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RC 17 - Tilthammer vs. Drago PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Verdant Foliage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Cohen (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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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Verdant Foliage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen shoots in but no luck this time.
Cohen 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.
Cohen postures up in Foliage's guard and throws a big left but Foliage blocks it.
Foliage keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
Cohen won't allow Foliage to sweep him here.
Cohen passes Foliage's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cohen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Foliage landing a few short strikes.
Cohen works his way into full mount!
Foliage flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cohen looking for a guillotine from mount but Foliage is having none of it.
Cohen looking to control but Foliage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen cracks Foliage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Foliage is working to get back to half guard.
Cohen wants to control the pace but Foliage is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cohen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foliage can't escape the position.
Foliage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cohen on the ground.
Cohen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cohen has hold of Foliage's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Foliage manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Foliage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cohen controlling his opponent.
Cohen cracks Foliage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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.
Cohen lands a heavy elbow.
Foliage is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Cohen.
Cohen scoring with strikes but Foliage is staying in there.
Foliage is rocked!
Cohen landing strikes from the mount and Foliage is in trouble!
Oh Foliage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foliage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cohen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Foliage scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cohen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cohen stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Cohen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Braddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lenny Leonard enters the cage!
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Braddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lenny Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braddick to score with a decent uppercut.
Braddick with a nice cross.
Leonard clinches up against the cage.
Leonard is trying to break the clinch but Braddick has him pressed against the cage.
Leonard breaks from the clinch.
Leonard tries to bum rush Braddick with a series of wild strikes but Braddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braddick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leonard is rocked!
Braddick lands with a big right hook that stumbles Leonard - he's out on his feet here! Braddick follows up with another monster hook that separates Leonard from consciousness! Leonard falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Braddick stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Braddick!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buket Levkoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Ignashov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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250 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buket Levkoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Ignashov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levkoev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ignashov as he avoids it easily.
Levkoev closes the distance and clinches up with Ignashov, looking for a takedown. Levkoev pushes Ignashov against the cage but Ignashov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ignashov connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Levkoev to the floor! Ignashov dives in looking for the finish!
Levkoev is rocked!
It looks like Buket Levkoev has been cut.
Ignashov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Levkoev quite badly. Levkoev pulls Ignashov in close trying to recover. Ignashov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Levkoev on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Levkoev doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Ignashov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Federov (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
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Dag Guti!
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, Alexander Federov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guti shoots in looking for a takedown. Federov tries to sprawl out of it but Guti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Federov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Federov has closed the distance and engaged Guti in a clinch.
Guti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Federov landing knees to the head.
Federov landing knees to the body.
Federov has Guti pushed against the cage.
Guti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Federov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guti.
A knee to the head by Federov.
Federov scores with a shot to the side of Guti's head.
A right hand to the body from Federov.
Federov landing knees to the head.
Guti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Federov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Guti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Federov has Guti pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Federov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Guti tumbling to the mat - Federov dives into Guti's guard.
Federov stopping the sweep attempt from Guti.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Federov looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guti is breathing heavily.
Federov postures up in Guti's guard and throws a big left but Guti blocks it.
Guti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Federov tries to free his leg and advance position but Guti is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Federov wants to clinch up but Guti keeps it at a distance.
Federov clinches with his opponent.
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.
Federov connects with a knee to the head.
Guti is fighting off a takedown attempt but Federov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Guti to the mat. Guti regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Federov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Federov is pushing down on Guti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guti is fighting to maintain full guard but Federov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guti wants to get back to full guard.
Federov controlling the action here.
Federov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Guti to get to his feet.
Guti lands with an overhand left.
Federov rushes Guti and presses him up against the cage.
Federov breaks from the clinch.
Federov rushes Guti and presses him up against the cage.
Federov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Federov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guti wants a takedown but no success here.
Federov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guti's face.
Guti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Federov smiles and moves away.
Guti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Federov has time to react.
Federov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guti.
Guti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Federov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Guti swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dag Guti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladamir Vilatki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas comes into the arena with Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladamir Vilatki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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211 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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, Marco Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladamir Vilatki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas throws a hook but Vilatki blocks it.
