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EPF 28: Danae vs. Mailov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between lubomir burqa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Gurvits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Gurvits has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, lubomir burqa!
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, Andy Gurvits!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurvits looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? burqa is fending him off so far but Gurvits persists. Nope, burqa circles away and we're back to standing.
burqa digs a good hook to Gurvits's body.
Gurvits looks gassed!
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!
Gurvits tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but burqa swivels and escapes.
burqa cracks Gurvits with a hook to the temple - Gurvits is on wobbly legs here! burqa swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gurvits falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! burqa wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). lubomir burqa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batino Torudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Barnes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Barnes!
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, Batino Torudo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torudo shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Torudo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Torudo shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Torudo with that takedown attempt.
Joe Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Batino Torudo.
Torudo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Barnes tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
Barnes prevents Torudo from improving position.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Torudo trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torudo avoids the strikes from the bottom by Barnes.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Torudo landing strikes.
Torudo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torudo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torudo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Torudo avoids the strikes from the bottom by Barnes.
Torudo wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Torudo avoids the strikes from the bottom by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Torudo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Torudo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Torudo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Torudo lands a big shot there that rocks Barnes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barnes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Torudo. What's that going to do exactly?
Torudo wants to finish this one by submission but Barnes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Torudo.
Torudo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barnes looks a forlorn figure.
Barnes is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Torudo has taken his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torudo looking for the choke from the back.
Torudo looking for the RNC.
Torudo working for a choke but Barnes is defending well.
Torudo looks gassed!
Barnes tries to roll but Torudo sticks to his back.
Torudo lands a shot to the body.
Torudo keeps control of the position as Barnes tries to break free.
Torudo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torudo doesn't have the hooks in and Barnes manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torudo trying to control the position.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torudo wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torudo on the ground.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torudo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Torudo blocks nicely.
Torudo is trying to keep Barnes in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batino Torudo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Torudo shoots in.
Torudo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Torudo fails with a takedown attempt.
Torudo misses with a kick to the body.
Torudo fails to land the takedown.
Joe Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Batino Torudo.
Torudo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Torudo off to one side.
Torudo is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torudo shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Torudo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torudo tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barnes.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torudo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torudo is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes is pushing Torudo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torudo.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torudo is rocked!
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torudo is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torudo blocking some punches.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torudo blocks an uppercut.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Torudo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torudo seems to have recovered his senses.
Torudo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torudo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes is looking to control Torudo's arms but Torudo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torudo backwards.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barnes cracks Torudo with a nice body shot.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
The referee calls for Barnes to work.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torudo backwards.
Torudo has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a left hand.
A short right from Barnes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes is working Torudo over against the cage.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torudo backwards.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes leaning against his opponent.
Barnes trying to stall but Torudo improves his position.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torudo jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Torudo around his waist. Torudo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torudo has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Torudo's head.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes gets through Torudo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Torudo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barnes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Torudo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torudo has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torudo. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Torudo is avoiding it.
Torudo shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Torudo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barnes instigates a clinch.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Torudo backwards.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torudo backwards.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torudo.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Barnes dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Torudo shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Torudo pushes him off.
Torudo throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnes trying to stall but Torudo improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes digs a right hand into Torudo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torudo's gas tank.
Torudo stalling in the clinch.
Torudo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Torudo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joe Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Batino Torudo.
Torudo is trying to drag Barnes to the mat but Barnes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torudo letting Barnes take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torudo backwards.
Torudo is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torudo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes just leaning against Torudo, taking a breather.
Torudo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torudo is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barnes is leaning against Torudo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torudo up against the cage.
Barnes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Torudo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Torudo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torudo throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Torudo. Torudo gets slowly back to his feet.
Torudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torudo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Torudo circles away.
Torudo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Torudo circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torudo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torudo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Torudo has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torudo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torudo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Torudo circles away.
Torudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Torudo circles away.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torudo.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Torudo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torudo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters by clinching up.
Torudo wants a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes gets underhooks to prevent Torudo's takedown attempt.
Barnes lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Barnes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdual Jemall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sammy Sullivan's chin.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdual Jemall!
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, Sammy Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jemall.
Jemall throws a hook to the side of Sullivan's head but Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sullivan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jemall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
A jab from Jemall finds it's way through Sullivan's defenses.
