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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilyha Porunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Sutter Kain - August Underground . A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilyha Porunov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a double jab
enabling Porunov to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Porunov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Porunov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porunov counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Porunov counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
letting Porunov counter with a right hand.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Porunov counters with a straight right hand.
Jones closes the distance but Porunov moves to the side
and Porunov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ilyha Porunov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Porunov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries for a takedown but Porunov circles away easily
and Porunov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porunov lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Porunov scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Porunov connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Porunov lands with a good body shot.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Porunov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Porunov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Porunov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porunov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porunov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Porunov jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Porunov connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Porunov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Porunov cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Porunov.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Porunov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Porunov scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Porunov there.
Porunov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Porunov.
Porunov lands a jab to the nose.
Porunov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porunov tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porunov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Porunov cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Porunov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones shoots and misses
and Porunov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Porunov scores with a shot to the body.
Porunov punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Porunov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Porunov connects with a body shot.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Porunov.
Porunov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones tries to clinch up
enabling Porunov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porunov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Porunov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Porunov digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Porunov scores with a three punch combo!
Porunov jabs at Jones's body.
Porunov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Porunov scores with a jab to the body.
Porunov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Porunov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left and a right from Porunov both land. Nice combination.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Porunov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilyha Porunov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Porunov lands with a good body shot.
Jones wants to clinch
letting Porunov counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Porunov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ilyha Porunov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones tries to clinch but Porunov moves away
and Porunov counters with a right hand to the body.
Porunov lands a two punch combo.
Jones wants to clinch
and Porunov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Porunov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Porunov catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Porunov.
Nice body punch from Porunov.
Porunov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porunov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porunov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Porunov scores with a hook.
A jab from Porunov does it's job there.
Porunov lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Porunov throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Porunov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Porunov lands a jab to the head.
Porunov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porunov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Porunov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Porunov had a free shot at his head there.
Porunov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Porunov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A cross from Porunov lands.
Porunov connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Nice cross by Porunov.
Porunov scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porunov scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Porunov tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porunov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Porunov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Porunov thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Porunov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Porunov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Porunov lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Porunov punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Porunov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Porunov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Porunov scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Porunov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Porunov!
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Porunov cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Porunov with a jab.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Porunov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Porunov scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Porunov lands a body shot.
Porunov lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porunov scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porunov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Porunov. Beautiful body shot.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Porunov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Porunov scores with a jab to the head.
Porunov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Porunov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Porunov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Porunov connects with the punch.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Porunov counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porunov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilyha Porunov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
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!
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Porunov counters with a nice uppercut.
Porunov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Porunov counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones moves to clinch but Porunov breaks away
and Porunov counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Porunov to acknowledge the strikes.
Porunov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Porunov clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Porunov connects with a crisp jab.
Jones tries for a takedown but Porunov circles away easily
and Porunov counters with a nice uppercut.
Porunov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Porunov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Porunov does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Porunov. Beautiful body shot.
Porunov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Porunov.
Porunov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Porunov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Porunov.
Porunov lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Porunov.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Porunov throws a one two combo.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Porunov lands.
Porunov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Porunov looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Porunov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Jones stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Porunov runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilyha Porunov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srichan Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan has chosen Pendulum - Propane Nightmares as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Bruising!
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, Srichan Dan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruising misses with a hook to the body
and Dan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruising throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruising misses the body punch
and Bruising takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruising misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Dan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruising is rocked!
Dan throws a sloppy body shot
and Dan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruising fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dan.
Bruising motions for Dan to come forward. Bruising throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruising misses the shot to the body.
Bruising throws a leg kick which misses Dan's front leg but catches the back leg as Dan tries to avoid it.
Dan is looking to clinch but Bruising is avoiding it.
Bruising doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruising thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan misses the shot to the body.
Bruising misses with a body shot.
Bruising pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dan is out of range and Bruising settles back down.
Bruising misses with a lunging right hand
and Dan counters with a left to the body.
Dan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruising.
Bruising with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dan counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Bruising. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruising attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dan blocks a jab.
Bruising takes one on the button.
Dan misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising wants to clinch
and Dan counters with a nice body shot.
Bruising misses with a right hand
and Dan counters with a left to the body.
Bruising is breathing heavily.
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!
Bruising is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruising throws a front kick aimed at Dan's knee but Dan avoids it well.
Bruising fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dan checks it well.
