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RCD 28: Ragnarok PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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281 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Dostoevsky!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostoevsky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pitbull counters with a left hand that sends Dostoevsky to the canvas!
Dostoevsky is rocked!
It looks like Fedor Dostoevsky has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dostoevsky is still in real trouble! Can Pitbull finish him?
Dostoevsky has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pitbull has passed into side control.
Dostoevsky looking for a sweep but Pitbull has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dostoevsky seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull controlling from mount.
Dostoevsky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pitbull swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dostoevsky is now in Pitbull's guard. A big mistake from Pitbull there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky wants to stand and escape but instead Pitbull has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pitbull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pitbull throws a big right hand that misses.
Dostoevsky wants to sweep here but Pitbull controlling him for the moment.
Pitbull 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.
Pitbull passes Dostoevsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pitbull in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Pitbull wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dostoevsky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pitbull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dostoevsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitbull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dostoevsky avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
Dostoevsky drives through and clinches with Pitbull against the cage.
Dostoevsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitbull controls his hands.
Pitbull will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dostoevsky up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull manages to break the clinch.
Pitbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitbull goes for a small jab and connects. Now Pitbull goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Dostoevsky stumbles back but Pitbull runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Dostoevsky to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Dostoevsky will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lolcake Roflcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lolcake Roflcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Junior!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior 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.
Junior thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roflcake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Junior on the ground.
Junior drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Junior as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Roflcake screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Junior! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hugo Junior!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuya Germs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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244 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kuya Germs!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford lands with an overhand left.
Germs moves to clinch but Ford breaks away
and Ford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Germs wants to clinch but Ford slips to the side
and Germs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Germs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Germs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Germs looks to clinch
and Ford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Germs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Germs is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Ford lands with a right hand.
Ford lands a two punch combo.
Germs is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Ford knocks Germs out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Ford!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doros Dimisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wee Bey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doros Dimisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wee Bey!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimisco is looking to clinch but Bey is avoiding it.
Dimisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bey misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bey!
Dimisco tries to clinch up but Bey circles away and keeps his distance.
Bey misses with a looping right.
Bey throws out a loose jab but Dimisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bey throws a sloppy head kick
and Dimisco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bey's knee momentarily.
Dimisco rushes Bey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Bey.
A head punch on the inside from Bey fails to land.
Bey has a couple of punches blocked by Dimisco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bey.
Bey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimisco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimisco tries to clinch up.
Bey looks to land a body kick but Dimisco moved away.
Dimisco blocks a head kick by Bey.
Bey blocks a head kick by Dimisco.
Dimisco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Bey.
Dimisco clinches up with Bey and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimisco lands a body shot.
Bey looks gassed!
Dimisco lands a shot to the body.
Dimisco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bey is defending well for now.
Dimisco crunches a lovely knee into Bey's ribcage.
Dimisco lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimisco lands an elbow inside that Bey shrugs off.
It looks like Wee Bey has been cut.
Dimisco missing with knees to the body.
Dimisco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bey managing to block the knees to the body from Dimisco.
Dimisco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bey blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimisco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bey's face.
Bey is rocked!
Dimisco misses with a knee to the head.
Bey is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimisco finish him?
Dimisco looking to throw knees to the head but Bey is blocking nicely.
Dimisco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bey backwards.
Bey tries to break free but Dimisco pushes him back against the cage.
Dimisco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Dimisco - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a left hand.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dimisco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beys head.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bey working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bey swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimisco lands a damaging elbow.
Dimisco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bey avoids the elbow strike from Dimisco, against the cage.
Bey seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bey is trying to break the clinch but Dimisco has him pressed against the cage.
Bey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimisco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimisco is looking to clinch.
Dimisco tries to clinch but Bey moves out of range.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch but Bey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bey throws a head kick that misses
and Dimisco counters by clinching up.
Bey is trying to break free.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bey misses with the head strike.
Dimisco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bey swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dimisco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dimisco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bey connects with a looping right hand.
Bey missing with a left hand there. Dimisco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimisco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dimisco.
Dimisco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bey.
Wee Bey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dimisco tries to clinch but Bey moves away
and Bey counters with a nice uppercut.
Bey tries to land a front kick but Dimisco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bey missing with a left hand there. Dimisco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimisco tries to clinch but Bey is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dimisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimisco misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Bey.
Dimisco slips under a jab.
Bey throws a low kick but Dimisco avoids it.
A head kick by Bey misses
enabling Dimisco to counter with a crisp jab.
Bey misses with a low kick.
Dimisco blocks a head kick by Bey.
Bey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimisco tries to clinch up but Bey circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimisco throws a head kick that misses.
Bey keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimisco gets a clinch.
Dimisco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bey is defending well for now.
