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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Weichanthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskari Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prodigy - Firestarter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oskari Jokinen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Weichanthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oskari Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weichanthal blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Weichanthal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body kick there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Weichanthal moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Weichanthal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen tried to score with a low kick but Weichanthal checks it.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weichanthal.
Weichanthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Weichanthal in his tracks.
Weichanthal slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
Weichanthal wants to clinch.
Jokinen throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like John Weichanthal has been cut.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Weichanthal tries to clinch up but Jokinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Weichanthal checks the leg kick.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Weichanthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Weichanthal closes the distance and pushes Jokinen back into the cage.
Weichanthal lands a knee to the head.
Weichanthal is breathing heavily.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Weichanthal blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen is leaning against Weichanthal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weichanthal's face.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jokinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Weichanthal up against the cage.
Jokinen is trying to push Weichanthal away but Weichanthal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.
Weichanthal wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
Weichanthal checks the leg kick.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Weichanthal's knee but Weichanthal avoids it well.
Weichanthal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen thows a body kick. Weichanthal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Weichanthal's leg. Weichanthal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen tries for a takedown but Weichanthal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Weichanthal's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oskari Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Weichanthal in the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jokinen. Weichanthal shrugs it off though.
Weichanthal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jokinen - that will leave a mark!
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weichanthal.
Jokinen has closed the distance and engaged Weichanthal in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jokinen taking a breather.
Jokinen avoiding damage as Weichanthal throws knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a takedown into guard.
Jokinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weichanthal's head.
Jokinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throwing strikes but missing.
Weichanthal wants to stand and escape but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen throwing strikes from guard but Weichanthal blocks nicely.
Jokinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weichanthal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen trying to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskari Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Weichanthal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jokinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Weichanthal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weichanthal tries to clinch
and Jokinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good work by Weichanthal as he checks the leg kick.
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Weichanthal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Weichanthal off balance momentarily.
Weichanthal moves forwards but Jokinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weichanthal throws a head kick that misses.
Weichanthal is looking to clinch but Jokinen is avoiding it.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Weichanthal blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen is looking to slow Weichanthal down with leg kicks.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Weichanthal lands with a shot to the body.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Weichanthal's front leg.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weichanthal avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Weichanthal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weichanthal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jokinen. That one must have hurt.
Jokinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weichanthal moves to clinch but Jokinen breaks away
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Weichanthal counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weichanthal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jokinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
Weichanthal jumps guard and drags Jokinen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Weichanthal keeps moving.
Jokinen passes Weichanthal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Weichanthal is trying to stand up here but Jokinen is controlling him well.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Weichanthal is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Jokinen.
Weichanthal is looking for a sweep. Jokinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control from half guard but Weichanthal is working away.
Jokinen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Weichanthal is squirming around, avoiding Jokinen's attempts to control the action.
Jokinen looking to finish with strikes here!
Weichanthal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jokinen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jokinen wants to control but Weichanthal has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jokinen wants to pass to mount but Weichanthal is defending the position.
Jokinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weichanthal is trying to stand back up but Jokinen is controlling him
Weichanthal has hold of Jokinen's hands but Jokinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jokinen tries to pass to full mount but Weichanthal defends it.
Jokinen is trying to control. Weichanthal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Weichanthal wants to control but Jokinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Weichanthal kicks Jokinen off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskari Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Weichanthal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal looks to clinch
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Weichanthal was not able to check.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oskari Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weichanthal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jokinen wants to slow Weichanthal down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weichanthal is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Weichanthal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Jokinen misses
and Weichanthal counters with a left to the body.
Weichanthal tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Weichanthal counters by clinching up.
Weichanthal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Weichanthal moves to clinch but Jokinen breaks away
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Weichanthal was not able to check.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the temple. Weichanthal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Weichanthal's ribs.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
Weichanthal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen throws a series of strikes that have Weichanthal backpedaling.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Weichanthal moves out of range.
Weichanthal throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oskari Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weichanthal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.
Weichanthal walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Weichanthal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Jokinen moves to the side
and Jokinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Weichanthal moves out of range.
Jokinen catches Weichanthal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal tries to clinch up.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Weichanthal is having none of it.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weichanthal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jokinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jokinen.
