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Fire 1: Young Guns PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Machiavelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitry Slova has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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149 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Machiavelli!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machiavelli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slova counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Slova thows a big elbow that misses.
Slova is fighting to break Machiavelli's control of his arms but Machiavelli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Slova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slova wants to control from the top but Machiavelli keeps moving.
Slova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machiavelli keeping moving, preventing Slova from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Machiavelli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slova throws a big right hand that misses.
Slova is breathing heavily.
Slova wants to control from the top but Machiavelli keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slova throwing strikes from guard but Machiavelli blocks nicely.
Machiavelli seems keen to control Slova's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machiavelli has his takedown stuffed
and Slova counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Machiavelli's guard now.
Machiavelli is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machiavelli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slova is controlling him.
Machiavelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machiavelli has control of Slova's left arm, preventing Slova from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slova trying to control the position from guard on top but Machiavelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Machiavelli hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Machiavelli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Machiavelli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Machiavelli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Machiavelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slova working for a triangle but Machiavelli defends it easily.
Machiavelli content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiavelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Slova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machiavelli is working Slova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Machiavelli landing some decent shots from guard.
Machiavelli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Machiavelli wants to control from the top but Slova keeps moving.
Machiavelli stands up over Slova, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Machiavelli is working Slova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Machiavelli stands up over Slova, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Machiavelli stands up over Slova, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Machiavelli keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slova's head.
Slova 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.
Machiavelli is in close to Slova's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiavelli cracks Slova with a solid left hand.
Machiavelli controlling from the top position.
Machiavelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Machiavelli wants to control from the top but Slova keeps moving.
Machiavelli might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Slova kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Machiavelli throws and elbow that misses. Slova uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Machiavelli's guard. Nice move by Slova!
Slova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machiavelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slova.
Machiavelli wants to sweep here but Slova controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Machiavelli will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Machiavelli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slova counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slova prevents Machiavelli from improving his position.
Slova missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Machiavelli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slova.
Machiavelli wants to get back to full guard.
Machiavelli looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slova content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiavelli pushes Slova off looking to stand but Slova dives back in and keeps control.
Machiavelli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Machiavelli keeping control of the position.
Machiavelli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Slova missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Machiavelli controlling the position well.
Machiavelli wants to improve his position but Slova is controlling well.
Machiavelli pushes Slova off looking to stand but Slova dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slova is pressing down on Machiavelli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Machiavelli is holding on for now.
Machiavelli is looking to get back to is feet but Slova passes into side control.
Machiavelli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slova wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Machiavelli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Machiavelli managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Slova.
Slova is working Machiavelli over with some ground and pound from side control.
Machiavelli on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slova tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slova has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Machiavelli tries to bench press Slova off him but Slova keeps the position.
Slova working away.
Slova misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machiavelli avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry Slova dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Machiavelli shoots and misses
and Slova decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Machiavelli's guard.
Machiavelli looking for a sweep. Not yet Machiavelli, not yet.
Machiavelli keeping full guard, as Slova tries to pass.
Slova throwing strikes from guard but Machiavelli blocks nicely.
Machiavelli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slova is controlling him.
Machiavelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dimitry Slova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Machiavelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slova is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machiavelli wants to stand up but Slova is controlling him.
Slova is looking to work some ground and pound but Machiavelli has wrist control.
Slova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machiavelli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Machiavelli hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Machiavelli misses with a takedown
and Slova counters with a shoot takedown. Machiavelli fights it but they end up in guard.
Machiavelli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machiavelli controlling the position.
Slova postures up.
Slova stopping the sweep attempt from Machiavelli.
Machiavelli seems keen to control Slova's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slova is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Machiavelli lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slova!
Slova is looking to get to half guard.
Slova is working hard here to advance position.
Machiavelli postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slova looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiavelli lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Machiavelli landing strikes from the mount.
Machiavelli looking to finish Slova with some ground and pound. This is bad for Slova!
Slova is rocked!
