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Fight Night 14 Art of the Ring PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hacklepool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belnick Riva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riva has chosen Holymen - The Last Universe as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Hacklepool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belnick Riva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hacklepool throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hacklepool moves into the clinch successfully.
Riva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hacklepool landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hacklepool connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riva's face.
It looks like Belnick Riva has been cut.
Riva lands a shot to the body.
Hacklepool breaks the clinch.
Hacklepool throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Riva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hacklepool moves into the clinch successfully.
Riva misses with a body punch.
Hacklepool landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hacklepool breaks from the clinch.
Hacklepool throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hacklepool takes the fight into the clinch.
Hacklepool landing knees to the body.
Riva looks gassed!
Hacklepool scores with a knee to the head.
Riva tries a body shot but Hacklepool blocks it.
Riva misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Hacklepool.
Hacklepool breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hacklepool.
Hacklepool instigates a clinch.
Hacklepool lands a knee to the body.
Hacklepool landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hacklepool managing to block the knees to the body from Riva.
Riva can't break the clinch.
Riva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hacklepool misses with a knee strike.
Riva misses with a punch on the inside.
Riva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hacklepool breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riva shoots in for a takedown but Hacklepool shows good takedown defense.
Riva feints and as Hacklepool raises his hands in defense, Riva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hacklepool on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hacklepool tries to get out of the position.
Riva stands up and waves to Hacklepool to follow him.
Riva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hacklepool can pounce on him.
Riva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hacklepool's waist but Hacklepool gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riva off to one side.
No luck for Riva with that takedown attempt.
Tim Hacklepool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belnick Riva.
Hacklepool has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hacklepool breaks from the clinch.
Tim Hacklepool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hacklepool stuffs the takedown.
Hacklepool scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hacklepool just misses with a punch to the body.
Riva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hacklepool as he avoids it easily.
Riva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hacklepool tries to clinch but Riva is having none of it.
Riva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riva shoots in but no luck this time.
Hacklepool wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hacklepool as Riva shoots in.
Riva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick lands from Hacklepool.
Riva fails with the takedown.
Tim Hacklepool is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hacklepool moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hacklepool crunches a lovely knee into Riva's ribcage.
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!
Hacklepool manages to break the clinch.
Hacklepool tries to clinch up.
Riva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riva shoots in for a double leg but Hacklepool sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hacklepool stuffs the takedown attempt from Riva. Riva gets slowly back to his feet.
Riva shoots in but no luck this time.
Riva shoots in but Hacklepool avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riva shoots in looking for a takedown. Hacklepool tries to sprawl out of it but Riva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hacklepool manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hacklepool forces Riva back against the ropes and clinches.
Riva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hacklepool wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hacklepool scores a nice knee to the body.
Riva keeps control of Hacklepool as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Riva lands a left hand.
Riva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hacklepool landing knees to the head.
Hacklepool connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riva's face.
Riva is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hacklepool.
Riva is still on wobbly legs! Can Hacklepool finish him?
Hacklepool escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hacklepool! Riva is out on his feet! Hacklepool rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Riva is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Riva is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Hacklepool!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ace deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Olyanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olyanek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by oy, to ne vecher. ace deep has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ace deep!
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, Sergei Olyanek!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olyanek throws a series of punches but deep moves out of range.
deep uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olyanek.
deep is looking to clinch but Olyanek is avoiding it.
Olyanek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
deep showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olyanek.
A combination from Olyanek does no damage.
Olyanek circles away from the clinch attempt.
deep moves out of range of the body kick.
Olyanek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like ace deep has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for deep.
Olyanek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts deep as he jumps to the side.
deep blocks a head kick by Olyanek.
Olyanek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. deep tries to avoid it but Olyanek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag deep to the ground. deep escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Olyanek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olyanek looks gassed!
deep dips to his left and cracks Olyanek with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyanek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
deep looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Olyanek!
deep with shots to the head and body - Olyanek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Olyanek is bucking up trying to escape but deep cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Sergei Olyanek has been cut.
deep tries to control but Olyanek wriggling away.
deep lands a big shot there that rocks Olyanek but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Olyanek is rocked!
deep in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Olyanek is still in real trouble! Can deep finish him?
deep landing punches.
deep is in the full mount, landing strikes.
deep landing shots from mount.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, deep cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
deep goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Olyanek turns into him and now he's in deep's guard.
Olyanek stopping the sweep attempt from deep.
deep doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deep lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Olyanek!
Olyanek tries to hold on but deep pushes him away.
