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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ruschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Ruschenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn cracks Ruschenko with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Vovchanchyn.
A jab from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn tries a head kick but it misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
A jab-cross combination lands for Vovchanchyn and sends Ruschenko crashing to the mat! Vovchanchyn follows him down to the mat - Ruschenko regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Ruschenko is rocked!
Ruschenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruschenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Vovchanchyn finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruschenko is trying is best to control the position here.
Ruschenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Vovchanchyn wants to stand up but Ruschenko is controlling the position.
Ruschenko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ruschenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vovchanchyn throws a head kick but Ruschenko moves out of range.
Ruschenko lands a right hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a head kick.
Vovchanchyn misses with the combination.
Vovchanchyn looks for a takedown but Ruschenko sprawls well.
Vovchanchyn is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruschenko connects with a crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruschenko checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Ruschenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vovchanchyn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vovchanchyn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruschenko is fending him off so far but Vovchanchyn persists. Nope, Ruschenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vovchanchyn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vovchanchyn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigor Vovchanchyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ruschenko.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that has Ruschenko reeling! Vovchanchyn follows up with a more punches and Ruschenko is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grigor Vovchanchyn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justyn Punishment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Nitiguchi (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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justyn Punishment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dario Nitiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punishment misses with a two punch combination.
Nitiguchi dodges the punch combination from Punishment.
Punishment misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punishment throws a nice looking combination but Nitiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punishment swinging wilding here.
Nitiguchi is looking to clinch.
Justyn Punishment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punishment misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nitiguchi shoots in and bounces Punishment off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Punishment is breathing heavily.
Nitiguchi prevents Punishment from getting back to his feet.
Nitiguchi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nitiguchi wants to control from the top but Punishment keeps moving.
Nitiguchi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Punishment is looking to stand up but Nitiguchi isn't so interested in that idea.
Punishment trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Punishment knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nitiguchi on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitiguchi stands and throws Punishment's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Punishment is trying to buck Nitiguchi off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Punishment swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Punishment.
Punishment swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punishment throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nitiguchi.
Punishment stuffs the takedown.
Punishment looks to land a combination but Nitiguchi avoids it well.
Punishment stuffs the takedown attempt from Nitiguchi. Nitiguchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Punishment really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Punishment throws a series of punches but Nitiguchi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Punishment misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nitiguchi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Punishment is not content to let Nitiguchi control the position.
Punishment wants to get back to his feet.
Nitiguchi wants to control for a moment but Punishment uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Nitiguchi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Punishment displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punishment tries to bum rush Nitiguchi with a series of wild strikes but Nitiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punishment rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nitiguchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nitiguchi thuds a left hand into Punishment's body.
Punishment swinging wilding here.
Punishment misses with the combination.
Punishment throws a nice looking combination but Nitiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punishment misses with a few strikes there.
Punishment misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punishment misses with a two punch combination.
Punishment misses with a two punch combination.
Punishment fails to land with a series of punches.
Nitiguchi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Punishment circles away.
Justyn Punishment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dario Nitiguchi.
Nitiguchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nitiguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nitiguchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Punishment misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nitiguchi tries to clinch but Punishment moves out of range.
Punishment misses with the combination.
Punishment throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punishment displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Punishment throws a right hand that Nitiguchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Nitiguchi also avoids with ease.
Punishment stuffs the takedown.
Punishment fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Punishment throws a right and a left that Nitiguchi avoids nicely.
Punishment throws a nice looking combination but Nitiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nitiguchi tries to clinch up but Punishment circles away and keeps his distance.
Punishment gets caught flat footed, as Nitiguchi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nitiguchi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Nitiguchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Punishment misses with the combination.
Nitiguchi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Punishment.
Justyn Punishment is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nitiguchi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nitiguchi connects with a couple of short punches.
Nitiguchi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nitiguchi prevents Punishment from getting back to his feet.
Nitiguchi landing some decent shots from guard.
