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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TIRION hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen drop the world as his entrance music. Rickson Rua acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TIRION hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rickson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a double jab.
hellscream slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Rua swinging wildly here.
hellscream tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rickson Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua swinging wildly here.
Rua throws a right hand that hellscream ducks under and follows up with a left that hellscream also avoids with ease.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by hellscream.
Rua throws a right and a left that hellscream avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
hellscream doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
hellscream is looking to clinch.
hellscream tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua looks to land a combination but hellscream avoids it well.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Rua looks to land a combination but hellscream avoids it well.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
hellscream tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
hellscream tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
hellscream tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
hellscream showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
hellscream moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
hellscream is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Rua throws a right and a left that hellscream avoids nicely.
hellscream pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
hellscream tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rua wants a takedown.
hellscream creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
It looks like Rickson Rua has been cut.
hellscream creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
hellscream missing with knees to the body.
Rua wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for hellscream.
hellscream scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Rickson Rua's cut even more.
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from hellscream.
Rua being controlled against the cage.
hellscream gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rua.
TIRION hellscream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Rua.
hellscream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
hellscream creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
hellscream trying to land knees to the body.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
hellscream throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
hellscream throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua is trying to work for a single leg takedown but hellscream pulls him back up using the underhooks.
hellscream gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
hellscream gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
hellscream scores a nice knee to the body.
hellscream utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
hellscream tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream looking to stall.
Rua gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hellscream will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua has gone for a leg lock! hellscream slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rua's guard.
Rua looking for a triangle here. hellscream is fighting it but it looks tight! Rua pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, hellscream is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rickson Rua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Dukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Dukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dam throws a low kick but Dukov moves out of range easily.
Dam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dam.
Dukov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dam dives in and grabs Dukov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dukov pushes down on Dam's head and hops out.
Dukov shoots in and drives through. Dam sprawls well.
Dukov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dam as he jumps to the side.
Dam with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dukov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dam's guard now.
Nikolay Dukov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Dam.
Dukov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dukov wants to control from the top but Dam keeps moving.
Dam working a defensive guard here.
Dam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dam controls Dukov momentarily but Dukov frees himself.
Dukov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dam is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam has his foot on Dukov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dukov works his way back into a safe position though.
Dukov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dam dives on top into guard.
Dam throws and elbow that misses. Dukov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dam's guard. Nice move by Dukov!
Dam lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dukov!
Dam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dukov?
Dam throws a strike there. Dukov manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Dam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dam thows a huge punch but Dukov dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukov is looking for a sweep. Dam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukov has hold of Dam's hands but Dam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dam throwing shots but Dukov is blocking nicely.
Dukov looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dam lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dam connects with a nice short shot to Dukov's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dukov is looking to control Dam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dukov avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Dam there.
Dam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dukov is breathing heavily.
Dam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dam lands a nice short elbow.
Dam looks to land a strike but Dukov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dukov looking for a guillotine here but Dam defends easily.
Dam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dukov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dam looking to pass the guard.
Dukov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dam throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dam scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dukov slips a jab from Dam.
Dam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dam slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dam scores with a hook to the body. Dukov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dam drops Dukov with a big left hand and mounts him. Dukov is in big trouble!
Dukov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dam drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dukov! More shots from Dam and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Dam!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazimirs Kamazs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Powerful |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kazimirs Kamazs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Henry!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamazs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamazs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kamazs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kamazs gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry with a nice cross.
Kamazs walks into a stiff left hand from Henry.
Kamazs fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazimirs Kamazs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Kazimirs Kamazs has been cut.
Henry scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kamazs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamazs walks into a left hand.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Kamazs pushes him off.
Kamazs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry drops Kamazs with a nice combination! Henry dives into Kamazs's guard, looking to finish!
Kamazs is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Oh Kamazs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamazs wants to get back to his feet but Henry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kamazs seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamazs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry works over Kamazs with some ground and pound from guard.
Henry preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Henry connects with a looping right hand.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kamazs doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamazs is breathing heavily.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henry cracks Kamazs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamazs tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamazs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henry connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Henry and sends Kamazs crashing to the mat! Henry follows him down to the mat - Kamazs regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Henry is nestled in close to Kamazs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kamazs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry winds up and cracks Kamazs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henry with the ground and pound but Kamazs uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Kamazs is keeping the position.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamazs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamazs taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kamazs is trying to maintain the position but Henry is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Kamazs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kamazs is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Kamazs taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henry passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry with shots to the head and body - Kamazs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry dominating with strikes here.
Henry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kamazs hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henry unloading with bombs!
