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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Frankenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lubischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankenstein comes to the cage accompanied by Die MF Die. Tony Lubischer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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180 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Frankenstein! 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, Tony Lubischer! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Frankenstein fails with a takedown attempt. Frankenstein looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Lubischer keeping full guard, as Frankenstein tries to pass. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Frankenstein pushes down on Lubischer's leg and manages to get into half guard. Lubischer is in trouble now - Frankenstein has advanced to mount! Frankenstein wants to finish this one by submission but Lubischer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Frankenstein. Frankenstein is breathing heavily. Lubischer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frankenstein takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Lubischer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frankenstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Frankenstein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lubischer is looking to escape. Lubischer tries to lock up and control but Frankenstein gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Frankenstein has control of Lubischer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lubischer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Frankenstein won't let Lubischer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Lubischer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Frankenstein. Lubischer is looking to get to half guard. Lubischer has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Frankenstein throwing wild punches that miss their target. Frankenstein is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Lubischer has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Frankenstein has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Lubischer taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Frankenstein doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igor Frankenstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vova Aushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vova Aushev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Aushev! 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, Chris Murphy! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aushev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aushev looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Aushev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murphy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Murphy tries to bum rush Aushev with a series of wild strikes but Aushev uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aushev. Aushev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Vova Aushev has been cut. Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aushev. Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Murphy moves into the clinch. Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Aushev's ribcage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Murphy lands a body shot. Aushev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aushev's face.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Murphy keeps control of Aushev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Aushev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Aushev drags the fight down to the ground.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aushev is keeping the position for now. Murphy throws a big right hand that misses. Aushev has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage. Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Murphy stands up from Aushev's guard - Murphy perhaps looking for a knockout. Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch. Murphy landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy tries for a takedown but Aushev manages to get underhooks.
Murphy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aushev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Vova Aushev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Murphy. Aushev prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch. Aushev is trying to break free. A knee to the head by Aushev.
It looks like Chris Murphy has been cut. Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aushev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Aushev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Aushev prevents Murphy from getting the reversal. Aushev is working for a guillotine from mount but Murphy frees his head quite easily.
Murphy wants to control but Aushev is having none of it. Aushev throwing strikes here but Murphy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murphy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Murphy is trying to escape the mount.
Aushev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Murphy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Murphy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murphy wants to control but Aushev is having none of it. Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Murphy wants to hold on but Aushev pushes him away. Murphy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Murphy has one foot on Aushev's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Murphy lands a head shot. Murphy looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aushev. That did some damage! Murphy clinches. Murphy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chris Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Aushev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Aushev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Murphy dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy stuffs the takedown. Aushev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Aushev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Aushev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Murphy forces Aushev back against the cage and clinches. A short right from Murphy on the inside. Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aushev tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Aushev drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vova Aushev. That's going to take a lot out of him. Murphy lands a shoulder strike. Murphy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aushev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Aushev wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Murphy decides to pull guard. Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aushev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Murphy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aushev, into his guard. Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Aushev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Aushev pulls Murphy in to control the position. Aushev looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Aushev has a closed guard, preventing Murphy from standing up. Murphy wants to control from the top but Aushev keeps moving. Aushev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Aushev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Aushev is pressed up against the cage. Murphy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aushev down to the mat. Aushev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aushev.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Aushev's ribs. Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy scores with a nice strike. Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Murphy drops Aushev with a left and a right! Oh, Aushev is hurt - Murphy dives into side control looking to finish!
Aushev is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Murphy trying to control the action but Aushev is working from the bottom. Oh Aushev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Murphy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aushev kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Aushev seems to have got his legs back now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Aushev tries to bench press Murphy off him but Murphy keeps the position. Murphy trying to control the position but Aushev is working away. Murphy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Murphy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Aushev to his feet. Chris Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Murphy tries to bum rush Aushev with a series of wild strikes but Aushev uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Aushev lands a jab-cross combination. Aushev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy tries to clinch but Aushev is having none of it. Aushev throws a leg kick that is checked and Murphy counters with a big head kick but Aushev shrugs it off. Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aushev counters with a takedown into side control. Aushev wants to take a breather but Murphy manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Aushev. Aushev trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Aushev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aushev shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well. A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy. Murphy scores with a kick to the midsection. Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Aushev's front leg but catches the back leg as Aushev tries to avoid it. Aushev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Aushev persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing. Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Aushev should have avoided that one. Aushev swinging wilding here.
Aushev blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Aushev misses with a kick to the body.