Jemall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jemall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jemall throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan moves out of range easily.
Jemall fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jemall circles away quickly and effectively.
Jemall doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Jemall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jemall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan throws a combination that misses
letting Jemall counter with a right hand.
Jemall wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Jemall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sullivan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sullivan is rocked!
Jemall blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemall throws a head kick that misses.
Jemall throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan moves out of range easily.
Jemall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Jemall.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the head.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Jemall ducks under and follows up with a left that Jemall also avoids with ease.
Sammy Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jemall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jemall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sullivan scores with the left hand. Jemall knows he should have avoided that one.
Sullivan lands with an overhand left.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jemall is rocked!
Sullivan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Jemall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jemall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sullivan in his tracks.
Jemall seems to have got his legs back now.
Sullivan throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Jemall crashing down! Jemall tries to stagger back to his feet but Sullivan just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Jemall asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kitsune Tsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Russell's choice of entrance music: Theater Of Salvation . Kitsune Tsuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kitsune Tsuki!
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, Bertrand Russell!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell lands with a good body shot.
Russell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tsuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Russell punishes Tsuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Russell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kitsune Tsuki has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell lands a nice shot that snaps Tsuki's head back.
Tsuki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Russell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russell scores with a three punch combo!
Tsuki is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Russell. Beautiful body shot.
Russell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kitsune Tsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Russell catches Tsuki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Russell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tsuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell scores with a sloppy right hand. Tsuki should have avoided that one.
Russell scores with a sloppy right hand. Tsuki should have avoided that one.
Tsuki is rocked!
Russell jabs at Tsuki's body.
Russell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Tsuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good standup being displayed there by Russell as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell drops Tsuki with a big left hand! Tsuki is injured, injured bad! Russell jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertrand Russell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Hoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zoltan Hoos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoos connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Ollongren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoos pushes Ollongren up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoos lands a shoulder strike.
Ollongren prevents a body shot from Hoos.
Hoos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ollongren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoos lands a shoulder strike.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but Hoos won't allow it.
Ollongren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoos.
Hoos lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoos lands an uppercut.
Hoos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but Hoos won't allow it.
Ollongren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zoltan Hoos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjalar Ollongren.
Ollongren looks gassed!
Ollongren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Hoos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoos lands a shot to the body.
Hoos lands a body shot.
Hoos lands with a left to the head.
Hoos scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoos lands with a left to the head.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but Hoos won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoos cracks Ollongren with a nice body shot.
Hoos digs a right hand underneath Ollongren's ribcage. Ollongren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoos presses Ollongren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hoos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoos digs a right hand underneath Ollongren's ribcage. Ollongren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ollongren backwards.
Hoos lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoos pushes Ollongren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoos is stalling here.
Hoos lands a hook that snaps the head of Ollongren backwards.
Hoos scores with a shot to the side of Ollongren's head.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoos lands a hook that snaps the head of Ollongren backwards.
Ollongren is rocked!
Hoos lands a nice uppercut.
Ollongren is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoos finish him?
A short left from Hoos.
Hoos scores with a shot to the side of Ollongren's head.
Hoos lands a big right hand that drops Ollongren! The killer instinct kicks in and Hoos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hoos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoltan Hoos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucius Vorenus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Vorenus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Vorenus ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Vorenus. Those never looked like landing.
Henry takes a swing at Vorenus's ribcage but misses.
Henry sizes up Vorenus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vorenus's waist but Vorenus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Henry tries for a takedown but Vorenus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vorenus throws a body kick that misses.
Henry thows a body shot but no joy.
Henry throws a jab when Vorenus was well out of range.
Jab from Henry.
Vorenus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Vorenus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dunch Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henry showed some decent athleticism there.
Vorenus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vorenus has his hands clasped together around Henry's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry prevents Vorenus from standing back up.
Henry thows a huge punch but Vorenus dodges it nicely.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.
Henry throws a strike but Vorenus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vorenus pulls Henry in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry postures up in Vorenus's guard and throws a big left but Vorenus blocks it.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Vorenus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Vorenus!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
Vorenus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vorenus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Vorenus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Vorenus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Vorenus!
Vorenus wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vorenus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to control but Vorenus passes into side.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is trying to improve his position.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
Henry is trying to control Vorenus's posture but Vorenus avoids it.
