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Onslaught III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kawakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Stamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Kenji Kawakami!
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, Abel Stamp!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamp tries to clinch but Kawakami is having none of it.
Abel Stamp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawakami fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kawakami.
Stamp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawakami cracks Stamp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kawakami throws a right and a left that Stamp avoids nicely.
Kawakami tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawakami gets caught flat footed, as Stamp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kawakami looking for a guillotine here but Stamp defends easily.
Kawakami doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stamp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kawakami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kawakami controls Stamp momentarily but Stamp frees himself.
Kawakami had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stamp is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kawakami Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stamp's back instead.
Stamp tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stamp is looking to improve his position but Kawakami isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawakami cracks Stamp with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kawakami lands with some strikes.
Stamp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kawakami is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stamp is just riding it out for now. Kawakami eventually gives up the hold.
Stamp is looking to escape.
Stamp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kawakami working over Stamp with some ground and pound. Stamp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stamp kicks Kawakami off and gets back to his feet.
Stamp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawakami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawakami gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stamp counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kawakami is looking to improve his position.
Stamp trying to control the action but Kawakami is working from the bottom.
Stamp working over Kawakami with some ground and pound. Kawakami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamp throwing shots but Kawakami is blocking nicely.
Kawakami 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stamp seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kawakami does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stamp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kawakami kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kawakami makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kawakami.
Kawakami is breathing heavily.
Kawakami working for a triangle but Stamp defends it easily.
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!
Kawakami has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stamp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stamp scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kawakami keeping moving, preventing Stamp from controlling successfully.
Stamp stands up over Kawakami, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stamp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stamp wants to pass the guard but Kawakami is keeping the position.
Kawakami had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stamp is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kawakami Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stamp's back instead.
Kawakami connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Stamp to escape the position.
Stamp covers up after that shot from Kawakami.
Can Stamp hold on?! Kawakami is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kawakami scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Stamp is looking for a way out.
Kawakami scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawakami throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Stamp!
Kawakami scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Kawakami has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Stamp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawakami doesn't have the hooks in and Stamp manages to turn into his guard.
Kawakami had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stamp is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kawakami Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stamp's back instead.
Stamp wants to control his opponent's hands but Kawakami gets his hands free.
Stamp turns into Kawakami and is now in his guard.
Kawakami has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stamp doesn't defend quickly enough and Kawakami has managed to lock this one up! Can Stamp escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kawakami on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kenji Kawakami!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hirako Satkarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
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, Hirako Satkarin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartman connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Satkarin! He's out on his feet! Hartman rushes in and drops Satkarin with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Teddy Hartman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fraklin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes into the arena with Papa Roach- Last Resort blaring out of the sound system. Harrison has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Peyton Harrison!
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, Fraklin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Harrison improves position.
Harrison misses with a knee strike.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison is trying to stall.
Smith has hold of one of Harrison's legs. Harrison is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith stands up from Harrison's guard - Smith perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith moves into full mount!
Smith wants to finish this one by submission but Harrison is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smith.
Smith has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Harrison is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fraklin Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Wallase (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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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Counter striker
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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, Luke Cage!
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, Christopher Wallase!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cage misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Cage. No joy for Wallase on that attempt.
Wallase slips a jab from Cage.
Wallase looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cage is fending him off so far but Wallase persists. Nope, Cage circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallase takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cage tests Wallase's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luke Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Wallase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cage but Cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Luke Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Wallase.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Wallase saw that one coming.
Cage throws a series of punches but Wallase moves out of range.
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wallase staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage cracks Wallase with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Wallase bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage lands a left and a right that sends Wallase crashing to the canvas! Cage dives into mount looking to finish!
Wallase is rocked!
Cage controlling from the full mount.
Wallase is still in real trouble! Can Cage finish him?
Cage's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wallase seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallase keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wallase on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallase tries to hold on but Cage pushes him away.
Wallase is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage controlling from the full mount.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Luke Cage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallase.
A lazy left from Cage finds it's target.
Cage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cage is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Wallase hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luke Cage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Karlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladamir Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladamir Drago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darren Karlson!
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, Vladamir Drago!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlson doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Karlson moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlson moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlson clinches with his opponent.
Drago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Darren Karlson has been cut.
Drago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karlson can't break the clinch.
Karlson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karlson misses with a body punch.
Drago gets underhooks to prevent Karlson's takedown attempt.
Karlson wants to break free but Drago has control.
Karlson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drago pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Drago jumps guard.
Karlson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drago throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Drago has his feet on Karlson's thighs here. He's pushed Karlson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Karlson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladamir Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislov Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brian Payne has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Payne!
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, Stanislov Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches up with Payne, looking for a takedown. Ivanov pushes Payne against the cage but Payne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Payne both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Ivanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Payne which made him look bad.
Payne tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov shoots in but Payne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brian Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislov Ivanov.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
Payne misses with a double jab.
Payne scores with a three punch combo!
Ivanov looks for a takedown but Payne sprawls well.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense.
Payne lands a body shot.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Payne's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Payne duly obliges.
Payne stuffs the takedown.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Payne misses with the combination.
Ivanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Payne counters with a left and a right that stings Ivanov.
Payne is looking to clinch.
Ivanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Payne is fending him off so far but Ivanov persists. Nope, Payne circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Payne lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Payne.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Payne is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense.
Ivanov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ivanov is looking to stand up but Payne won't let him.
Ivanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ivanov cracks Payne with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Payne is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
Ivanov throws and elbow that misses. Payne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ivanov's guard. Nice move by Payne!
Payne stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Payne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ivanov passes Payne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ivanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ivanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivanov working Payne over with strikes.
Ivanov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Payne misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne gets a clinch.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanov won't allow it.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ivanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Payne is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ivanov looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Ivanov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislov Ivanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ivanov manages to end up in side control.
Payne takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Payne is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov working the head with strikes.
Oh Payne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Payne taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivanov stands up and beckons Payne to his feet.
Brian Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov closes the distance looking for a takedown. Ivanov picks Payne up and slams him brutally to the floor. Payne is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Stanislov Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Sultanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moritz Gauchenauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sultanov comes to the cage accompanied by No Vaseline. Amir Sultanov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moritz Gauchenauer's chin.
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Sultanov!
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, Moritz Gauchenauer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauchenauer cracks Sultanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sultanov slips a straight right by Gauchenauer.
Sultanov wants to clinch up but Gauchenauer keeps it at a distance.
Sultanov tries to clinch but Gauchenauer moves out of range.
Sultanov misses the jab.
Sultanov tries to clinch but Gauchenauer is having none of it.
A big head kick from Sultanov and Gauchenauer is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Gauchenauer is rocked!
It looks like Moritz Gauchenauer has been cut.
Sultanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sultanov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gauchenauer is still in real trouble! Can Sultanov finish him?
Gauchenauer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sultanov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gauchenauer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gauchenauer seems to have recovered his senses.
Sultanov stands up and waves to Gauchenauer to follow him.
Sultanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauchenauer swings widly with a right hand
and Sultanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sultanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sultanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gauchenauer blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sultanov.
Sultanov tries to land a knee to the head but Gauchenauer blocks with his arms.
Sultanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gauchenauer looks for a takedown but Sultanov sprawls well.
Gauchenauer forces Sultanov back against the cage and clinches.
Sultanov trying to stall but Gauchenauer improves his position.
Sultanov lands a damaging elbow.
Gauchenauer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sultanov stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sultanov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sultanov lands an elbow inside that Gauchenauer shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultanov landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Sultanov.
Sultanov tries to land a knee to the head but Gauchenauer blocks with his arms.
Sultanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gauchenauer blocks it with crossed arms.
Sultanov tries a knee to the head but Gauchenauer blocks it.
Sultanov is breathing heavily.
Gauchenauer can't get the takedown.
Amir Sultanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moritz Gauchenauer.
Sultanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Come on Sultanov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gauchenauer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sultanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sultanov trying to land knees to the body.
Sultanov prevents Gauchenauer from breaking the clinch.
Gauchenauer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sultanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gauchenauer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sultanov or not.
Sultanov lands a knee to the head.
Gauchenauer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sultanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Gauchenauer avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultanov lands an elbow inside that Gauchenauer shrugs off.
Sultanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Gauchenauer avoids the damage to the body.
Gauchenauer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gauchenauer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sultanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gauchenauer tries for a takedown but Sultanov manages to get underhooks.
Sultanov breaks from the clinch.
Sultanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gauchenauer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sultanov won't be happy with that.
Gauchenauer is looking to take a break and control but Sultanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sultanov is trying to control Gauchenauer's posture but Gauchenauer avoids it.
Gauchenauer trying to control the position but Sultanov is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultanov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sultanov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sultanov is not content to let Gauchenauer control the position.
Sultanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sultanov tries to get out of the position.
Sultanov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gauchenauer is looking for a kimura but Sultanov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gauchenauer to get the leverage.
Gauchenauer seems to be working for a kimura but Sultanov defends the submission attempt.
Sultanov is not content to let Gauchenauer control the position.
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 Amir Sultanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moritz Gauchenauer'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.
Gauchenauer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gauchenauer stands and steps away. Sultanov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gauchenauer slips under a jab from Sultanov.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gauchenauer.
Sultanov is looking for a sweep.
Sultanov has control of an arm but Gauchenauer manages to advance to Gauchenauer's back!
Sultanov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sultanov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gauchenauer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gauchenauer doesn't have the hooks in and Sultanov manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultanov wants to stand but Gauchenauer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sultanov wants to control from the top but Gauchenauer keeps moving.
Gauchenauer looking for a sweep. Not yet Gauchenauer, not yet.
Sultanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Gauchenauer has wrist control.
Sultanov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gauchenauer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Amir Sultanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sultanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sultanov misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice takedown defense from Sultanov. No joy for Gauchenauer on that attempt.
Sultanov lands a high kick!
Sultanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amir Sultanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gauchenauer slips a straight right by Sultanov.
Nice takedown defense from Sultanov. No joy for Gauchenauer on that attempt.