Aushev wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body. Aushev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murphy swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vova Aushev. That's going to take a lot out of him. Murphy lands a head kick. Aushev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vova Aushev's cut is getting worse. Aushev scores a takedown into full mount! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Murphy tries to lock up and control but Aushev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aushev stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Murphy tries to bum rush Aushev with a series of wild strikes but Aushev uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Murphy wants to clinch. Aushev dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy. Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aushev's calf. Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Aushev blocks the body kick.
Aushev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Aushev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Murphy lands an overhand right. Murphy closes the distance and clinches. Murphy tries to pull guard but Aushev won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aushev is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage. Aushev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage. Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy throws a combination that misses and Aushev counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee. Murphy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Aushev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murphy swivels and escapes. Aushev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Murphy tries to clinch up but Aushev circles away and keeps his distance. Aushev fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick. Murphy has Aushev up against the cage in a clinch.
Aushev wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Murphy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aushev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aushev. Aushev takes the fight into the clinch. Murphy breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murphy wants to clinch and Aushev counters with a takedown into side control. Murphy wants to control but Aushev postures up. Murphy throws Aushev to one side and escapes! Aushev misses with the combination.
Murphy works Aushev's body with a nice hook. Vova Aushev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Aushev counter with a right hand. Murphy misses with a combination
and Aushev counters with a nice double leg into guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Aushev throwing strikes but missing. Murphy keeping moving, preventing Aushev from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murphy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aushev is controlling him. Aushev 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. Murphy is pulling down on Aushev's head. It's preventing any offense from Aushev, at least for the moment. Vova Aushev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Murphy wants to stand up but Aushev is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight! Chris Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Travoltares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philean Mincemeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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, John Travoltares! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philean Mincemeat! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Travoltares avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mincemeat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Travoltares moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Mincemeat throws a right hand that Travoltares ducks under and follows up with a left that Travoltares also avoids with ease. No joy there for Travoltares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John Travoltares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Travoltares closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mincemeat to the mat! Mincemeat manages to get full guard. Travoltares looking to sit in guard and control but Mincemeat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Travoltares trying to keep a closed guard but Mincemeat is proving a slippery customer.
Travoltares has Mincemeat pulled in close to control his posture. Mincemeat stands and throws Travoltares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mincemeat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Travoltares is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Mincemeat working the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Travoltares is breathing heavily. Mincemeat scoring with punches from side control. A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mincemeat trying to control the position but Travoltares is working away. Mincemeat decides to take the fight back to the feet. Mincemeat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Travoltares's head backwards. Travoltares misses with a double jab
and Mincemeat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Travoltares thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Travoltares walks into a jab. Mincemeat throws a leg kick but Travoltares sees it coming and checks it nicely. Mincemeat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mincemeat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Travoltares is rocked! Travoltares dodges the punch combination from Mincemeat.
Travoltares wants to clinch and Mincemeat counters with a stiff right hand. No luck for Travoltares with that takedown attempt. Mincemeat connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Travoltares ducks under a wild hook from Mincemeat. Travoltares fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Mincemeat drops Travoltares with a left and a right! Oh, Travoltares is hurt - Mincemeat dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Travoltares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Travoltares is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mincemeat connects with a decent elbow. Travoltares is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Travoltares seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Travoltares is working hard here to advance position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philean Mincemeat dominated that round. That's time! Travoltares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mincemeat throws a nice looking combination but Travoltares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Travoltares tries to clinch up letting Mincemeat counter with a right hand. A choreographed right hand from Mincemeat misses the target. Mincemeat just misses with a punch to the body.
Travoltares darts in trying to clinch letting Mincemeat counter with a right hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mincemeat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Travoltares scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Mincemeat tries to bench press Travoltares off him but Travoltares keeps the position. Mincemeat struggling a bit here. Mincemeat explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Mincemeat moves out of range of the body kick from Travoltares.
Mincemeat lands a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Travoltares there. Travoltares wants to clinch up but Mincemeat keeps it at a distance. John Travoltares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Mincemeat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Travoltares misses with a double jab
and Mincemeat counters with a lovely shot to the body. Mincemeat throws a lazy uppercut
and Travoltares counters with a leg kick. Travoltares tries to clinch but Mincemeat is having none of it. Travoltares shoots in but Mincemeat avoids the takedown attempt easily. Travoltares shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mincemeat but Mincemeat pushes him off and we're back to square one. Philean Mincemeat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mincemeat drops his shoulder and cracks Travoltares with a huge uppercut! Travoltares goes down! Can Mincemeat finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mincemeat is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Mincemeat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Mincemeat content to stall in guard here. Travoltares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mincemeat sitting in guard, not really doing much. Mincemeat throws a big right hand that misses.
