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Battle of the Heavyweights Round 3 the Finals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yusein Muhamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sorokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorokin has chosen "Black BMW" by Seryoga as his entrance music. Yusein Muhamed looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yusein Muhamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Sorokin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhamed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sorokin's waist but Sorokin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muhamed off to one side.
Muhamed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sorokin is fending him off so far but Muhamed persists. Nope, Sorokin circles away and we're back to standing.
Muhamed slips under a jab from Sorokin.
Muhamed tries to clinch but Sorokin is having none of it.
Muhamed fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusein Muhamed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorokin misses with a two punch combination.
Muhamed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhamed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sorokin is fending him off so far but Muhamed persists. Nope, Sorokin circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhamed manages to avoid it.
Sorokin clinches with his opponent.
Muhamed tries to score a body lock takedown but Sorokin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sorokin misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhamed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muhamed is breathing heavily.
Sorokin gets underhooks to prevent Muhamed's takedown attempt.
Sorokin is pressed up against the cage. Muhamed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sorokin down to the mat. Sorokin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Muhamed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Sorokin misses.
Sorokin tests Muhamed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muhamed has a takedown stuffed.
Muhamed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yusein Muhamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorokin moves into the clinch.
Sorokin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muhamed jumps guard but Sorokin stands there with Muhamed around his waist. Muhamed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorokin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sorokin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muhamed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sorokin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sorokin darts in and clinches Muhamed up against the cage.
Muhamed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sorokin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Muhamed.
Sorokin wants to get back to striking at distance but Muhamed won't allow it.
Sorokin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sorokin letting Muhamed take a breather here.
Sorokin has Muhamed pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhamed wants a takedown but no success here.
Sorokin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muhamed has him pressed against the cage.
Muhamed tries to score a body lock takedown but Sorokin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muhamed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhamed darts in trying to clinch
and Sorokin counters by moving into the clinch.
Muhamed avoiding damage.
Sorokin prevents the takedown attempt.
Muhamed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Muhamed'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokin jumps into guard, dragging Muhamed to the mat.
Sorokin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sorokin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sorokin working for a triangle but Muhamed defends it easily.
Muhamed stopping the sweep attempt from Sorokin.
Sorokin is looking for a triangle but Muhamed pushes his legs off easily.
Sorokin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Muhamed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sorokin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhamed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Sorokin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sorokin swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhamed.
Muhamed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sorokin circles away.
Muhamed clinches.
Muhamed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muhamed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sorokin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusein Muhamed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muhamed gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sorokin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sorokin wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorokin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sorokin.
Sorokin pulls Muhamed in close to prevent any damage.
Sorokin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muhamed manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sorokin wants to control from the top but Muhamed keeps moving.
Muhamed looking for a sweep. Not yet Muhamed, not yet.
Sorokin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muhamed has momentary wrist control but Sorokin slips an elbow through the middle.
Sorokin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muhamed keeping moving, preventing Sorokin from controlling successfully.
Sorokin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Muhamed throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sorokin trying to control but Muhamed is working from the bottom.
Muhamed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Muhamed wants to clinch but Sorokin slips to the side
letting Sorokin counter with a right hand.
Sorokin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sorokin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muhamed shoots and misses
and Sorokin counters with a body kick.
Sorokin rushes Muhamed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muhamed with a knee to the head.
Sorokin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muhamed drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sorokin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Muhamed throws a sloppy head kick
and Sorokin counters with an inside leg kick.
Muhamed fails to land the takedown.
Muhamed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhamed fails with the takedown
and Sorokin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorokin misses with a hook.
Muhamed fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Sorokin as Muhamed shoots in.
Muhamed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muhamed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sorokin but Sorokin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sorokin as he connects with a hook.
Muhamed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sorokin circles away.
Muhamed misses with a takedown attempt
so Sorokin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Muhamed working for a triangle but Sorokin defends it easily.
Sorokin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muhamed is keeping the position for now.
Muhamed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Muhamed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muhamed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muhamed throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sorokin is stalling in the full guard.
Muhamed has momentary wrist control but Sorokin slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sorokin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muhamed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sorokin counters with a nice uppercut.
