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XFC 32: Contender PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salman Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad has chosen Eazy-E - Gimme Dat Nut as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodion Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salman Ahmad!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmad moves into the clinch.
Ahmad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Ahmad's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Salman Ahmad.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Ahmad controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahmad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ahmad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Ahmad controlling him for the moment.
Ahmad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ahmad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ahmad thows a big elbow that misses.
Ahmad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahmad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is trying to control but Ahmad manages to pass to mount!
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ahmad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ahmad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ahmad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ahmad throwing strikes but missing.
Ahmad lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahmad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ahmad chips away with some ground and pound.
Ahmad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ahmad wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Ahmad connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahmad trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Ahmad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ahmad defends well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Ahmad from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahmad is one step ahead there.
Ahmad wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Ahmad landing with the ground and pound.
Ahmad landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ahmad postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Ahmad passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ahmad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ahmad lands a nice shot to the head.
Ahmad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ahmad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ahmad lands a big elbow.
Ahmad scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ahmad! Gracie is hurt baaadly! Ahmad is firing away with more strikes - Gracie is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salman Ahmad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Limonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scary Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limonov comes into the arena with LollyPop - Танцуй, суч blaring out of the sound system. Scary Spice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Limonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scary Spice!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice scores with a kick to the body.
Limonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Limonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spice blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spice!
Scary Spice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Limonov.
Limonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Spice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Limonov as he jumps to the side.
Limonov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Limonov's knee momentarily.
Spice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Limonov misses with a few strikes there.
Limonov misses with a combination
and Spice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Limonov's knee momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Limonov walks into a left hand.
Spice goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Limonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spice.
Spice throws a head kick that misses.
Spice connects with a single shot there.
Limonov keeps the fight on the outside.
Limonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Limonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Limonov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spice throws a head kick that misses.
Spice moves in looking to clinch but Limonov pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spice throws a head punch that misses.
Spice prevents a body shot from Limonov.
Limonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Limonov scores with a shot to the side of Spice's head.
Limonov tries to work over Spice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spice misses with the head strike.
Spice landing knees to the head.
Spice misses with a knee strike.
Limonov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spice.
Limonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Spice on the inside.
Limonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Limonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spices head.
Limonov misses with a body punch.
Limonov takes a shot to the head.
Limonov throws an elbow that misses.
Spice swings wildly with an uppercut but Limonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spice lands an elbow that stopped Limonov in his tracks for a moment.
Limonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
Spice lands a hook that snaps the head of Limonov backwards.
Limonov blocking some punches.
Limonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov misses with a body punch.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Limonov blocks an uppercut.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Limonov struggles to land a body shot inside as Spice controls his hands.
Limonov missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Spice's ribcage. Spice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Limonov misses with a punch to the body.
Spice blocks a body shot from Limonov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spices head.
Limonov presses Spice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spice misses with the head strike.
Limonov tries to work over Spice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spice misses with a punch on the inside.
Spice misses with some punches.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Limonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Limonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
Spice throws a punch but it's blocked by Limonov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Limonov pushes Spice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spice looks gassed!
Limonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Limonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Limonov is working Spice over against the cage.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spice throws a head punch that misses.
Spice has a couple of punches blocked by Limonov.
Limonov lands an uppercut.
A short right from Limonov.
Limonov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spice's defenses.
Spice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spice.
Spice misses with the head strike.
Limonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Limonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Limonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spice.
Spice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Limonov pushes Spice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
A shot in the inside from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spice.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Limonov presses Spice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Limonov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Limonov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Limonov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spice's brow.
Spice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Limonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spices head.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Limonov lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
Limonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Limonov lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Limonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spice is defending well for now.
Limonov lands a shoulder strike.
Limonov blocks an uppercut.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
Limonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Spice won't want to take too many of those.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Spice's ribcage. Spice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Limonov lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduard Limonov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Limonov throws a right and a left that Spice avoids nicely.
Eduard Limonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Limonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spice tries to clinch up.
Limonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spice.
Limonov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Limonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spice is looking to clinch.
Limonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Limonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Limonov throws a series of punches but Spice avoids them all with ease.
Spice delivers a nice body kick.
Spice shoots in looking for a takedown but Limonov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Limonov throws a body punch but Spice moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spice.
Spice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Limonov.