Vilatki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruas looking for submissions off his back.
Ruas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vilatki lands a nice short elbow.
Vilatki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruas moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vilatki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vilatki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruas keeping moving, preventing Vilatki from controlling successfully.
Vilatki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas has an active guard here but Vilatki has managed to pass into half guard.
Ruas is trying to get back to full guard.
Vilatki is looking to advance position but Ruas won't allow it.
Vilatki tries to stand and escape but Ruas is controlling the position.
Vilatki controlling the pace.
Ruas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ruas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vilatki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vilatki's back!
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.
Vilatki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ruas looking for the choke from the back.
Vilatki is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Vilatki is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ruas lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ruas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is trying to stick to Vilatki's back but Vilatki is turning into Ruas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ruas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vilatki.
Ruas wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Vilatki defending well.
Vilatki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vilatki looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas trying to mount his opponent but Vilatki defends it.
Ruas moves nicely into side control.
Ruas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vilatki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vilatki prevents Ruas from moving into mount.
Ruas is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Vilatki looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ruas gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Vilatki is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ruas lets go of the hold and Vilatki can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Ruas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gin Ichimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Maskiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichimaru kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Sekai wa Sude ni Azamuki no Ue ni (The World Already Exists Upon Deceit). Maskiev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Berzerker. Gin Ichimaru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gin Ichimaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Maskiev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichimaru tries to clinch up.
Maskiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maskiev 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.
Ichimaru is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maskiev trying to control but Ichimaru is working from the bottom.
Ichimaru wants to sweep here but Maskiev controlling him for the moment.
Maskiev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ichimaru, up you get!
Ichimaru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ichimaru tries to clinch up but Maskiev circles away and keeps his distance.
Ichimaru fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maskiev sprawls well initially but Ichimaru persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maskiev wants to control but Ichimaru is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maskiev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ichimaru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maskiev wants to get back to full guard.
Maskiev looks gassed!
Ichimaru seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maskiev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ichimaru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maskiev on the ground.
Maskiev is pressing down on Ichimaru's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maskiev being controlled here, momentarily.
Ichimaru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maskiev is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maskiev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ichimaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Maskiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ichimaru looking to pass the guard.
Maskiev wants to sweep but no luck.
Ichimaru postures up and lands a big shot to Maskiev's brow.
That's two 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.
Maskiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ichimaru is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Maskiev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ichimaru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ichimaru tries to clinch but Maskiev moves out of range.
Maskiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ichimaru scores with a nice strike.
Nice takedown defense from Ichimaru. No joy for Maskiev on that attempt.
Maskiev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ichimaru wants to clinch up but Maskiev keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ichimaru really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maskiev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maskiev stops a takedown attempt from Ichimaru.
Ichimaru working aggressively here.
Ichimaru is looking to break free of the clinch but Maskiev has double underhooks.
Ichimaru wants to break free but Maskiev has control.
Maskiev breaks the clinch.
Ichimaru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ichimaru misses with a takedown attempt
and Maskiev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gin Ichimaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maskiev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ichimaru keeping moving, preventing Maskiev from controlling successfully.
Ichimaru is working an open guard so Maskiev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maskiev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maskiev moves into the clinch.
Maskiev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ichimaru smiles and moves away.
Ichimaru lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maskiev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ichimaru.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ichimaru doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maskiev counters with a single leg into guard. Ichimaru didn't expect that.
Maskiev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maskiev trying to mount his opponent but Ichimaru defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ichimaru keeping hold of Maskiev's head, controlling as best he can.
Maskiev uses his free foot to push down on Ichimaru's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ichimaru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Maskiev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ichimaru clinches with his opponent.
Maskiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maskiev keeps control of Ichimaru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ichimaru tries to break the clinch but Maskiev is controlling the position.
Maskiev is leaning against Ichimaru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ichimaru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maskiev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ichimaru prevents it.