Weichanthal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Weichanthal moves out of range.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Weichanthal takes it in his stride.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Weichanthal moves out of range.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weichanthal manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Weichanthal sees coming a mile off.
Weichanthal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Weichanthal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Jokinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weichanthal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weichanthal.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Weichanthal.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Weichanthal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jokinen tries to bum rush Weichanthal with a series of wild strikes but Weichanthal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weichanthal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen moves to clinch but Weichanthal breaks away
and Weichanthal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jokinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oskari Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskari Jokinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Henke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Henke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henke.
Henke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
Henke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee avoids the body shot from Henke.
Henke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGee at a distance.
Tom Henke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee slips under a jab from Henke.
McGee avoids the body shot from Henke.
McGee blocks a jab.
Henke misses the shot to the body.
Henke misses with a wild combination.
Henke swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
McGee swinging wildly here.
Henke throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Henke. Beautiful body shot.
Henke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGee has time to react.
Henke dodges the punch combination from McGee.
Henke throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henke.
Henke misses with a body shot.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henke.
McGee blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGee!
Decent striking displayed by Henke there.
McGee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henke throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henke.
McGee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henke throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGee counters with a left and a right that stings Henke.
McGee digs a good body shot into Henke's ribs.
Henke checks a low kick from McGee.
Henke checks a leg kick.
McGee lands a leg kick that knocks Henke off balance momentarily.
McGee throws a head kick but Henke moves out of range.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGee scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by McGee.
Henke looks gassed!
Henke lands with a shot to the body.
McGee has Henke up against the cage in a clinch.
Henke tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
Henke tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee lands with a light punch inside.
Henke swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henke taking a breather.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henkes head.
Henke misses with a punch on the inside.
Henke throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
A short right from McGee.
McGee lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henke takes a shot to the head.
Henke is rocked!
The referee is keeping an eye on McGee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henke is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him?
Nice body punch from McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henke seems to have recovered his senses.
McGee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGee gets through Henke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGee blocks a body shot from Henke.
McGee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henke up against the cage.
McGee lands a right hand.
Come on McGee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henke tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Henke back against the cage.
McGee lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
A left hand lands to the body for McGee.
Henke tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Henke back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from McGee.
McGee controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
McGee digs a right hand into Henke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henke's gas tank.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGee.
McGee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henke up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from McGee.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.
McGee is struggling to control the position.
Henke tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henke.
McGee lands with a light punch inside.
Henke misses with a body punch.
Henke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Henke fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee pushes Henke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Henke.
McGee is working Henke over against the cage.
McGee stalling in the clinch.
Henke takes a shot to the head.
McGee lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy McGee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGee works Henke's body with a nice hook.
Henke throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Henke throws a combination. McGee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McGee misses with the combination.
McGee misses with a head kick.
No joy there for McGee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henke lands a nice hook to McGee's body. McGee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henke manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGee misses with a low kick.
Henke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGee scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from McGee misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGee's head.
McGee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke scores with a decent looking hook.
Henke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGee on the side of the head.
McGee tries to clinch but Henke moves out of range.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henke was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
McGee misses with a series of wild punches.
McGee is looking to score with low kicks.
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henke throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henke, as that shot connected.
McGee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Billy McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henke lands a jab to McGee's midsection.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Henke avoids it.
Henke misses with a hook to the body
and McGee counters with a good low kick that Henke was not able to check.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henke misses with a shot to the body
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Henke pushes him off.
McGee slips a jab from Henke.
Henke misses with a body punch
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
McGee defending well as Henke loads up on a big left hand.
Billy McGee is winning the standup battle so far.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henke.
McGee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henke.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGee.
Henke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee.
McGee is looking to slow Henke down with leg kicks.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee scores with a sloppy right hand. Henke should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henke jabs at McGee's body.
McGee misses with an uppercut. Henke saw that one coming.
McGee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henke thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooh!!! McGee has knocked Henke down with a huge combo! McGee steps away and waves a wobbly Henke back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Tom Henke has been cut.
Henke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGee rather than just go for the knockout.
Henke thows a body shot but no joy.
McGee staying out of range there.
McGee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGee.
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henke.