Gauchenauer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gauchenauer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sultanov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gauchenauer off and has taken his back!
Gauchenauer breaks Sultanov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gauchenauer prevents Sultanov from getting back to his feet.
Sultanov had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gauchenauer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sultanov Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gauchenauer's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cage is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gauchenauer.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gauchenauer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gauchenauer trying to control the hands but Sultanov breaks the grip.
Sultanov trying to control.
Gauchenauer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sultanov.
Sultanov tries to get the hooks in deep but Gauchenauer pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sultanov is really struggling to control Gauchenauer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sultanov 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, Gauchenauer has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sultanov missing with strikes from the back.
Sultanov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gauchenauer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sultanov is taking a breather. Gauchenauer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gauchenauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moritz Gauchenauer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moritz Gauchenauer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A left lands for Sultanov.
Gauchenauer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sultanov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sultanov manages to get back to half guard.
Gauchenauer prevents Sultanov from improving his position.
Gauchenauer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sultanov to get to his feet.
Sultanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gauchenauer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sultanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sultanov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sultanov tries to clinch there but Gauchenauer circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauchenauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gauchenauer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Horrible takedown by Gauchenauer or perhaps it was just good defense by Sultanov which made him look bad.
Sultanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sultanov wants to clinch up but Gauchenauer keeps it at a distance.
Sultanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sultanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gauchenauer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sultanov tries to clinch up.
Gauchenauer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Sultanov misses.
Sultanov tries to clinch there but Gauchenauer circles away.
Gauchenauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Sultanov.
Gauchenauer fails to land the takedown.
Sultanov lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultanov circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Gauchenauer drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Sultanov follows Gauchenauer to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Sultanov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Crays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Minutsak (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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Crays!
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, Ulf Minutsak!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minutsak throws a series of punches but Crays moves out of range.
Minutsak lands a head shot.
Minutsak moves in looking to clinch but Crays pushes him off.
Minutsak closes the distance and clinches up with Crays, looking for a takedown. Minutsak pushes Crays against the cage but Crays circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minutsak looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crays darts in and clinches Minutsak up against the cage.
Crays stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Minutsak tries to pull guard but Crays won't allow it.
Ryan Crays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulf Minutsak.
Minutsak is trying to stall.
Minutsak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Minutsak gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crays holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak trying to control but Crays is working from the bottom.
Crays has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Minutsak off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crays darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crays stops Minutsak from getting back to his feet.
Minutsak looks gassed!
Crays throwing shots but Minutsak is blocking nicely.
Crays escapes and gets back to his feet.
Crays closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crays decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Crays has Minutsak up against the cage in a clinch.
Crays breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minutsak misses with a takedown
and Crays counters with a shoot takedown. Minutsak fights it but they end up in guard.
Minutsak is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Crays dives into side control.
Minutsak is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crays's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Minutsak is looking to escape.
Crays is thwarting Minutsak's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crays is working for a kimura but Minutsak is defending it quite comfortably.
Minutsak trying to hold on to Crays's head to control him but Crays postures up.
Crays is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Crays 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.
Crays is looking to clinch.
Ryan Crays is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crays takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Minutsak shoots and misses
and Crays counters by clinching up.
Minutsak wants to get back to striking at distance but Crays won't allow it.
Crays breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crays shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Minutsak's guard.
Minutsak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crays controls the pace.
Minutsak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crays is one step ahead there.
Minutsak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crays stands up from Minutsak's guard - Crays perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crays shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crays was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Minutsak tries to buck Crays off but he can't manage it.
Crays controlling his opponent.
Crays landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crays controlling the position easily from mount.
Crays looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crays in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crays controlling the pace for now.
Minutsak tries to improve his position but instead Crays has taken his back!
Crays is persistently looking for the submission but Minutsak is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crays is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Minutsak tries to break free.
Crays is controlling the position but Minutsak somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Minutsak wants to get back to his feet.
Minutsak throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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.
Minutsak preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Crays is looking to advance position but Minutsak won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crays trying to control the pace.
Crays is trying to work for a kimura but Minutsak is defending well.
Minutsak is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Crays 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!
Crays shoots in and bounces Minutsak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crays pushing down on Minutsak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crays working the head and body with strikes.
Crays is working for a submission of some sort.
Minutsak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minutsak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Crays is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Minutsak works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Crays postures up and lands a big shot to Minutsak's brow.
Crays working some strikes from top position.
Crays is stalling in the full guard.
Crays seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Minutsak for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak is trying to control the position but Crays postures up.
Crays stands and steps away. Minutsak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Minutsak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crays decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crays decides to stand up.
Ulf Minutsak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minutsak misses with a takedown
and Crays counters with a nice double leg into side control. Minutsak won't be happy with that.
Minutsak wants to control but Crays postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak wants to get back to his feet but Crays drags him back down.
Minutsak can't do much from the bottom here.
Minutsak is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Ulf Minutsak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minutsak is trying to get back to half guard.
Minutsak wants to control but Crays postures up.
Crays wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minutsak keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Crays showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crays 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Crays!
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