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. Mincemeat looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Mincemeat stands and steps away. Travoltares gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Mincemeat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Travoltares counters with a takedown into side control. Mincemeat tries to bench press Travoltares off him but Travoltares keeps the position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Travoltares is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mincemeat will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Mincemeat dodges the ground and pound from Travoltares. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Philean Mincemeat will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Travoltares misses with a combination
and Mincemeat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mincemeat checks a low kick from Travoltares. Mincemeat misses with a straight left. Mincemeat looks to land a left hand but Travoltares moved out of range nicely. Travoltares throws a sloppy body shot
and Mincemeat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Travoltares misses with a double jab
and Mincemeat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Travoltares thinking. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Travoltares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Travoltares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Travoltares looks to clinch and Mincemeat counters with a nice body shot. Philean Mincemeat seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mincemeat lands a glancing blow to the side of Travoltares's head. Excellent takedown into side control there by Travoltares. Mincemeat regains half guard. Mincemeat kicks Travoltares off and gets back to his feet. Travoltares fails with the takedown and Mincemeat counters with a series of strikes. Travoltares will be more careful next time no doubt. Travoltares tries to clinch and Mincemeat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big right followed by a crushing left from Mincemeat knocks Travoltares out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Philean Mincemeat!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sol Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Kusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenberg comes into the arena with I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Rosenberg! 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, Sean Kusho! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rosenberg is looking to land body kicks. Kusho scores with a jab. Rosenberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Kusho cracks Rosenberg with a right hand to the side of the head. Kusho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kusho lands in his opponent's guard. Kusho thows a big elbow that misses. Kusho passes Rosenberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Rosenberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rosenberg tries to get out of the position. Rosenberg won't allow Kusho to pass to mount. Kusho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Kusho trying to mount his opponent but Rosenberg defends it. Kusho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kusho is thwarting Rosenberg's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kusho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosenberg is just riding it out for now. Kusho eventually gives up the hold. Kusho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Kusho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosenberg keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kusho seems to be working for a kimura but Rosenberg defends the submission attempt. Kusho looks gassed! Kusho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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. Rosenberg kicks off Kusho and gets to his feet. Rosenberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rosenberg with a nice cross. Rosenberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Kusho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nice uppercut lands for Kusho. That snapped Rosenberg's head back.
Kusho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rosenberg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rosenberg. Rosenberg is looking to stand up but Kusho won't let him. Rosenberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Kusho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kusho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Rosenberg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Rosenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Rosenberg won't allow Kusho to sweep him here. Kusho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Rosenberg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Rosenberg stopping the sweep attempt from Kusho.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Rosenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Rosenberg pushes Kusho up against the cage in a clinch. Kusho prevents the takedown attempt.
Rosenberg stops a takedown attempt from Kusho.
Rosenberg stops a takedown attempt from Kusho.
A short body shot lands from Rosenberg as the two fighters clinch.
Kusho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rosenberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sol Rosenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Kusho. Rosenberg fails in his attempt to clinch. Rosenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kusho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A punch lands to the side of Rosenberg 's head but he takes it in his stride. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Kusho will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kusho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rosenberg sprawls well initially but Kusho persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Rosenberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Kusho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rosenberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kusho on the ground. Kusho moves nicely into side control. Kusho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rosenberg has escaped the position, nice work there. Kusho tries for a kimura but Rosenberg is defending well. Kusho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rosenberg, who protects the arm well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. 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! Kusho swings around for an armbar but Rosenberg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kusho's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kusho had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rosenberg is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kusho Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rosenberg's back instead. Kusho is looking for the choke from the back position but Rosenberg is controlling his hands well. Kusho scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rosenberg is looking for a way out. Rosenberg preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kusho. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kusho is working the ground and pound. Can Rosenberg escape? Even with his hooks in, Kusho manages to miss with strikes from the back. Kusho has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rosenberg has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rosenberg preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kusho.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rosenberg looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kusho.
Kusho is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rosenberg is defending well though. Kusho let's go of the attempt for now. Rosenberg is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kusho gets his way!