Limonov throws a combination that misses
and Spice counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spice has managed to clinch.
Spice connects with a knee to the head.
Limonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice prevents a body shot from Limonov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Limonov.
Limonov tries to throw a body punch but Spice avoids it by throwing Limonov back against the cage.
Spice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Limonov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Spice fails to land.
Limonov scores with a shot to the side of Spice's head.
Spice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Limonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Limonov lands a body shot.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Limonov.
Limonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Spice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spice working aggressively here.
Eduard Limonov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Spice avoids a wild elbow strike from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov presses Spice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Limonov trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spice.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Limonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Limonov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Limonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Spice.
Limonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spice.
Limonov cracks Spice with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Limonov.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Spice's ribcage. Spice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Limonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Limonov lands a right hand.
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spice or not.
Limonov lands a body shot.
Limonov gets through Spice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Limonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Spice avoids the damage to the body.
Spice swings wildly with an uppercut but Limonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spice has a couple of punches blocked by Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Limonov.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
Limonov lands with a light punch inside.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov works on Spice's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Limonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
Limonov missing with knees to the body.
Limonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limonov blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Limonov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Spice fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Limonov.
Limonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
Limonov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spice throws a punch but it's blocked by Limonov.
A short left from Limonov.
Limonov pushes Spice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Limonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spice managing to block the knees to the body from Limonov.
Limonov is working Spice over against the cage.
Limonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Limonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Limonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
A body shot lands from Limonov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduard Limonov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Limonov misses with the combination.
Limonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spice circles away quickly and effectively.
Limonov throws a head kick that misses.
Limonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spice moves away.
Limonov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Limonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Spice.
Nice body kick there by Spice.
Limonov tries to keep at a distance but Spice has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spice scores with a shot to the side of Limonov's head.
A head punch on the inside from Spice fails to land.
Spice blocks a body shot from Limonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spice lands a shoulder strike.
Spice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Limonov working aggressively here.
Limonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spice avoids it.
Spice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Limonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spice misses with some punches.
Limonov blocking some punches.
Spice managing to block the knees to the body from Limonov.
Spice prevents a body shot from Limonov.
Spice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spice misses with a punch on the inside.
Spice lands a left hand.
Limonov can't find room to land a body shot as Spice controls the action.
Limonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Limonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Limonov.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
Spice has a couple of punches blocked by Limonov.
Spice throws a punch but it's blocked by Limonov.
Spice avoiding damage as Limonov throws knees to the body.
Spice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Limonov works on Spice's body with a couple of short punches.
Limonov lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov misses with a body punch.
Spice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Limonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Limonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spice's elbow.
Limonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spice.
Limonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Limonov lands a right hand.
Limonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Limonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Limonov.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Limonov on the inside.
Limonov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Limonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spice is defending well for now.
Spice misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
Limonov blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spice.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
Limonov digs a right hand into Spice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spice's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spice or not.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Limonov.
Limonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov presses Spice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov crunches a lovely knee into Spice's ribcage.
A short right from Limonov.
Limonov throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Limonov.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
Spice throws a punch but it's blocked by Limonov.
Limonov scores with a shot to the side of Spice's head.
Limonov misses with an elbow over the top.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Limonov on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body shot.
Limonov lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limonov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Limonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Spice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Limonov lands a body shot.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Limonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Limonov pushes Spice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Limonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spice.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Limonov.
Good body shot from Limonov.
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 right hand to the body from Limonov.
Limonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
Limonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spice can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Limonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Limonov is leaning against Spice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Limonov lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Limonov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Scary Spice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduard Limonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduard Limonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Limonov, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduard Limonov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nestor Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by U Know. The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderton's choice of entrance music: Victory. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wandy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nestor Anderton!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderton.
Anderton looking to pass the guard.
Anderton wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Anderton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anderton postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anderton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderton wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is staying active underneath Anderton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderton is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Anderton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderton trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Anderton is taking a breather. Silva 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.
Silva is controlling Anderton's trapped leg to prevent Anderton from advancing to side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nestor Anderton.
Silva throws a hook but Anderton avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Anderton strikes.
Anderton takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Nestor Anderton has been cut.
Anderton misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Anderton just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderton throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Anderton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderton swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Anderton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick but Anderton sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderton. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderton lands an overhand right.