Machiavelli with shots to the head and body - Slova looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Slova is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machiavelli with the ground and pound from mount.
A big strike lands for Machiavelli! That's really hurt Slova and he's turned his back - Machiavelli keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Machiavelli jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Machiavelli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Brorsfjell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zartan Zatarain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zatarain has chosen Linkin Park - The Catalyst as his entrance music. Ragnar Brorsfjell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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171 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ragnar Brorsfjell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zartan Zatarain!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zatarain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brorsfjell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zatarain looking for a takedown.
Zatarain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zatarain has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brorsfjell regains guard immediately.
Brorsfjell is looking to stand up but Zatarain isn't so interested in that idea.
Brorsfjell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zatarain is aware though and is defending well.
Brorsfjell trying to keep a closed guard but Zatarain is proving a slippery customer.
Brorsfjell looking for a sweep. Not yet Brorsfjell, not yet.
Zatarain postures up and lands a big shot to Brorsfjell's brow.
Brorsfjell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brorsfjell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zatarain is one step ahead there.
Zatarain with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zatarain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zatarain landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain lands a couple of elbows.
Brorsfjell has momentary wrist control but Zatarain slips an elbow through the middle.
Zatarain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zatarain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brorsfjell's guard.
Brorsfjell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zatarain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zatarain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zatarain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brorsfjell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zatarain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zatarain's back!
I really don't envy Zatarain right now.
Zatarain is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brorsfjell has the hooks in. Zatarain is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brorsfjell is looking to stand but he's in a difficult position to do so.
Brorsfjell lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brorsfjell is looking to control Zatarain but Zatarain is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brorsfjell is striking well from the back but Zatarain escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Brorsfjell tries to stand and escape but Zatarain is controlling the position.
Zatarain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zatarain regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four 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.
Zatarain controlling the position.
Brorsfjell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zatarain is adopting a defensive guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ragnar Brorsfjell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zatarain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brorsfjell to the mat! Brorsfjell manages to get full guard.
Zatarain lands a couple of digs.
Brorsfjell wants to sweep here but Zatarain controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zatarain postures up in Brorsfjell's guard and throws a big left but Brorsfjell blocks it.
Zatarain prevents Brorsfjell from getting back to his feet.
Zatarain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zartan Zatarain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brorsfjell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zatarain.
Zatarain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zatarain. Brorsfjell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brorsfjell. Zatarain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zatarain rushes Brorsfjell and presses him up against the cage.
Zatarain stalling against the cage.
Brorsfjell blocks an elbow strike.
Brorsfjell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brorsfjell pulls Zatarain into guard.
Brorsfjell wants to sweep but no luck.
Zatarain throws a strike but Brorsfjell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brorsfjell throws a strike but Zatarain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zatarain is looking to work some ground and pound but Brorsfjell has wrist control.
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.
Brorsfjell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zatarain is one step ahead there.
Brorsfjell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brorsfjell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zatarain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zatarain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zatarain scoring with some ground and pound.
Zatarain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brorsfjell has momentary wrist control but Zatarain slips an elbow through the middle.
Zatarain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zartan Zatarain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zatarain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zatarain throws and elbow that misses. Brorsfjell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zatarain's guard. Nice move by Brorsfjell!
Zatarain keeping moving, preventing Brorsfjell from controlling successfully.
Brorsfjell being controlled here momentarily.
Brorsfjell wanted to stand there but Zatarain had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brorsfjell postures up in Zatarain's guard and throws a big left but Zatarain blocks it.
Brorsfjell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zatarain rushes Brorsfjell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Zatarain - that landed with a thud.
Zatarain works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zatarain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zatarain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brorsfjell's head.
Brorsfjell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zatarain is in close to Brorsfjell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brorsfjell working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brorsfjell wants to stand up but Zatarain is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zatarain throwing strikes but missing.
Zatarain preventing the sweep.
Zatarain chips away with some ground and pound.
Zatarain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zatarain with a nice head shot there.
