski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Postev is keeping the position for now.
Postev looking for a triangle here. MaGillaski is fighting it but it looks tight! Postev pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, MaGillaski is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ivan Postev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falconowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Falconowski blocks a jab.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falconowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
Franklin tries to move into range but Falconowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown but Falconowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Franklin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falconowski.
Falconowski tries to sprawl but Franklin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Franklin wants to free his trapped foot but Falconowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Franklin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin wants to pass the guard but Falconowski is defending well.
Franklin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Falconowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Franklin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falconowski keeps working.
Franklin is really struggling to control Falconowski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Falconowski's head.
Falconowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franklin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Falconowski defending well though.
Franklin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Franklin prevents Falconowski from standing back up.
Falconowski is looking for a sweep. Franklin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Falconowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Franklin.
Franklin prevents Falconowski from improving his position.
Franklin 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.
Franklin stalling.
Franklin is trying to control. Falconowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Franklin 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! Falconowski is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuck Franklin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between vitalijjs ddurnovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trener Kolya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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250 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, vitalijjs ddurnovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trener Kolya!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ddurnovs loads up on a big right hand but Kolya slips the punch.
ddurnovs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ddurnovs misses with a series of wild punches.
ddurnovs throws the left hand but Kolya avoids the punch easily.
ddurnovs looks to throw the jab but Kolya is out of range.
ddurnovs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kolya shoots in but no luck this time.
Kolya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ddurnovs avoids it really well and circles away.
Kolya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from ddurnovs.
ddurnovs lands a left and a right that sends Kolya crashing to the canvas! ddurnovs dives into mount looking to finish!
Kolya is wriggling around trying to escape.
ddurnovs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kolya is wriggling around trying to escape.
ddurnovs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kolya really wants to buck ddurnovs off and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kolya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kolya is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ddurnovs looking to secure an arm triangle but Kolya defends it well.
ddurnovs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
ddurnovs get's back to his feet.
ddurnovs throws a hook to the side of Kolya's head but Kolya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ddurnovs loads up on a big right hand but Kolya slips the punch.
Kolya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ddurnovs defends it nicely.
vitalijjs ddurnovs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trener Kolya.
ddurnovs stuffs the takedown attempt from Kolya. Kolya gets slowly back to his feet.
Kolya moves away from the strike by ddurnovs.
A jab from ddurnovs misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ddurnovs throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kolya tumbling to the canvas!
Kolya is rocked!
It looks like Trener Kolya has been cut.
ddurnovs trying to control but Kolya is working from the bottom.
Kolya is still in real trouble! Can ddurnovs finish him?
ddurnovs drops back looking for a leg! Kolya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kolya manages to kick ddurnovs off! ddurnovs jumps back into Kolya's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ddurnovs chips away with some ground and pound.
Kolya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ddurnovs.
Kolya seems to have recovered his senses.
ddurnovs gets to his feet - Kolya follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
ddurnovs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kolya ducks under a wild hook from ddurnovs.
Kolya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
ddurnovs is breathing heavily.
Kolya is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kolya working over ddurnovs with some ground and pound. ddurnovs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kolya working ddurnovs over with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kolya lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
ddurnovs wants to get back to his feet.
Kolya drops an elbow to the side of ddurnovs's head.
ddurnovs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kolya scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ddurnovs wants to get back to his feet.
Kolya is working for a kimura but ddurnovs is defending it quite comfortably.
Kolya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks ddurnovs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kolya working over ddurnovs with some ground and pound. ddurnovs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kolya stops ddurnovs from getting back to his feet.
ddurnovs has hold of Kolya's hands but Kolya slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kolya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolya lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolya moves into full mount! ddurnovs won't be happy about that!
Kolya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vitalijjs ddurnovs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trener Kolya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Kolya or perhaps it was just good defense by ddurnovs which made him look bad.
Kolya scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kolya lands a nice short elbow.
Kolya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Kolya.
Kolya landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolya has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can ddurnovs defend it? Kolya steps over the head and cranks it - ddurnovs is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kolya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trener Kolya!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deki Stankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tapisht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stankovic comes into the arena with Kosovo-Vidovdan blaring out of the sound system. Tapisht comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Evanescence: Bring Me To Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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163 lbs
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163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deki Stankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Tapisht!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapisht throws a solid leg kick but Stankovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tapisht.
Stankovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tapisht throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stankovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Tapisht finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stankovic wants to stand and escape but Tapisht is having none of it.
Tapisht got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stankovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tapisht has managed to get both his arms back between Stankovic's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tapisht accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stankovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tapisht on the ground.
Stankovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tapisht throwing strikes but missing.
Tapisht preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tapisht.
Stankovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tapisht is one step ahead there.
Stankovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stankovic misses with the combination.
Stankovic throws a body punch but Tapisht moves out of range.
Tapisht avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Stankovic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic takes one to the side of the head.
Stankovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tapisht throws a wild body kick that Stankovic sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stankovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Stankovic throws the left hand but Tapisht avoids the punch easily.
Tapisht decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stankovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Tapisht.
Stankovic gets full guard.
Tapisht thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stankovic has his hands on Tapisht's head, controlling the position.
Stankovic wants to sweep here but Tapisht controlling him for the moment.
Stankovic working a defensive guard here.
Stankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapisht throwing strikes but missing.
Tapisht drops back looking for a leg! Stankovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stankovic manages to kick Tapisht off! Tapisht jumps back into Stankovic's guard.
Tapisht won't allow Stankovic to get back to his feet.
Tapisht throwing strikes from guard but Stankovic blocks nicely.
Stankovic wants to get back to his feet but Tapisht is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tapisht throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tapisht passes into half guard.
Tapisht 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.
Tapisht missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapisht throwing shots but Stankovic is blocking nicely.
Tapisht wants to pass to mount but Stankovic is defending the position.
Tapisht passes to side control.
Tapisht lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stankovic down.
Stankovic struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stankovic tries to escape but Tapisht is in control.
Tapisht is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stankovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stankovic tries to bench press Tapisht off him but Tapisht keeps the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tapisht is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stankovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapisht is trying to get an arm triangle but Stankovic is defending well.
Stankovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tapisht seems to be working for a kimura but Stankovic defends the submission attempt.
Tapisht is looking for a kimura but Stankovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tapisht to get the leverage.
Tapisht looks gassed!
Stankovic wants to get back to his feet.
Tapisht seems to be working for a kimura but Stankovic defends the submission attempt.
Stankovic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stankovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tapisht's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tapisht's back!
Tapisht turns into Stankovic and is now in his guard.
Stankovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tapisht dominated that round.
That's time! Stankovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tapisht closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stankovic wants to get back to his feet.
Tapisht is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Stankovic still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Stankovic has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Tapisht is trying to improve his position.
Stankovic stands up.
Tapisht feints and as Stankovic raises his hands in defense, Tapisht changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tapisht thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stankovic is trying to control the position but Tapisht postures up.
Tapisht is breathing heavily.
Stankovic wants to get back to his feet but Tapisht is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tapisht accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stankovic wants to sweep here but Tapisht controlling him for the moment.
Stankovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tapisht doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tapisht manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tapisht drops back looking for a leg! Stankovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stankovic manages to kick Tapisht off! Tapisht jumps back into Stankovic's guard.
Tapisht throws a big right hand that misses.
Tapisht stops Stankovic from standing up.
Tapisht passes Stankovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tapisht missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stankovic is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Stankovic taking some punishment here, with Tapisht in his half guard.
Tapisht not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tapisht thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tapisht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stankovic is trying to stand.
Tapisht is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tapisht thows a huge punch but Stankovic dodges it nicely.
Stankovic is looking to improve his position.
Stankovic is working hard here to advance position.
Stankovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tapisht throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tapisht thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stankovic's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapisht throwing shots but Stankovic is blocking nicely.
Stankovic tries to kick Tapisht off but Tapisht keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tapisht missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stankovic tries to get to full guard but Tapisht has control of the leg.
Tapisht thows a huge punch but Stankovic dodges it nicely.
Tapisht is looking for a kimura but Stankovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tapisht to get the leverage.
Tapisht throwing shots but Stankovic is blocking nicely.
Tapisht looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Tapisht.
Tapisht is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stankovic wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapisht is working for a submission of some sort.
Vlad Tapisht has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tapisht throwing shots but Stankovic is blocking nicely.
Tapisht seems to be working for a kimura but Stankovic defends the submission attempt.
Tapisht is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stankovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tapisht is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stankovic defends it well.
Tapisht wants to free his trapped foot but Stankovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stankovic tries to kick Tapisht off but Tapisht keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tapisht showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stankovic moves out of range as Tapisht throws a body kick.
Stankovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tapisht moves away.
Stankovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stankovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stankovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stankovic misses with a body kick.
Stankovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stankovic misses with a looping left.
Stankovic scores with a body shot.
Tapisht pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tapisht fails with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Stankovic as he checks the leg kick.
Deki Stankovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankovic throws a head kick that misses.