Olyanek is working to get back to half guard.
deep looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
deep pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
deep lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
deep scoring with strikes but Olyanek is staying in there.
deep lands with some strikes.
That has opened up Sergei Olyanek's cut even more.
deep with the ground and pound from mount.
The cut above Sergei Olyanek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Olyanek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). ace deep!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zuzhinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuzhinin's entrance music is Гимн СССР. A fine choice. Jackie Chan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zuzhinin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuzhinin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chan as he avoids it easily.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuzhinin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zuzhinin misses with a double jab.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuzhinin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zuzhinin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuzhinin has closed the distance and engaged Chan in a clinch.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
Zuzhinin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zuzhinin lands an uppercut.
Chan misses with a knee to the head.
Zuzhinin tries to score a body lock takedown but Chan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zuzhinin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuzhinin blocks an elbow strike from Chan.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zuzhinin ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zuzhinin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zuzhinin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zuzhinin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Chan has eaten all the pies!
Zuzhinin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan drops back looking for a leg! Zuzhinin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zuzhinin manages to kick Chan off! Chan jumps back into Zuzhinin's guard.
Chan thows a big elbow that misses.
Zuzhinin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chan wants to clinch but Zuzhinin slips to the side
and Zuzhinin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuzhinin.
Chan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zuzhinin wants to pass the guard but Chan is keeping the position.
Zuzhinin landing with the ground and pound.
Zuzhinin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zuzhinin is breathing heavily.
Chan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zuzhinin manages to get himself to full guard.
Chan postures up in Zuzhinin's guard and throws a big left but Zuzhinin blocks it.
Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuzhinin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zuzhinin wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zuzhinin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chan!
Zuzhinin landing strikes from the mount and Chan is in trouble!
Zuzhinin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Zuzhinin misses with the ground and pound.
Chan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zuzhinin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Zuzhinin in his half guard.
Chan is rocked!
Zuzhinin lands with a punch from half guard.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Zuzhinin finish him?
Zuzhinin thows a huge punch but Chan dodges it nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zuzhinin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zuzhinin!
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zuzhinin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zuzhinin counters with a single leg into guard. Chan didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Zuzhinin has his hands clasped together but Chan extends an breaks Zuzhinin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Chan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackie Chan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Forio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Alessio Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Forio!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forio shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivera tries to sprawl out of it but Forio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rivera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Forio swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera lands with a cross.
Rivera tries to clinch but Forio moves out of range.
Forio lands a jab-cross combination.
Jon Forio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rivera!
Forio just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera drops Forio with a left right combo! Rivera follows him down to the ground into side control.
Forio is rocked!
It looks like Jon Forio has been cut.
Forio is trying to control Rivera's posture but Rivera avoids it.
Forio is still in real trouble! Can Rivera finish him?
Forio wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Forio sneaks back into half guard.
Forio trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rivera manages to pass to mount!
Forio seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forio working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to stand but Rivera has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Forio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Forio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Forio from controlling successfully.
Forio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Forio looking to pass the guard.
Forio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Forio has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Forio cracks Rivera with a big elbow.
Forio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Forio looks gassed!
Forio tries to advance to mount but can't.
Forio is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Forio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rivera has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Forio goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rivera rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Forio's guard! Nice work there by Rivera!
Rivera has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Forio is proving hard to escape from.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Forio misses with a looping right.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Forio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forio trying to control the position but Rivera is working away.
Rivera throws Forio to one side and escapes!
Forio misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Forio avoids them all with ease.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Forio avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alessio Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera misses with the combination.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Forio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivera circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alessio Rivera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Forio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Forio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Forio throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Forio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Forio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Forio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forio.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Forio.
Rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from Forio. Forio gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivera works the jab nicely.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forio shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivera tries to sprawl out of it but Forio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rivera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alessio Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Forio.
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Forio.
Forio is breathing heavily.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera checks a leg kick.
Forio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivera tries to bum rush Forio with a series of wild strikes but Forio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Forio misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a left to the body.
Forio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Forio cracks Rivera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Forio checks it well.
Rivera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Forio moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Forio throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera tries to work over Forio's front leg with a kick but Forio checks it.
Rivera tries to clinch but Forio moves out of range.
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.
Forio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rivera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick
and Forio counters with a three punch combo that has Rivera backing up. Rivera nods at Forio to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Rivera as Forio shoots in.
Forio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Forio swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Forio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Forio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
Forio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera takes one to the chin there.
Rivera is rocked!
Forio lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rivera is looking to close the distance but Forio sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rivera crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rivera is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jon Forio!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Torres !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randal Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Torres .
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rambo pinned against the cage. Rambo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rambo tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rambo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Rambo.
