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Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and snake pliskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that snake pliskin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Overeem!
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, snake pliskin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
pliskin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Overeem is looking to escape.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Overeem pushes pliskin off but pliskin dives into side control.
pliskin controlling the position from side mount.
Overeem tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
pliskin controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pliskin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Overeem tries to buck pliskin off but pliskin takes his back!
Overeem trying to get back to his feet but pliskin is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - pliskin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Overeem is trying to stand back up.
pliskin tries to get the hooks in deep but Overeem pushed the leg off.
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.
Overeem is trying to stand back up.
Overeem looking very determined here, making life difficult for pliskin.
Overeem is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
pliskin struggling to keep hold of the position.
pliskin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Overeem kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Overeem is trying to get back to his feet but pliskin has full control of the position and if anything, Overeem has just worked his way into a worse spot.
pliskin controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, snake pliskin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Overeem throws a shot from downtown. pliskin moves away and avoids it.
Overeem looks to land a combination but pliskin avoids it well.
pliskin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
pliskin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but pliskin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
pliskin dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Ricardo Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overeem gets caught flat footed, as pliskin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
pliskin wants to control from the top but Overeem keeps moving.
Overeem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pliskin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Overeem keeping moving, preventing pliskin from controlling successfully.
Overeem wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and pliskin manages to pass to side control.
Well, if pliskin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
pliskin prevents Overeem from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
snake pliskin dominated that round.
That's time! Overeem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overeem.
pliskin circles away from the clinch attempt.
pliskin shoots in for a takedown but Overeem shows good takedown defense.
Ricardo Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but pliskin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem lands a left hand that snaps the head of pliskin backwards.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem tries to clinch up but pliskin circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem swinging wilding here.
pliskin throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
pliskin keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem misses with a telegraphed body shot
and pliskin moves into the clinch.
Overeem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from pliskin.
Overeem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overeem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Overeem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from pliskin.
Ricardo Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of snake pliskin.
Overeem can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pliskin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Overeem smiles and moves away.
Overeem closes the distance but pliskin moves to the side
and pliskin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
pliskin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Overeem!
pliskin controlling from mount.
Overeem is squirming around, avoiding pliskin's attempts to control the action.
Overeem's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
pliskin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Overeem wants to clinch but pliskin slips to the side
and pliskin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but pliskin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem misses with a double jab
and pliskin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Overeem.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
pliskin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Overeem. No joy for pliskin on that attempt.
Overeem looks to land a combination but pliskin avoids it well.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but pliskin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overeem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
pliskin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Overeem is fending him off so far but pliskin persists. Nope, Overeem circles away and we're back to standing.
pliskin forces Overeem back against the cage and clinches.
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!
pliskin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Overeem just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is pressed up against the cage. pliskin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Overeem down to the mat. Overeem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
pliskin avoids a punch combination nicely.
pliskin looks for a takedown but Overeem sprawls well.
pliskin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Overeem swivels and escapes.
Overeem throws a right hand that pliskin ducks under and follows up with a left that pliskin also avoids with ease.
pliskin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Overeem's waist but pliskin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing pliskin off to one side.
pliskin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overeem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by pliskin.
Overeem misses with a combination
and pliskin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
pliskin circles away from the clinch attempt
and pliskin counters with a low kick, right behind Overeem 's knee.
Overeem misses with a double jab
and pliskin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but pliskin won't allow it.
pliskin tries to stall but Overeem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
pliskin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but pliskin has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem tries to break the clinch but pliskin is controlling the position.
Overeem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Overeem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but pliskin has him pressed against the cage.
pliskin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Overeem pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by pliskin!
Overeem looks to land a combination but pliskin avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem throws a lazy body kick
and pliskin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Overeem won't be happy with that.
Overeem is not content to let pliskin control the position.
Overeem wants to get back to his feet but pliskin drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
pliskin is working to tighten is grip on Overeem's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Overeem has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but pliskin is really squeezing tight and eventually Overeem passes out! pliskin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). snake pliskin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thai Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thai Boxer!