Ichimaru drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ichimaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichimaru is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maskiev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ichimaru to the mat. Ichimaru regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ichimaru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maskiev wants to control from the top but Ichimaru keeps moving.
Ichimaru controls Maskiev momentarily but Maskiev frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maskiev stands up and waves to Ichimaru to follow him.
Ichimaru wants to clinch
and Maskiev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ichimaru tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maskiev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maskiev controlling the action here for a moment.
Ichimaru breaks from the clinch.
Ichimaru misses with a takedown
and Maskiev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gin Ichimaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichimaru looking to control.
Ichimaru looking for a sweep. Not yet Ichimaru, not yet.
Ichimaru keeping moving, preventing Maskiev from controlling successfully.
Maskiev stands up and waves to Ichimaru to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maskiev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maskiev is looking to land body kicks.
Maskiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ichimaru's waist but Ichimaru gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maskiev off to one side.
Ichimaru drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maskiev is trying to escape the position but Ichimaru is controlling the position.
Maskiev is looking to reverse the position.
Maskiev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ichimaru off and has taken his back!
Maskiev has good solid back control here.
Ichimaru is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maskiev loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ichimaru hold on?
Ichimaru trying to control the position but Maskiev manages to sink in the hooks.
Ichimaru is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Maskiev keeps control of the position as Ichimaru tries to break free.
Maskiev is looking to control Ichimaru but Ichimaru is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Maskiev lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ichimaru holding on to Maskiev's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Maskiev has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ichimaru's body.
Maskiev is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ichimaru knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ichimaru for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichimaru trying to control the hands but Maskiev breaks the grip.
Ichimaru tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ichimaru tries to hold on but Maskiev pushes him away.
Maskiev working Ichimaru over with strikes here.
Maskiev has control of Ichimaru's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ichimaru regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ichimaru is trying to escape the mount.
Ichimaru tries to hold on but Maskiev pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Maskiev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ichimaru lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maskiev backs up against the cage.
Ichimaru stalks Maskiev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maskiev's face. Maskiev staggers backwards, shaken.
Maskiev has his takedown stuffed
and Ichimaru counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maskiev wants to stand up but Ichimaru is controlling him.
Ichimaru looking to sit in guard and control but Maskiev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maskiev gets to his feet - Ichimaru follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ichimaru doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maskiev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ichimaru wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichimaru wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maskiev.
Maskiev jumps guard.
Maskiev controls Ichimaru momentarily but Ichimaru frees himself.
Maskiev working for a triangle but Ichimaru defends it easily.
Maskiev has Ichimaru pulled in close to control his posture.
Maskiev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ichimaru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ichimaru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maskiev trying to control the position.
Maskiev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ichimaru kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichimaru looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maskiev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ichimaru trying to move into half guard but instead Maskiev has managed to sweep!
Ichimaru wants to hit a switch here but Maskiev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ichimaru there!
Ichimaru is bucking up trying to escape but Maskiev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ichimaru tries to hold on but Maskiev postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maskiev lands a heavy elbow.
Maskiev lands a big elbow.
Ichimaru is bucking up trying to escape but Maskiev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ichimaru keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maskiev takes Ichimaru's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ichimaru is in trouble.
Ichimaru prevents Maskiev from getting a body triangle.
Maskiev lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maskiev biding his time, controlling Ichimaru.
Ichimaru covers up after that shot from Maskiev.
Ichimaru is in bad spot here.
Maskiev somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gin Ichimaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ichimaru trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Maskiev's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ichimaru is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Maskiev.
I've got Maskiev 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Maskiev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svern Ferrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Silev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svern Ferrus had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Svern Ferrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Silev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silev 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.
Ferrus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silev.
Silev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silev blocks a low kick nicely.
Silev checks a low kick from Ferrus.
A head kick misses from Silev.
Ferrus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silev checks a leg kick.
Silev blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferrus misses with a low kick as Silev jumps back.
Silev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silev throws a head kick but Ferrus moves out of range.
Ferrus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ferrus lands in his opponent's guard.
Ferrus tries to free his leg and advance position but Silev is retaining full guard.
