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CHOWPRAYER205 Title Fight 3 D2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casper Duelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pastor Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duelly comes to the cage accompanied by Its A Fight . 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 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, Casper Duelly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pastor Dave! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dave.
Duelly throws a leg kick which misses Dave's front leg but catches the back leg as Dave tries to avoid it. Dave throws a nice looking combination but Duelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dave fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dave swinging wilding here.
Duelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Duelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duelly. Duelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dave.
Duelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Dave takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Dave tries to bum rush Duelly with a series of wild strikes but Duelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Duelly misses with the combination.
Pastor Dave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dave takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dave looks gassed! Duelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Dave is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duelly.
 Dave is rocked! Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Duelly! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Casper Duelly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
2 - 2 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Lennox! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ruska tests Lennox's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ruska misses with the combination.
Lennox scores a takedown into full mount! Ruska can't escape the position.
Ruska regains half guard. Ruska wants to get back to his feet.
Ruska wants to stand back up but Lennox manages to pass into side control.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ruska is pushing Lennox's head away, looking to escape. Lennox manages to hold on to the position though. Ruska regains half guard. Ruska tries to roll over but Lennox keeps him under control. Ruska looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ruska is staying active underneath Lennox, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Ruska is trying to stand up here but Lennox is controlling him well. Ruska flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
 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. Ruska is trying to get back to full guard.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Lennox looks for a takedown but Ruska sprawls well. Lennox staying out of range there. Lennox shoots for a takedown but Ruska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Ruska throws a body punch but Lennox moves out of range. Lennox dodges the punch combination from Ruska.
Lennox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruska as he jumps to the side. Dan Ruska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Lennox. Lennox fails to land the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ruska thows a body shot but no joy. Lennox shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruska tries to sprawl out of it but Lennox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruska manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Ruska lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lennox looks gassed! Ruska with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruska moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Ruska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Ruska does no damage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ruska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lennox manages to avoid it. Ruska throws a series of punches but Lennox moves out of range. Ruska tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruska clinches up against the cage. Ruska keeps control of Lennox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ruska works on Lennox's body with a couple of short punches. A right hook to the body lands for Ruska.
Ruska manages to break the clinch.
Ruska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruska lands with a nice body punch. Ruska scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lennox moves out of range and avoids them all easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lennox has a takedown stuffed. Ruska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A combination from Ruska does no damage. Ruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruska forces Lennox back against the cage and clinches. Ruska lands on the inside with an uppercut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruska.
Ruska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruska misses with a double jab.
Ruska instigates a clinch. Lennox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruska pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lennox is breathing heavily. Ruska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lennox.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lennox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruska as he jumps to the side. Dan Ruska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Lennox. Ruska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Ruska with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruska lands a right hook to the body.
Lennox slips a jab from Ruska. Lennox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. No luck for Lennox with that takedown attempt. Lennox shoots for a takedown but Ruska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Lennox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruska but Ruska pushes him off and we're back to square one. Lennox circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Ruska does no damage. Ruska misses with a low kick. Ruska misses with a wild combination.
Ruska scores with a jab. Ruska swinging wilding here.
No luck for Lennox with that takedown attempt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lennox shoots in for a takedown but Ruska shows good takedown defense. Lennox slips under a jab from Ruska. Ruska cracks a nice hook into Lennox's ribs. Dan Ruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch combination from Ruska misses. No joy there for Ruska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Lennox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruska smiles and moves away.
Ruska stuffs the takedown attempt from Lennox. Lennox gets slowly back to his feet. Ruska throws a shot to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ruska misses the jab. A slapping leg kick lands for Ruska.
Ruska scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Ruska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dan Ruska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lennox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ruska darts in and clinches Lennox up against the cage. Ruska lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lennox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruska swivels and escapes.
Ruska rushes Lennox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Ruska gets through Lennox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ruska goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lennox goes for a takedown attempt but Ruska pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Ruska.
Lennox shoots in but no luck this time. Ruska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lennox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruska circles away. Ruska misses with a looping right. Lennox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruska swivels and escapes. Dan Ruska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Lennox. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lennox tries for a takedown but Ruska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Lennox fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Ruska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lennox. Ruska connects with the punch. Ruska lands a right hook to the body.