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, Alex Karkov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karkov lands a left and a right that sends Boxer crashing to the canvas! Karkov dives into mount looking to finish!
Boxer is rocked!
Karkov working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Boxer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Thai Boxer has been cut.
Karkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boxer is looking to escape.
Boxer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karkov.
Boxer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karkov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Karkov throwing strikes here but Boxer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Karkov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boxer is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkov punching from mount but Boxer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boxer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Karkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boxer is looking to escape.
Boxer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karkov.
Boxer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karkov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boxer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karkov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boxer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Karkov.
Karkov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Karkov wants to control the pace but Boxer is squirming around nicely.
Boxer seems to have got his legs back now.
Boxer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Karkov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karkov tries to get out of the position.
Boxer 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkov cracks Boxer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boxer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Boxer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boxer wants to get back to his feet.
Karkov working Boxer over with strikes here.
Karkov cracks Boxer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karkov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boxer is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Karkov.
Karkov quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Karkov but it's paid off an Boxer is forced to tap! Nice work by Karkov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Karkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patty Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson comes to the cage accompanied by The Faint - Hospital. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patty Patterson!
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, Brock Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchell but Mitchell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchell circles away.
Patterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchell circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patty Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell scores a takedown into full mount!
Mitchell 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.
Patterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mitchell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Patterson is looking to get to half guard.
Patterson is working hard here to advance position.
Patterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Patterson is looking to improve his position but Mitchell isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson regains half guard.
Mitchell wants to stand up but Patterson is controlling the position.
Patterson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson trying to control the position.
Mitchell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Patterson, up you get!
Mitchell looks gassed!
Patterson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to control but Mitchell postures up.
Patterson gets back to full guard.
Patterson looking for a guillotine here but Mitchell defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Patterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patterson has a closed guard, preventing Mitchell from standing up.
Mitchell wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Patterson's closed guard. He's half up but Patterson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Patterson pivots and extends the arm, Mitchell falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Patterson! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patty Patterson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Hardcore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Hardcore struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Dan Ruska!
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, Henry Hardcore!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ruska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruska stuffs the takedown.
Hardcore looks gassed!
Ruska closes the distance and clinches.
Ruska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Ruska both land. Nice combination.
Hardcore has a takedown stuffed.
Dan Ruska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Hardcore.
Ruska takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruska gets through Hardcore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ruska.
Ruska breaks from the clinch.
Ruska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruska stands up and beckons Hardcore to his feet.
Ruska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardcore, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska tries to break the clinch but Hardcore is controlling the position.
Hardcore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruska smiles and moves away.
Hardcore with a poor takedown
and Ruska moves into the clinch.
Ruska lands a shot to the body.
Ruska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardcore slips a straight right by Ruska.
Ruska darts in and clinches Hardcore up against the cage.
Ruska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruska crunches a lovely knee into Hardcore's ribcage.
Hardcore wants a takedown.
Hardcore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruska smiles and moves away.
Ruska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardcore, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruska stalling.
Hardcore prevents Ruska from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruska.
Hardcore gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hardcore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ruska is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardcore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardcore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruska is on top in guard.
Ruska has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardcore is proving hard to escape from.
Ruska postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardcore looking for a guillotine here but Ruska defends easily.
Hardcore throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ruska escapes and throws Hardcore's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska working the head with strikes.
Hardcore manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ruska's best efforts.
Hardcore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardcore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruska lands strikes from half guard.
Ruska prevents Hardcore from improving his position.
Ruska wants to free his trapped foot but Hardcore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Ruska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruska throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ruska throws out a powerful jab.
Ruska misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardcore misses with a takedown
and Ruska counters with a series of strikes. Hardcore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hardcore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hardcore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruska tries to reverse the position but Hardcore maintains control.
Hardcore is landing with some decent strikes but Ruska is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Dan Ruska has been cut.