Muhamed doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorokin circles away.
Sorokin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muhamed counters with a shoot takedown. Sorokin fights it but they end up in guard.
Sorokin kicks Muhamed off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhamed fails to land the takedown.
Muhamed fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhamed has his takedown stuffed
and Sorokin counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Sorokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Muhamed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Muhamed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muhamed with a poor takedown
and Sorokin counters with a low kick, right behind Muhamed 's knee.
Muhamed with a poor takedown
and Sorokin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusein Muhamed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhamed manages to avoid it.
Muhamed fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sorokin sprawls well initially but Muhamed persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sorokin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Muhamed drops an elbow to the side of Sorokin's head.
Muhamed throwing shots but Sorokin is blocking nicely.
Sorokin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muhamed is working away from the top position though.
Muhamed tries to pass to full mount but Sorokin defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sorokin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Muhamed working Sorokin over with strikes.
Sorokin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sorokin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokin wants to sweep but no luck.
Muhamed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sorokin looking for a guillotine here but Muhamed defends easily.
Sorokin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muhamed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sorokin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muhamed is one step ahead there.
Muhamed connects with a couple of short punches.
Muhamed gets to his feet. Sorokin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Muhamed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sorokin throws the left hand but Muhamed avoids the punch easily.
Sorokin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Muhamed drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhamed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muhamed landing some decent shots from guard.
Muhamed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sorokin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Muhamed's guard.
Muhamed wants to stand up but Sorokin is controlling him.
Sorokin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sorokin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Muhamed throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Muhamed looking for a sweep. Not yet Muhamed, not yet.
Muhamed striking off his back but it's not causing Sorokin any problems.
Sorokin wants to control from the top but Muhamed keeps moving.
Sorokin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhamed wants to sweep here but Sorokin controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sorokin throws a hook to the side of Muhamed's head but Muhamed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhamed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sorokin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muhamed thinking.
Muhamed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muhamed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sorokin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Sorokin.
Muhamed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sorokin rushes Muhamed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muhamed breaks from the clinch.
Muhamed bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhamed lands a decent elbow from side control.
Muhamed is looking to take a break and control but Sorokin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muhamed advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Muhamed.
Sorokin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sorokin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Muhamed with a couple of short strikes.
Yusein Muhamed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sorokin wants to hold on but Muhamed pushes him away.
Sorokin can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorokin holds of for dear life.
Sorokin regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorokin manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusein Muhamed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sorokin 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Sorokin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santa Clause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dedo Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarasov has chosen Ice Cube-Today Was A Good Day as his entrance music. Dedo Tarasov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Santa Clause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dedo Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clause scores with a three punch combo!
Clause fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tarasov scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clause is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tarasov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Clause manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tarasov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Clause is rocked!
It looks like Santa Clause has been cut.
Tarasov scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Clause is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarasov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Clause is avoiding damage well.
Tarasov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tarasov throws an elbow but Clause slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clause keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tarasov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clause's waist but Clause gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tarasov off to one side.
Tarasov has a takedown stuffed.
Santa Clause has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dedo Tarasov.
Tarasov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clause as he jumps to the side.
Tarasov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clause pinned against the cage. Clause gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tarasov looks gassed!
Tarasov looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tarasov fails to land the takedown.
Tarasov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clause as he jumps to the side.
Tarasov shoots in for a takedown but Clause shows good takedown defense.
Tarasov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clause swivels and escapes.
Tarasov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tarasov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov shoots in but Clause avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clause seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clause misses with a double jab.
Tarasov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarasov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clause lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarasov's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clause.
Tarasov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clause counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarasov gets a takedown into half guard.
Tarasov trying to control from half guard but Clause is working away.
Tarasov seems to be working for a kimura but Clause defends the submission attempt.
Tarasov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov misses with a head shot. Clause uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tarasov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarasov has gone for a leg lock! Clause slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tarasov's guard.
Tarasov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clause gets to his feet. Tarasov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Clause lands with a slapping head kick.