Dimisco pushes off an throws an elbow but Bey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doros Dimisco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wee Bey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dimisco checks it well.
Bey is looking to chop away at Dimisco's legs.
Bey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimisco.
Dimisco throws a sloppy head kick and Bey moves out of range easily.
Bey takes a kick to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Dimisco.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimisco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bey misses with a lunging right hand
and Dimisco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bey throws a head kick that misses
and Dimisco counters with a head kick.
Bey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dimisco wants to clinch
and Bey counters with a head kick.
Bey misses the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimisco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimisco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimisco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dimisco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bey avoids the damage to the body.
Dimisco with a knee to the head.
Dimisco looking to throw knees to the head but Bey is blocking nicely.
Bey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimisco blocking some punches.
Dimisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimisco is leaning against Bey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Dimisco.
Bey throws a head punch that misses.
Dimisco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bey throws a right hand that misses
and Dimisco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dimisco.
Bey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a hook that snaps the head of Bey backwards.
Bey lands with a light punch inside.
Bey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bey throws a head punch that misses.
Bey misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dimisco.
Dimisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco lands an elbow inside that Bey shrugs off.
Dimisco misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimisco.
Bey swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimisco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dimisco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bey gets through Dimisco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimisco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bey blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimisco missing with knees to the body.
Bey scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimisco blocking some punches.
Bey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimisco.
Bey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doros Dimisco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bey throws a lazy head kick
and Dimisco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bey working aggressively here.
Bey avoiding damage as Dimisco throws knees to the body.
Bey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bey.
Dimisco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco moves out of range as Bey strikes.
Bey cracks Dimisco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dimisco tries to clinch up but Bey circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimisco moves in looking to clinch but Bey pushes him off.
Bey is looking to score with low kicks.
Bey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimisco takes the fight into the clinch.
Dimisco blocks an uppercut.
Bey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimisco misses with a knee to the head.
Bey lands a left hand.
Bey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bey fails to land.
Bey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bey throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimisco.
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.
Bey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimiscos head.
Bey misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Dimisco.
Bey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimisco tries to clinch but Bey moves out of range.
Dimisco tries to clinch but Bey is having none of it.
Bey throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimisco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dimisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bey blocking some punches.
Bey has a couple of punches blocked by Dimisco.
Bey tries to land a knee to the head but Dimisco blocks with his arms.
Bey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dimisco trying to land knees to the body.
Bey misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimisco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bey is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bey.
Dimisco blocking some punches.
Dimisco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bey is defending well for now.
Dimisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bey misses with the head strike.
Bey misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimisco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doros Dimisco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wee Bey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bey throws a wild body kick that Dimisco sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Bey misses
and Dimisco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dimisco connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Dimisco.
Bey has a couple of punches blocked by Dimisco.
Bey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dimisco tries to clinch there but Bey circles away.
Bey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dimisco takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch but Bey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bey misses with an uppercut
and Dimisco counters by clinching up.
Dimisco throws an elbow that misses.
Bey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bey throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimisco.
Bey misses with the head strike.
Dimisco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bey is defending well for now.
Bey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimisco moves into the clinch.
Bey throws a head punch that misses.
Dimisco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bey blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Bey.
Dimisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bey throws a sloppy head kick and Dimisco moves out of range easily.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimisco checks a leg kick nicely.
Dimisco is looking to clinch.
Bey motions for Dimisco to come forward. Bey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco closes the distance and clinches.
Bey has a couple of punches blocked by Dimisco.
Bey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bey has a couple of punches blocked by Dimisco.
Dimisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bey's elbow.
Bey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimisco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dimisco blocks a jab.
Dimisco moves in looking to clinch but Bey pushes him off.
Bey misses with a leg kick
and Dimisco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dimisco.
Bey throws a head punch that misses.
Dimisco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimisco lands a hook that snaps the head of Bey backwards.
Dimisco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bey throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimisco.
Dimisco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bey lands a shoulder strike.
Bey swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimisco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bey avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimisco pushes off an throws an elbow but Bey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimisco.
Dimisco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimisco takes a shot to the head.
Dimisco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dimisco - that landed with a thud.
Bey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimisco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bey keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from Bey.
Bey throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dimisco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dimisco lands a knee to the head.
Bey misses with some punches.
Dimisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bey fails to land.
Dimisco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dimisco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bey.
Bey is trying to break the clinch but Dimisco is controlling him.
Dimisco blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Dimisco.
Dimisco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bey misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimisco.
Dimisco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bey's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dimisco obliges.
A body shot lands from Dimisco.
Bey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bey manages to break the clinch.
Bey lands a really nice looking cross but Dimisco seems unphased.
Dimisco misses with a few strikes there.
Dimisco walks into a jab.