Hardcore goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ruska is on top in guard.
Hardcore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruska pushing down on Hardcore's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardcore is not content to let Ruska control the position.
Ruska lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ruska's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruska scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ruska scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ruska lands a nice short elbow.
Hardcore has a hand on Ruska's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ruska takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ruska punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ruska punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Ruska connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ruska cracks Hardcore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Ruska.
Hardcore can't escape the position.
Ruska looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hardcore working to try and regain half guard.
Dan Ruska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska tries to control but Hardcore wriggling away.
Ruska has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardcore's face.
Hardcore is working to get back to half guard.
Hardcore is in a horrible position here. Ruska smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardcore bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hardcore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardcore drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ruska dives on top into guard.
Hardcore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruska stands and throws Hardcore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore sneaks back into half guard.
Ruska lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ruska prevents Hardcore from improving his position.
Ruska thows a huge punch but Hardcore dodges it nicely.
Hardcore works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruska is posturing up here but Hardcore has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ruska tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ruska has to tap! Slick submission there by Hardcore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Hardcore!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zygote Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen I'm the Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Zygote Fedor!
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, Chris Torres!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres fails with the takedown.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fedor swivels and escapes.
Torres fails with the takedown.
Zygote Fedor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Torres.
Torres gets caught flat footed, as Fedor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fedor tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Fedor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fedor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fedor connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fedor controlling from the top position.
Fedor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres looks gassed!
Torres pushes Fedor off but Fedor dives into side control.
Fedor taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fedor works to advance to full mount. Torres defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Fedor.
Fedor controlling from the full mount.
Fedor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zygote Fedor dominated that round.
That's time! Fedor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fedor gets a clinch.
Fedor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedor fails to pull guard.
Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fedor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fedor wants to break free but Torres has control.
Fedor tries to pull guard but Torres won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zygote Fedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedor goes for a takedown attempt but Torres pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fedor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fedor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fedor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Torres looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Torres looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Torres!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor wants to control but Torres postures up.
Fedor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura here.
That's two 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.
Fedor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Torres is thwarting Fedor's attempts to control the position.
Fedor is pressing down on Torres's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fedor is keeping the position for now.
Fedor working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fedor working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zygote Fedor dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fedor counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fedor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fedor tries for a takedown but Torres manages to get underhooks.
Fedor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fedor passes to side control.
Fedor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Torres is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fedor trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Torres is trying to escape and Fedor transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Torres is forced to tap! Nice work there by Fedor! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zygote Fedor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimre Crevcentzskie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Olyanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olyanek has chosen oy, to ne vecher as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Vladimre Crevcentzskie!
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, Sergei Olyanek!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crevcentzskie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Olyanek!
Crevcentzskie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Crevcentzskie prevents Olyanek from getting the reversal.
Olyanek wants to control but Crevcentzskie is having none of it.
Olyanek tries to reverse the position but Crevcentzskie maintains control.
Olyanek takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Sergei Olyanek has been cut.
Olyanek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crevcentzskie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Olyanek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olyanek gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyanek wants to control but Crevcentzskie passes into side.
Crevcentzskie lands an elbow.
Crevcentzskie working the ground and pound.
The has opened up Sergei Olyanek's cut even more.
Olyanek manages to get back to half guard.
Olyanek is trying to get back to full guard.
Crevcentzskie slips a nice elbow through Olyanek's hands, connecting with Olyanek's forehead.
Olyanek is pressing down on Crevcentzskie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Olyanek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crevcentzskie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crevcentzskie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crevcentzskie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Danga de danga de dang - Olyanek scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olyanek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olyanek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crevcentzskie is not content to let Olyanek control the position.
Olyanek is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olyanek stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Olyanek shoots in for a takedown but Crevcentzskie shows good takedown defense.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Olyanek.
Crevcentzskie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Olyanek off and has taken his back!
Olyanek controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Olyanek tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Olyanek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crevcentzskie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The cut above Sergei Olyanek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Olyanek sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Olyanek is trying to stand.