Ferrus is working hard here to advance position.
Silev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Silev looking to control.
Silev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silev had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ferrus is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silev Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ferrus's back instead.
Silev looks gassed!
Ferrus tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silev working for a submission but Ferrus is keeping him at bay.
Ferrus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silev looking to control but Ferrus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferrus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silev wants to control the pace but Ferrus is squirming around nicely.
Ferrus throwing hammer fists to the chest of Silev. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferrus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferrus can't escape the position.
Ferrus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ferrus tries to roll over but Silev keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silev is working for a submission of some sort.
Ferrus is pressing down on Silev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ferrus has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Silev doesn't defend quickly enough and Ferrus has managed to lock this one up! Can Silev escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ferrus on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Svern Ferrus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haralahti hirmuinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koko Beware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haralahti hirmuinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koko Beware!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hirmuinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beware gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. hirmuinen connects with a nice short shot to Beware's temple.
Beware is trying to get back to full guard.
Beware looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
hirmuinen prevents Beware from improving his position.
hirmuinen tries to pass to full mount but Beware defends it.
hirmuinen is trying to work for a kimura but Beware is defending well.
hirmuinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beware looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beware manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beware looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beware throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beware has an active guard here but hirmuinen has managed to pass into half guard.
Beware looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Beware manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beware is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
hirmuinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Beware is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hirmuinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
hirmuinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
hirmuinen stands up and waves to Beware to follow him.
hirmuinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beware has his takedown stuffed
and hirmuinen counters with a shoot takedown. Beware fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beware looking for a sweep. Not yet Beware, not yet.
Beware has an active guard here but hirmuinen has managed to pass into half guard.
hirmuinen is looking to take a break and control but Beware is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beware is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but hirmuinen pulls his head out easily.
Beware won't allow hirmuinen to pass to mount.
Beware makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beware.
hirmuinen is posturing up here but Beware has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! hirmuinen tries to roll out but it's too tight and hirmuinen has to tap! Slick submission there by Beware!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koko Beware!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tegui Calderon Rosario (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tegui Calderon Rosario!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosario misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rosario throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosario looks to land a combination but Harfager avoids it well.
Harfager gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harfager throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harfager just leaning against Rosario, taking a breather.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager throws an elbow but it misses.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rosario fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harfager stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harfager just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rosario's brow.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosario.
Harfager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosario blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
It looks like Tegui Calderon Rosario has been cut.
Harfager lands a hook that snaps the head of Rosario backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Rosario tries to pull guard but Harfager won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harfager throws an elbow but misses.
Rosario avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Harfager.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harfager scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harfager misses with a knee strike.
Rosario goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harfager prevents it.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tegui Calderon Rosario.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Rosario's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario is working for takedown but Harfager is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but Rosario blocks it.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but Rosario blocks it.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosario.
Rosario avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Harfager.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Rosario tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rosario looks gassed!
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Harfager misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harfager.
Harfager creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harfager misses with a knee strike.
Harfager misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosario has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rosario tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Rosario is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harfager.
Harfager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosario blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Harfager on the inside.
Harfager controlling the action here for a moment.
Harfager gets through Rosario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harfager landing knees to the head.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
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.
Rosario tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harfager smiles and moves away.
Harfager gets the takedown into side control.
Harfager controlling from side mount.
Rosario is trying to work for a sweep but Harfager has mounted him!
Harfager controlling the pace for now.
Harfager wants to control the pace but Rosario is squirming around nicely.
Rosario keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Harfager dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tegui Calderon Rosario's cut.
That's time! Harfager's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Harfager, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harfager moves into range and clinches up with Rosario.
Rosario has Harfager pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harfager manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rosario tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harfager smiles and moves away.
Harfager explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harfager moves into the clinch.
Rosario dodges an elbow strike from Harfager.
Harfager lands a shot to the body.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harfager is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager throws an elbow but it misses.
Harfager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosario blocks it with crossed arms.
Rosario fails to pull guard.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tegui Calderon Rosario.
