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PCL 40: The Last Messenian War PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Willams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Vymiatajec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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226 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Willams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Vymiatajec!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Brian Willams has been cut.
Willams misses with a left hand
and Vymiatajec counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willams throws a lazy uppercut
and Vymiatajec counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Willams is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Vymiatajec.
Vymiatajec throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vymiatajec lands a right hook to the body.
Brian Willams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vymiatajec, as that shot connected.
Vymiatajec bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Willams's head backwards.
Vymiatajec scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vymiatajec scores with a jab to the body.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Vymiatajec has cracked Willams with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Vymiatajec lands another huge swinging hook and Willams tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Willams, before Vymiatajec can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Vymiatajec!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalevi Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anselmi Samara!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses.
Samara misses with a hook.
Sorsa looks to clinch
and Samara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorsa defending well as Samara loads up on a big left hand.
Samara looks to land a combination. Sorsa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kalevi Sorsa has been cut.
Samara moves into the clinch.
Sorsa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samara lands a left hand.
Samara stalling the fight.
Sorsa avoiding damage.
Samara has Sorsa pressed against the cage.
Sorsa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Samara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samara lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Samara.
Good body shot from Samara.
Samara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sorsa tries to land knees in the clinch but Samara avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa blocks a body shot from Samara.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samara.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Samara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sorsa is breathing heavily.
Samara lands a nice knee to the body.
Samara presses Sorsa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Samara keeps control of Sorsa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Samara tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Samara lands a body shot.
Sorsa is working for takedown but Samara is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice left hand lands by Samara.
Knees to the body from Samara.
Samara leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Samara.
Samara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Samara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samara lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Samara tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorsa avoids the damage to the body.
Samara lands a shot to the body.
Samara lands with a right to the head.
Samara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
Samara scores with a shot to the side of Sorsa's head.
Samara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Samara - that landed with a thud.
Samara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samara avoiding damage.
A right hand to the body from Samara.
Nice body punch from Samara.
Samara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sorsa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Samara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samara throws an elbow but misses.
Sorsa tries a body shot but Samara blocks it.
Sorsa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samara cracks Sorsa with a nice body shot.
Sorsa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Samara avoiding damage.
Samara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samara stalling in the clinch.
Samara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorsa.
Sorsa being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anselmi Samara.
Samara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sorsa's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sorsa's head.
Samara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samara uses his free foot to push down on Sorsa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sorsa.
Samara tries to control but Sorsa wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Samara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samara controlling the position easily from mount.
Samara landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Samara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalevi Sorsa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sorsa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sorsa wants it to stay on the feet.
Samara moves into range and clinches up with Sorsa.
Samara stalling against the cage.
Sorsa is trying to break the clinch but Samara is controlling him.
Samara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Samara stalling the fight.
Samara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Samara lands a body shot.
Samara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sorsa's elbow.
Sorsa looking to stall.
Samara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samara lands a body shot.
Sorsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Samara.
Samara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Samara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Samara throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Samara lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samara.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samara.
A left hand lands to the body for Samara.
Samara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sorsa.
Samara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sorsa up against the cage.
Samara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samara gets underhooks to prevent Sorsa's takedown attempt.
Samara lands a shot to the body.
Samara works on Sorsa's body with a couple of short punches.
Samara is leaning against Sorsa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samara is leaning against Sorsa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Samara.
Samara effectively controlling the action here.
Samara receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Samara is leaning against Sorsa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Samara.
Samara presses Sorsa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Samara stalling.
Samara lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Samara.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anselmi Samara.
Samara lands a nice hook to Sorsa's body. Sorsa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Samara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samara gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara effectively controlling the action here.
Samara stops a takedown attempt from Sorsa.
Samara'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.
Samara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sorsa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sorsa dodges an elbow strike from Samara.
Samara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorsa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Samara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorsa.
Samara slows down the pace here.
Samara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Samara to work.
Samara has Sorsa pressed against the cage, preventing Sorsa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Samara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Samara crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Samara presses Sorsa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Samara.
Samara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sorsa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalevi Sorsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Samara as the two fighters clinch.
Samara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samara working Sorsa over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Samara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalevi Sorsa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Samara drives through and clinches with Sorsa against the cage.
Sorsa stalls.
Sorsa looking for a takedown.