Anderton thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva slips under a jab from Anderton.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Anderton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Anderton persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Anderton takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Anderton moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Anderton avoids it.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Anderton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderton.
Wandy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wandy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderton throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Anderton swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids the body shot from Anderton.
Anderton just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva looks for the body kick but Anderton saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wandy Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nestor Anderton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body punch from Anderton.
Anderton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderton just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderton moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva misses with a hook.
Anderton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Anderton's side.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderton moves away.
Anderton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderton lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Anderton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderton scores with a jab to the body.
Anderton lands a slapping body shot.
Anderton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderton takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderton throws a shot to the body.
Anderton lands a body shot.
Anderton lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Anderton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderton lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderton misses the shot to the body.
Anderton looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Anderton feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Anderton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderton wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Anderton trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Anderton wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Anderton slips nicely into half guard.
Anderton tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anderton prevents Silva from standing back up.
Anderton trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Anderton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderton trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Anderton wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderton wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anderton moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderton looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Anderton loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Anderton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nestor Anderton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Anderton saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva thuds a left hand into Anderton's body.
Anderton checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderton. Anderton gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderton blocks a head kick by Silva.
Anderton lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Anderton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderton lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Anderton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva wants to control but Anderton is having none of it.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderton trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Anderton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderton looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Anderton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Anderton loaded up on that one.
Anderton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Anderton's guard. A big mistake from Anderton there, giving up the dominant position!
Anderton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderton, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Anderton is keeping the position.
Anderton pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Anderton is trying to keep Silva in close.
Anderton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva trying to control but Anderton is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wandy Silva just wasn't active enough.
Anderton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Anderton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderton.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderton. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderton lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws a low kick but Anderton avoids it.
Anderton avoids a kick to the body.
Anderton lands a right hook to the body.
Anderton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Anderton lands a jab to the nose.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anderton trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nestor Anderton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderton 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nestor Anderton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Ivarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Karaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Karaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Ivarsson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up.
Ivarsson tries to clinch there but Karaev circles away.
Ivarsson tries to clinch but Karaev moves out of range.
Ivarsson wants to clinch up but Karaev keeps it at a distance.
Ivarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karaev moves away.
Ivarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Karaev scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ulf Ivarsson has been cut.
Karaev throws a series of strikes that have Ivarsson backpedaling.
Karaev throws a nice looking combination but Ivarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Karaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivarsson dodges the punch combination from Karaev.
Karaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karaev.
Ivarsson wants to clinch.
Ivarsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karaev counters with a three punch combo that has Ivarsson backing up. Ivarsson nods at Karaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivarsson looks to clinch
and Karaev counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivarsson thuds his right hand into Karaev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ivarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ivarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivarsson tries to clinch but Karaev moves away
and Karaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ivarsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karaev counters with a series of strikes. Ivarsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karaev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ivarsson is rocked!
Ivarsson darts in trying to clinch
and Karaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Karaev finish him?
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!
Ivarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karaev circles away.
Ivarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Ivarsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karaev misses with a double jab
and Ivarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivarsson.
Karaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karaev blocking some punches.
Ivarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karaev or not.
Ivarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karaevs head.
Ivarsson keeps control of Karaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karaev breaks the clinch.
Ivarsson tries to clinch
and Karaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Karaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivarsson clinches up against the cage.
Ivarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karaev backwards.
Karaev working hard to break the clinch.
Ivarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Karaev.
Ivarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson throws a series of punches but Karaev moves out of range.
Karaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karaev looks to land a combination but Ivarsson avoids it well.
Karaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivarsson.
Karaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karaev connects with a right hand. Ivarsson shakes it off.
Ivarsson moves in looking to clinch but Karaev pushes him off.
Karaev throws a lazy right hand but Ivarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karaev throws a right and a left that Ivarsson avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Karaev.
Ivarsson tries to clinch
and Karaev counters with a three punch combo that has Ivarsson backing up. Ivarsson nods at Karaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Karaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivarsson wants to clinch
and Karaev counters with a left and a right that stings Ivarsson.
Karaev dips to his left and cracks Ivarsson with an uppercut!
Karaev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ivarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karaev counters with a three punch combo that has Ivarsson backing up. Ivarsson nods at Karaev to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ivarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karaev counters with a series of strikes. Ivarsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ivarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karaev counters with a two punch combo.