Deki Stankovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stankovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Stankovic misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tapisht.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stankovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stankovic moves out of range as Tapisht throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapisht shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tapisht landing punches.
Stankovic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stankovic wants to hold on but Tapisht pushes him away.
Tapisht has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stankovic's face.
Stankovic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tapisht is trying to take his opponent's back.
Tapisht scoring with strikes but Stankovic is staying in there.
Tapisht looking to secure an arm triangle but Stankovic defends it well.
Tapisht unloads with some shots from mount but Stankovic bucks and avoids them well.
Tapisht working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Stankovic can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapisht landing strikes from the mount and Stankovic is in trouble!
Tapisht looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tapisht unloads with some shots from mount but Stankovic bucks and avoids them well.
Stankovic regains half guard.
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!
Stankovic moves into full guard.
Stankovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stankovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tapisht throwing strikes but missing.
Stankovic wants to stand up but Tapisht is controlling him.
Tapisht working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapisht with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tapisht won't allow Stankovic to get back to his feet.
Tapisht is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stankovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tapisht is controlling him.
Tapisht drops back looking for a leg! Stankovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stankovic manages to kick Tapisht off! Tapisht jumps back into Stankovic's guard.
Tapisht pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stankovic is keeping the position for now.
Tapisht is looking to work some ground and pound but Stankovic has wrist control.
Stankovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stankovic wants to stand but Tapisht is controlling the position.
Tapisht has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Tapisht preventing the sweep.
Tapisht postures up in Stankovic's guard and throws a big left but Stankovic blocks it.
Tapisht drops back looking for a leg! Stankovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stankovic manages to kick Tapisht off! Tapisht jumps back into Stankovic's guard.
Tapisht throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vlad Tapisht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stankovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stankovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tapisht!
Tapisht wants to hold on but Stankovic pushes him away.
Stankovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Deki Stankovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stankovic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tapisht looks a forlorn figure.
Stankovic is landing with some decent strikes but Tapisht is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tapisht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tapisht winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tapisht!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trash Talking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruki Pushki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trash Talking!
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, Ruki Pushki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushki fails with the takedown.
Talking tries to clinch up but Pushki circles away and keeps his distance.
Talking shoots in for a double leg but Pushki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pushki.
Pushki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Talking circles away.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruki Pushki.
Talking tries to clinch but Pushki is having none of it.
Pushki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Talking holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talking.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Talking.
Talking lands a shoulder strike.
Talking stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pushki lands with a light punch inside.
Pushki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Trash Talking has been cut.
Talking effectively controlling the action here.
Pushki tries to pull guard but Talking holds him up against the cage and eventually Pushki drops back down to his feet.
Pushki is trying to push Talking away but Talking has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talking scores with a shot to the side of Pushki's head.
Talking breaks the clinch.
Talking circles away from the clinch attempt
and Talking counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Talking working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pushki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Talking breaks the clinch.
Pushki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Talking counters by moving into the clinch.
Talking lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Talking fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talking lands a right hand.
Talking misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talking gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pushki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pushki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Talking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pushki's head.
Talking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Talking lands strikes from half guard.
Talking thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Talking trying to control from half guard but Pushki is working away.
Talking throwing shots but Pushki is blocking nicely.
Talking prevents Pushki from improving his position.
Pushki is trying is best to control the position here.
Pushki moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talking in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talking landing some decent shots from guard.
Talking loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Talking postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pushki wants to sweep but no luck.
Talking trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pushki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Talking pushes Pushki off and gets back to his feet.
Pushki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Talking counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talking misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talking swings wildly with an uppercut but Pushki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talking on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Talking lands a shoulder strike.
Talking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talking misses with a punch on the inside.
Pushki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Talking gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Talking fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Talking.
Pushki trying to control the position but instead, Talking has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pushki into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pushki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pushki.
Talking has a couple of punches blocked by Pushki.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pushki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Talking uses from the top position.
Talking has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pushki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Talking postures up in Pushki's guard and throws a big left but Pushki blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trash Talking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trash Talking's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Talking tries to clinch there but Pushki circles away.
Pushki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pushki misses with a takedown
and Talking holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Talking prevents the takedown attempt.
Talking lands an uppercut.
Pushki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pushki taking a breather.
Talking throws a head punch that misses.
Talking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pushki backwards.
Talking working aggressively here.
Talking wants a takedown but no success here.
Talking throws a head punch that misses.
Talking fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pushki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruki Pushki.
Talking throws a punch but it's blocked by Pushki.
Pushki fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talking lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Talking breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Talking. No joy for Pushki on that attempt.