Kazimirs Kamazs's cut is getting worse.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Henry! Kamazs is hurt baaadly! Henry is firing away with more strikes - Kamazs 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 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Henry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurian Harmsong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurian Harmsong!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmsong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith tries to bum rush Harmsong with a series of wild strikes but Harmsong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harmsong slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Harmsong throws a body kick.
Harmsong slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harmsong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Harmsong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harmsong lands an uppercut.
Harmsong manages to break the clinch.
Harmsong digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Harmsong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Harmsong lands a head shot.
Harmsong throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like John Smith 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!
Nice body punch from Harmsong.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harmsong counters with a straight right hand.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Harmsong moves into the clinch successfully.
Harmsong has Smith pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsong manages to break the clinch.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harmsong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harmsong throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harmsong.
Harmsong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Harmsong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yurian Harmsong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harmsong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith misses with a combination
and Harmsong counters with a one-two to the body.
Harmsong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harmsong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses with a double jab
letting Harmsong counter with a right hand.
Harmsong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harmsong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harmsong.
Harmsong connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Harmsong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
Harmsong lands with a right and another and another! Smith is in big trouble! Harmsong lands again and this time it's lights out for Smith! A quality knockout there for Harmsong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yurian Harmsong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Traktor Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Amuy Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kareem Amuy Jabbar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Traktor Chain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Amuy Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chain blocks a low kick nicely.
Chain moves out of range as Jabbar strikes.
Chain dives in and grabs Jabbar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jabbar pushes down on Chain's head and hops out.
Chain shoots in for a takedown but Jabbar shows good takedown defense.
Jabbar digs a good body shot into Chain's ribs.
Jabbar lands a jab to the nose.
Chain wants to clinch.
Traktor Chain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabbar misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Chain or perhaps it was just good defense by Jabbar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Traktor Chain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Jabbar. No joy for Chain on that attempt.
Jabbar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jabbar wants to clinch but Chain slips to the side
and Chain counters with a shoot takedown. Jabbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Chain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chain 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 one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabbar, not yet.
Chain has gone for a leg lock! Jabbar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chain's guard.
Chain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chain tries to get out of the position.
Jabbar looking to pass the guard.
Jabbar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chain manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Chain has gone for a leg lock! Jabbar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chain's guard.
Jabbar looking to pass the guard.
Chain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar connects with a couple of short punches.
Jabbar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chain is trying to keep Jabbar in close.
Jabbar is looking to advance position but Chain has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jabbar is trying to stand.
Chain swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jabbar is now in Chain's guard. A big mistake from Chain there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chain is looking for a triangle but Jabbar pushes his legs off easily.
Chain keeping full guard, as Jabbar tries to pass.
Jabbar advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chain throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Chain is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jabbar connects with a decent elbow.
Jabbar working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabbar cracks Chain with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jabbar is putting a hurting on Chain here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jabbar scores with punches from side control.
Jabbar cracks Chain with a big elbow.
Jabbar landing strikes.
Jabbar looks gassed!
Jabbar throws a strike aimed at the side of Chain's head but Chain avoids it well.
Chain is looking for a sweep.
Chain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jabbar's best efforts.
Chain trying to control from the bottom.
Chain keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chain gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jabbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Chain is retaining full guard.
Chain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chain drops an elbow to the side of Jabbar's head.
Jabbar is trying to stand back up but Chain is controlling him
Chain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jabbar is staying active underneath Chain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Traktor Chain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chain misses with a combination
so Jabbar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chain wants to stand and escape but Jabbar is having none of it.
Jabbar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jabbar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jabbar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jabbar working the head with strikes.
Jabbar working the ground and pound from side control.
Jabbar working the ground and pound.
Chain is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jabbar off and has taken his back!
Kareem Amuy Jabbar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chain is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jabbar defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Chain lands a shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Chain is landing with strikes from the back.
Jabbar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chain's guard. Nice work there by Jabbar.
Jabbar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chain looking for a guillotine here but Jabbar defends easily.
Chain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain seems to be looking for submissions.
Chain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chain wants to work for an arm triangle but Jabbar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jabbar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jabbar is defending against the submission attempts here by Chain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jabbar sees it coming and defends easily.
Chain is looking for a kimura here.
Chain is looking for a kimura but Jabbar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chain to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chain seems to be looking for submissions.
Jabbar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chain.
Jabbar is looking to stand up but Chain isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chain won't allow Jabbar to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Traktor Chain will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jabbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chain missing with a left hand there. Jabbar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chain goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jabbar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chain but great work by Jabbar.
Chain is trying to get back to half guard.
Chain on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chain wants to get back to his feet but Jabbar drags him back down.
Chain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jabbar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jabbar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jabbar lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chain manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chain wants to control but Jabbar is keeping busy.