Crevcentzskie passes to full mount!
Olyanek is looking to improve his position but Crevcentzskie isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olyanek tries to hold on but Crevcentzskie postures up.
Crevcentzskie loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Olyanek scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Crevcentzskie land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Crevcentzskie stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimre Crevcentzskie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hallquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Murmaider. Kellman has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Daniel Kellman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Jon Hallquist!
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, Daniel Kellman!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallquist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kellman looks gassed!
Hallquist closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hallquist lands in his opponent's guard.
Hallquist seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hallquist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hallquist prevents Kellman from getting back to his feet.
Hallquist with a nice head shot there.
Hallquist 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallquist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallquist advances position into side control!
Hallquist staying calm.
Hallquist has an Americana. Kellman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hallquist is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hallquist hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jon Hallquist!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Grunthson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the cage accompanied by Cleveland Rocks. Shane Tanner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
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, Sven Grunthson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Grunthson's shoulder, as Grunthson tries to avoid the shot.
Tanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grunthson.
Tanner instigates a clinch.
Tanner manages to pull guard.
Tanner tries to strike from the bottom.
Grunthson is looking to stand up but Tanner won't let him.
Tanner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tanner trying to control the position.
Tanner looking for a guillotine here but Grunthson defends easily.
Grunthson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tanner tries to clinch up but Grunthson circles away and keeps his distance.
Grunthson throws a leg kick which misses Tanner's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanner tries to avoid it.
Grunthson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grunthson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grunthson?
Grunthson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Grunthson tries to buck Tanner off but he can't manage it.
Tanner throws some wild stikes that Grunthson manages to avoid easily.
Grunthson is trying to stand.
Tanner unloads with some shots from mount but Grunthson bucks and avoids them well.
Tanner is landing with some decent strikes but Grunthson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tanner unloads with some shots from mount but Grunthson bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tanner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grunthson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Grunthson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grunthson as he avoids it easily.
Grunthson thuds a left hand into Tanner's body.
Grunthson tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grunthson is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner has hold of one of Grunthson's legs. Grunthson is fighting the takedown attempt but Tanner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Grunthson wants to stand and escape but Tanner is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner looking to pass the guard.
Tanner prevents Grunthson from getting back to his feet.
Tanner trying to control but Grunthson is working from the bottom.
Tanner distracts Grunthson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grunthson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grunthson keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tanner stands and steps away. Grunthson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner misses with the combination.
Tanner tries to clinch but Grunthson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Tanner scores with a four punch combination!
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Grunthson as Tanner shoots in.
Tanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grunthson.
Tanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grunthson.
Grunthson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tanner.
Tanner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grunthson prevents Tanner from improving position.
Tanner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grunthson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tanner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tanner is looking to take a break and control but Grunthson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tanner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grunthson wants to get back to his feet but Tanner drags him back down.
Tanner advances nicely into full mount.
Tanner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grunthson looks a forlorn figure.
Grunthson tries to buck Tanner off but he can't manage it.
Grunthson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tanner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grunthson's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner wants to control the pace but Grunthson is squirming around nicely.
Tanner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grunthson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tanner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tanner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grunthson misses with a double jab.
Tanner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tanner throws a hook but Grunthson blocks it.
Grunthson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grunthson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grunthson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grunthson lands a nice looking body kick.
Tanner misses with a few strikes there.
Tanner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Grunthson is avoiding it.
Shane Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunthson rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grunthson has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Tanner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grunthson has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grunthson tries to stall but Tanner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tanner tries to break the clinch but Grunthson is controlling the position.
Grunthson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner gets through Grunthson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tanner has had enough of the clinch but Grunthson keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner lands a right hand.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grunthson avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner keeps control of Grunthson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunthson trying to stall but Tanner improves his position.
Grunthson stops a takedown attempt from Tanner.
Grunthson has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Grunthson breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Grunthson misses.