McGee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for McGee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGee works Henke's body with a nice hook.
Henke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGee scores with a decent looking hook.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands with a straight right. Henke didn't see that one coming.
Henke tries to move into range but McGee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henke looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Henke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGee digs a good body shot into Henke's ribs.
McGee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henke looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
McGee lands with a good body shot.
McGee stalks Henke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henke's face. Henke staggers backwards, shaken.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGee connects with a leg kick. Henke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henke throws a lazy body kick
and McGee counters with a left to the body.
Henke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henke misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy McGee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Henke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Henke takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
McGee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Henke.
McGee slips under a jab.
Henke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGee scores with a head kick.
Henke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Henke misses.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Henke circles away.
McGee throws a leg kick but Henke sees it coming and moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Henke misses
and McGee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from Henke
and McGee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henke throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGee counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Henke.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
Henke stuns McGee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGee misses with a looping right.
Henke misses with a double jab
and McGee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henke swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
Henke thows a body shot but no joy.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
Henke connects with a looping right hand.
Henke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henke just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Henke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Henke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henke.
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.
Henke lands a slapping body shot.
Henke throws a big shot that misses.
Henke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGee circles away quickly and effectively.
Henke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGee wants to clinch up but Henke keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by McGee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGee.
A clash of legs there as Henke blocks the low kick.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
McGee misses with a straight right.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henke was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henke!
Henke walks into a left hand.
McGee thows a body shot but no joy.
McGee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henke sizes up McGee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henke defending well as McGee loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Henke. Beautiful body shot.
McGee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henke misses with a two punch combination.
Henke throws a right and a left that McGee avoids nicely.
Henke lands a jab-cross combination.
Henke misses with a series of wild punches.
Henke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGee's head.
Good work by Henke as he checks the leg kick.
Tom Henke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henke throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henke stuns McGee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Henke pushes him off.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Henke checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from McGee misses.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henke throws out the jab.
McGee tries to work over Henke's front leg with a kick but Henke checks it.
Billy McGee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Henke.
Henke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henke misses with a kick to the body.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henke can do to turn this around?
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Henke.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
Henke clobbers McGee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henke looks to land a combination. McGee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henke misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henke looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
Henke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Henke.
Well McGee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy McGee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenni Salonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Viktor Savelyevich Onopko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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24
130 lbs
8 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Savelyevich Onopko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenni Salonen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onopko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Onopko wants it to stay on the feet.
Salonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Onopko but Onopko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Onopko's waist but Onopko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salonen off to one side.
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jenni Salonen.
Salonen dives in and grabs Onopko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Onopko pushes down on Salonen's head and hops out.
Salonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Onopko avoids it really well and circles away.
Salonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Salonen looks gassed!
No luck for Salonen with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onopko jabs at Salonen's body.
Onopko with a jab.
It looks like Jenni Salonen has been cut.
Onopko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Onopko lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onopko drops Salonen with a beautiful combination! Salonen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Onopko is looking for the KO!
Salonen is rocked!
Salonen gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Onopko points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Salonen wakes up just in time to hear Onopko thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Savelyevich Onopko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen DANZIG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DANZIG has chosen The Misfits-Where Eagles Dare as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glen DANZIG!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but DANZIG bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DANZIG has time to react.
DANZIG shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a low kick, looking for DANZIG's leg but DANZIG calmly moves out of range.
DANZIG moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as DANZIG blocks the low kick.
DANZIG ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez wants to slow DANZIG down by chopping away at his legs.
DANZIG avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DANZIG shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. DANZIG moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DANZIG tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez scores with a nice strike.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but DANZIG slips the punch.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but DANZIG is just out of range.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but DANZIG sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DANZIG.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that DANZIG avoids nicely.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. DANZIG moves away and avoids it.
DANZIG gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gonzalez moves to clinch but DANZIG breaks away
and DANZIG counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but DANZIG is just out of range.
DANZIG gets a takedown into half guard.
DANZIG thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez gets full guard.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
DANZIG throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DANZIG accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
DANZIG thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DANZIG stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
DANZIG drops back looking for a leg! Gonzalez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzalez manages to kick DANZIG off! DANZIG jumps back into Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing DANZIG from controlling successfully.