Lennox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lennox misses with a takedown attempt - Ruska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Lennox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruska looks to land a left hand but Lennox moved out of range nicely. Ruska lands a jab to the nose. Dan Ruska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ruska scores with a jab. Lennox acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Ruska throws a series of punches but Lennox avoids them all with ease. Ruska lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruska clinches up against the cage. Ruska's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Lennox tries to pull guard but Ruska won't allow it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lennox is trying to break free.
Ruska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lennox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruska lands a slapping body shot.
Ruska has closed the distance and engaged Lennox in a clinch.
Lennox wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruska manages to break the clinch.
Ruska rushes Lennox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Ruska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruska breaks from the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lennox avoids the body shot from Ruska.
Ruska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lennox. Ruska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Ruska.
Ruska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lennox, pushing him back against the cage. Ruska lands a body punch in the clinch. Good body shot from Ruska.
Ruska scores with a shot to the side of Lennox's head. A right hook to the body lands for Ruska.
Lennox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lennox or not.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruska breaks from the clinch.
Lennox shoots in for a takedown but Ruska shows good takedown defense. Ruska uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lennox has time to react. Ruska scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Ruska lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruska. Ruska throws a leg kick but Lennox sees it coming and checks it nicely. Ruska lands a two punch combo.
Lennox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruska throws out the jab. Dan Ruska is winning the standup battle so far. Ruska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruska throws a right and a left that both miss. Lennox swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruska. Tommy Lennox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! No luck for Lennox with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Dan Ruska showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruska, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Ruska!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oranjinho Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pires might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Runes to My Memory - Amon Amarth. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oranjinho Pires! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slova scores with a takedown into Pires's guard. Slova trying to control but Pires is working from the bottom. Pires keeping full guard, as Slova tries to pass.
Pires working for a triangle but Slova defends it easily.
Slova decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Slova shoots in and bounces Pires off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Slova trying to control but Pires is working from the bottom.
Pires throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Slova preventing the sweep. Slova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Slova trying to control but Pires is working from the bottom. Slova with a nice head shot there. Slova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pires is keeping the position for now. Slova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Slova tries to free his leg and advance position but Pires is retaining full guard. Pires keeping moving, preventing Slova from controlling successfully.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Slova throws a head kick that misses.
Pires feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Slova wants to sweep here but Pires controlling him for the moment. Slova is controlling Pires's posture. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pires drops back, looking for a kneebar! Slova looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Slova looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Slova! Slova trying to control the position but Pires is working away. Pires being controlled for a moment. Pires is looking for a sweep. Pires is not content to let Slova control the position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Slova in side control lands a decent elbow. Slova trying to control the action but Pires is working from the bottom. Slova working the head with strikes. Slova landing a few strikes. Pires regains half guard there - taking advantage of Slova's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Pires is in trouble now - Slova has advanced to mount! Slova lands with some strikes. Slova can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pires is looking to escape. Slova fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
 Pires is rocked!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Slova sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Oh Pires is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slova with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pires seems to have got his legs back now. A nice elbow there by Slova. Pires regains half guard. Slova is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Slova with shots to the head and body - Pires looks very uncomfortable down there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Slova controlling from the full mount. Pires working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry Slova dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pires doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slova counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slova. Slova looking to pass the guard.
Pires looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Slova passes into side control.
Slova is working to tighten is grip on Pires's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pires has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Slova is really squeezing tight and eventually Pires passes out! Slova breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dimitry Slova!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Flex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buckley Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flex might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Champagne" - CAVO . Alexander Flex could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buckley Armstrong's chin.
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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, Alexander Flex! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buckley Armstrong! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flex has closed the distance and engaged Armstrong in a clinch.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Armstrong fails to pull guard.
Flex lands a knee to the head.
Flex manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Flex controlling the position. Flex wants to sweep but no luck. Armstrong looking to pass the guard.
Armstrong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Flex is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Armstrong, into his guard.
Armstrong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flex gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Flex postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Flex stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard. Flex is working hard here to advance position.
Armstrong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Armstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Flex passes Armstrong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Armstrong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. It looks like Flex is going to stand back up.