Rosenberg is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kusho working for a choke but Rosenberg is defending well. Kusho working for a choke but Rosenberg is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kusho looking for the choke but no joy. Kusho is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Rosenberg is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Kusho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hopsan Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Disturbed - down with the sickness as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hopsan Barley! 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, Vladimir Miller! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barley clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage. Miller can't get the takedown.
Miller is working for takedown but Barley is calmly controlling the position for now. Barley misses with an elbow over the top. Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hopsan Barley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Miller. Barley is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Barley tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Barley shoots in and bounces Miller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Barley chips away with some ground and pound. Barley stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control. Miller is looking for a sweep. Barley has hold of Miller's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Miller tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Barley cranks the arm and Miller screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Miller, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hopsan Barley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Galushko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Dzolic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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, Igor Galushko! 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, Romano Dzolic! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dzolic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Galushko misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A combination from Galushko does no damage. The fight stays on the outside here - Dzolic looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Galushko!
Dzolic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Galushko misses the shot to the body. Dzolic looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Dzolic is working Galushko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Dzolic stands up and waves to Galushko to follow him. Dzolic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Dzolic wants to control but Galushko is keeping him busy. Dzolic looks up at the clock and then as Galushko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dzolic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Galushko manages to get back to half guard. Dzolic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Galushko tries to roll over but Dzolic keeps him under control. Dzolic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dzolic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Dzolic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Galushko is breathing heavily. Galushko wants to improve his position but Dzolic is controlling well.
Dzolic is stalling here. Galushko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dzolic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Galushko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Dzolic tries to get back to half guard but can't. Dzolic regains half guard. Galushko is thwarting Dzolic's attempts to control the position. Dzolic regains full guard. Nicely done. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dzolic is trying to hold Galushko in close to prevent damage but Galushko has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dzolic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dzolic trying to keep a closed guard but Galushko is proving a slippery customer.
Dzolic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Galushko's guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Dzolic controlling from the top position. Galushko keeping moving, preventing Dzolic from controlling successfully. Dzolic looking to pass the guard. Galushko trying to strike off his back.
Galushko wants to hit a switch here but Dzolic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Galushko there! Dzolic landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Galushko is looking to improve his position but Dzolic isn't that keen on the idea. Dzolic wants to control the pace but Galushko is squirming around nicely. Galushko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Galushko regains half guard. Galushko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Galushko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dzolic! Galushko working Dzolic over with strikes here. The referee warns Dzolic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Galushko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dzolic is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Galushko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dzolic?
Dzolic is still in real trouble! Can Galushko finish him? Galushko raining down shots from the mount! Dzolic taking shots to the head. Galushko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Galushko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Galushko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dzolic looks a forlorn figure.
Galushko lands a nice shot to the head. Galushko cracks Dzolic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Galushko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Galushko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Galushko lands a big shot there that rocks Dzolic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Romano Dzolic has been cut. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Galushko lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Romano Dzolic's cut even more. Galushko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Romano Dzolic's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Dzolic is looking to get to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Galushko dominated that round. The cut man is working on Romano Dzolic's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galushko throws a shot from downtown. Dzolic moves away and avoids it. Dzolic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galushko.
Dzolic dodges the punch combination from Galushko.
Galushko misses with a looping left. Galushko misses with a looping right. Galushko pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Galushko throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dzolic to counter with a crisp jab. Galushko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzolic.
A big left from Galushko misses. Galushko throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Galushko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dzolic moves away. Galushko tries to bum rush Dzolic with a series of wild strikes but Dzolic uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Galushko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galushko misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Dzolic. Galushko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dzolic moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Galushko waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dzolic. Galushko tries to clinch there but Dzolic circles away.
Galushko throws a hook but Dzolic blocks it. Dzolic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galushko throws out the jab. Dzolic defending well as Galushko loads up on a big left hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A jab from Galushko misses. A big left from Galushko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Galushko throws a series of punches but Dzolic avoids them all with ease. The fighters circling - Galushko throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dzolic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galushko. Nice defenses there by Dzolic. Igor Galushko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Galushko misses with a wild combination.
Galushko looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzolic is just out of range. Galushko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dzolic manages to avoid it. Galushko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Galushko throws a series of punches but Dzolic moves out of range. Romano Dzolic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Galushko misses with a double jab.