DANZIG 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.
DANZIG is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Gonzalez wants to control but DANZIG passes easily into half guard.
Gonzalez trying to hold on to DANZIG's head to control him but DANZIG postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
DANZIG seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzalez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DANZIG is working away from the top position though.
Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DANZIG on the ground.
DANZIG throwing shots but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DANZIG is working away from the top position though.
We're going to have a standup here because Jesus Gonzalez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
DANZIG lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and DANZIG counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
DANZIG not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DANZIG prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.
DANZIG looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - DANZIG looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez is looking to score with low kicks.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and DANZIG counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at DANZIG to acknowledge the strikes.
DANZIG blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Glen DANZIG is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DANZIG slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and DANZIG moves into the clinch.
DANZIG can't get the takedown.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez gets through DANZIG's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DANZIG avoids it.
DANZIG drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen DANZIG.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
DANZIG avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but DANZIG blocks it.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by DANZIG.
DANZIG looking for a takedown.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by DANZIG.
DANZIG can't get the takedown.
DANZIG is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DANZIG blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
DANZIG blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DANZIG is trying to drag Gonzalez to the mat but Gonzalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
DANZIG takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DANZIG.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
DANZIG blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
DANZIG is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez lands a good knee to the midsection. DANZIG won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzalez gets through DANZIG's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gonzalez just misses with a elbow thrown towards DANZIG's brow.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DANZIG counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. DANZIG looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DANZIG checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonzalez takes a swing at DANZIG's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez thumps DANZIG with a low kick.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DANZIG tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and DANZIG counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzalez.
DANZIG has a takedown stuffed.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and DANZIG counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DANZIG is thwarting Gonzalez's attempts to control the position.
DANZIG 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.
Gonzalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DANZIG is working away from the top position though.
Gonzalez controlling the position for now.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position.
DANZIG is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but DANZIG has control of the leg.
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 Jesus Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and DANZIG counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzalez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from DANZIG.
DANZIG thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gonzalez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but DANZIG can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
DANZIG drops back looking for a leg! Gonzalez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzalez manages to kick DANZIG off! DANZIG jumps back into Gonzalez's guard.
DANZIG trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DANZIG takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DANZIG throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez pulls DANZIG in to control the position.
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
DANZIG lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DANZIG pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
DANZIG 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.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but DANZIG controlling him for the moment.
DANZIG with a flurry of punches that miss.
DANZIG scoring with some ground and pound.
DANZIG has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez has DANZIG pulled in close to control his posture.
DANZIG thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
DANZIG won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
DANZIG 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.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Glen DANZIG has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. DANZIG gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
DANZIG drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and DANZIG jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but DANZIG isn't so interested in that idea.
DANZIG lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
DANZIG won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
DANZIG tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DANZIG makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
DANZIG postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as DANZIG tries to pass.
DANZIG passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gonzalez is trying to control DANZIG's posture but DANZIG avoids it.
DANZIG tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no DANZIG has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Glen DANZIG has got the better of the ground game so far.
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Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
DANZIG scores with punches from side control.
DANZIG has hold of Gonzalez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Gonzalez seems comfortable defending it but DANZIG has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Gonzalez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Gonzalez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but DANZIG couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Glen DANZIG!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up . The crowd seem to be enjoying Remington's choice of entrance music: Kymani Marley - Warriors. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Gorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Remington!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gorden.
Remington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Remington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gorden gets the takedown into side control.
Gorden grinds an elbow into Remington's temple.
Remington tries to buck Gorden off but Gorden is having none of it.
Remington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gorden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Remington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Remington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gorden pulls his head out easily.
Remington looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gorden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Remington is staying active underneath Gorden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Remington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Remington actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden moves into full mount! Remington won't be happy about that!
Gorden wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
Gorden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gorden landing strikes from the mount.
Gorden lands a big elbow.
Gorden unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Remington is looking to escape.
Gorden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Remington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gorden unloading with bombs!
Gorden dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Gorden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gorden blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Remington is squirming around, avoiding Gorden's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Remington flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Remington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gorden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorden with a couple of short strikes.
Gorden landing strikes from the mount and Remington is in trouble!