Zatarain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zatarain throws a big right hand that misses.
Brorsfjell looking for a sweep. Not yet Brorsfjell, not yet.
Zatarain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zatarain landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zartan Zatarain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zatarain connects with a right hand. Brorsfjell shakes it off.
Zatarain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brorsfjell under the eye.
Brorsfjell is rocked!
Zatarain pounces like a tiger and cracks Brorsfjell with a vicious hook! Brorsfjell is down but not out! Zatarain follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zartan Zatarain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Vendetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Vendetti!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin lands with a good body shot.
Austin misses with a body punch
and Vendetti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Austin won't be happy with that.
Vendetti working the head with strikes.
Vendetti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Austin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Austin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Austin lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin is looking to advance position but Vendetti won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vendetti is just riding it out for now. Austin eventually gives up the hold.
Austin working Vendetti over with strikes.
Austin moves nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Austin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetti is looking to regain half guard here but Austin keeps moving and retains side control.
Vendetti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Austin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vendetti, who protects the arm well.
Vendetti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Austin lands a nice forearm strike.
Vendetti takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Austin cracks Vendetti with a big right hand but Vendetti just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Austin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Austin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vendetti keeps working.
Austin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Austin working the body and head with strikes.
Austin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vendetti some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is chipping away with strikes.
Austin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Austin wants to control but Vendetti is keeping him busy.
Austin controls the position.
Austin is working Vendetti over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vendetti takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vendetti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vendetti tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Austin winds up and cracks Vendetti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Austin lands a nice short elbow.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vendetti actively working from the bottom here.
Austin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to mount his opponent but Vendetti defends it.
Austin wants to control but Vendetti is keeping him busy.
Vendetti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Austin 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.
Vendetti tries to roll over but Austin keeps him under control.
Vendetti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Austin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Austin prevents Vendetti from improving his position.
Vendetti is refusing to be controlled, as Austin sits in half guard.
Vendetti is looking for a sweep. Austin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vendetti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Austin is nestled in close to Vendetti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vendetti is rocked!
Austin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vendetti is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steve Austin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Frank Esposito has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frank Esposito seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Turilli!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turilli misses with a looping right.
Turilli lands a nice hook to Esposito's body. Esposito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turilli slips a jab from Esposito.
Esposito lands a big head kick that sends Turilli tumbling to the mat! Esposito takes a step backwards and waves Turilli back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Turilli is rocked!
It looks like Luca Turilli has been cut.
Turilli throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
Turilli is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Turilli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Esposito. That one must have hurt.
Turilli seems to have recovered his senses.
Esposito cracks Turilli with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Esposito has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Turilli to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito drops Turilli with a big left hand! Turilli is injured, injured bad! Esposito jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Esposito!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams with a hook.
It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
A jab from Kharitonov does it's job there.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Kharitonov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kharitonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kharitonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Kharitonov in the body.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Josh Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kharitonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with the combination.
A big right from Williams misses.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Kharitonov counters with a left to the body.
Williams misses with a low kick as Kharitonov jumps back.
Kharitonov cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Kharitonov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Kharitonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kharitonov in his tracks.
Kharitonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a straight left.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams feints and then cracks Kharitonov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kharitonov down.
Williams thows a leg kick but Kharitonov checks it
and Kharitonov counters with a head kick that drops Williams to the mat! Williams scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Williams is rocked!
Kharitonov looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Kharitonov backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Williams's temple! It sends Williams violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Kharitonov celebrates and the doctors try to help Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Boris Kharitonov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Kuula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Ungowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula's entrance music is Heikki Kuula - Sun Nimi On Kuula. A fine choice. Ungowa has chosen Type O Negative - Black No. 1 as his entrance music. Heikki Kuula has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Kuula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamal Ungowa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuula 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.
Kuula wants to control from the top but Ungowa keeps moving.
Kuula trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuula passes into half guard.
Kuula prevents Ungowa from standing back up.