Galushko throws an overhand right that lands on Dzolic's shoulder, as Dzolic tries to avoid the shot. Galushko misses with a wild body shot. Galushko misses the shot to the body. Galushko misses with a straight left. Dzolic blocks a jab. Dzolic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galushko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dzolic sees it coming and avoids it easily. Galushko missing with a left hand there. Dzolic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Galushko throws a hook to the side of Dzolic's head but Dzolic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Galushko takes a swing at Dzolic's ribcage but misses. Galushko throws a hook but Dzolic avoids it easily. Galushko throws a lazy right hand but Dzolic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Galushko throws out a loose jab but Dzolic uses good head movement to avoid it. Dzolic avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dzolic seems to have recovered his senses.
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. Dzolic shoots in but no luck this time. Dzolic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Galushko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dzolic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Dzolic working the ground and pound. Dzolic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Dzolic in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Galushko looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dzolic turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romano Dzolic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Molotov! 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, Aleksandr Fedorov! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Molotov has Fedorov up against the cage in a clinch.
Fedorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fedorov sends Molotov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fedorov is motioning to the referee to let Molotov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Molotov is rocked! Crack! Fedorov connects with the perfect overhand right and Molotov falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Fedorov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandr Fedorov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Walnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ricky haper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ricky haper will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Walnuts! 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, ricky haper! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! haper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walnuts looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! haper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walnuts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
haper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Walnuts shoots in for a takedown but haper shows good takedown defense. haper tries to close the distance and clinch but Walnuts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. haper tries to clinch but Walnuts moves out of range. Willy Walnuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight stays on the outside here - haper looks like he's thinking about clinching though. haper tries to clinch there but Walnuts circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Walnuts wants to clinch and haper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by haper. haper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walnuts tries to pull guard but haper won't allow it.
haper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walnuts.
haper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
haper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walnuts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round. haper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walnuts.
Walnuts wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Walnuts. That's going to take a lot out of him. haper lands an elbow inside. Walnuts managing to block the knees to the body from haper.
haper lands an elbow inside. haper misses with a knee to the head. Walnuts has had enough of the clinch but haper keeps him there for the moment. Knees in the clinch landing for haper.
haper missing with knees to the body.
haper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
haper misses with a knee to the head. haper trying to land knees to the body.
haper missing with knees to the body.
haper lands a nice knee to the body. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walnuts. Walnuts jumps guard and drags haper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Walnuts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. haper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. haper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Walnuts working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walnuts wants to stand but haper is controlling the position. haper won't allow Walnuts to sweep him here. Walnuts trying to keep a closed guard but haper is proving a slippery customer.
Walnuts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walnuts is pulling down on haper's head to control his posture. haper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walnuts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Walnuts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Nice sprawl there from haper as Walnuts shoots in. haper stuffs the takedown. haper closes the distance but Walnuts moves to the side and Walnuts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Walnuts goes for a takedown attempt but haper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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. haper stuffs the takedown. haper is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A head kick by Walnuts misses and haper moves into the clinch. haper misses with a knee to the head. Walnuts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. haper tries to land a knee to the head but Walnuts blocks with his arms.
haper trying to land knees to the body.
Walnuts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt haper or not. Walnuts pressing his opponent against the cage. haper tries to land knees in the clinch but Walnuts avoids the damage to the body. haper scores with a knee to the head.
Walnuts goes for a takedown attempt but haper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
haper fails in his attempt to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ricky haper dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
haper is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Walnuts keeps the fight on the outside. haper wants to clinch up but Walnuts keeps it at a distance. haper wants to clinch. haper moves in looking to clinch but Walnuts pushes him off. haper wants to clinch up but Walnuts keeps it at a distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Walnuts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and haper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by haper. haper trying to land knees to the body.
haper tries to land knees in the clinch but Walnuts avoids the damage to the body. Walnuts looking to throw knees to the head but haper is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Walnuts avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
Walnuts avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
haper trying to land knees to the body.
haper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walnuts avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
haper lands a knee to the head.
haper tries a knee to the head but Walnuts blocks it.
Walnuts avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
Walnuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walnuts can't break the clinch.
Walnuts slows down the pace here.
haper crunches a lovely knee into Walnuts's ribcage. Knees to the body from haper.
haper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
haper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Walnuts.
Walnuts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - haper looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Walnuts misses with a takedown attempt and haper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Walnuts drops down looking for an ankle pick but haper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walnuts swats away the attempt to clinch by haper.