Bruising shoots and misses
and Dan counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Bruising off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Dan follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Bruising was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Srichan Dan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Pavlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Scholaschi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Pavlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Scholaschi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scholaschi's waist but Scholaschi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pavlov off to one side.
Pavlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavlov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scholaschi misses with a lunging right hand
and Pavlov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pavlov keeps control of Scholaschi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavlov lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scholaschi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Scholaschi looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Pavlov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pavlov.
Nice body punch from Pavlov - that landed with a thud.
Pavlov stalling the fight.
A right hand to the body from Pavlov.
Pavlov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pavlov.
Scholaschi tries to break the clinch but Pavlov is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavlov.
Pavlov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scholaschi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pavlov just leaning against Scholaschi, taking a breather.
Pavlov is working Scholaschi over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholaschi letting Pavlov take a breather here.
Pavlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Pavlov.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pavel Pavlov.
Scholaschi throws a lazy head kick
and Pavlov moves into the clinch.
Scholaschi has had enough of the clinch but Pavlov keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlov lands a nice knee to the body.
Pavlov stalling against the cage.
Scholaschi managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlov.
Pavlov taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pavel Pavlov.
Scholaschi feints a jab promting Pavlov to slip. Scholaschi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pavlov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scholaschi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pavlov counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov stalling against the cage.
Scholaschi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlov has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlov tries to land knees in the clinch but Scholaschi avoids the damage to the body.
Scholaschi wants to break free but Pavlov has control.
A frustrated look appears on Scholaschi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlov avoiding damage.
Pavlov tries a knee to the head but Scholaschi blocks it.
Pavlov looking to slow down the pace here.
Scholaschi wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlov won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Pavlov.
Pavlov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scholaschi tries to break free but Pavlov pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlov lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scholaschi dodges an elbow strike from Pavlov.
Pavlov lands with a right to the head.
Pavlov has Scholaschi pressed against the cage.
Pavlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scholaschi's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pavlov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pavlov trying to land knees to the body.
Scholaschi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pavlov lands a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Pavlov.
Scholaschi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pavlov presses Scholaschi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavlov presses Scholaschi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavlov throws an elbow that misses.
Pavlov stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov digs a right hand underneath Scholaschi's ribcage. Scholaschi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Pavlov to work.
Pavlov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Scholaschi is trying to push Pavlov away but Pavlov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pavlov stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pavel Pavlov.
Pavlov tries to clinch but Scholaschi is having none of it.
Scholaschi looks to land a combination but Pavlov avoids it well.
Scholaschi lands a two punch combo.
Pavlov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scholaschi avoids it really well and circles away.
Scholaschi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlov drops his hands momentarily and Scholaschi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pavlov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Pavlov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scholaschi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlov dives in and grabs Scholaschi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scholaschi pushes down on Pavlov's head and hops out.
Decent striking displayed by Scholaschi there.
Scholaschi scores with a jab.
Scholaschi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scholaschi lands a nice shot that snaps Pavlov's head back.
Some wild striking there from Scholaschi.
Pavlov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scholaschi swivels and escapes.
Scholaschi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scholaschi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pavlov moves into the clinch.
Scholaschi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlov.
Pavlov scores with a knee to the head.
Scholaschi is trying to break free.
Scholaschi can't break the clinch.
Pavlov stalls.
Nice body punch from Pavlov - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scholaschi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pavlov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pavlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scholaschi.
Pavlov missing with knees to the body.
Pavlov has Scholaschi pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pavlov.
Pavlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scholaschi's efforts to push away.
Pavlov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scholaschi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scholaschi is trying to break the clinch but Pavlov is controlling him.
Pavlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Scholaschi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlov misses with a knee to the head.
Scholaschi prevents a body shot from Pavlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pavlov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scholaschi up against the cage.
Scholaschi blocks an elbow strike.
Pavlov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scholaschi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scholaschi avoids it.
Scholaschi has had enough of the clinch but Pavlov keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlov has Scholaschi pressed against the cage, preventing Scholaschi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Pavlov.
Scholaschi is trying to break the clinch but Pavlov is controlling him.
Scholaschi blocks an elbow strike from Pavlov.
Pavlov misses with an elbow strike.
Pavlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlov taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scholaschi as Pavlov tries to tie him up.
Scholaschi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pavlov scores with a knee to the head.
Scholaschi is trying to force a seperation but Pavlov has the dominant position.
Pavel Pavlov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pavlov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pavlov tries to land knees in the clinch but Scholaschi avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlov misses with a knee to the head.
Scholaschi is trying to break free.
Pavlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scholaschi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scholaschi is trying to break the clinch but Pavlov has him pressed against the cage.
Scholaschi has had enough of the clinch but Pavlov keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlov stalling in the clinch but Scholaschi improves position.
Pavlov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlov has Scholaschi pressed against the cage, preventing Scholaschi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scholaschi is trying to break the clinch but Pavlov is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Scholaschi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scholaschi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pavlov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Pavlov to work.
Pavlov has Scholaschi pressed against the cage, preventing Scholaschi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scholaschi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlov wants to stall.
Pavlov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scholaschi is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Scholaschi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scholaschi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pavlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scholaschi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlov has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlov is trying to stall.
Pavlov keeps control of Scholaschi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scholaschi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pavlov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pavlov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scholaschi avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Scholaschi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Pavlov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Scholaschi throws a combination that misses
letting Pavlov counter with a right hand.
Scholaschi throws a series of punches but Pavlov avoids them all with ease.
Scholaschi misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Scholaschi. No joy for Pavlov on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Scholaschi. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Scholaschi misses.
Nice takedown defense from Scholaschi. No joy for Pavlov on that attempt.
Scholaschi throws a series of punches but Pavlov moves out of range.
Scholaschi slaps away a takedown attempt from Pavlov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Pavlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pavlov throws a series of strikes that have Scholaschi backpedaling.
Scholaschi throws a nice looking combination but Pavlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scholaschi is fending him off so far but Pavlov persists. Nope, Scholaschi circles away and we're back to standing.
Pavel Pavlov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scholaschi tests Pavlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pavlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scholaschi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pavlov counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Scholaschi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scholaschi wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlov won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scholaschi wants to break free but Pavlov has control.
Pavlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Scholaschi backwards.
Pavlov prevents Scholaschi from breaking the clinch.
Pavlov tries to land knees in the clinch but Scholaschi avoids the damage to the body.
Scholaschi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scholaschi has had enough of the clinch but Pavlov keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scholaschi.
Pavlov taking a breather.
Scholaschi tries to break free but Pavlov pushes him back against the cage.
Scholaschi wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlov won't allow it.
Scholaschi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pavlov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Scholaschi connects with a jab.
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.
Pavlov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scholaschi pinned against the cage. Scholaschi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scholaschi keeps the fight on the outside.
Pavlov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scholaschi swinging wildly here.
Pavlov slips a jab and a cross from Scholaschi.
Scholaschi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peter Scholaschi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scholaschi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pavlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scholaschi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pavlov forces Scholaschi back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Pavlov.
Pavlov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pavlov is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholaschi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlov lands a knee to the head.
Scholaschi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlov has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scholaschi is trying to force a seperation but Pavlov has the dominant position.
Pavlov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pavel Pavlov.
Scholaschi works the jab nicely.
Scholaschi misses with a combination
and Pavlov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scholaschi wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlov won't allow it.
Pavlov is trying to stall.
Scholaschi wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlov won't allow it.
Pavlov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholaschi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scholaschi wants to break free but Pavlov has control.
Scholaschi managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlov.
Scholaschi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlov is struggling to control the position.
Scholaschi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scholaschi can't break the clinch.
Pavlov slows down the pace here.
Scholaschi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scholaschi avoiding damage as Pavlov throws knees to the body.
Scholaschi working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Scholaschi.
I think Scholaschi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Scholaschi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janjul Hirovazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masatacu Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirovazi comes to the cage accompanied by Karate!. Oyama has chosen Masutatsu Oyama 10 DAN as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janjul Hirovazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masatacu Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirovazi throws a nice looking combination but Oyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oyama slips a jab and a cross from Hirovazi.
Oyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Hirovazi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hirovazi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Hirovazi misses.
Hirovazi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oyama can pounce on him.
Hirovazi takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Janjul Hirovazi has been cut.
Janjul Hirovazi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirovazi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirovazi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oyama throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Oyama.
Oyama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hirovazi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oyama.
Oyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oyama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirovazi avoids the head kick by Oyama.
Oyama lands a head kick. Hirovazi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hirovazi's calf.
Oyama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hirovazi finds it's way round the side to connect with Oyama's head.
A jab from Hirovazi finds it's way through Oyama's defenses.
Oyama throws a head kick but Hirovazi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama slips under a jab from Hirovazi.
Hirovazi avoids the head kick by Oyama.
Oyama moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hirovazi is breathing heavily.
Hirovazi misses with a few strikes there.
Oyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Oyama fakes the leg kick and cracks Hirovazi in the body.