Kuula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuula is looking for a kimura here.
Kuula is looking for a kimura but Ungowa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuula to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungowa tries to kick Kuula off but Kuula keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuula wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ungowa keeps working.
Ungowa is in trouble now - Kuula has advanced to mount!
Ungowa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kuula.
Ungowa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kuula looking to finish with strikes here!
Kuula punching from mount but Ungowa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kuula is landing with some decent strikes but Ungowa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kuula looking to finish with strikes here!
Kuula goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ungowa is on top in guard.
Ungowa content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa looking to pass the guard.
Kuula looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ungowa is one step ahead there.
Kuula had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ungowa defends it easily.
Ungowa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuula is trying to control the position but Ungowa postures up.
Ungowa preventing the sweep.
Ungowa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ungowa stopping the sweep attempt from Kuula.
Ungowa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ungowa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuula has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ungowa has managed to get both his arms back between Kuula's legs - danger averted.
Kuula throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ungowa preventing the sweep.
Ungowa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ungowa passes Kuula's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kuula trying to get back to full guard but Ungowa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Kuula dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuula takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuula throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ungowa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ungowa looks for the body kick but Kuula saw that one coming.
Kuula dodges the punch combination from Ungowa.
Ungowa misses with a shot to the body
and Kuula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ungowa fails with the takedown
and Kuula counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikki Kuula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Ungowa misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ungowa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuula counters with a three punch combo that has Ungowa backing up. Ungowa nods at Kuula to acknowledge the strikes.
Ungowa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuula counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ungowa's guard now.
Kuula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuula sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ungowa's guard.
Kuula 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.
Ungowa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuula.
Kuula wants to take a breather but Ungowa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungowa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuula.
Kuula looks to land a strike but Ungowa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuula tries to free his leg and advance position but Ungowa is retaining full guard.
Kuula won't allow Ungowa to get back to his feet.
Ungowa is breathing heavily.
Kuula showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kuula works over Ungowa with some ground and pound from guard.
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.
Kuula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuulais looking to pass into half guard but Ungowa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ungowa is in guard.
Ungowa throws and elbow that misses. Kuula uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ungowa's guard. Nice move by Kuula!
Kuula throws a strike but Ungowa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuula controls Ungowa momentarily but Ungowa frees himself.
Ungowa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ungowa connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ungowa wants to control from the top but Kuula keeps moving.
Ungowa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuula's guard.
Ungowa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ungowa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuula bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ungowa's guard.
Kuula lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heikki Kuula overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ungowa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuula is controlling him.
Ungowa keeping moving, preventing Kuula from controlling successfully.
Kuula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuula throwing strikes from guard but Ungowa blocks nicely.
Kuula throws and elbow that misses. Ungowa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuula's guard. Nice move by Ungowa!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Kuula dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ungowa takes a swing at Kuula's ribcage but misses.
Ungowa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ungowa throwing strikes but Kuula manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ungowa parries the strikes from Kuula easily there. Kuula is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ungowa to escape.
Kuula grinds an elbow into Ungowa's temple.
Kuula misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuula misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ungowa parries the strikes from Kuula easily there. Kuula is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ungowa to escape.
The strikes coming from Kuula are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kuula is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ungowa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ungowa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ungowa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuula.
Ungowa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuula.
Kuula throwing shots but Ungowa is blocking nicely.
Jamal Ungowa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kuula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuula with the ground and pound but Ungowa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kuula throws and elbow that misses. Ungowa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuula's guard. Nice move by Ungowa!
Kuula has an active guard here but Ungowa has managed to pass into half guard.
Kuula actively working from the bottom here.
Ungowa tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kuula works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa stands and steps away. Kuula gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ungowa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuula misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuula scores with a shot to the body.
Ungowa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ungowa misses with a double jab.
Kuula connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jamal Ungowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuula tries to bum rush Ungowa with a series of wild strikes but Ungowa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ungowa misses with a right hand
and Ungowa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuula, right into the meat.