Clause moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov tries to move into range but Clause moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clause misses with a few strikes there.
Clause forces Tarasov back against the cage and clinches.
Clause lands an elbow inside.
Clause gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tarasov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clause pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clause lands an elbow inside that Tarasov shrugs off.
Clause throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clause gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clause blocks the strikes from Tarasov.
Clause is just content to waste time from the top position. Tarasov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Clause won't allow Tarasov to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tarasov is on top in guard.
Tarasov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santa Clause dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santa Clause's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tarasov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Tarasov or perhaps it was just good defense by Clause which made him look bad.
Tarasov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clause swivels and escapes.
Tarasov with a poor takedown
and Clause counters with a stiff right hand.
Santa Clause has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dedo Tarasov.
Clause misses with a head kick.
Tarasov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Clause.
Tarasov with a poor takedown
and Clause counters by moving into the clinch.
Clause lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tarasov fails to pull guard.
Clause stalling the fight.
Clause manages to break the clinch.
Clause lands a jab to Tarasov's midsection.
Clause will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clause lands with a nice combination. Tarasov backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clause bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tarasov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tarasov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clause stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clause lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clause misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tarasov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clause wants to get back to his feet.
Tarasov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tarasov working Clause over with strikes.
Santa Clause's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clause looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tarasov thows a huge punch but Clause dodges it nicely.
Clause makes his way to full guard, as Tarasov worked for a kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clause pulls Tarasov in to control the position.
Clause is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarasov is controlling him.
Tarasov forces his way into half guard.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura but Clause is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tarasov to get the leverage.
Clause is looking to escape.
Tarasov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tarasov landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov lands a nice shot to the head.
Jeez, Santa Clause's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Santa Clause's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dedo Tarasov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inderson Alva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Stoopid by Snot. Alva has chosen Boogie boogie hedgehog as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Page!
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, Inderson Alva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots in but Alva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Page takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Page is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alva.
Alva misses with a few strikes there.
Alva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jimmy Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alva fails to land with a series of punches.
Alva swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page tries to clinch but Alva moves out of range.
Alva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Page. That did some damage!
Page shoots in for a takedown but Alva shows good takedown defense.
Page walks into a stiff left hand from Alva.
Alva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Page's calf.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alva can pounce on him.
Alva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alva misses with a double jab.
Page on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Page pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alva is out of range and Page settles back down.
Jab from Alva.
Page wants to clinch.
Alva lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Page sprawling to the canvas. Alva follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Page hang on?
Page is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
Alva drops an elbow to the side of Page's head.
Page actively working from the bottom here.
Alva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Page is looking to improve his position.
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.
Page is trying to control the position but Alva postures up.
Alva cracks Page with a solid left hand.
Page looking to control.
Page is looking for a triangle but Alva pushes his legs off easily.
Page pushes Alva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Alva, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Alva against the cage but Alva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Page looks for a takedown but Alva sprawls well.
Alva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alva as he jumps to the side.
Page shoots in but Alva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Inderson Alva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page tries to clinch there but Alva circles away.
Page drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page has hold of Alva's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Alva tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Page cranks the arm and Alva screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Alva, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jimmy Page!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artum Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kilimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilimov has chosen Holy Diver as his entrance music. Igor Kilimov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artum Ruska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kilimov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska rushes Kilimov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilimov.
Kilimov successfully pulls guard.
Ruska stopping the sweep attempt from Kilimov.
Ruska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruska distracts Kilimov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruska 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.
Kilimov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilimov, not yet.
Kilimov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ruska uses it to pass to side control.
Ruska advances to full mount.
Kilimov has given up his back.
Ruska controlling well, preventing Kilimov from escaping the position.
Ruska lands punches and elbows.
Kilimov is taking damage to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kilimov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ruska is breathing heavily.
Ruska is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kilimov breaks Ruska's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kilimov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilimov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ruska manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kilimov has Ruska in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruska wants to pass the guard but Kilimov is keeping the position.
Ruska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruska pushing down on Kilimov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kilimov wants to get back to full guard.
Kilimov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimov tries to strike from the bottom.