That's two minutes gone in the round. haper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Walnuts. That's going to take a lot out of him. haper fails in his attempt to clinch. Walnuts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walnuts throws a leg kick which misses haper's front leg but catches the back leg as haper tries to avoid it. Walnuts throws a lazy head kick and haper counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Walnuts crunches a lovely knee into haper's ribcage. Walnuts has haper pressed against the cage.
haper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walnuts.
haper is pressed up against the cage. Walnuts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag haper down to the mat. haper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. haper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walnuts paws at him with a jab and circles away. haper tries to clinch up and Walnuts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walnuts is trying to break free. haper trying to land knees to the body.
haper trying to land knees to the body.
haper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walnuts blocks it with crossed arms. haper tries for a takedown but Walnuts manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, haper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walnuts's brow. haper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walnuts.
haper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
haper missing with knees to the body.
Walnuts throws a knee to the head but misses.
haper missing with knees to the body.
haper missing with knees to the body.
Walnuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walnuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walnuts tries for a takedown but haper manages to get underhooks.
haper trying to land knees to the body.
Walnuts is working for takedown but haper is calmly controlling the position for now. Nice body punch from Walnuts - that landed with a thud.
haper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walnuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walnuts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. haper smiles and moves away.
Walnuts looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice combination there by Walnuts.
haper tries to clinch and Walnuts counters into the clinch. Nicely done. haper misses with a knee to the head. Walnuts manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Walnuts with that takedown attempt. haper tries to clinch and Walnuts counters with a flying knee. Nice. haper tries to clinch up and Walnuts moves into the clinch. haper trying to land knees to the body.
Walnuts breaks from the clinch.
Walnuts swats away the attempt to clinch by haper. haper wants to clinch and Walnuts moves into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but ricky haper will probably get the nod - 10:9. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
haper tries to clinch but fails miserably and Walnuts counters by clinching up. haper misses with an elbow strike.
haper missing with knees to the body.
haper trying to land knees to the body.
haper landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, haper throws an elbow but misses. haper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walnuts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. haper lands a knee to the head.
haper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
haper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walnuts.
haper trying to land knees to the body.
Walnuts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. haper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Walnuts fails to pull guard.
haper lands a knee to the body.
haper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walnuts.
ricky haper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Walnuts avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Walnuts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. haper tries to clinch but Walnuts moves away and Walnuts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Walnuts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Walnuts breaks from the clinch.
Walnuts clinches up against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Walnuts with a knee to the head.
haper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walnuts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for haper.
That's one minute gone in the round. A knee to the head by Walnuts.
haper crunches a lovely knee into Walnuts's ribcage. Walnuts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walnuts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has haper pinned against the cage. haper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Walnuts. That's going to take a lot out of him. haper tries to clinch but Walnuts moves away and Walnuts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walnuts. Walnuts managing to block the knees to the body from haper.
Walnuts avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
haper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
haper missing with knees to the body.
Walnuts jumps guard.
Walnuts trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Walnuts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
haper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walnuts is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walnuts pulls haper in close to prevent any damage. Walnuts looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Walnuts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
haper preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. haper fails in his attempt to clinch. haper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walnuts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Walnuts fails with a takedown attempt from distance. haper clinches but Walnuts breaks the clinch and Walnuts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walnuts. Walnuts wants to break the clinch but can't.
haper misses with a knee strike.
haper looking to throw knees to the head but Walnuts is blocking nicely.
haper misses with a knee to the head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Walnuts avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
Walnuts avoiding damage as haper throws knees to the body.
haper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
haper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walnuts managing to block the knees to the body from haper.
haper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
haper connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. haper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walnuts has haper pushed against the cage. haper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
haper scores a nice knee to the body.
Walnuts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
haper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walnuts controlling the action here for a moment.
Walnuts landing knees to the head.
It looks like ricky haper has been cut. Walnuts managing to block the knees to the body from haper.
Walnuts connects with a nasty looking knee right to haper's face.
haper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walnuts gets the underhooks and prevents it.
haper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Willy Walnuts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Walnuts jumps guard but haper stands there with Walnuts around his waist. Walnuts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walnuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. haper stops a takedown attempt from Walnuts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Walnuts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. haper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Walnuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walnuts jumps into guard, dragging haper to the mat.
Walnuts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to ricky haper. I've got haper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ricky haper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faria Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tilthammer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Faria Lima enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Faria Lima! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tilthammer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tilthammer as he avoids it easily. Tilthammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Tilthammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Lima looks gassed! This has been an exciting period of action! Tilthammer drops Lima with a big left hand! Lima is injured, injured bad! Tilthammer jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Tilthammer!
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