Jabbar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jabbar prevents Chain from improving his position.
Jabbar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chain gets full guard.
Chain has his foot on Jabbar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jabbar works his way back into a safe position though.
Jabbar scoring with some ground and pound.
Chain keeping full guard, as Jabbar tries to pass.
Chain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Jabbar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jabbar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chain is avoiding damage well.
Chain is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jabbar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jabbar with the ground and pound but Chain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jabbar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jabbar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar wants to pass the guard but Chain is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jabbar postures up.
Chain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jabbar defends well.
Jabbar looking to pass the guard.
Traktor Chain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chain is controlling Jabbar's posture.
Jabbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Chain is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chain is on top in guard.
Chain gets to his feet - Jabbar follows without any prompting.
Chain shoots in and bounces Jabbar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chain trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.
Kareem Amuy Jabbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chain prevents Jabbar from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Traktor Chain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chain, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Traktor Chain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ainars Gailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chun Rhialto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ainars Gailis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chun Rhialto!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhialto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gailis is fending him off so far but Rhialto persists. Nope, Gailis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ainars Gailis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gailis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rhialto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gailis managing to control the position.
Rhialto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gailis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhialto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gailis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rhialto has Gailis in his guard.
Rhialto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gailis manages to get himself to full guard.
Rhialto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gailis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gailis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gailis!
Rhialto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rhialto.
Rhialto trying to control here.
Rhialto wants to get back to full guard.
Gailis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rhialto wants to get back to full guard.
Rhialto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rhialto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rhialto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gailis defends well.
Rhialto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rhialto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rhialto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gailis's guard.
Rhialto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gailis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gailis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gailis!
Rhialto is looking to reverse the position.
Rhialto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gailis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailis prevents Rhialto from improving his position.
Rhialto is trying to control but can't.
Rhialto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhialto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Rhialto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rhialto is pulling down on Gailis's head to control his posture.
Rhialto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gailis is one step ahead there.
Rhialto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rhialto wants to sweep but no luck.
Rhialto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rhialto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gailis is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chun Rhialto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gailis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gailis wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Gailis as Rhialto shoots in.
Gailis stuffs the takedown attempt from Rhialto. Rhialto gets slowly back to his feet.
Ainars Gailis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chun Rhialto.
Rhialto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gailis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gailis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rhialto looks for a takedown but Gailis sprawls well.
Gailis misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gailis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gailis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rhialto shoots for a double leg takedown but Gailis sprawls well. He's pushed Rhialto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gailis scores with a three punch combo!
Gailis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Chun Rhialto has been cut.
Jab, jab by Gailis - just one landing.
Rhialto is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gailis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gailis duly obliges.
Rhialto is still on wobbly legs! Can Gailis finish him?
Gailis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gailis batters Rhialto with a massive right followed by a huge left! Rhialto is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Gailis lands a final crushing right hand to drop Rhialto to the mat with a gruesome thud! Gailis is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ainars Gailis!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tavaras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by Serj Tankian - Sky is over. The key to victory for Rumina Sato has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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186 lbs
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24
187 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Tavaras!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavaras closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tavaras lands in his opponent's guard.
Tavaras drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sato looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sato looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sato!
Tavaras sneaks back into half guard.
Sato passes to full mount!
Tavaras is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavaras tries to improve his position but instead Sato has taken his back!
Tavaras rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sato wants to free his trapped foot but Tavaras is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tavaras is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sato pulls his head out easily.
Tavaras looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sato is trying to work for a kimura but Tavaras is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato moves nicely into side control.
Sato wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavaras, who protects the arm well.
Tavaras manages to get back to half guard.
Sato is working for a submission of some sort.
Tavaras is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Sato is tapping! Great win for Tavaras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jon Tavaras! Jon Tavaras retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ruslan agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nas - Hate Me Now. 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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265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francisco Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ruslan agaev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. agaev was covering up waiting for the punch and Mir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
agaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as agaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
agaev is trying to keep Mir in close.
agaev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
agaev keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Francisco Mir.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
agaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mir is pressing down on agaev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
agaev looking to pass the guard.
agaev stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.
agaev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mir dives on top into guard.
agaev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
agaev keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as agaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but agaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir passes agaev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mir is looking to advance position but agaev won't allow it.
agaev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for agaev.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but agaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
agaev being controlled here, momentarily.
agaev wants to stand up but Mir is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
agaev looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mir has picked agaev up and slammed him! agaev can't keep hold of the triangle and Mir manages to pass to side control!
Mir scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at agaev to see if he's OK.
Mir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on agaev's face as Mir controls the position.
Mir in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... agaev is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francisco Mir!
Francisco Mir is the new heavyweight champion!
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