Nitiguchi wants to control from the top but Punishment keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Punishment looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punishment tries to bum rush Nitiguchi with a series of wild strikes but Nitiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitiguchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nitiguchi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Justyn Punishment is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punishment misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punishment fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Punishment misses.
Punishment will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punishment swinging wilding here.
Punishment misses with the combination.
Punishment swinging wilding here.
Punishment rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nitiguchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punishment chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitiguchi can pounce on him.
Punishment looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Punishment misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nitiguchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nitiguchi looks for a takedown but Punishment sprawls well.
A punch combination from Punishment misses.
A combination from Punishment does no damage.
Punishment throws a right and a left that Nitiguchi avoids nicely.
Nitiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punishment.
Nitiguchi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nitiguchi looking to pass the guard.
Nitiguchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Punishment wants to stand but Nitiguchi is controlling the position.
Nitiguchi pushing down on Punishment's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Punishment wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitiguchi is working for a submission of some sort.
Punishment looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nitiguchi wants to take a breather but Punishment is having none of it.
Nitiguchi works his way into side control.
Nitiguchi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Punishment throws a right hand that Nitiguchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Nitiguchi also avoids with ease.
Nitiguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punishment throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punishment misses with a series of wild punches.
Nitiguchi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Punishment has his feet on Nitiguchi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nitiguchi has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitiguchi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Punishment regains guard immediately.
Nitiguchi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nitiguchi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Nitiguchi prevents Punishment from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punishment stops Nitiguchi from passing to mount.
Punishment wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dario Nitiguchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nitiguchi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Punishment is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Punishment is trying to buck Nitiguchi off.
Nitiguchi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nitiguchi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Nitiguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Punishment looks to land a combination but Nitiguchi avoids it well.
Nitiguchi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Punishment swivels and escapes.
Nitiguchi dodges the punch combination from Punishment.
Nitiguchi closes the distance and clinches up with Punishment, looking for a takedown. Nitiguchi pushes Punishment against the cage but Punishment circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Punishment has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Justyn Punishment has been cut.
Punishment misses with a combination
and Nitiguchi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Punishment is trying to stand.
Nitiguchi decides to return to a standing position.
Nitiguchi dodges the punch combination from Punishment.
Nitiguchi looks for a takedown but Punishment sprawls well.
Justyn Punishment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dario Nitiguchi.
Punishment throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nitiguchi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punishment won't allow Nitiguchi to pass to mount.
Punishment is trying to stand back up but Nitiguchi is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitiguchi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punishment's head.
Nitiguchi stops Punishment from getting back to his feet.
Nitiguchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Punishment is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nitiguchi is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Punishment has managed to free his arm - good work.
Punishment wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nitiguchi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nitiguchi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Punishment's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Punishment bucks up and throws Nitiguchi to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Punishment displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nitiguchi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nitiguchi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punishment but Punishment pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nitiguchi scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punishment is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nitiguchi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nitiguchi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Punishment manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punishment is trying to buck Nitiguchi off.
Punishment throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nitiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punishment.
Punishment fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nitiguchi lands with a nice body kick.
Nitiguchi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Punishment is fending him off so far but Nitiguchi persists. Nope, Punishment circles away and we're back to standing.
Punishment misses with a wild combination.
Nitiguchi looks for a takedown but Punishment sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitiguchi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Punishment's guard.
Punishment wants to stand up but Nitiguchi is controlling him.
Nitiguchi wants to pass the guard but Punishment is keeping the position.
Nitiguchi 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.
Punishment is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nitiguchi tries to score a body lock takedown but Punishment shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nitiguchi can't get the takedown.
Punishment gets underhooks to prevent Nitiguchi's takedown attempt.
Nitiguchi wants a takedown but no success here.
Nitiguchi tries to score a body lock takedown but Punishment shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Punishment escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punishment throws a left and a right that both miss
so Nitiguchi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Punishment wants to stand but Nitiguchi is controlling the position.
Nitiguchi pushes down on Punishment's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nitiguchi is trying to work for a kimura but Punishment is defending well.