Hirovazi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oyama.
Oyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hirovazi's sensitive parts.
Oyama misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Oyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyama scores with a head kick. Hirovazi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hirovazi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hirovazi avoids the head kick by Oyama.
Oyama lands a leg kick that knocks Hirovazi off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oyama.
Oyama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oyama lands a head kick!
Janjul Hirovazi's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama lands a high kick!
Hirovazi is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Oyama uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hirovazi tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Oyama is absolutely delighted - when Hirovazi wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Masatacu Oyama!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolya Pufik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kolya Pufik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Sobolev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev tries for a takedown but Pufik circles away easily
enabling Pufik to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobolev tries for a takedown but Pufik circles away easily
and Pufik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobolev misses with a takedown attempt
and Pufik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolya Pufik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Sobolev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pufik throws a head kick that misses
and Sobolev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pufik's 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.
Pufik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobolev throws a strike but Pufik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sobolev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pufik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pufik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sobolev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pufik!
Pufik is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Sobolev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Kolya Pufik has been cut.
Sobolev cracks Pufik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pufik is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobolev lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Pufik is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobolev connects with a bit shot that sees Pufik covering up! More strikes from Sobolev and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sobolev is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Sobolev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Said Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garland Oars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Said comes to the cage accompanied by Evol Intent - Middle of the night. Garland Oars told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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264 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Said Said!
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, Garland Oars!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oars misses with a body shot.
Said just misses with a punch to the body.
Said tries to clinch up
and Oars counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Said misses
and Oars counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oars trying to control the action but Said is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oars looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oars wants to take a breather but Said is having none of it.
Said has hold of Oars's hands but Oars slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oars is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oars lands with a punch from half guard.
Said looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oars is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oars landing punches.
It looks like Said Said has been cut.
Said might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oars prevents Said from getting the reversal.
Oars lands a big shot there that rocks Said but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oars is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Said can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oars loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Said scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Oars land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Oars stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garland Oars!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makoto Ohe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ClawFinger - Do what I say kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Dragov!
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, Makoto Ohe!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohe wants to clinch but Dragov slips to the side
and Dragov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makoto Ohe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragov forces Ohe back against the cage and clinches.
Dragov is trying to push Ohe away but Ohe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dragov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ohe gets underhooks to prevent Dragov's takedown attempt.
Dragov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dragov tries to work over Ohe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ohe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ohe moves to clinch but Dragov breaks away
and Dragov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ohe moves to clinch but Dragov breaks away
letting Dragov counter with a right hand.
Ohe leaves Dragov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Dragov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohe throws a right hand that misses
and Dragov counters with a two punch combo.
Dragov cracks Ohe with a good jab.
Dragov is looking to clinch.
Dragov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ohe tries to clinch up
and Dragov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ohe's guard now.
Ohe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dragov wants to control from the top but Ohe keeps moving.
Dragov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohe wants to get back to his feet but Dragov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dragov lands a couple of digs.
Dragov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dragov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dragov throwing strikes but missing.
Dragov trying to control but Ohe is working from the bottom.
Dragov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ohe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dragov wants to control from the top but Ohe keeps moving.
Dragov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dragov 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.
Oleg Dragov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dragov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dragov duly obliges.
A punch combination from Dragov misses.
Ohe darts in trying to clinch
and Dragov counters with a left and a right that stings Ohe.
Ohe walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov throws a looping overhand right but Ohe ducks down to avoid it.
Dragov blocks a head kick by Ohe.
Dragov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ohe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dragov somewhat.
Dragov fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dragov.
Ohe tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohe. Dragov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohe throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Dragov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dragov shoots in but Ohe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dragov avoids the body shot from Ohe.
Ohe misses the shot to the body.
Dragov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohe.
Ohe misses with an uppercut
and Dragov counters with a single leg into guard. Ohe didn't expect that.
Dragov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ohe uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dragov lands with a hook. Ohe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ohe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragov.
A solid body kick from Ohe.
Oleg Dragov is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragov tries to keep at a distance but Ohe has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohe is pressed up against the cage. Dragov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ohe down to the mat. Ohe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Dragov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohe misses the body punch
and Dragov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ohe tries to clinch but Dragov is having none of it.
Dragov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dragov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ohe throws a head kick but Dragov moves out of range.
Dragov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ohe on the side of the head.
Ohe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragov lands with a hook. Ohe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dragov closes the distance and pushes Ohe back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dragov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohe.