Karaev misses with a few strikes there.
Ivarsson drives through and clinches with Karaev against the cage.
Ivarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karaev backwards.
Karaev wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivarsson won't allow it.
Ivarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karaev is trying to push Ivarsson away but Ivarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karaev can't break the clinch.
Ivarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Karaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karaev is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Ivarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulf Ivarsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ivarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karaev throws out the jab.
Karaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karaev.
Karaev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karaev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivarsson wants to clinch up but Karaev keeps it at a distance.
Karaev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ivarsson momentarily.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Ivarsson moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ivarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ivarsson tries to clinch
and Karaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivarsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karaev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karaev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ivarsson wants to clinch
and Karaev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karaev is working the combinations to good effect here.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Ivarsson moves out of range.
Ruslan Karaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karaev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivarsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivarsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karaev has him pressed against the cage.
Karaev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ivarsson tries to break free but Karaev pushes him back against the cage.
Karaev tries to break free but Ivarsson pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Karaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivarsson.
Ivarsson tries to clinch but Karaev moves away
and Karaev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruslan Karaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Karaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ulf Ivarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karaev tries to bum rush Ivarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ivarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karaev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karaev counters with a three punch combo that has Ivarsson backing up. Ivarsson nods at Karaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karaev circles away.
Ivarsson darts in trying to clinch
and Karaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karaev.
Karaev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karaev counters with a two punch combo.
Ivarsson closes the distance but Karaev moves to the side
and Karaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivarsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Ivarsson avoids them all with ease.
Ivarsson wants to clinch but Karaev slips to the side
and Karaev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karaev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ivarsson.
Ivarsson ducks under a wild hook from Karaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karaev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karaev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karaev throws a combination that misses
and Ivarsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ivarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Karaev controls the action.
Ivarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Karaev.
Ivarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Karaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karaev.
Jab, jab by Karaev - just one landing.
Ivarsson wants to clinch but Karaev slips to the side
and Karaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Karaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up
and Karaev counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karaev throws a right and a left that Ivarsson avoids nicely.
Karaev throws a shot to the body.
Ivarsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Karaev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Ivarsson avoids them all with ease.
Ivarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karaev circles away.
Karaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivarsson manages to avoid it.
Ivarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ivarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karaev circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Karaev to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Ivarsson misses.
Ivarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Karaev to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ulf Ivarsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karaev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karaev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivarsson darts in trying to clinch
and Karaev counters with a three punch combo that has Ivarsson backing up. Ivarsson nods at Karaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up
and Karaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivarsson moves to clinch but Karaev breaks away
letting Karaev counter with a right hand.
Karaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivarsson.
Karaev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karaev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karaev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivarsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karaev counters with a three punch combo that has Ivarsson backing up. Ivarsson nods at Karaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Ivarsson avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Karaev.
Ivarsson is rocked!
Ivarsson darts in trying to clinch
and Karaev counters with a straight right hand.
Ivarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Karaev finish him?
Ivarsson wants to clinch.
Ivarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Ivarsson avoids them all with ease.
Ivarsson swinging wildly here.
Ivarsson has Karaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Karaev breaks from the clinch.
Karaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivarsson wants to clinch
and Karaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson moves to clinch but Karaev breaks away
and Karaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karaev blocks an uppercut.
Ivarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Karaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karaev tries to break free but Ivarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Karaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karaev misses with a wild combination.
Ivarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karaev.
Karaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Karaev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karaev with a jab.
Karaev throws a nice looking combination but Ivarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Karaev finds it's way through Ivarsson's defenses.
Ivarsson clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ivarsson is working Karaev over against the cage.
Karaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karaev tries to circle away but Ivarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Ivarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Karaev.
Ivarsson working aggressively here.
Karaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karaev throws a nice looking combination but Ivarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karaev cracks Ivarsson with a good jab.
Karaev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivarsson wants to clinch but Karaev slips to the side
and Karaev counters with a left and a right that stings Ivarsson.
A left lands for Karaev.
Karaev takes a swing at Ivarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ivarsson rushes Karaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson is trying to break the clinch but Karaev has him pressed against the cage.
Karaev breaks the clinch.
Ivarsson looks to clinch
and Karaev counters with a left and a right that stings Ivarsson.
Karaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivarsson wants to clinch
and Karaev counters with a one-two to the body.