Armstrong tries to roll over but Flex keeps him under control. Flex works his foot free and advances to mount. Flex content just to control the position here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Armstrong tries to reverse the position but Flex maintains control. Flex controlling from the full mount. Armstrong is trying to escape the mount.
Armstrong tries to hold on but Flex pushes him away. Flex takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Armstrong is trying desperately to improve position. Armstrong regains half guard. Flex is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Flex trying to control the pace. Armstrong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Flex from controlling successfully.
Armstrong working for a triangle but Flex defends it easily.
Armstrong looks gassed! Flex is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Flex wants to get up but he can't break Armstrong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Armstrong is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Flex has his hands clasped together but Armstrong extends an breaks Flex's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Armstrong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buckley Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Poro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egrek Sulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egrek Sulami 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ossi Poro! 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, Egrek Sulami! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Poro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Poro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Poro cracks Sulami with a big right hand but Sulami just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Poro swings around for an armbar but Sulami sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Poro's guard. Poro 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.
Poro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sulami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sulami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Sulami won't allow Poro to sweep him here. Sulami must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Poro working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sulami has passed into half guard!
Sulami is keen to just control but Poro is a slippery customer. Poro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Poro is looking to get back to full guard here but Sulami has managed to pass to side control instead. Poro is trying to escape the mount.
Poro is working hard here to advance position. Sulami looking to control and managing it successfully. Poro is looking to get to half guard. Poro is breathing heavily.
 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. Sulami controlling from the full mount. Poro is trying to escape the mount.
Poro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sulami. What's that going to do exactly? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Poro is working to get back to half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sulami wants to control the pace but Poro is squirming around nicely. Poro is looking to improve his position but Sulami isn't that keen on the idea. Sulami takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Sulami trying to control but he's not successful this time. Poro is trying desperately to improve position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Poro dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sulami ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Poro shoots in but no luck this time. Poro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Sulami swings wildly with an uppercut but Poro uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Poro. Knees in the clinch landing for Poro.
Poro wants the takedown. Sulami is fighting it off but Poro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sulami's guard against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Poro throwing strikes from guard but Sulami blocks nicely. Poro forces his way into half guard.
Poro is looking for a kimura here.
Poro wants to pass to mount but Sulami is defending the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sulami trying to control here.
Poro is looking for a kimura here.
Sulami wants to get back to his feet.
Sulami is doing well to control the position and prevent Poro from advancing to side control.
Poro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sulami doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poro. Poro thows a huge punch but Sulami dodges it nicely.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Nice sprawl there from Sulami as Poro shoots in. Poro fails miserably with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ossi Poro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sulami keeps the fight on the outside. Sulami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sulami works Poro's body with a nice hook. Poro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sulami.
Poro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sulami as he avoids it easily. Sulami scores with a body shot.
Egrek Sulami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sulami throws a shot to the body.
Sulami blocks a head kick by Poro.
A shot to de liver by Sulami. Beautiful body shot. Sulami scores with a shot to the body.
Sulami lands a body shot.
Sulami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poro on the side of the head. Poro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Sulami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poro clinches up with Sulami and pushes him back against the cage. Poro blocks an uppercut.
Poro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sulami clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Poro is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sulami knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sulami for a finish.
Sulami defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Poro is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Sulami 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). Ossi Poro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kara Mustafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kara Mustafa looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biff Webster! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kara Mustafa! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Mustafa.
Webster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mustafa's waist but Mustafa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Webster off to one side. Mustafa getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Mustafa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Mustafa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Webster misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Mustafa does no damage. Webster needs to keep his hands up - Mustafa had a free shot at his head there. Mustafa cracks a nice hook into Webster's ribs. Mustafa throws a nice looking combination but Webster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mustafa slow jab from Webster misses its intended target. Mustafa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Mustafa misses with a two punch combination.
Webster slips a jab and a cross from Mustafa.
Mustafa looks to land a combination but Webster avoids it well. Webster doesn't manage to clinch there - Mustafa circles away.