Samara landing knees to the body.
Samara leaning against his opponent.
Samara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sorsa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samara works on Sorsa's body with a couple of short punches.
Samara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sorsa.
Anselmi Samara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Samara scores with a shot to the side of Sorsa's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Samara.
Samara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Samara pushes Sorsa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Samara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Samara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Samara lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Samara.
Samara digs a right hand into Sorsa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sorsa's gas tank.
Samara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
Samara presses Sorsa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samara scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Samara working Sorsa over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Samara.
Samara lands a hook that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
Samara lands a good knee to the midsection. Sorsa won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Samara.
Samara lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Samara.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Samara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sorsa avoiding damage as Samara throws knees to the body.
Kalevi Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samara is working Sorsa over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Samara.
Samara is leaning against Sorsa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samara trying to land knees to the body.
Samara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sorsa.
Samara pushes Sorsa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samara has Sorsa pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Samara.
Samara stalls.
Samara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samara trying to land knees to the body.
Samara works on Sorsa's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Samara is leaning against Sorsa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samara trying to land knees to the body.
Samara scores with a shot to the side of Sorsa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samara.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samara.
Samara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sorsa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sorsa avoiding damage as Samara throws knees to the body.
Sorsa letting Samara take a breather here.
Samara pushes Sorsa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samara scores a nice knee to the body.
Samara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorsa is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Samara.
Samara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorsa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samara obliges.
Samara misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Samara.
Sorsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Samara.
Anselmi Samara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorsa.
Samara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samara.
Still in the clinch, Samara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samara lands an elbow inside that Sorsa shrugs off.
Samara gets underhooks to prevent Sorsa's takedown attempt.
Samara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samara stalling.
Sorsa tries to land knees in the clinch but Samara avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmi Samara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samara 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmi Samara!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Banajev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Angel. Banajev has chosen Arcana - Autumnal as his entrance music. Maxim Banajev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anders Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Banajev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banajev misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Banajev pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Banajev scores a takedown into full mount!
Anderson really wants to buck Banajev off and get back to his feet.
Banajev controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banajev lands with some strikes.
Anderson taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Banajev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banajev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banajev scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Banajev isn't that keen on the idea.
Banajev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Banajev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banajev scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banajev on the ground.
Anderson tries to hold on but Banajev postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Banajev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banajev shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Banajev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maxim Banajev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Banajev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Banajev controlling from the full mount.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Banajev maintains control.
Banajev controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Banajev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banajev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Banajev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Banajev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Banajev counters with a stiff right hand.
Banajev scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Banajev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Banajev manages to pass to side control.
Anderson tries to roll over but Banajev keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Banajev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
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.
Banajev unloading with bombs!
Banajev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banajev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Banajev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anders Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Banajev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banajev 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Banajev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ren Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bader Cier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Summer Madness (Extended Version) Remix . The crowd seem to be enjoying Cier's choice of entrance music: Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) . Ren Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ren Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bader Cier!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cier counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Cier controls the position.
Cier decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cier avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cier closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Cier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Cier on the inside.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cier just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cier.
Cier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Cier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cier lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Cier.
Cier misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Cier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cier manages to avoid it.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cier manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cier.
Cier rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Cier slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Cier, against the cage.
Cier lands with a light punch inside.
Cier lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cier has Gracie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cier pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gracie tumbling to the mat - Cier dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Cier controlling him for the moment.
Cier stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Cier is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cier preventing the sweep.
Cier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cier passes into half guard.
Cier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cier is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Cier content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Bader Cier has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cier catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cier lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cier.
Cier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cier forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Cier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cier.
Bader Cier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Cier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie moves out of range as Cier strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bader Cier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie tries to bum rush Cier with a series of wild strikes but Cier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cier closes the distance and clinches.
Cier connects with a knee to the head.
Cier has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cier sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cier tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bader Cier.
Cier motions for Gracie to come forward. Cier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Cier. Cier maintains the clinch.
Cier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cier.
Cier pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two 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.
Cier has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Cier manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cier's guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cier is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Cier stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cier misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Cier coming out on top.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Cier has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Cier defends easily.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cier's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cier wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cier wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.
Cier is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie prevents Cier from improving his position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cier makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bader Cier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Cier misses the shot to the body.