That has opened up Ulf Ivarsson's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karaev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ivarsson looks to clinch
and Karaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Ivarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karaev thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivarsson tries to clinch but Karaev moves out of range.
Karaev staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Karaev. Those never looked like landing.
Ulf Ivarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karaev circles away.
Karaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Ivarsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karaev tries to break the clinch but Ivarsson is controlling the position.
Ivarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Karaev backwards.
Karaev takes a shot to the head.
Karaev is trying to break the clinch but Ivarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ruslan Karaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Karaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karaev, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Karaev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levan Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urban Boeg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levan Tyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Urban Boeg's chin.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Levan Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Urban Boeg!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boeg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boeg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boeg closes the distance and clinches.
Boeg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boeg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms.
Boeg scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Levan Tyson has been cut.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boeg jumps guard.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Boeg keeps moving.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Boeg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Boeg isn't so interested in that idea.
Boeg drops back looking for a leg! Tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyson manages to kick Boeg off! Boeg jumps back into Tyson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boeg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Urban Boeg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A combination from Boeg does no damage.
No joy there for Boeg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Boeg colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Tyson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Boeg is left battered and dazed whilst Tyson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levan Tyson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hand might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bloody Pimp. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hand dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Hand dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Hand punishes Balboa's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Hand finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Hand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Hand lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balboa doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Balboa throws a looping overhand right but Hand ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Balboa.
Hand smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hand moves away from the strike by Balboa.
Hand ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Hand.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hand scores with a three punch combo!
Balboa looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand lands a jab to Balboa's midsection.
Hand fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Hand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balboa ducks right into an uppercut from Hand.
Hand lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hand jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balboa's head.
Hand works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hand with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hand throws a good cross that connects.
Balboa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hand bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Hand scores with a four punch combination!
Hand jabs at Balboa's body.
Hand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hand throws a series of strikes that have Balboa backpedaling.
Hand stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hand displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Hand does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hand digs a good body shot into Balboa's ribs.
Balboa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Balboa is rocked!
Balboa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hand finish him?
Hand uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hand is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Balboa is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Hand moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hand!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Giel!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giel connects with a right hand. Jordan shakes it off.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Giel moves away from the strike by Jordan.
Giel defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Giel.
Giel lands with an uppercut that bounces Jordan off the cage and back into rage.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sterling Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan tries to clinch but Giel moves out of range.
Giel tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jordan.
Giel misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Giel's head but Giel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giel looks to land a combination. Jordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Sterling Jordan has been cut.
Jordan tests Giel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Paul Giel has been cut.
No luck for Jordan with that takedown attempt.
Giel throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Giel.
Jordan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Giel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giel looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giel avoids a kick to the body.
Jordan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Giel is looking to escape.
Jordan trying to control from half guard but Giel is working away.
Giel tries to kick Jordan off but Jordan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Giel is trying to escape back to his feet but Jordan uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Giel is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Jordan take his back! Uh oh - Jordan has got a rear naked choke here! Giel is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sterling Jordan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big BiLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big BiLL has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kick Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big BiLL!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BiLL checks a leg kick nicely.
Ass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BiLL. That did some damage!
BiLL scores with a one two! Ass had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Kick Ass has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ass tries a head kick but it misses.
Ass misses with a head kick.
Ass throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Big BiLL has been cut.
BiLL throws a body punch but Ass moves out of range.
BiLL fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ass is looking to clinch but BiLL is avoiding it.
BiLL is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ass sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ass lands with a nice body kick.
BiLL looks gassed!
Ass dodges the punch combination from BiLL.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ass. That's going to slow BiLL down.
Ass drives through and clinches with BiLL against the cage.
Ass working BiLL over with knees to the body.
Ass connects with a nasty looking knee right to BiLL's face.
Ass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ass lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ass scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ass, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Ass.
BiLL pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BiLL needs to keep his hands up - Ass had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Big BiLL's cut even more.
Ass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ass throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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 good leg kick by Ass.
Ass connects with a leg kick. BiLL looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ass, right into the meat.
Ass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to BiLL's calf.
Ass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BiLL's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ass tries a head kick but it misses.
Ass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and BiLL has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass lands a high kick!
Ass throws a head kick that misses.
BiLL on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ass cracks the inside of BiLL's front leg.