Dragov can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dragov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dragov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ohe working Dragov over with knees to the body.
Dragov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ohe is keeping busy.
Dragov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ohe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dragov's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dragov tries to pull guard but Ohe won't allow it.
Dragov working aggressively here.
Ohe stalling against the cage.
Ohe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragov is working for takedown but Ohe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dragov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ohe working Dragov over with knees to the body.
Dragov is working Ohe over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ohe.
Dragov tries to score a body lock takedown but Ohe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dragov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ohe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Makoto Ohe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov can't get the takedown.
Ohe prevents Dragov from breaking the clinch.
Dragov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ohe is pressed up against the cage. Dragov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ohe down to the mat. Ohe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ohe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ohe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ohe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Dragov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dragov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Ohe. No joy for Dragov on that attempt.
Ohe lands a high kick!
Ohe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dragov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ohe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dragov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Dragov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ohe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ohe thuds his shin into the meat of Dragov's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohe wants to clinch but Dragov slips to the side
enabling Dragov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragov, pushing him back against the cage.
Ohe working Dragov over with knees to the body.
Dragov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohe's elbow.
Dragov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ohe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ohe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ohe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohe throws a jab when Dragov was well out of range.
Dragov tries to clinch up but Ohe circles away and keeps his distance.
Makoto Ohe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohe misses with a double jab
and Dragov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ohe swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dragov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohe looks for the body kick but Dragov saw that one coming.
Ohe moves to clinch but Dragov breaks away
and Dragov counters with a series of strikes. Ohe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ohe tries to clinch but Dragov moves away
letting Dragov counter with a right hand.
Ohe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dragov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ohe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dragov.
Dragov can't find room to land a body shot as Ohe controls the action.
Dragov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ohe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dragov fails to land.
Dragov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragov fails to pull guard.
Ohe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dragov.
Ohe trying to land knees to the body.
Dragov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ohe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dragov is trying to break the clinch but Ohe has him pressed against the cage.
Ohe scores with a shot to the side of Dragov's head.
Oleg Dragov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohe blocking some punches.
Ohe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ohe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragov blocks it with crossed arms.
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 pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dragov managing to block the knees to the body from Ohe.
Ohe scores with a shoulder strike.
Ohe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dragov.
Ohe trying to land knees to the body.
Dragov managing to block the knees to the body from Ohe.
Ohe breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makoto Ohe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragov 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Dragov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Gribov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Podogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Gribov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leandro Podogo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gribov drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gribov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Podogo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gribov defends well.
Gribov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gribov trying to control but Podogo is working from the bottom.
Podogo has momentary wrist control but Gribov slips an elbow through the middle.
Gribov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gribov trying to control but Podogo is working from the bottom.
Gribov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Podogo working for a triangle but Gribov defends it easily.
Gribov looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gribov defends it easily.
Gribov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gribov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gribov passes into half guard.
Gribov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gribov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gribov 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.
Podogo actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribov drops an elbow to the side of Podogo's head.
Gribov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gribov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Podogo defends it well.
Podogo actively working from the bottom here.
Gribov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Podogo defends it well.
Gribov is trying to control. Podogo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo gets full guard.
Podogo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Podogo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gribov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gribov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Podogo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gribov defends well.
Podogo keeping moving, preventing Gribov from controlling successfully.
Gribov drops back looking for a leg! Podogo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Podogo manages to kick Gribov off! Gribov jumps back into Podogo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribov trying to control but Podogo is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gribov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gribov trying to control but Podogo is working from the bottom.
Gribov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gribov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gribov trying to control but Podogo is working from the bottom.
Podogo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gribov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gribov trying to control the position from guard on top but Podogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leandro Podogo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gribov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Podogo throws a body kick that misses.
Podogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gribov.
Gribov checks the leg kick.
Podogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podogo throws out a leg kick but Gribov moves out of range and Podogo only half commits.
Gribov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Podogo has his foot on Gribov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gribov works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov 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.
Gribov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Podogo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Podogo has his foot on Gribov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gribov works his way back into a safe position though.
Podogo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gribov is aware though and is defending well.
Gribov wants to pass the guard but Podogo is keeping the position.
Leandro Podogo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gribov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Podogo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribov trying to control the position from guard on top but Podogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Podogo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gribov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gribov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gribov slips nicely into half guard.
Podogo looking for submissions off his back.
Gribov is trying to work for a kimura but Podogo is defending well.
Podogo is refusing to be controlled, as Gribov sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo looking for submissions off his back.