Cier lands a head shot.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cier.
Cier has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Cier lands an elbow inside.
Cier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cier advances to half guard.
Cier is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cier wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Cier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Cier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bader Cier has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bader Cier.
Cier darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Cier with a knee to the head.
Cier lands a takedown into guard.
Cier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Cier wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cier!
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cier can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cier tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
You get the feeling that Cier really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gracie prevents Cier from getting the reversal.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cier is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Cier pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Cier wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Ren Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cier is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bader Cier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cier 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bader Cier!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Savelyevich Onopko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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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 - 4 - 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Savelyevich Onopko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
Onopko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Onopko blocks it.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Onopko's ribcage but misses.
Onopko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Onopko lands a head shot.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Onopko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onopko defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Onopko avoids it.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Onopko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Onopko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Onopko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Onopko connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Onopko's sensitive parts.
Onopko misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onopko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onopko walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Onopko moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez 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.
Onopko misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez cracks the inside of Onopko's front leg.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Onopko counters with a two punch combo.
Onopko misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Onopko moves out of range.
Onopko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzalez stalks Onopko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Onopko's face. Onopko staggers backwards, shaken.
Onopko misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Onopko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Onopko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Onopko didn't see that one coming.
Onopko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Onopko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Onopko's belly button to the back.
Onopko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Onopko looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Onopko is rocked!
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Onopko is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Onopko! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gonzalez is unloading with more strikes now! Onopko drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amzi Azzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amzi Azzan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amzi Azzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Night!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Night. Azzan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azzan shoots in looking for a takedown but Night manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Azzan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Night is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azzan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Night's waist but Night gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azzan off to one side.
Night wants to clinch
and Azzan counters with a single leg into guard. Night didn't expect that.
Azzan stands up over Night, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Azzan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Night is keeping the position for now.
Azzan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Night wants to get back to his feet but Azzan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Azzan trying to control but Night is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azzan postures up and lands a big shot to Night's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night is looking to stand up but Azzan isn't so interested in that idea.
Azzan wants to pass the guard but Night is keeping the position.
Azzan controlling from the top position.
Night is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Azzan is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Night throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Night as Azzan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amzi Azzan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azzan prevents Night from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Night breaks the clinch.
Night works Azzan's body with a nice hook.
Azzan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Night as he jumps to the side.
Travis Night is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Night fails with an attempt to clinch.
Night with a hook.
Azzan shoots in for a takedown but Night shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Night works Azzan's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Azzan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azzan moves to clinch but Night breaks away
and Night counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Night looks to score with a jab to the body but Azzan is just out of range.
Night slaps away a takedown attempt from Azzan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Night wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azzan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body kick there by Night.
Azzan is breathing heavily.
Azzan gets tackled into the cage by Night. Night maintains the clinch.
Night working hard to break the clinch.
Azzan is working for takedown but Night is calmly controlling the position for now.
Night throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Night on the inside.
It looks like Amzi Azzan has been cut.
Azzan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Night pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Night throws the kick towards the body but Azzan avoids it.
Night catches Azzan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Night scores with a jab to the body.
Azzan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Night tries to avoid it but Azzan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Night to the ground. Night escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Night throws a leg kick which misses Azzan's front leg but catches the back leg as Azzan tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Night lands a nice shot to the body.
Azzan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Night wants to slow Azzan down by chopping away at his legs.
Azzan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Night.
Azzan slips under a jab from Night.
Night fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Azzan on the side of the head.
Azzan is rocked!
Night lands an uppercut, right on the button! Azzan tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Night!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moai Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Afroman - Because I Got High. Guru Majja has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 lbs
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180 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moai Burns!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Majja wants to clinch.
Majja closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with a big head kick but Majja shrugs it off.
Majja wants to clinch but Burns slips to the side
and Burns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Majja really felt that one!
Majja wants to clinch
and Burns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Majja's knee momentarily.
Majja rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns misses with some punches.
Majja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Majja works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Majja.
Majja lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns looks gassed!
Majja lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Majja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Majja.
Majja works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Majja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Majja scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Majja.
Majja lands a body punch.
Majja lands a body shot in the clinch.
Majja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Majja tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Majja.
Majja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Majja tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Majja clinches with his opponent.