Rambo misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lands with a nice body kick.
Rambo tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rambo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torres - the referee stops the clock and Rambo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torres . Rambo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rambo pushes Torres up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torres connects with a jab.
Torres drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rambo's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Torres wants to advance to full mount but Rambo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rambo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Rambo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres wants to sweep here but Rambo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rambo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Torres is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rambo trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Rambo is proving a slippery customer.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Torres tries to strike from the bottom.
Rambo won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rambo doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Rambo tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rambo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
Rambo tries to work over Torres 's front leg with a kick but Torres checks it.
Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Torres tries to advance to mount but can't.
Torres trying to control the position but Rambo is working away.
Torres tries to score with some ground and pound. Rambo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Torres are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rambo is trying to get back to half guard.
Torres working the strikes but Rambo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Torres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Torres there.
Torres is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torres wants to free his trapped foot but Rambo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Torres dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A head kick by Rambo misses
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Torres both land. Nice combination.
Torres fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rambo sprawls well initially but Torres persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rambo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rambo is refusing to be controlled, as Torres sits in half guard.
Torres looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torres is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Torres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torres is trying to work for a kimura but Rambo is defending well.
Well, if Torres 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.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres stands up out of the half guard.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Rambo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rambo closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres .
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Rambo blocks nicely.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Rambo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Rambo pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to strike from the bottom.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rambo trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Rambo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rambo won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rambo blocks a head kick by Torres .
Nice body kick there by Torres .
Torres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control but Rambo is keeping him busy.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
Torres throwing shots but Rambo is blocking nicely.
Torres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torres thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rambo to regain full guard.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres pushes down on Rambo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rambo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres works his way into full mount!
Rambo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rambo is working to get back to half guard.
Torres controlling his opponent.
Rambo tries to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Torres tries to control but Rambo wriggling away.
Torres 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Torres dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rambo gets a clinch.
Torres prevents Rambo from breaking the clinch.
Torres has Rambo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Rambo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rambo won't be happy with that.
Torres wants to control but Rambo is keeping him busy.
Torres working the strikes but Rambo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Torres working Rambo over with strikes.
Rambo is rocked!
Rambo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Torres scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rambo is still in real trouble! Can Torres finish him?
Torres winds up and cracks Rambo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Torres is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chris Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Torres .
Rambo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Torres scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rambo defend it? Torres steps over the head and cranks it - Rambo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Torres !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Torres !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Cardoso!
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, Chris Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta moves away from the strike by Cardoso.
Cardoso wants to clinch up but Acosta keeps it at a distance.
Acosta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Acosta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cardoso tries to clinch but Acosta moves out of range.
Cardoso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardoso is looking to clinch but Acosta is avoiding it.
Cardoso is looking to clinch.
Cardoso tries to close the distance and clinch but Acosta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acosta shoots in and bounces Cardoso off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cardoso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Acosta postures up and lands a big shot to Cardoso's brow.
Cardoso is rocked!
Acosta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Acosta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Cardoso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Acosta looking to pass the guard.
Cardoso seems to have got his legs back now.
Cardoso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Acosta is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Acosta is surviving well by controlling Cardoso's body position as best he can.
Acosta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cardoso trying to mount his opponent but Acosta defends it.
Acosta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Acosta is trying to get back to full guard.
Cardoso tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Acosta.
Cardoso seems to be working for a kimura but Acosta defends the submission attempt.
Acosta trying to control but Cardoso postures up.
Acosta is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Acosta gets full guard.
Cardoso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cardoso is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cardoso tries to clinch up but Acosta circles away and keeps his distance.
Acosta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cardoso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Acosta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cardoso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Acosta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Acosta duly obliges.
Acosta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cardoso.
Cardoso is looking to clinch but Acosta is avoiding it.
Cardoso tries to clinch up.
Acosta misses with a wild combination.
Acosta rushes Cardoso and presses him up against the ropes.
Cardoso tries a knee to the head but Acosta blocks it.
Cardoso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the head but Acosta blocks with his arms.
Acosta jumps into guard, dragging Cardoso to the mat.
Acosta had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cardoso is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Acosta Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cardoso's back instead.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Acosta's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Acosta gets his way!
Cardoso can't escape the position.
Acosta scores with strikes from the back.
Acosta doesn't have the hooks in and Cardoso manages to turn into his guard.
Cardoso trying to control but Acosta is working from the bottom.
Cardoso 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.
Cardoso trying to control the position from guard on top but Acosta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cardoso passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Acosta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cardoso wants to free his trapped foot but Acosta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cardoso tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Acosta.