Podogo actively working from the bottom here.
Gribov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Podogo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Podogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Podogo actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Gribov wants to control but Podogo is keeping him busy.
Podogo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gribov.
Podogo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gribov pulls his head out easily.
Podogo is breathing heavily.
Gribov is working for a submission of some sort.
Gribov slows the pace down in half guard.
Gribov trying to control the action but Podogo is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Podogo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leandro Podogo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gribov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Podogo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Podogo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gribov is aware though and is defending well.
Podogo keeping moving, preventing Gribov from controlling successfully.
Gribov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Podogo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Podogo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gribov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gribov trying to control the position from guard on top but Podogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gribov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Podogo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gribov is sitting in close to Podogo's body. Podogo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gribov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gribov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Podogo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leandro Podogo! Leandro Podogo retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgeny Morgoslepov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen Ten Million Slaves as his entrance music. Evgeny Morgoslepov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Morgoslepov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgoslepov throws an off balance right hand
and Morgoslepov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgoslepov moves away from the strike by Rasputin.
Evgeny Morgoslepov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgoslepov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Rasputin coming out on top.
Morgoslepov throws a lazy head kick
and Rasputin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Evgeny Morgoslepov has been cut.
Morgoslepov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgoslepov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rasputin lunges at Morgoslepov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgoslepov's hand.
Morgoslepov tries to move into range but Rasputin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morgoslepov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morgoslepov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rasputin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgoslepov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgoslepov throws a poor cross that misses
and Rasputin counters with a nice body shot.
Morgoslepov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Morgoslepov misses
and Rasputin counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgoslepov. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgoslepov misses with a double jab
and Rasputin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morgoslepov thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgoslepov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a nice body punch.
Morgoslepov is breathing heavily.
Morgoslepov takes one to the side of the head.
Morgoslepov misses with a double jab
and Rasputin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rasputin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgoslepov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Oooh a lovely combination from Rasputin sends Morgoslepov down but not out. Rasputin dives into side control looking to finish.
Evgeny Morgoslepov's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An elbow from Rasputin crashes against the mat.
Morgoslepov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morgoslepov is not content to let Rasputin control the position.
Morgoslepov is pushing Rasputin's head away, looking to escape. Rasputin manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgoslepov dodges the ground and pound from Rasputin.
Morgoslepov is trying to buck Rasputin off.
Rasputin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morgoslepov wants to get back to his feet but Rasputin drags him back down.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morgoslepov down.
Rasputin lands a few punches from side control.
Morgoslepov is not content to let Rasputin control the position.
Morgoslepov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rasputin is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rasputin prevents Morgoslepov from escaping the position.
Morgoslepov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Morgoslepov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morgoslepov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morgoslepov taking a bit of punishment here - Rasputin scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgoslepov is pushing Rasputin's head away, looking to escape. Rasputin manages to hold on to the position though.
Morgoslepov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgoslepov tries to get out of the position.
Rasputin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rasputin scoring with punches and elbows.
Morgoslepov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rasputin is controlling him well.
Rasputin working the head with strikes.
Morgoslepov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rasputin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evgeny Morgoslepov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgoslepov misses with the body kick
and Rasputin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evgeny Morgoslepov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rasputin scores with a hook.
Morgoslepov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgoslepov throws a wild body kick that Rasputin sees coming a mile off.
Morgoslepov moves forwards but Rasputin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeez, Evgeny Morgoslepov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Morgoslepov misses with a lunging right hand
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Evgeny Morgoslepov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grigori Rasputin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Baduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benn Rotthwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baduk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Leontiev Valera - Sokrovische Chernogo Morya. Rotthwell has chosen U2 - Bloody sunday as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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271 lbs
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265 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Baduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benn Rotthwell!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baduk falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rotthwell to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Sergei Baduk has been cut.
Rotthwell misses the shot to the body.
Baduk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rotthwell's head.
It looks like Benn Rotthwell has been cut.
Rotthwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Rotthwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baduk misses with a combination
and Rotthwell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baduk is breathing heavily.
Rotthwell blocks a head kick by Baduk.
Baduk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rotthwell as he jumps to the side.
Rotthwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rotthwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sergei Baduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotthwell avoids a kick to the body.
Rotthwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rotthwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baduk wants to clinch
and Rotthwell counters with a nice right hand that sends Baduk toppling to the canvas! Baduk scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rotthwell finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baduk misses with an uppercut
and Rotthwell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rotthwell misses with a wild combination.
Baduk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rotthwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baduk rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotthwell is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Baduk hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benn Rotthwell!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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