Kilimov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruska's guard.
Kilimov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ruska is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kilimov, into his guard.
Ruska stopping the sweep attempt from Kilimov.
Kilimov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruska manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruska wants to control from the top but Kilimov keeps moving.
Ruska throwing strikes from guard but Kilimov blocks nicely.
Ruska trying to control but Kilimov is working from the bottom.
Kilimov throwing short punches from the bottom.
Ruska stopping the sweep attempt from Kilimov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilimov working for a triangle but Ruska defends it easily.
Kilimov has momentary wrist control but Ruska slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilimov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruska is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kilimov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Kilimov.
Ruska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruska tries to clinch there but Kilimov circles away.
Ruska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilimov.
Kilimov tries for a takedown but Ruska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruska shoots in for a takedown but Kilimov shows good takedown defense.
Kilimov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Ruska and Kilimov falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Ruska!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Artum Ruska!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Perex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House's entrance music is Die MF Die. A fine choice. Perex is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soilder. 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 heavyweight 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, Power House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaun Perex!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House darts in and clinches Perex up against the cage.
Perex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but House has him pressed against the cage.
Perex has had enough of the clinch but House keeps him there for the moment.
House connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perex's face.
It looks like Shaun Perex has been cut.
Perex wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perex has House pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. House manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perex takes a knee right on the jaw!
House looking to throw knees to the head but Perex is blocking nicely.
House lands a body shot.
House using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perex has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perex tries to stall but House uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
House lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
House lands an uppercut.
Perex tries to break the clinch but House is controlling the position.
Perex can't break the clinch.
Perex fails to pull guard.
House lands a knee to the body.
Perex wants to break free but House has control.
House lands a body shot in the clinch.
House has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perex avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from House.
Perex looks gassed!
Knees to the body from House.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House scores with a knee to the head.
Perex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but House has him pressed against the cage.
House gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Perex regains guard.
Perex is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perex is trying to keep House in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perex should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Perex keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perex working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. House doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. House manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
House tries to stand but Perex is controlling from the bottom.
Perex looking to hit a scissor sweep but House is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
House wants to clinch.
Perex doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
Perex connects with a looping right hand.
House sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perex gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House keeping his opponent close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on House's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perex trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
House wants to control but Perex postures up.
House is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perex off and has taken his back!
Perex wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Perex tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Perex's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House controlling the position well here. Perex rolled but House kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
House has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Perex tries to escape but House has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
House controlling from the back.
House keeps control of the position as Perex tries to break free.
House lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Perex.
Perex tries to roll but House sticks to his back.
House lands punches and elbows.
I would not like to be Perex right now.
House seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Perex for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Power House just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
House tries to clinch but Perex moves away
and Perex makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. House really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House clinches with his opponent.
Perex throws an elbow that misses.
House crunches a lovely knee into Perex's ribcage.
House on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
House with a knee to the head.
House with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Power House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Perex.
House landing knees to the head.
Perex lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
House won't allow Perex to pass to mount.
Perex scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perex is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perex is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perex is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so House is just riding it out for now. Perex eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House is defending against the submission attempts here by Perex.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power House dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaun Perex's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Perex does no damage.
House is looking to clinch but Perex is avoiding it.
Perex stuffs the takedown attempt from House. House gets slowly back to his feet.
Perex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House slips a jab and a cross from Perex.
Perex misses with a double jab.
House tries to clinch there but Perex circles away.
House tries to clinch but Perex moves away
and Perex counters with a one-two to the body.
House instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House scores with a knee to the head.
House works on Perex's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Perex regains guard immediately.
Perex looking for a sweep. Not yet Perex, not yet.
House controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perex looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perex is looking for a triangle but House pushes his legs off easily.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Perex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perex is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
House stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perex swivels though and keeps the full guard.
House is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
House trying to control but Perex is working from the bottom.
Perex can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as House controls the pace.
House slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
House in side control lands a decent elbow.
Perex gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
House controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perex is trying to get back to full guard.
Perex is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but House pulls his head out easily.