BiLL takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The cut above Big BiLL's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
BiLL will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters circling a little - Ass finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ass rushes BiLL and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ass manages to break the clinch.
Ass scores with a jab. BiLL acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BiLL. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass clinches.
Ass breaks the clinch.
Ass lands with a slapping head kick.
Kick Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BiLL fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ass on the side of the head.
Ass instigates a clinch.
BiLL is trying to break the clinch but Ass has him pressed against the cage.
Ass breaks from the clinch.
BiLL takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ass wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Ass.
Ass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BiLL tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ass.
Ass scores with a spinning back kick!
Ass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt BiLL.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but BiLL circles away quickly and effectively.
Ass throws a quick inside leg 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!
Ass lands a nice looking kick to the body. BiLL takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ass.
Ass throws a nice head kick!
BiLL tries to keep at a distance but Ass has taken the fight into the clinch.
BiLL manages to pull guard.
BiLL looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
BiLL is working an open guard so Ass takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ass moves into the clinch successfully.
Ass scores a nice knee to the body.
Ass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Big BiLL's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ass lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Ass dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
BiLL tries to keep at a distance but Ass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
BiLL fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ass avoids it really well and circles away.
BiLL looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ass is fending him off so far but BiLL persists. Nope, Ass circles away and we're back to standing.
Ass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of BiLL's head.
Ass lands a front kick.
BiLL has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ass.
BiLL takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ass moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ass has BiLL pushed against the cage.
Ass manages to break the clinch.
Ass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that BiLL can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass lands a nice looking kick to the body. BiLL takes a step back to recover.
BiLL shoots in for a double leg but Ass sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kick Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big BiLL.
BiLL blocks a head kick by Ass.
Ass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. BiLL looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ass throws a leg kick which misses BiLL's front leg but catches the back leg as BiLL tries to avoid it.
Ass throws a head kick but BiLL moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ass, right into the meat.
Ass lands a nice leg kick that just misses BiLL's sensitive parts.
Kick Ass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ass connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed BiLL momentarily.
Ass throws a leg kick which misses BiLL's front leg but catches the back leg as BiLL tries to avoid it.
Big BiLL is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ass moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BiLL takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ass stalling.
Ass scores a nice knee to the body.
Ass lands a nice knee to the body.
BiLL wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ass.
BiLL tries for a takedown but Ass manages to get underhooks.
Ass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has BiLL in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
BiLL is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
BiLL takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ass just leaning against BiLL, taking a breather.
BiLL jumps guard.
BiLL is trying to control the position but Ass postures up.
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.
Ass is looking to stand up but BiLL won't let him.
BiLL lands an upkick as Ass stands over him.
Ass wants to get up but he can't break BiLL's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
BiLL controls Ass momentarily but Ass frees himself.
Ass stopping the sweep attempt from BiLL.
BiLL is working an open guard so Ass takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ass throws a head kick but BiLL moves out of range.
Ass wants to clinch.
Ass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but BiLL is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
An inside leg kick from Ass misses.
Ass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BiLL.
BiLL stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ass.
Ass wants to clinch up but BiLL keeps it at a distance.
Ass gets caught flat footed, as BiLL shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
BiLL prevents Ass from getting back to his feet.
BiLL decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from BiLL.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ass has closed the distance and engaged BiLL in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Ass dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ass is looking to clinch but BiLL is avoiding it.
BiLL takes a kick to the side of the head.
BiLL fails with a takedown attempt.
BiLL fails to land the takedown.
Ass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BiLL. That did some damage!
Ass clinches up against the cage.
BiLL throws a head punch that misses.
BiLL has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ass.
Ass lands a knee to the body.
Ass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ass with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ass landing knees to the body.
Ass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ass doesn't manage to clinch there - BiLL circles away.
Ass thuds his shin into the meat of BiLL's side.
A shot to the body from Ass misses
and BiLL counters with a left and a right that stings Ass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass lands with a thumping leg kick.
BiLL blocks a head kick by Ass.
Ass lands with a nice combination. BiLL backs away looking to recover.
Ass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BiLL takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
BiLL gets tackled into the cage by Ass. Ass maintains the clinch.
Ass leaning his opponent against the cage.
BiLL takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ass landing knees to the body.
Ass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
BiLL jumps guard but Ass stands there with BiLL around his waist. BiLL gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kick Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big BiLL.