Gorden lands a big shot there that rocks Remington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gorden looking to finish Remington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Remington!
Remington flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gorden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gorden blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Remington tries to lock up and control but Gorden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Remington looks gassed!
Remington is in a horrible position here. Gorden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Remington is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
Remington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gorden landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gorden landing strikes from the mount.
Gorden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gorden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Remington hang on?
Gorden lands a heavy elbow.
Gorden lands a nice shot to the head.
Remington is in a horrible position here. Gorden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Remington throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gorden is landing with some decent strikes but Remington is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gorden working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden with shots to the head and body - Remington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gorden trying to control but Remington is having none of it.
Gorden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gorden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Remington is looking to escape.
Gorden raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Gorden.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorden is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Remington is surviving well by controlling Gorden's body position as best he can.
Gorden looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gorden dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Remington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorden.
Gorden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Remington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorden.
Remington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Remington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Remington tries for a takedown but Gorden circles away easily
and Gorden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gorden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gorden landing some decent shots from guard.
Remington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gorden trying to control but Remington is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gorden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gorden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Remington is keeping the position for now.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Remington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorden scoring with some ground and pound.
Remington throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Remington is looking for a triangle here but Gorden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Remington is trying to improve his position.
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.
Gorden cracks Remington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gorden working the ground and pound.
Remington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gorden is looking to take a break and control but Remington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Remington is trying to get back to half guard.
Gorden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gorden trying to control the action but Remington is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Remington down.
Remington is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Remington tries to improve position but can't.
Gorden working the body and head with strikes.
Remington tries to bench press Gorden off him but Gorden keeps the position.
Remington throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gorden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Remington tries to buck Gorden off but Gorden is having none of it.
Remington is breathing heavily.
Gorden is looking to take a break and control but Remington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ben Gorden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gorden working the head and body with strikes.
Remington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Remington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gorden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Remington is not content to let Gorden control the position.
Gorden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gorden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Remington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gorden working away.
Gorden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Remington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Remington is looking to reverse the position.
Gorden advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gorden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gorden thows a body shot but no joy.
Mike Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorden lands a nice looking body shot.
Gorden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remington.
Remington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gorden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Remington takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gorden is trying to get an arm triangle but Remington is defending well.
Gorden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gorden gets to mount! Remington was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gorden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Remington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Remington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Remington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice elbow there by Gorden.
Gorden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Remington is looking to escape.
Gorden with a couple of short strikes.
Gorden working Remington over with strikes here.
Gorden blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gorden raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gorden with shots to the head and body - Remington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Remington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Remington is rocked!
Gorden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Remington can do to turn this around?
Remington swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gorden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Remington looks a forlorn figure.
Gorden 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden landing strikes from the mount.
Remington is still in real trouble! Can Gorden finish him?
Remington throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gorden is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Remington can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Remington seems to have recovered his senses.
Gorden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gorden raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Remington throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Remington defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gorden.
Remington is looking to improve his position but Gorden isn't that keen on the idea.
Ben Gorden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gorden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Remington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Remington wants to hold on but Gorden pushes him away.
Gorden dominating with strikes here.
Gorden controlling from mount.
Remington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Gorden lands a big elbow.
Gorden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gorden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Remington's face.
Mike Remington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Remington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gorden tries to control but Remington wriggling away.
Remington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gorden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Remington manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remington striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gorden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gorden, 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 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Gorden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Thrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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12 - 10 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kim Jong Thrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thrill.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dean enables Thrill to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dean manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thrill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thrill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thrill pushes down on Dean's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thrill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dean looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thrill is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean is pressing down on Thrill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thrill preventing the sweep.
Thrill scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thrill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thrill thows a big elbow that misses.
Thrill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thrill trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thrill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thrill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dean escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thrill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thrill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thrill.
Dean is looking for a triangle but Thrill pushes his legs off easily.
Thrill won't allow Dean to sweep him here.
Thrill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dean looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dean looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dean!
Dean sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thrill is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thrill is trying to control Dean's posture but Dean avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thrill tries to get to full guard but Dean has control of the leg.
Thrill 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.
Thrill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thrill is breathing heavily.
Thrill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thrill.