Majja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Majja works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Majja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Majja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Majja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Majja scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Majja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Majja digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majja scores with a hook to the body.
Majja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Majja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Majja wants to clinch.
Majja scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Majja looks to clinch
and Burns counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Majja darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Majja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Majja.
A nice left hand lands by Majja.
Majja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Majja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Majja breaks the clinch.
Majja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Majja moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Majja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns takes one on the button.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Majja is looking to clinch.
Burns gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Majja counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Majja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A short body shot lands from Majja as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Majja.
Majja lands a body punch in the clinch.
Majja presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Majja is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Majja.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Majja.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Majja.
Majja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Majja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Majja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Majja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Majja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Majja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Majja tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Majja closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Majja pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Majja digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Majja.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Majja.
Majja lands a body punch in the clinch.
Majja lands with a left to the head.
Majja is working Burns over against the cage.
Majja digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Majja lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guru Majja dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Majja tries to clinch
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Majja tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Majja tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Majja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Majja tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Majja closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majja lands a right hook to the body.
Majja closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a body kick that stops Majja in his tracks momentarily.
Majja wants to clinch
and Burns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Majja's knee momentarily.
Majja tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Majja closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Majja wants to clinch
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja wants to clinch but Burns slips to the side
and Burns counters by clinching up.
Majja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Majja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Majja moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Majja tries to clinch
and Burns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Majja scores with a jab to the body.
Majja tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Majja. Majja maintains the clinch.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Majja is defending well for now.
Majja lands a nice shot to the body.
Guru Majja has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Majja as the two fighters clinch.
Majja lands a hook to the side of the head.
Majja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
A left hand lands to the body for Majja.
Majja scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Majja.
Majja lands with a light punch inside.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Majja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Majja.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Majja lands with a light punch inside.
Majja scores with a shoulder strike.
Majja lands with a left to the head.
Majja lands with a light punch inside.
Majja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Majja lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Majja.
Majja lands a hook to the side of the head.
Majja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Majja is looking to clinch.
Majja doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Majja tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a good low kick that Majja was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Majja sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Majja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Majja wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Majja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Majja wants to clinch.
Majja lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Moai Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Majja wants to clinch but Burns slips to the side
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
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 Guru Majja will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Majja looks to clinch
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Majja shrugs off.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Majja.
Majja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Guru Majja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majja moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Majja moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Majja.
Majja lands a body shot.
Majja presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Majja lands a nice uppercut.
Majja works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Majja.
Majja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Majja clinches up against the cage.
Majja lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja lands a hook to the side of the head.
Majja scores with a shoulder strike.
Majja lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Majja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Majja lands with a light punch inside.
Majja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Majja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Majja.
A left hand lands to the body for Majja.
Majja is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Majja.
Majja lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Majja.
Majja avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the cage.
Majja lands an uppercut.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Majja on the inside.
Majja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Majja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Majja pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Majja pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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 nice left hand lands by Majja.
Majja lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Majja tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Majja tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Majja has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Majja.
Majja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
A short uppercut from Majja.
Majja lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Good body shot from Majja.
Majja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Majja doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Majja tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a nice kick to the body.
Majja rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
A hook to the body from Majja.
Majja works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Majja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
Majja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Majja breaks from the clinch.
Majja tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Majja is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Majja tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Majja is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Majja tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a lazy head kick
and Majja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Majja tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Majja.
Majja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Majja 's knee.
Moai Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Majja.
Burns catches Majja with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Guru Majja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Majja, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guru Majja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsay has chosen Protect Ya Neck by Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Lazar Nimirov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
211 lbs
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23
219 lbs
13 - 1 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsay swings for the body but Nimirov moves out of range.
Ramsay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimirov.
Nimirov is looking to chop away at Ramsay's legs.
Ramsay ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov.
Nimirov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramsay's sensitive parts.
Ramsay slips a jab from Nimirov.
A swing and a miss from Nimirov.
Ramsay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nimirov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nimirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramsay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nimirov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ramsay.
Ramsay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nimirov.
Ramsay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nimirov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimirov checks a leg kick.
Nimirov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramsay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimirov misses with a low kick.
Nimirov misses the jab.
Nimirov takes a swing at Ramsay's ribcage but misses.