Pushki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talking paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pushki shoots in for a takedown but Talking shows good takedown defense.
Ruki Pushki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pushki is breathing heavily.
Talking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talking tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pushki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Talking closes the distance and pushes Pushki back into the cage.
Pushki tries to pull guard but Talking holds him up against the cage and eventually Pushki drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Talking fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talking.
Talking is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talking fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talking looking for a takedown.
Talking has Pushki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pushki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pushki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Talking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Talking throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pushkis head.
Pushki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pushki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Talking working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talking lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pushki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Talking!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pushki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Talking is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushki unloads with some shots from mount but Talking bucks and avoids them well.
Talking wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushki lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Talking takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pushki with a couple of short strikes.
Talking tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pushki tries to control but Talking wriggling away.
Pushki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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 Trash Talking will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trash Talking'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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Talking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talking stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Talking wants it to stay on the feet.
Pushki throws a sloppy head kick
and Talking counters by moving into the clinch.
Pushki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Talking just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Talking.
Pushki blocks the elbow strike.
Talking trying to control the position but instead, Pushki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Talking into the cage.
Talking throws a punch but it's blocked by Pushki.
Pushki throws an elbow that misses.
Talking swings wildly with an uppercut but Pushki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talking lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talking stops a takedown attempt from Pushki.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruki Pushki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talking.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talking as Pushki tries to tie him up.
Talking misses with some punches.
Talking lands an elbow that stopped Pushki in his tracks for a moment.
Talking has Pushki pushed against the cage.
Pushki fails to pull guard.
Talking lands a hook that snaps the head of Pushki backwards.
Pushki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Talking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pushki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talking.
Talking misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Talking just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pushki's brow.
Talking on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Talking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Talking content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Talking misses with some punches.
Pushki is looking to control Talking's arms but Talking gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pushki has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talking.
Pushki trying to stall but Talking improves his position.
Trash Talking has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Talking misses with a punch on the inside.
Talking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talking misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pushki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talking is keeping busy.
Pushki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talking lands an elbow just above Pushki 's eye.
Pushki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talking backwards.
Talking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pushki struggles to land a body shot inside as Talking controls his hands.
Pushki jumps guard but Talking stands there with Pushki around his waist. Pushki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Talking throws a punch but it's blocked by Pushki.
Talking pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pushki with a poor takedown
and Talking counters by clinching up.
Talking manages to break the clinch.
Pushki misses with a double jab.
Talking closes the distance and clinches.
Talking lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pushki backwards.
Good body shot from Pushki.
Talking working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talking.
Talking makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Talking.
Talking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pushki with a poor takedown
and Talking counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talking.
Come on Talking - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pushki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Talking gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Talking.
Talking prevents the takedown attempt.
Pushki takes a shot to the head.
Talking throws a head punch that misses.
Talking misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Talking lands with a right to the head.
Pushki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Talking avoids it.
Talking misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Talking on the inside.
Pushki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Talking walks away with a smile on his face. Pushki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talking tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pushki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pushki takes a shot to the head.
Talking throws a head punch that misses.
Talking pushes Pushki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talking prevents a takedown attempt there.
Talking lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pushki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Talking gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Talking lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Talking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talking lands a shot to the body.
Talking scores with a shot to the side of Pushki's head.
Talking working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruki Pushki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trash Talking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talking throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pushkis head.
Talking throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trash Talking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Talking, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trash Talking!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Antipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Rockovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Viktor Antipov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Viktor Antipov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Antipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Rockovsky!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockovsky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Antipov sprawls well initially but Rockovsky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Antipov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rockovsky wants to control but Antipov is keeping him busy.
Antipov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Antipov controlling the position.
Rockovsky is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Antipov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Antipov has escaped and now he's on top!
Antipov postures up in Rockovsky's guard and throws a big left but Rockovsky blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antipov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antipov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antipov stands and steps away. Rockovsky gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Antipov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rockovsky looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Antipov cracks Rockovsky with a big elbow.
Rockovsky regains half guard, as Antipov was trying to land strikes.
Antipov winds up and cracks Rockovsky with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Antipov passes to full mount!
Rockovsky takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antipov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rockovsky is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Antipov lands a big elbow.
Rockovsky looks gassed!
Antipov lands with some strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rockovsky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Antipov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rockovsky is looking to escape.
Antipov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Antipov won't let Rockovsky get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antipov scoring with strikes but Rockovsky is staying in there.
Antipov landing punches.
Antipov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rockovsky! More shots from Antipov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Antipov!
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