Punishment is looking to escape.
Nitiguchi wants to work for an arm triangle but Punishment is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Punishment tries to kick Nitiguchi off but Nitiguchi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nitiguchi wants to work for an arm triangle but Punishment is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Punishment is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nitiguchi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nitiguchi uses his free foot to push down on Punishment's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Punishment.
Justyn Punishment has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nitiguchi scoring with strikes but Punishment is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Nitiguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nitiguchi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Nitiguchi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Methric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Adolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paul Methric has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Methric!
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, Quinton Adolfson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adolfson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Methric circles away.
Methric with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adolfson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Adolfson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Methric is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Quinton Adolfson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the Jungle . 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julius Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Popov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Popov is looking to reverse the position.
Adonis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Popov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Popov taking punishment in the form of punches.
It looks like Igor Popov has been cut.
Adonis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Popov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Popov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adonis passes into side control.
Popov tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Popov can't do much from the bottom here.
Popov is not content to let Adonis control the position.
Adonis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Popov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Popov is trying to improve his position.
Popov looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adonis gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov trying to hold on to Adonis's head to control him but Adonis postures up.
Popov wants to improve his position but Adonis is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Popov wants to improve his position but Adonis is controlling well.
Popov is not content to let Adonis control the position.
Ground and pound from Adonis.
Popov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Popov trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis seems to be working for a kimura but Popov defends the submission attempt.
Popov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Popov wants to sweep but no luck.
Adonis stands and throws Popov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Popov is looking to regain half guard here but Adonis keeps moving and retains side control.
Popov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Adonis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Adonis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Popov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Popov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Popov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adonis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adonis's back!
Will Popov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Popov 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.
Adonis is trying to break free.
Popov is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Adonis defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Popov looking for the choke from the back.
Popov looking for the RNC.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adonis tries to escape but Popov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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 Julius Adonis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Popov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Popov with a poor takedown
and Adonis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Popov has an active guard here but Adonis has managed to pass into half guard.
Adonis passes to full mount!
Popov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Popov gets back to half guard.
Adonis decides to return to a standing position.
Popov tries for a takedown but Adonis circles away easily
and Adonis counters with a shoot takedown. Popov fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Popov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Popov working for a triangle but Adonis defends it easily.
Popov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adonis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Popov trying to keep a closed guard but Adonis is proving a slippery customer.
Popov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Popov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Julius Adonis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adonis scoring with some ground and pound.
Popov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adonis controls the pace.
Adonis thows a big elbow that misses.
Popov has momentary wrist control but Adonis slips an elbow through the middle.
Adonis lands a couple of elbows.
Adonis works over Popov with some ground and pound from guard.
Adonis lands a couple of digs.
Adonis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis passes Popov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Popov is trying to get back to full guard.
Popov wants to get back to full guard but Adonis has passed into side control.
Adonis unloading with bombs!
Adonis cracks Popov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adonis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adonis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Popov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Adonis landing shots from mount.
Adonis lands a big elbow.
Adonis trying to control but Popov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adonis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adonis is looking to clinch but Popov is avoiding it.
Adonis is looking to clinch but Popov is avoiding it.
Popov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adonis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Popov's guard now.
Julius Adonis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Popov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adonis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Popov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Adonis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Popov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Adonis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adonis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Popov looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Popov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Popov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Adonis, who protects the arm well.
Adonis struggling a bit here.
Popov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adonis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis gets full guard.
Adonis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Popov won't allow Adonis to sweep him here.
Adonis is working hard here to advance position.
Adonis working for a triangle but Popov defends it easily.
Popov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adonis is proving hard to escape from.
Adonis scores with a short punch from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov stands up from Adonis's guard - Popov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Igor Popov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov misses with a takedown attempt - Adonis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adonis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Popov counters with a shoot takedown. Adonis fights it but they end up in guard.
Popov preventing the sweep.
Popov wants to control from the top but Adonis keeps moving.
Adonis is trying to control the position but Popov postures up.