Ramsay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramsay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lazar Nimirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Nimirov.
Ramsay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramsay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramsay throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramsay loads up on a big right hand but Nimirov slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimirov throws a lazy right hand but Ramsay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nimirov misses with a hook.
Nimirov throws a right hand that Ramsay ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramsay also avoids with ease.
Nimirov throws a hook but Ramsay blocks it.
Nimirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramsay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramsay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramsay throws a lazy head kick
and Nimirov counters with a left to the body.
Nimirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramsay moves away.
Ramsay staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Nimirov misses.
Nimirov ducks under a wild hook from Ramsay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramsay.
Ramsay checks a leg kick nicely.
Nimirov misses with a looping right.
Nimirov throws out a leg kick but Ramsay moves out of range and Nimirov only half commits.
Ramsay thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramsay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramsay.
Ramsay ducks right into an uppercut from Nimirov.
Nimirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nimirov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nimirov lands a right hook to the body.
Ramsay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Nimirov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov swings widly with a right hand
and Ramsay counters with a head kick. That will keep Nimirov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slow jab from Nimirov misses its intended target.
Ramsay connects with a leg kick. Nimirov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nimirov looks to throw the jab but Ramsay is out of range.
Nimirov tries to work over Ramsay's front leg with a kick but Ramsay checks it.
Ramsay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramsay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nimirov rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramsay throws a head kick that misses
and Nimirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nimirov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nimirov looks to land a right hand but Ramsay moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nimirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramsay avoids the body shot from Nimirov.
Ramsay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nimirov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramsay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nimirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badr Ramsay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimirov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramsay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nimirov.
Nimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramsay was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimirov.
Ramsay is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nimirov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramsay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nimirov avoids the head kick by Ramsay.
Nimirov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramsay finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ramsay lands a leg kick that knocks Nimirov off balance momentarily.
Nimirov misses with an uppercut
and Ramsay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nimirov's knee momentarily.
Nimirov throws an off balance right hand
and Ramsay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramsay connects with a leg kick. Nimirov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimirov cracks Ramsay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay cracks the inside of Nimirov's front leg.
Ramsay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nimirov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nimirov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ramsay scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Nimirov misses
and Ramsay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramsay.
An inside leg kick from Ramsay misses.
Ramsay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimirov moves away from the strike by Ramsay.
Nimirov loads up on a big right hand but Ramsay slips the punch.
Nimirov scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay scores with a shot to the body.
Ramsay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nimirov.
Ramsay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramsay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nimirov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramsay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nimirov. That did some damage!
Nimirov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nimirov throws an overhand right that lands on Ramsay's shoulder, as Ramsay tries to avoid the shot.
Nimirov throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramsay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramsay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nimirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lazar Nimirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Badr Ramsay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay jabs at Nimirov's body.
Ramsay slips a straight right by Nimirov.
Ramsay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramsay takes one on the button.
Nimirov stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramsay. Ramsay gets slowly back to his feet.
Nimirov throws a jab when Ramsay was well out of range.
Ramsay avoids the body shot from Nimirov.
Ramsay moves out of range as Nimirov strikes.
Nimirov throws a good cross that connects.
Nimirov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramsay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nimirov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramsay throws a hook but Nimirov blocks it.
Nimirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramsay.
Nimirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramsay moves away.
Nimirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramsay's head.
Decent striking displayed by Nimirov there.
Ramsay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nimirov.
Nimirov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramsay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramsay tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Nimirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nimirov misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Ramsay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramsay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nimirov's calf.
Ramsay blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramsay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Nimirov misses.
Ramsay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nimirov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nimirov misses with an uppercut
and Ramsay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nimirov throws a good cross that connects.
Ramsay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nimirov is out of range and Ramsay settles back down.
Ramsay throws the kick towards the body but Nimirov avoids it.
Nimirov throws a series of punches but Ramsay moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Nimirov as he checks the leg kick.
Ramsay throws a leg kick which misses Nimirov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nimirov tries to avoid it.
Nimirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramsay misses the shot to the body.
Ramsay throws a low kick but Nimirov moves out of range easily.
Ramsay throws a sloppy head kick and Nimirov moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Nimirov. Those never looked like landing.