Dean wants to control from the top but Thrill keeps moving.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thrill is keeping the position for now.
Thrill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dean preventing the sweep.
Thrill controlling the position.
Dean looking to pass the guard.
Thrill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thrill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dean keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thrill looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Thrill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thrill fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dean checks it well.
Dean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dean has a couple of punches blocked by Thrill.
Thrill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrill.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrill moves away.
Thrill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dean closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thrill quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Dean is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dean works his way into side control.
Dean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrill is trying to get back to half guard.
Dean laying and praying for a moment but Thrill takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thrill is trying to get back to full guard.
Thrill looking for submissions off his back.
Dean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thrill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dean throwing shots but Thrill is blocking nicely.
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thrill is trying is best to control the position here.
Dean seems to be working for a kimura but Thrill defends the submission attempt.
Dean wants to take a breather but Thrill is having none of it.
Thrill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean wants to control from the top but Thrill keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dean preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrill trying to control the position.
Dean sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thrill's guard.
It looks like Dean is going to stand back up.
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.
Dean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dean is trying to control. Thrill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dean thows a huge punch but Thrill dodges it nicely.
Dean is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thrill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thrill has hold of Dean's hands but Dean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thrill trying to hold on to Dean's head to control him but Dean postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thrill avoids the body shot from Dean.
Dean tries to bum rush Thrill with a series of wild strikes but Thrill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Thrill. Those never looked like landing.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean fails with the takedown.
Thrill misses with a takedown attempt
and Dean decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thrill's guard.
Dean drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thrill dives on top into guard.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Thrill from controlling successfully.
Dean lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thrill!
Thrill is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dean takes Thrill's back.
Dean missing with strikes from the back.
Dean somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jimmy Dean has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thrill wants to escape the position.
Dean lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Dean throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Thrill tries to roll but Dean sticks to his back.
Dean missing with strikes.
Dean punishes Thrill with strikes from the back mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Dean struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dean somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean keeps control of the position easily here as Thrill tries to buck him off.
Dean thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Thrill's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Thrill prevents Dean from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Thrill preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dean.
Thrill is in a bad position with Dean working for a choke. Thrill manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Dean had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thrill defends it easily.
Dean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thrill manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean postures up.
Dean is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thrill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thrill has escaped and now he's on top!
Thrill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean has his foot on Thrill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thrill works his way back into a safe position though.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Thrill from controlling successfully.
Dean looking for a guillotine here but Thrill defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dean has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Haritonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karpushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Karpushev struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Sergei Haritonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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254 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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, Sergei Haritonov!
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, Alexander Karpushev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpushev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haritonov throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Karpushev colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Haritonov as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Karpushev is left battered and dazed whilst Haritonov and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Haritonov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kukuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Willams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Willams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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226 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kukuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Willams!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kukuev pinned against the cage. Kukuev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kukuev slips under a jab from Willams.
Kukuev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Willams to the mat! Willams manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukuev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kukuev in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Willams is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikolai Kukuev!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Smith!
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, Manuel Bolivar!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolivar misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Bolivar.
Bolivar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bolivar counters with a two punch combo.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bolivar counters with a two punch combo.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Bolivar tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bolivar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bolivar shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar is looking to clinch.
Bolivar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith tries to clinch but Bolivar is having none of it.
Bolivar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolivar somewhat.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Bolivar.
Bolivar misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bolivar counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Bolivar lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Bolivar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Bolivar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolivar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Bolivar looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith is rocked!
Bolivar connects with a superb combination that knocks Smith out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Bolivar before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manuel Bolivar!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Boxer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Joe Boxer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikolai Kovalenko's chin.
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250 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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292 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
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, Joe Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko punishes Boxer's body with a nice straight punch.
Boxer shoots for a double leg takedown but Kovalenko sprawls well. He's pushed Boxer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kovalenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Joe Boxer has been cut.
Kovalenko sends Boxer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kovalenko is motioning to the referee to let Boxer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Boxer looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
Kovalenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boxer's head backwards.
Boxer is rocked!
Kovalenko throws an overhand right that has Boxer reeling! Kovalenko follows up with more punches and Boxer is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Kovalenko!
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