Doros Dimisco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bey throws a leg kick but Dimisco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dimisco tries to clinch up but Bey circles away and keeps his distance.
Bey misses with a leg kick
and Dimisco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bey lands with a left to the head.
Wee Bey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimisco presses Bey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimisco landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doros Dimisco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimisco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doros Dimisco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salman Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy-E - Gimme Dat Nut . Ah has chosen Drivin South as his entrance music. Salman Ahmad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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27
173 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salman Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Ah!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ah throws a head kick that misses
and Ahmad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ah throws a jab when Ahmad was well out of range.
Mr Ah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ah moves into the clinch.
Ahmad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahmad's elbow.
Ahmad leaning against his opponent.
Ah stops a takedown attempt from Ahmad.
Ah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahmad is defending well for now.
Ahmad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ahmad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ah misses with a body punch.
Ahmad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ahmad gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ahmad.
Come on Ahmad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ah.
Ahmad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salman Ahmad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ah misses with a knee to the head.
Ahmad managing to block the knees to the body from Ah.
Ah is pressed up against the cage. Ahmad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ah down to the mat. Ah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ahmad scores with a shot to the body.
Ah misses with a head kick.
Ah jabs at Ahmad's body.
Mr Ah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ah has managed to clinch.
Ahmad managing to block the knees to the body from Ah.
Ah tries a body shot but Ahmad blocks it.
Ahmad effectively controlling the action here.
Ah trying to land knees to the body.
Ah trying to land knees to the body.
Ahmad just leaning against Ah, taking a breather.
Ah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ah tries to work over Ahmad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahmad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ah clinches up against the cage.
Ah misses with the head strike.
Ah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ah lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahmad effectively controlling the action here.
Ah throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Ah as the two fighters clinch.
Ahmad managing to block the knees to the body from Ah.
Ahmad has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ah is trying to keep an underhook but Ahmad manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ah trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahmad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ah's head.
Ahmad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ah has hold of Ahmad's hands but Ahmad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahmad passes to full mount!
Ah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ahmad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ah keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ahmad 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ah is bucking up trying to escape but Ahmad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ahmad avoids the attempt from Ah to control.
Ahmad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ah tries to reverse the position but Ahmad maintains control.
Ahmad trying to control but Ah is having none of it.
Ah is looking to improve his position but Ahmad isn't that keen on the idea.
Ahmad avoids the attempt from Ah to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salman Ahmad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ah moves into the clinch.
Ah letting Ahmad take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ahmad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ahmad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ah trying to land knees to the body.
Ahmad stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Salman Ahmad.
Ahmad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ahmad lands in his opponent's guard.
Ah trying to keep a closed guard but Ahmad is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ah is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mr Ah was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ah misses with a body shot.
Ah throws a solid leg kick but Ahmad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ah.
Ahmad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahmad.
Ahmad forces Ah back against the cage and clinches.
Ahmad is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ahmad.
Ah misses with a knee to the head.
Ah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ahmad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ah up against the cage.
Ah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ahmad is struggling to control the position.
Ahmad has clasped his hands together around Ah's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ahmad staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahmad wants to control but Ah is keeping him busy.
Ah is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ah wants to improve his position but Ahmad is controlling well.
Ah is looking to control Ahmad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ah avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ahmad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ahmad's back!
Ahmad covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Ahmad's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ah gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ahmad looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ah throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ah is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ah is punishing Ahmad with some ground and pound.
Ah wants to control but Ahmad is keeping busy.
Ahmad takes a big shot to the side of the head.
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 Salman Ahmad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ahmad closes the distance and clinches.
Ahmad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahmad is trying to maintain a safe position but Ah gets an underhook and turns Ahmad into the cage.
The referee calls for Ahmad to work.
Ahmad looking to slow down the pace here.
Ahmad stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahmad's elbow.
A body shot lands from Ah.
Ahmad managing to block the knees to the body from Ah.
Ahmad is struggling to control the position.
Ahmad wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salman Ahmad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahmad slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Salman Ahmad.
Ah connects with a high kick.
Ah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ahmad is trying to stall.
Ah lands a body punch.
Ahmad trying to control the position but instead, Ah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ahmad into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ah is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ahmad is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ah to the mat. Ah regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ah is adopting a defensive guard.
Ah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahmad is one step ahead there.
Ah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ahmad trying to control the position from guard on top but Ah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mr Ah hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ah throws a sloppy head kick and Ahmad moves out of range easily.
Ah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahmad moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ah.
Mr Ah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahmad's elbow.
Ah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahmad is defending well for now.
Ah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahmad is defending well for now.
Ah lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahmad avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahmad's elbow.
Ah swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahmad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahmad slowing the pace effectively.
Ah tries to work over Ahmad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ah tries a knee to the head but Ahmad blocks it.