A control attempt from Henry but he's now mounted!
Henry tries to hold on but Vorenus postures up.
Henry can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vorenus content just to control the position here.
Vorenus gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lucius Vorenus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vorenus walks into a left hand.
Henry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vorenus to the mat! Vorenus manages to get full guard.
Vorenus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vorenus has his foot on Henry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucius Vorenus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Henry misses.
Vorenus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vorenus tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunch Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vorenus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Lucius Vorenus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vorenus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vorenus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Vorenus.
Vorenus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vorenus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Vorenus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vorenus misses with a few strikes there.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henry throws a body punch but Vorenus moves out of range.
Vorenus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Vorenus's head but Vorenus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vorenus throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorenus stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dunch Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Vorenus.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Vorenus throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vorenus - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vorenus fakes the leg kick and cracks Henry in the body.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Vorenus, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Vorenus against the cage but Vorenus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vorenus scores with a head kick.
Vorenus feints a jab promting Henry to slip. Vorenus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Henry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vorenus.
Henry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vorenus throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Vorenus throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.
Henry is rocked!
Vorenus thuds his shin into the meat of Henry's side.
Vorenus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lucius Vorenus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses.
Vorenus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vorenus scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vorenus.
Vorenus connects with a high kick.
Vorenus jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vorenus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry tries to move into range but Vorenus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Vorenus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vorenus tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vorenus throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Henry.
Henry avoids the head kick by Vorenus.
Vorenus leaves Henry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorenus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henry's head.
Vorenus scoring well with a low kick there.
Henry scores with a takedown into Vorenus's guard.
Henry prevents Vorenus from getting back to his feet.
Henry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Vorenus blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Vorenus is keeping the position.
Vorenus wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
Vorenus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vorenus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vorenus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vorenus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vorenus's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Vorenus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Henry moves out of range as Vorenus throws a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Vorenus.
Vorenus slips under a jab.
Vorenus scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Vorenus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vorenus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vorenus circles away.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Vorenus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vorenus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vorenus manages to avoid it.
Vorenus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vorenus throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Vorenus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vorenus throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry avoids the head kick by Vorenus.
Vorenus connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Vorenus blocks a jab.
Henry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Henry lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a jab to the body
and Vorenus counters with a big head kick but Henry shrugs it off.
Vorenus punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vorenus can pounce on him.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vorenus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vorenus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Vorenus seems unphased.
Vorenus thows a body shot but no joy.
Vorenus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vorenus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vorenus. That one must have hurt.
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!
Vorenus lands a jab-cross combination.
Vorenus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vorenus lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a jab to the head.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vorenus. Vorenus obviously looking to wear him down.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vorenus tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vorenus to the ground. Vorenus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dunch Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorenus throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Vorenus misses with a kick to the body.
Vorenus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vorenus throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Vorenus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Vorenus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vorenus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vorenus throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.
Henry avoids the head kick by Vorenus.
Henry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vorenus to the mat! Vorenus manages to get full guard.
Henry throws a strike but Vorenus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry 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.
Dunch Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking for subs off his back but Vorenus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vorenus gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Vorenus misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vorenus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry blocks a head kick by Vorenus.
Henry throws a hook but Vorenus avoids it easily.
Vorenus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vorenus!
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry throwing strikes here but Vorenus is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lucius Vorenus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vorenus holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Henry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucius Vorenus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vorenus 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucius Vorenus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Mailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae's entrance music is Labyrinth - Thunder. A fine choice. Perseus Danae had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Mailov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danae slips a straight right by Mailov.
Danae misses with a body shot.
Danae just misses with a punch to the body.
Danae scores with a nice right hand.
Mailov misses the shot to the body.
Mailov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mailov throws the left hand but Danae avoids the punch easily.
Danae lands with a good body shot.
Danae misses with an uppercut. Mailov saw that one coming.
Mailov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danae.
Mailov ducks under a wild hook from Danae.
Danae misses with an uppercut.
Danae lands with a cross.
Danae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danae lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mailov.
Mailov slips a jab from Danae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danae ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danae takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danae works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mailov is rocked!
Danae measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Mailov! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Perseus Danae!
Perseus Danae retains his light heavyweight title!
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