Webster is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Webster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Webster is breathing heavily. Mustafa looks to score with a jab to the body but Webster is just out of range. Mustafa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Webster moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Mustafa misses with the combination.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mustafa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Webster really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Mustafa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Webster counters with a three punch combo that has Mustafa backing up. Mustafa nods at Webster to acknowledge the strikes. Kara Mustafa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Webster fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biff Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him. A punch combination from Mustafa misses. Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustafa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mustafa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Webster fails with a takedown attempt. Mustafa swings for the body but Webster moves out of range.
Webster shoots in for a double leg but Mustafa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Webster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Mustafa stuffs the takedown attempt from Webster. Webster gets slowly back to his feet. Webster wants to clinch. Webster fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustafa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Webster fails in his attempt to clinch. Mustafa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mustafa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustafa moves into range and connects with a jab. Mustafa misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Mustafa misses.
Webster shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mustafa's guard. Webster will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Webster stands up and waves to Mustafa to follow him. Webster jabs at Mustafa's body. Webster wants to clinch up but Mustafa keeps it at a distance. Mustafa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Mustafa misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to de liver by Mustafa. Beautiful body shot. Mustafa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Webster rather than just go for the knockout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mustafa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mustafa duly obliges. Webster on the wrong end of a nice jab. Mustafa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Webster counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Webster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mustafa pulls him back up using the underhooks. Webster jumps guard but Mustafa stands there with Webster around his waist. Webster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Webster trying to stall but Mustafa improves his position.
Mustafa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Webster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mustafa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Webster goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mustafa prevents it.
Mustafa scores with a shot to the side of Webster's head. Webster fails to pull guard.
Mustafa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Webster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mustafa just stands there and leans against the cage. Mustafa is pressed up against the cage. Webster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mustafa down to the mat. Mustafa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Mustafa cracks Webster with a good jab. Webster misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Webster. Mustafa jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mustafa throws a series of punches but Webster avoids them all with ease. Mustafa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Webster counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Webster is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Webster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mustafa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Webster seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mustafa is holding on tight.
Webster raining down shots from the mount!
 Mustafa is rocked!
 It looks like Kara Mustafa has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Webster is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mustafa is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mustafa flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Webster anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mustafa and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Webster slips an arm under Mustafa chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Webster has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Webster is squeezing on Mustafa like an anaconda would it's prey. Mustafa fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Biff Webster!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Adolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adolfson comes to the cage accompanied by homie hymne. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Quinton Adolfson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Adolfson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russell Bell! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adolfson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Bell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bell keeping moving, preventing Adolfson from controlling successfully. Adolfson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bell trying to control the position.
Adolfson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bell has escaped and now he's on top!
Adolfson working for submissions but it's allowed Bell to get to half guard.
Bell is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Adolfson has managed to free his arm - good work.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Adolfson wants to get back to full guard. Adolfson is breathing heavily. Bell is keen to just control but Adolfson is a slippery customer. Bell wants to get back to his feet.
Bell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adolfson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bell moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Adolfson. Adolfson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bell decides to take the fight back to the feet. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bell - that will leave a mark!
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a high kick to the side of Adolfson's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Bell dives into guard, looking to finish.
 Adolfson is rocked! Bell wants to control from the top but Adolfson keeps moving. Oh Adolfson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Bell scoring with some ground and pound. Adolfson can't keep his opponent in guard - Bell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Adolfson seems to have got his legs back now. Bell controlling the action here. Bell prevents Adolfson from improving his position. Bell is pressing down on Adolfson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adolfson is holding on for now. Adolfson is refusing to be controlled, as Bell sits in half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bell wants to stand but Adolfson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Adolfson has a hand on Bell's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bell takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Adolfson is trying desperately to improve position. Adolfson is in a horrible position here. Bell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adolfson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Adolfson is in bad spot here.
Adolfson breaks Bell's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adolfson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bell! Bell tries to advance to mount but Adolfson denies him.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adolfson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Adolfson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. It looks like Bell is going to stand back up.
Adolfson moves into full guard.
Adolfson looking for a sweep. Not yet Adolfson, not yet.
Adolfson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bell wants to control from the top but Adolfson keeps moving. Adolfson wants to improve his position but instead Bell has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Bell dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adolfson on the side of the head. Nice takedown defense from Bell. No joy for Adolfson on that attempt. Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bell! Adolfson is out on his feet! Bell rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Adolfson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Adolfson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Bell! Russell Bell is the new light heavyweight champion!
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