Acosta is defending against the submission attempts here by Cardoso.
Cardoso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Acosta's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Acosta pushes Cardoso off and gets back to his feet.
Acosta gets a takedown into half guard.
Cardoso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Acosta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cardoso misses with a takedown attempt
and Acosta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Acosta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cardoso.
Acosta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cardoso's hands.
A left and a right from Acosta both land. Nice combination.
Cardoso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Acosta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cardoso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Cardoso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anderson Cardoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acosta moves in looking to clinch but Cardoso pushes him off.
Cardoso tries to clinch up
and Acosta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Acosta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Acosta preventing the sweep.
Acosta forces his way into half guard.
Cardoso moves into full guard.
Acosta wants to control from the top but Cardoso keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acosta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Acosta trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chris Acosta has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Acosta 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.
Cardoso looking for a sweep. Not yet Cardoso, not yet.
Acosta pushes down on Cardoso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cardoso wants to control but Acosta is keeping busy.
Cardoso wants to get back to full guard.
Cardoso is working hard here to advance position.
Cardoso is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Acosta pulls his head out easily.
Cardoso tries to roll over but Acosta keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cardoso wants to clinch
and Acosta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cardoso won't be happy with that.
Acosta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta tries for a kimura but Cardoso is defending well.
Acosta tries for a kimura but Cardoso is defending well.
Cardoso is trying to get back to half guard.
Cardoso sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Acosta decides to stand and escape the position.
Cardoso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cardoso misses with a double jab
and Acosta counters with a shoot takedown. Cardoso fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acosta trying to control but Cardoso is working from the bottom.
Cardoso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cardoso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cardoso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cardoso seems to be working for a kimura but Acosta defends the submission attempt.
Cardoso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cardoso prevents Acosta from improving his position.
Cardoso is working for an americana but Acosta has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cardoso was thinking about the submission.
Cardoso trying to control the position from guard on top but Acosta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardoso stands and throws Acosta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cardoso advances nicely into full mount.
Acosta is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Acosta working to try and regain half guard.
Acosta avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cardoso.
Acosta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cardoso working for a submission but Acosta is keeping him at bay.
Cardoso goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Acosta turns into him and now he's in Cardoso's guard.
Cardoso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Acosta is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cardoso is working for a kimura but Acosta is defending it quite comfortably.
Cardoso works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Acosta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cardoso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cardoso with a poor takedown
and Acosta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cardoso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cardoso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cardoso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Acosta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Acosta forces his way into half guard.
Cardoso is refusing to be controlled, as Acosta sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acosta is working for a kimura but Cardoso is defending it quite comfortably.
Acosta trying to pass the guard but Cardoso defending well.
Cardoso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta passes to full mount!
Acosta prevents Cardoso from getting the reversal.
Acosta trying to control but Cardoso is having none of it.
Cardoso is working to get back to half guard.
Acosta has hold of Cardoso's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cardoso manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cardoso is working to get back to half guard.
Acosta looking to control but Cardoso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cardoso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Acosta wants to finish this one by submission but Cardoso is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Acosta.
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.
Acosta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cardoso is trying to reverse the position but instead Acosta has taken his back - oops!
Cardoso takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Acosta is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cardoso knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cardoso for a finish.
Cardoso breaks Acosta's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cardoso wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
Cardoso won't allow Acosta to sweep him here.
Acosta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cardoso manages to get himself to full guard.
Cardoso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Acosta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cardoso's guard.
Cardoso is trying to get back to full guard.
Acosta stands up from half guard.
A head kick misses from Acosta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cardoso tries for a takedown but Acosta circles away easily
and Acosta counters with a shoot takedown. Cardoso fights it but they end up in guard.
Cardoso looking for a sweep. Not yet Cardoso, not yet.
Cardoso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cardoso goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Acosta turns into him and now he's in Cardoso's guard.
Acosta advances to half guard.
Cardoso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Acosta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cardoso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Acosta passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cardoso!
Acosta working for a guillotine from mount but Cardoso is in no mood to give up.
Acosta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso tries to reverse the position but Acosta maintains control.
Acosta get's back to his feet.
Cardoso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Acosta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cardoso won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardoso gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cardoso regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cardoso working a defensive guard here.
Acosta trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acosta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acosta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cardoso wants to sweep here but Acosta controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Acosta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Acosta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Acosta!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitus Shavnetski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavnetski comes to the ring accompanied by DMX - get it on the floor. Dixon Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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280 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitus Shavnetski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dixon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shavnetski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shavnetski struggling a bit here.
Jackson prevents Shavnetski from escaping the position.