Tanner looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grunthson's waist but Tanner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanner off to one side.
Grunthson scores with a jab to the body.
Grunthson throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Grunthson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grunthson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grunthson has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Grunthson misses with a knee strike.
Grunthson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Grunthson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunthson can't break the clinch.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunthson is keeping busy.
Grunthson manages to break the clinch.
Tanner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grunthson.
Shane Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Grunthson misses.
Tanner shoots in but Grunthson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tanner clinches but Grunthson breaks the clinch
and Grunthson counters with a nice body shot.
Grunthson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grunthson can pounce on him.
Grunthson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sven Grunthson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Tanner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tanner looking to secure an arm triangle but Grunthson defends it well.
Tanner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunthson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tanner tries to control but Grunthson wriggling away.
Grunthson really wants to buck Tanner off and get back to his feet.
Shane Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grunthson?
It looks like Sven Grunthson has been cut.
Tanner lands a big elbow.
Grunthson taking shots to the head.
Grunthson is rocked!
Tanner lands a nice shot to the head.
Grunthson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanner finish him?
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!
Grunthson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tanner raining down shots from the mount!
Grunthson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tanner landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working the ground and pound effectively.
Grunthson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tanner 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.
Grunthson tries to buck Tanner off but he can't manage it.
Grunthson is in a horrible position here. Tanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Grunthson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Grunthson is in a horrible position here. Tanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tanner trying to control but Grunthson is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner unloading with bombs!
Tanner looking to finish Grunthson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grunthson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tanner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sven Grunthson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tanner drives through and clinches with Grunthson against the cage.
Grunthson letting Tanner take a breather here.
Grunthson prevents the takedown attempt.
Grunthson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.
Tanner lands with a short shot to the head.
Tanner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grunthson can't break the clinch.
Tanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tanner can't break the clinch.
Tanner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grunthson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grunthson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanner tries to score a body lock takedown but Grunthson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grunthson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Grunthson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grunthson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Grunthson has Tanner pressed against the cage.
Grunthson is pressed up against the cage. Tanner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grunthson down to the mat. Grunthson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grunthson throws a series of punches but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Grunthson as Tanner shoots in.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner scores with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown but Grunthson shows good takedown defense.
Grunthson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grunthson throws a series of strikes that have Tanner backpedaling.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Tanner or perhaps it was just good defense by Grunthson which made him look bad.
Grunthson swinging wilding here.
Tanner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tanner passes to side control.
Grunthson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tanner asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tanner trying to control the action but Grunthson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunthson sneaks out the side door and pushes Tanner away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tanner throws a hook to the side of Grunthson's head but Grunthson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanner darts in and clinches Grunthson up against the cage.
Grunthson is stalling here.
Tanner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grunthson is trying to break free.
Tanner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grunthson backwards.
Tanner is working for takedown but Grunthson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grunthson wants to stall.
Grunthson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grunthson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grunthson wants to break free but Tanner has control.
Tanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tanner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grunthson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grunthson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunthson prevents Tanner from breaking the clinch.
Tanner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grunthson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grunthson smiles and moves away.
Tanner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanner looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunthson is just out of range.
Tanner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grunthson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Grunthson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Grunthson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grunthson misses with a few strikes there.
Grunthson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grunthson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tanner rather than just go for the knockout.
Grunthson tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grunthson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunthson looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Tanner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tanner tries to clinch but Grunthson is having none of it.
Grunthson lands with a nice body kick.
Tanner tries to clinch
and Grunthson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunthson fakes the leg kick and cracks Tanner in the body.
Tanner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Grunthson misses.
Grunthson throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Grunthson.
Sven Grunthson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grunthson breaks from the clinch.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt - Grunthson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tanner fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanner fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grunthson counters with an inside leg kick.
Grunthson cracks the inside of Tanner's front leg.
Tanner clinches but Grunthson breaks the clinch
and Grunthson counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grunthson sprawls well initially but Tanner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grunthson!
Grunthson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Tanner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Tanner!
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