Ungowa misses with a combination
and Kuula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ungowa fails with a takedown attempt.
Heikki Kuula is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ungowa misses with an uppercut
and Kuula counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuula lands a really nice looking cross but Ungowa seems unphased.
Ungowa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuula counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ungowa's knee momentarily.
Kuula scores with a kick to the body.
Kuula scoring well with a low kick there.
Ungowa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuula rather than just go for the knockout.
Donk. Kuula catches Ungowa right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuula lands with a cross.
Ungowa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuula counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuula chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left and a right from Kuula both land. Nice combination.
Kuula fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuula lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ungowa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuula slips a jab from Ungowa.
Ungowa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuula is able to avoid easily.
Kuula connects with a crisp jab.
Kuula lands a jab-cross combination.
Kuula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuula clobbers Ungowa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuula stalks Ungowa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ungowa's face. Ungowa staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuula listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuula lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuula digs a good hook to Ungowa's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heikki Kuula showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuula has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Kuula!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitamines Minerals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minerals comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Centrum Silver kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitamines Minerals!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minerals throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Minerals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov stuns Minerals with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Minerals just misses with a punch to the body.
Minerals throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Minerals counters with a nice body kick.
Minerals misses with a body kick.
Petrov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Minerals counters by clinching up.
Minerals lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Minerals lands a nice shot to the body.
Minerals keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrov drags the fight down to the ground.
Minerals wants to stand but Petrov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minerals is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Petrov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Minerals is looking to stand up but Petrov won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Minerals defends easily.
Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Minerals wants to stand and escape but instead Petrov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Petrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Minerals pushes Petrov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Petrov tries a low kick but Minerals avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a double jab
and Minerals counters with a low kick, right behind Petrov 's knee.
Minerals bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petrov's head backwards.
Vitamines Minerals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minerals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minerals lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Minerals.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Minerals tries to sprawl but Petrov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Petrov prevents Minerals from standing back up.
Petrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrov wants to take a breather but Minerals is having none of it.
Petrov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Minerals is trying to escape back to his feet but Petrov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Minerals wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Petrov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Petrov wants to control but Minerals is keeping him busy.
Petrov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Minerals is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Petrov scoring with punches from side control.
That's four 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Minerals is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Petrov is controlling him well.
Minerals takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Petrov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Minerals wants to get back to his feet but Petrov drags him back down.
Minerals really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Petrov lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Minerals wants to get back to his feet but Petrov is dominant here and he's now got Minerals's back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minerals has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Minerals defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
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 Kirill Petrov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Minerals showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Minerals checks it well.
Petrov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Minerals defends it nicely.
Vitamines Minerals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minerals tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerals looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Minerals slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov shoots and misses
and Minerals counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirill Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Minerals.
Minerals slips under a jab from Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Minerals blocks the low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Petrov.
Petrov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Minerals being controlled for a moment.
Minerals is trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov looks up at the clock and then as Minerals takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Petrov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Minerals is pushing Petrov's head away, looking to escape. Petrov manages to hold on to the position though.
Petrov controlling the position from side mount.
Minerals is not content to let Petrov control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minerals pushes Petrov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Petrov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Petrov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Minerals is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Petrov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Petrov advances to mount.
Petrov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Petrov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Petrov landing shots from mount.
Minerals is trying to stand.
Petrov looking to finish Minerals with some ground and pound. This is bad for Minerals!
Petrov scoring with strikes but Minerals is staying in there.
Petrov landing strikes from the mount and Minerals is in trouble!
Petrov lands a big elbow.
Minerals is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Minerals is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov 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.
Petrov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Petrov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Petrov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Minerals is rocked!
Petrov lands a big elbow.
Minerals is still in real trouble! Can Petrov finish him?
A big strike lands for Petrov! That's really hurt Minerals and he's turned his back - Petrov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Petrov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Petrov!
Kirill Petrov is the new featherweight champion!
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pop
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RATING
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