House wants to stand but Perex has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
House slows the pace down in half guard.
Perex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
House decides to stand and escape the position.
Perex keeps the fight on the outside.
House has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perex tries to break the clinch but House is controlling the position.
House throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perex blocks it with crossed arms.
House tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perex is trying to break free.
House avoids the elbow strike from Perex, against the cage.
House throws an elbow that misses.
Perex has had enough of the clinch but House keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perex trying to land knees to the body.
House using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perex has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perex manages to break the clinch.
House darts in trying to clinch
enabling Perex to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Power House has been cut.
Power House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
House scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
House lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
House content to control rather than advance.
House is tying to control. Perex wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perex wants to get back to full guard.
Perex flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Perex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perex is looking to control House's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perex avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
House tries to clinch up but Perex circles away and keeps his distance.
House tries to clinch but Perex moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House tries to clinch there but Perex circles away.
A combination from Perex does no damage.
A head kick misses from House.
House scores with a head kick.
House looks to clinch
and Perex counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perex.
Perex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perex.
House landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perex keeps the fight on the outside.
House tries for a takedown but Perex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
House closes the distance looking to clinch
so Perex counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
House has his hands on Perex's head, controlling the position.
Power House overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
House manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House trying to control but Perex is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power House dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
House scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Perex is trying to buck House off.
Perex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perex manages to get back to half guard.
House seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Perex is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but House pulls his head out easily.
Perex tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
House moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House happy to just control the position for now.
Perex is looking for a sweep.
Perex is trying to control House's posture but House avoids it.
Perex is looking for a sweep.
Perex is trying to work for a sweep but House has mounted him!
Perex keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perex is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
House controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perex is wriggling around trying to escape.
House is in the full mount, landing strikes.
House sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perex really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
House controlling from the full mount.
Perex tries to reverse the position but House maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perex gets back to half guard.
House prevents Perex from improving his position.
Perex trying to control from the bottom.
House is controlling the pace.
House trying to control the action but Perex is working from the bottom.
Perex tries to get to full guard but House has control of the leg.
Shaun Perex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
House moves into range and clinches up with Perex.
House throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perex lands a nice knee to the body.
House landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
House tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perex smiles and moves away.
Perex fails to land with a series of punches.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perex.
Perex shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Perex does no damage.
Perex misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
House closes the distance looking to clinch
and Perex makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. House really felt that one!
Perex lands a nice looking body kick.
House tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Power House showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for House, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Power House!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mak McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin has chosen Love Gun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Leonov!
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, Mak McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Leonov sprawling to the canvas. McLovin follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Leonov hang on?
Leonov tries to roll over but McLovin keeps him under control.
Leonov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Leonov is holding on to half guard well.
Leonov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leonov tries to kick McLovin off in order to stand up. McLovin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov tries to improve position but can't.
Leonov is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McLovin misses with a double jab.
McLovin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLovin throws a nice looking combination but Leonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLovin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leonov moves out of range as McLovin throws a body kick.
Leonov shoots in but McLovin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leonov looks for a takedown but McLovin sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mak McLovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLovin connects with a looping right hand.
McLovin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McLovin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Leonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McLovin dances in with a quick combination. Leonov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from McLovin snaps Leonov's head back. Leonov stumbles backwards against the cage. McLovin steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Leonov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Leonov just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mak McLovin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kara Mustafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kara Mustafa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mustafa!
It looks like Kevin Jackson has been cut.
Mustafa swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Mustafa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustafa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mustafa has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Mustafa stalls.
Mustafa manages to break the clinch.
Mustafa tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Mustafa pushes him off.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Kara Mustafa has been cut.
Mustafa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mustafa trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Mustafa controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mustafa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mustafa is looking to escape.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Mustafa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mustafa is rocked!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Oh Mustafa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Mustafa is in no mood to give up.
Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Mustafa defends it well.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Mustafa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mustafa gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustafa wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Mustafa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Mustafa's head.
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!
Jackson prevents Mustafa from improving his position.
Jackson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mustafa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Jackson!
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