Ramsay fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nimirov sprawls well initially but Ramsay persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramsay works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ramsay tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Ramsay has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nimirov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ramsay trying to control but Nimirov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay won't let Nimirov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ramsay stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ramsay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimirov manages to avoid it.
Ramsay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimirov manages to avoid it.
Nimirov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramsay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimirov counters with a left to the body.
Ramsay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramsay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ramsay misses
and Nimirov counters with a straight right hand.
Ramsay is rocked!
Nimirov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramsay is still on wobbly legs! Can Nimirov finish him?
Ramsay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimirov throws an overhand right that has Ramsay reeling! Nimirov follows up with more punches and Ramsay is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lazar Nimirov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolya Kozakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria comes to the cage accompanied by Kronos - Bloodtower. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolya Kozakov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kozakov.
It looks like Tolya Kozakov has been cut.
Kozakov avoids the head kick by Maria.
Kozakov misses with a few strikes there.
Kozakov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maria counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kozakov throws a head kick that misses.
Kozakov throws a body kick the misses
and Maria counters with a big head kick but Kozakov shrugs it off.
Maria throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kozakov looks gassed!
Kozakov misses with a shot to the body
and Maria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kozakov's knee momentarily.
Kozakov throws a sloppy head kick
and Maria finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kozakov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maria pushes Kozakov away with a front kick.
Maria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kozakov if he has to take too many more of those.
Maria misses with a head kick.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozakov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maria scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Maria.
Kozakov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kozakov takes a step back to recover.
Maria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kozakov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maria.
Kozakov thows a leg kick but Maria checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maria scores with a kick to the body.
Kozakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maria lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maria feints and then cracks Kozakov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kozakov down.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kozakov takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maria scores with a leg kick.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maria feints and then cracks Kozakov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kozakov down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kozakov if he has to take too many more of those.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Maria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maria scores with a head kick. Kozakov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maria feints and then cracks Kozakov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kozakov down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Maria.
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tolya Kozakov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Maria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joaquim Maria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joaquim Maria is winning the standup battle so far.
Maria is looking to slow Kozakov down with leg kicks.
Kozakov avoids the head kick by Maria.
Kozakov misses with a right hand
and Maria counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Maria throws a sloppy head kick and Kozakov moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Kozakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozakov is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Kozakov misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Maria tenderised Kozakov's leg. Kozakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kozakov. Kozakov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Maria.
Tolya Kozakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Kozakov misses
and Maria counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
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!
Maria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
Maria lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozakov. That did some damage!
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maria 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.
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
Maria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kozakov's calf.
Maria throws a head kick that Kozakov semi-blocks.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Kozakov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozakov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozakov can do to turn this around?
Maria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kozakov's calf.
Kozakov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maria.
Maria throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kozakov's head.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kozakov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maria has got the better of the exchanges.
Maria tries a head kick but it misses.
Maria pushes Kozakov away with a front kick.
Maria misses with a kick to the body.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kozakov takes a step back to recover.
Kozakov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tolya Kozakov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kozakov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maria.
Maria scores with a nice body kick.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maria scores with a leg kick.
Maria throws a body kick that misses.
Kozakov throws a lazy head kick
and Maria counters with an inside leg kick.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maria lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kozakov will feel that in the morning.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria connects with a leg kick. Kozakov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kozakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maria - that will leave a mark!
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
Nice body kick there by Maria.
Crunch! Maria slams his shin into Kozakov's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Maria.
Maria fakes the leg kick and cracks Kozakov in the body.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maria. Kozakov shrugs it off though.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maria tries a head kick but it misses.
Maria throws a push kick but Kozakov slaps the foot to one side.
Kozakov throws a head kick that misses
and Maria counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozakov.
Maria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kozakov's sensitive parts.
Maria lands with a slapping head kick.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maria scores with a nice body kick.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozakov. That did some damage!
A head kick by Kozakov misses
and Maria counters with a body kick that stops Kozakov in his tracks momentarily.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maria throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Joaquim Maria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kozakov misses with a body shot
and Maria makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kozakov really felt that one!
Nice body kick there by Maria.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maria.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Maria finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tolya Kozakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Maria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maria 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Maria!
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