Adonis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Popov manages to get himself to full guard.
Adonis wants to control from the top but Popov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov wants to improve his position but instead Adonis has moved into half guard.
Adonis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Adonis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Popov!
Adonis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Popov to take his back!
Adonis lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Adonis.
Adonis lands a shot to the head.
Popov is rocked!
Adonis lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Popov is still on wobbly legs! Can Adonis finish him?
Adonis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Popov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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!
Adonis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Popov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Popov for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov is trying to break free.
Popov seems to have recovered his senses.
Popov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Adonis's guard. Nice work there by Popov.
Popov advances to half guard.
Adonis is trying to get back to full guard.
Igor Popov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popov misses with a head shot. Adonis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Adonis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julius Adonis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adonis, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Adonis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between packin heat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, packin heat !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
heat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dragunov wants to control but heat is keeping him busy.
Dragunov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. heat doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dragunov.
heat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dragunov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dragunov looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
heat won't allow Dragunov to pass to mount.
heat tries to roll over but Dragunov keeps him under control.
heat trying to control here.
heat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dragunov on the ground.
Dragunov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dragunov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dragunov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
heat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
heat cracks Dragunov with a big elbow.
Dragunov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dragunov trying to hold on to heat 's head to control him but heat postures up.
Dragunov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dragunov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dragunov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragunov is trying to control the position but heat postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but heat frees his head nicely. Oh but Dragunov has switched to an armbar! heat is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ivan Dragunov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackie Chan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Sandman darts in and clinches Chan up against the cage.
Chan successfully pulls guard.
Sandman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sandman wants to pass the guard but Chan is keeping the position.
Chan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chan looking for a guillotine here but Sandman defends easily.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandman postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chan is keeping the position for now.
Sandman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandmans head.
Sandman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sandman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sandman has a takedown stuffed.
Sandman avoids the head kick by Chan.
Sandman throws a leg kick which misses Chan's front leg but catches the back leg as Chan tries to avoid it.
Chan swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandman.
Chan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Sandman moves out of range easily.
Sandman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackie Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Sandman.
Sandman misses with a body shot.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Sandman shoots in and drives through. Chan sprawls well.
Chan misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chan as he avoids it easily.
Sandman looks gassed!
Chan cracks Sandman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sandman.
Chan throws a head kick that Sandman semi-blocks.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandman pushes Chan off looking to stand but Chan dives back in and keeps control.
Chan trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sandman.
Sandman looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandman, not yet.
Chan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sandman is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Sandman moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Chan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Sandman moves out of range easily.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Chan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sandman is trying to work for a sweep but Chan has mounted him!
Sandman can't escape the position.
Chan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sandman closes the distance and clinches up with Chan, looking for a takedown. Sandman pushes Chan against the cage but Chan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandman looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Sandman tries to keep at a distance but Chan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandman gets the takedown into side control.
Chan is looking for a sweep.
Sandman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Sandman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chan as he jumps to the side.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Sandman moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Chan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Chan misses.
Jackie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandman manages to get back to half guard.
Sandman trying to control here.
Chan is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chan swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandman.
Chan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sandman is refusing to be controlled, as Chan sits in half guard.
Chan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chan stands up from mount. Strange move.
Chan pushes Sandman away with a front kick.
Nice takedown defense from Chan. No joy for Sandman on that attempt.
Chan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sandman is looking to regain half guard here but Chan keeps moving and retains side control.
Sandman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan working away.
Chan decides to stand back up.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Sandman moves out of range easily.
Sandman wants to clinch.
Chan throws a series of strikes that have Sandman backpedaling.
Chan throws a nice looking combination but Sandman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan shoots in and bounces Sandman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sandman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chan drives through and clinches with Sandman against the cage.
Sandman wants to break free but Chan has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandman is looking for a sweep.
Chan stands up and beckons Sandman to his feet.
Sandman fails with the takedown.
Sandman with a poor takedown
and Chan counters with a three punch combo that has Sandman backing up. Sandman nods at Chan to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackie Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Sandman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan clinches up against the cage.