Ahmad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ah up against the cage.
Ah tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahmad avoids the damage to the body.
Ah working aggressively here.
Ahmad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ahmad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ahmad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ah is keeping the position for now.
Ah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahmad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Ah.
I think Ahmad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benedito Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Akula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Akula has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedito Braga!
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, Max Akula!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Braga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akula avoids it.
Akula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Braga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Braga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akula has clasped his hands together around Braga's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Braga regains half guard.
Akula looks gassed!
Braga regains full guard. Nicely done.
Braga is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Akula rolls with it to try and escape but Braga cranks on the arm and Akula is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benedito Braga!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh McRoberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Josh McRoberts!
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, Emerson Montain!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRoberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montain counters with a stiff right hand.
Montain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McRoberts counters with a takedown into side control.
McRoberts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Montain, who protects the arm well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montain can do anything to dispel that myth.
Montain is trying to get back to half guard.
McRoberts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McRoberts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McRoberts working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McRoberts 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.
McRoberts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Montain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McRoberts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Montain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Montain wants to control but McRoberts is keeping busy.
McRoberts seems to be looking for submissions.
McRoberts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Montain sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Montain is trying to maintain the position but McRoberts is very close to passing his half guard.
McRoberts thows a huge punch but Montain dodges it nicely.
McRoberts winds up and cracks Montain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McRoberts prevents Montain from improving his position.
McRoberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montain has his hands clasped together around McRoberts's back. He's all about the action.
Montain has hold of McRoberts's hands but McRoberts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McRoberts is working away from the top position though.
Montain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Montain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McRoberts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McRoberts working over Montain with some ground and pound. Montain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Montain wants to get back to full guard.
McRoberts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Montain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McRoberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McRoberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Montain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montain's head.
Montain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montain is looking to control McRoberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Montain avoid being mounted?
McRoberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Montain is controlling McRoberts's position as best he can from this difficult position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McRoberts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McRoberts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh McRoberts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McRoberts fails to land the takedown.
Josh McRoberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McRoberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Montain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from McRoberts.
No luck for McRoberts with that takedown attempt.
McRoberts throws a poor cross that misses
and Montain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McRoberts!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Montain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McRoberts has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Montain with a couple of short strikes.
McRoberts tries to reverse the position but Montain maintains control.
McRoberts slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Montain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McRoberts looking for submissions off his back.
Montain keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McRoberts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McRoberts wants to control but Montain is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McRoberts.
McRoberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Montain stays in close to McRoberts's body and controls the position.
McRoberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montain defends it easily.
McRoberts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Josh McRoberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McRoberts keeping moving, preventing Montain from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McRoberts throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Montain escapes and throws McRoberts's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Montain stands up.
McRoberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McRoberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montain.
Montain is trying hard to land a takedown here. McRoberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Josh McRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Montain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts swings for the body but Montain moves out of range.
McRoberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Montain.
Montain closes the distance and clinches up with McRoberts, looking for a takedown. Montain pushes McRoberts against the cage but McRoberts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McRoberts swings widly with a right hand
and Montain counters with a single leg into guard. McRoberts didn't expect that.
McRoberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Montain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McRoberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McRoberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montain defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRoberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Montain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Montain moves out of range as McRoberts throws a body kick.
Montain wants to clinch.
McRoberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montain counters with a shoot takedown. McRoberts fights it but they end up in guard.
Montain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McRoberts is looking to sinch up a triangle. Montain throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to McRoberts's body to avoid the submission. McRoberts has instead reached around Montain's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! McRoberts arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh McRoberts!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janos Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu's entrance music is "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janos Lieu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lieu misses the target.
Drwal slips a straight right by Lieu.
Lieu connects with a single shot there.
Lieu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lieu scores with a body shot.
Drwal avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Lieu misses with a looping right.
Drwal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Tomasz Drwal has been cut.
Lieu swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drwal to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu misses with a straight right.
Drwal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drwal staying out of range there.
Drwal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lieu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drwal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lieu counters with a series of strikes. Drwal will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal with a poor takedown
and Lieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Janos Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Drwal.
Drwal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lieu.
Drwal is rocked!
Lieu is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Drwal hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Janos Lieu!
Janos Lieu retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Morozov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws a right hand that misses
and Morozov counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ricky Ross has been cut.
Morozov moves away from the strike by Ross.
Ross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morozov misses with a wild combination.
Ross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ross lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Pavel Morozov has been cut.
Ross misses with a left hand
and Morozov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morozov misses with a few strikes there.
Morozov thuds his shin into the meat of Ross's side.
Morozov ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Ross throws a lazy uppercut
and Morozov counters with a nice body shot.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Morozov waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Ross. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Ross to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Ross is rocked!
Morozov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Ross is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morozov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ross covers up, he's hurt! Morozov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Morozov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Morozov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Morozov!
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