Shavnetski is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Shavnetski is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Shavnetski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shavnetski is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Shavnetski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Shavnetski keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavnetski wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson stays in close to Shavnetski's body and controls the position.
Shavnetski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shavnetski looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Shavnetski throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Shavnetski throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shavnetski.
Jackson throws a left that rocks Shavnetski and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jackson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Shavnetski regain composure!
Shavnetski is rocked!
It looks like Vitus Shavnetski has been cut.
Jackson looks gassed!
Shavnetski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oh Shavnetski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shavnetski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavnetski is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson cracks Shavnetski with a big elbow.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Jackson is trying to move to mount but Shavnetski reverses beautifully and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Shavnetski is now in half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Shavnetski seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jackson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Shavnetski has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to kick Shavnetski off but Shavnetski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Shavnetski preventing the sweep.
Shavnetski trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Shavnetski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Shavnetski.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shavnetski throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes that sends Shavnetski to the canvas! Jackson follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shavnetski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavnetski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson trying to control but Shavnetski is working from the bottom.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Shavnetski's brow.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Shavnetski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jackson tries to hold on but Shavnetski pushes him away.
Shavnetski wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Shavnetski has a good base and remains in mount.
Shavnetski wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shavnetski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixon Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitus Shavnetski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shavnetski misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vitus Shavnetski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shavnetski has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shavnetski counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shavnetski looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Shavnetski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Shavnetski.
Shavnetski wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Shavnetski.
Shavnetski wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Shavnetski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shavnetski is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Shavnetski breaks the clinch.
Shavnetski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitus Shavnetski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shavnetski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Shavnetski didn't expect that.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Shavnetski wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shavnetski is keeping the position for now.
Shavnetski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Shavnetski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jackson can't escape the position.
Shavnetski wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shavnetski tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to hold on but Shavnetski pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavnetski prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Shavnetski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Shavnetski isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four 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.
Shavnetski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shavnetski looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Shavnetski controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Shavnetski isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixon Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitus Shavnetski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shavnetski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Shavnetski gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shavnetski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Shavnetski keeps moving.
Dixon Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shavnetski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shavnetski wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shavnetski is on top in guard.
Jackson is striking off his back. Shavnetski thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavnetski is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shavnetski is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shavnetski postures up.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Shavnetski is now in half guard.
Shavnetski gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Shavnetski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shavnetski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shavnetski cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shavnetski has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shavnetski uses from the top position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Shavnetski from controlling successfully.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Shavnetski postures up.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shavnetski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jackson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Shavnetski jumps into side control!
Shavnetski wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his arm.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shavnetski's best efforts.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Shavnetski is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson tries to roll over but Shavnetski keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Shavnetski jumps into side control!
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Shavnetski trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vitus Shavnetski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson wants to improve his position but Shavnetski is controlling well.
Jackson is looking to control Shavnetski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Shavnetski tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.
Shavnetski wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oooh a lovely combination from Shavnetski sends Jackson down but not out. Shavnetski dives into side control looking to finish.
Jackson is rocked!
Shavnetski lands a nice forearm strike.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Shavnetski finish him?
Shavnetski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jackson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Shavnetski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Shavnetski landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
Shavnetski controlling the position easily from mount.
Shavnetski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shavnetski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shavnetski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jackson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitus Shavnetski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixon Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis comes to the ring accompanied by Ether. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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260 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julius Adonis!
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, Grigor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adonis throws a jab but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Adonis shoots for a takedown but Vovchanchyn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Adonis or perhaps it was just good defense by Vovchanchyn which made him look bad.
Adonis tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Adonis shoots in for a double leg but Vovchanchyn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Adonis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vovchanchyn throws an off balance right hand
and Adonis counters with a nice uppercut.
Adonis throws a wild body kick that Vovchanchyn sees coming a mile off.
Adonis tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Adonis moves out of range.
Adonis throws a nice looking combination but Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adonis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adonis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Adonis throws an uppercut from hell that sends Vovchanchyn clean off his feet! He's out cold! Adonis stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Adonis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zinoviev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holdaen Rafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zinoviev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holdaen Rafer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafer throws a sloppy head kick and Zinoviev moves out of range easily.
Zinoviev misses with an uppercut.
Rafer slips a straight right by Zinoviev.
Zinoviev dips to his left and cracks Rafer with an uppercut!
Zinoviev missing with a left hand there. Rafer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zinoviev lands a lovely overhand right.
Zinoviev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rafer.
Zinoviev throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Rafer colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Zinoviev as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Rafer is left battered and dazed whilst Zinoviev and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Zinoviev!
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