Chan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sandman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan tries to keep at a distance but Sandman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sandman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan pulls Sandman into guard.
Sandman trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Chan wants to sweep here but Sandman controlling him for the moment.
Sandman looking to pass the guard.
Chan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sandman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chan looking to control.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Sandman from controlling successfully.
Sandman gets to his feet - Chan follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sandman gets the takedown into side control.
Sandman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sandman is trying to stall.
Sandman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandman has a takedown stuffed.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandman shoots in and bounces Chan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sandman wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Sandman moves out of range easily.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandman loads up on a big right hand but Chan slips the punch.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Sandman fails to land the takedown.
Chan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sandman throws a body kick that misses.
Jackie Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan tries for a takedown but Sandman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sandman but Sandman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandman misses with a takedown attempt - Chan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandman.
Sandman slips under a jab from Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Sandman misses with a takedown attempt - Chan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandman lunges at Chan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chan's hand.
Sandman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chan counters with a big head kick but Sandman shrugs it off.
Chan misses with a kick to the body.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sandman gets a clinch.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan avoids a kick to the body.
Sandman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chan trying to control but Sandman postures up.
Chan wants to improve his position but Sandman is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman trying to pass the guard but Chan defending well.
Chan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sandman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chan working to try and regain half guard.
Sandman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sandman trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
Sandman controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman with shots to the head and body - Chan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sandman avoids the attempt from Chan to control.
Chan just holding on.
Chan regains half guard.
Sandman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sandman is nestled in close to Chan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chan wants to control but Sandman is keeping busy.
Sandman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sandman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chan?
Chan is looking to get to half guard.
Chan wants to control but Sandman is having none of it.
Sandman lands a big elbow.
Sandman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chan?
Sandman controlling from mount.
Chan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Andy Sandman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Sandman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Chan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chine Kaidomaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Modric is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oy, To Ne Vecher. Chine Kaidomaru looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chine Kaidomaru!
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, Goran Modric!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modric moves in looking to clinch but Kaidomaru pushes him off.
Modric is looking to clinch but Kaidomaru is avoiding it.
Modric clinches up against the cage.
Kaidomaru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Modric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaidomaru blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaidomaru fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaidomaru managing to block the knees to the body from Modric.
Modric tightens his grip and picks Kaidomaru up, before dumping him to the ground. Kaidomaru manages to land in guard.
Kaidomaru looking for a guillotine here but Modric defends easily.
Kaidomaru looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kaidomaru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Modric can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Modric must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kaidomaru is breathing heavily.
Kaidomaru working for a triangle but Modric defends it easily.
Modric wants to stand but Kaidomaru has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaidomaru looking for a triangle here. Modric is fighting it but it looks tight! Kaidomaru pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Modric is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chine Kaidomaru!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Solonik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falls comes to the cage accompanied by "Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen. 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 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, Matt Falls!
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, Nikolai Solonik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falls is looking to clinch but Solonik is avoiding it.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Falls misses with a takedown attempt - Solonik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Falls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solonik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Solonik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falls shoots in and bounces Solonik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Falls working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Solonik is trying to control the position but Falls postures up.
Solonik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Solonik trying to control the position here.
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.
Falls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Solonik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Solonik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Falls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Solonik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Solonik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Solonik wants to clinch but Falls slips to the side
and Falls counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Falls is breathing heavily.
Falls working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Solonik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falls.
Solonik keeping full guard, as Falls tries to pass.
Falls stops Solonik from standing up.
Falls working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Solonik keeping full guard, as Falls tries to pass.
Falls is looking to work some ground and pound but Solonik has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solonik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Solonik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falls scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Solonik is rocked!
Check out the look on Falls's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Solonik is still on wobbly legs! Can Falls finish him?
Solonik is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Falls advances nicely into full mount.
Falls raining down shots from the mount!
Falls lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Falls.
BOOM! Falls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Falls with good strikes from the mount here!
Falls has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Falls raining down shots from the mount!