Ass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
BiLL scores with a takedown into Ass's guard.
BiLL drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ass looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ass looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ass!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass stands up and beckons BiLL to his feet.
Ass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. BiLL manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BiLL misses with a straight left.
BiLL misses with a few strikes there.
Ass throws a head kick that BiLL semi-blocks.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Big BiLL's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kick Ass!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between fabio jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mikki Hiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jones's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Hiiri has chosen LIAR as his entrance music. 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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160 lbs
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167 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, fabio jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mikki Hiiri!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones moves into the clinch.
jones lands with a light punch inside.
Hiiri misses with a punch to the body.
jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hiiri can't break the clinch.
jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiiri drops down looking for an ankle pick but jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
jones misses with a series of wild punches.
jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! jones scrambles back to his feet.
Hiiri falls off balance throwing a combination
and jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Hiiri does no damage.
Hiiri throws a hook but jones blocks it.
jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hiiri in his tracks.
Hiiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiiri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by jones.
Hiiri throws a leg kick but jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiiri gets tackled into the cage by jones. jones maintains the clinch.
Hiiri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiiri tries to break free but jones pushes him back against the cage.
Hiiri can't break the clinch.
jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hiiri is trying to break the clinch but jones is controlling him.
Hiiri tries to stall but jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hiiri is trying to work for a single leg takedown but jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
jones lands a right hand.
Hiiri looks gassed!
jones manages to break the clinch.
jones with a jab.
jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hiiri's half guard.
jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones connects with a bit shot that sees Hiiri covering up! More strikes from jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! jones is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). fabio jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mc Jitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lark McTeague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McTeague has chosen Alphaville - Forever Young as his entrance music. Mc Jitus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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210 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mc Jitus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lark McTeague!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitus shoots in looking for a takedown but McTeague manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jitus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mc Jitus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTeague avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jitus throws a nice outside leg kick.
McTeague connects with a right hand. Jitus shakes it off.
McTeague clobbers Jitus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jitus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McTeague keeps the fight on the outside.
McTeague jabs Jitus right on the nose. Jitus blinks but takes it well.
Jitus takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Mc Jitus has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Jitus or perhaps it was just good defense by McTeague which made him look bad.
Jitus throws a leg kick but McTeague sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jitus feints and then cracks McTeague's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McTeague down.
Jitus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McTeague wants to get back to his feet.
McTeague wants to control but Jitus is keeping busy.
McTeague wants to improve his position but Jitus is controlling well.
McTeague is staying active underneath Jitus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTeague wants to get back to his feet.
Jitus wants to control but McTeague is keeping him busy.
Jitus trying to pass the guard but McTeague defending well.
McTeague looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. McTeague manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McTeague is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jitus is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitus won't allow McTeague to sweep him here.
Jitus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jitus working some strikes from top position.
McTeague preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McTeague punching from the bottom - just letting Jitus know he's still in a fight.
McTeague avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jitus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jitus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitus wants to control from the top but McTeague keeps moving.
McTeague wants to sweep but no luck.
McTeague kicks Jitus off and gets to his feet.
Jitus shoots in and drives through. McTeague sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mc Jitus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Jitus lands but McTeague takes it in his stride.
Jitus throws a low kick but McTeague avoids it.
Jitus thows a body shot but no joy.
McTeague circles away from the clinch attempt.
McTeague lands a jab to Jitus's midsection.
Jitus is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by McTeague as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jitus throws a hook to the side of McTeague's head but McTeague sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTeague looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McTeague getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McTeague checks a leg kick.
Jitus is looking to chop away at McTeague's legs.
A head kick misses from McTeague.
Jitus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McTeague scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from McTeague finds it's way through Jitus's defenses.
Mc Jitus's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTeague lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McTeague drives through and clinches with Jitus against the cage.
McTeague lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McTeague lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jitus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McTeague lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jitus is rocked!
McTeague breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McTeague is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jitus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McTeague lands with a nice body punch.
McTeague moves into range and clinches up with Jitus.
McTeague working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mc Jitus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McTeague working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McTeague scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McTeague creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Jitus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McTeague creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McTeague lands a right hand.
McTeague creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jitus with a big uppercut! Jitus tries to clinch up but McTeague pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jitus to the mat! Jitus covers up and McTeague unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lark McTeague!
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