Falls scoring with strikes but Solonik is staying in there.
Solonik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls prevents Solonik from getting the reversal.
Falls putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Solonik is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Solonik trying desperately to get to his feet.
Solonik is looking to improve his position but Falls isn't that keen on the idea.
Falls landing shots from mount.
Falls raining down shots from the mount!
Falls putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Falls putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Falls with shots to the head and body - Solonik looks very uncomfortable down there.
Falls landing strikes, looking to finish!
Falls with good strikes from the mount here!
Falls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Falls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falls avoids the attempt from Solonik to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls looking to finish Solonik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Solonik!
Solonik tries to hold on but Falls postures up.
Solonik is trying to escape the mount.
Falls is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Solonik is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Falls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Nikolai Solonik has been cut.
Falls is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Solonik can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Solonik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Falls lands a big shot there that rocks Solonik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Falls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Solonik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Falls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Solonik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Falls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Falls dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Solonik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Falls or perhaps it was just good defense by Solonik which made him look bad.
Falls fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Falls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falls looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Solonik is fending him off so far but Falls persists. Nope, Solonik circles away and we're back to standing.
Solonik stuffs the takedown attempt from Falls. Falls gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikolai Solonik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falls shoots in and drives through. Solonik sprawls well.
Falls looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Solonik stuffs the takedown.
Falls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solonik can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls looks to clinch
and Solonik counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Solonik as Falls shoots in.
Falls fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Falls shoots in for a takedown but Solonik shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Solonik stuffs the takedown.
Falls looks for a takedown but Solonik sprawls well.
Falls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Solonik as he jumps to the side.
Falls looks for a takedown but Solonik sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls closes this distance looking for a takedown but Solonik circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Solonik. No joy for Falls on that attempt.
Falls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Solonik as he jumps to the side.
Falls looks for a takedown but Solonik sprawls well.
Falls closes this distance looking for a takedown but Solonik circles away.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Solonik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solonik's waist but Solonik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falls off to one side.
Falls looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Falls has a takedown stuffed.
Solonik stuffs the takedown.
Falls tries for a takedown but Solonik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Falls throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solonik's waist but Solonik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falls off to one side.
Falls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Falls shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Falls tries to clinch there but Solonik circles away.
Solonik stuffs the takedown.
Falls shoots in and drives through. Solonik sprawls well.
Falls throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solonik's waist but Solonik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falls off to one side.
Falls fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Solonik as Falls shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Solonik as Falls shoots in.
Falls shoots in for a takedown but Solonik shows good takedown defense.
Solonik stuffs the takedown attempt from Falls. Falls gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Solonik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Solonik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Falls scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Solonik taking a bit of punishment here - Falls scoring with strikes.
Solonik is pushing Falls's head away, looking to escape. Falls manages to hold on to the position though.
Solonik is looking to regain half guard here but Falls keeps moving and retains side control.
Solonik can't do much from the bottom here.
Solonik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Solonik regains half guard, as Falls was trying to land strikes.
Solonik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Falls is working away from the top position though.
Falls is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Solonik is just riding it out for now. Falls eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falls thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solonik's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Solonik looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Falls tries for a takedown but Solonik circles away easily
and Solonik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Solonik prevents the takedown attempt.
Falls tries to score a body lock takedown but Solonik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Falls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solonik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Solonik jumps guard but Falls stands there with Solonik around his waist. Solonik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Falls has hold of one of Solonik's legs. Solonik is fighting the takedown attempt but Falls gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls tries to free his leg and advance position but Solonik is retaining full guard.
Falls lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Falls working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Solonik trying to keep a closed guard but Falls is proving a slippery customer.
Solonik has momentary wrist control but Falls slips an elbow through the middle.
Falls content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Falls chips away with some ground and pound.
Falls is in close to Solonik's body, working some short punches and elbows.Falls is standing over Solonik. Solonik Throws a bit upkick that drops Falls like a ton of bricks! He's out cold! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Upkick). Nikolai Solonik!
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