Rosario managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager gets through Rosario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rosario goes for a takedown attempt but Harfager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rosario is breathing heavily.
Rosario jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rosario throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harfager counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harfager takes the fight into the clinch.
Rosario blocks an elbow strike from Harfager.
The is referee keeping an eye on Harfager - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager with a knee to the head.
Rosario is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosario lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager slows down the pace here.
Rosario drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harfager gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rosario is trying to break the clinch but Harfager has him pressed against the cage.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Rosario blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harfager takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Rosario is blocking nicely.
Harfager lands a knee to the head.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Rosario is blocking nicely.
Harfager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
Rosario blocks the elbow strike.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but Rosario blocks it.
Rosario avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Harfager is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harfager throws an elbow that misses.
Rosario blocks the elbow strike.
Harfager lands a left hand.
Harfager throws an elbow that misses.
Harfager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosario blocks it with crossed arms.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Rosario in his tracks for a moment.
Harfager throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
That has opened up Tegui Calderon Rosario's cut even more.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosario has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harfager is pressed up against the cage. Rosario has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harfager down to the mat. Harfager avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Harfager dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tegui Calderon Rosario'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. This is the final round!
Rosario slips under a jab from Harfager.
Rosario clinches but Harfager breaks the clinch
and Harfager holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rosario avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Harfager lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Rosario blocks with his arms.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Rosario blocks with his arms.
Rosario has Harfager pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harfager manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harfager pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rosario jumps guard but Harfager stands there with Rosario around his waist. Rosario gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harfager looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager throws an elbow but it misses.
Rosario takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosario has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rosario on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosario tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harfager just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tegui Calderon Rosario.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Rosario on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harfager's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rosario tries for a takedown but Harfager manages to get underhooks.
Rosario tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harfager smiles and moves away.
Harfager slips a straight right by Rosario.
Harfager clinches up with Rosario and pushes him back against the cage.
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.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Rosario blocks with his arms.
Harfager manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Rosario tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harfager pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rosario fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harfager lands with a short shot to the head.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Rosario's ribcage.
Rosario tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harfager just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Harfager connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rosario's face.
Harfager lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Rosario is blocking nicely.
Harfager is leaning against Rosario and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harfager lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harfager misses with an elbow strike.
Harfager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosario has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harfager throws an elbow that misses.
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.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Harfager lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosario backwards.
Harfager leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harfager cracks Rosario with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Harfager.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rosario on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harfager taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Harfager.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but Rosario blocks it.
Tegui Calderon Rosario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosario fails to pull guard.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosario has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Harfager showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harfager 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Harfager!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago clinches with his opponent.
Tilthammer manages to break the clinch.
Tilthammer slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Tilthammer connects with a looping right hand.
Drago is rocked!
Felix Tilthammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilthammer throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
Drago shoots for a double leg takedown but Tilthammer sprawls well. He's pushed Drago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drago passes to side control.
Drago is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tilthammer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drago tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tilthammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer is looking for a sweep.
Drago tries to advance to mount but can't.
Drago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tilthammer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drago goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tilthammer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Drago's guard! Nice work there by Tilthammer!
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.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tilthammer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tilthammer pushes down on Drago's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drago wants to improve his position but Tilthammer is controlling well.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer trying to control from half guard but Drago is working away.
Drago is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tilthammer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tilthammer's back!
Drago is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tilthammer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Drago is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tilthammer is defending well though. Drago let's go of the attempt for now.
Drago looks gassed!
Tilthammer trying to control the action but Drago just sinks the hooks in.
Tilthammer turns into Drago and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer looking to pass the guard.
Drago looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tilthammer has picked Drago up and slammed him! Drago can't keep hold of the triangle and Tilthammer manages to pass to side control!
Drago tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tilthammer is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drago sneaks back into half guard.
Drago moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Drago dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tilthammer misses with a looping left.
Drago moves away from the strike by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tilthammer misses with a hook.
Drago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drago has hold of Tilthammer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tilthammer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drago working for a guillotine from mount but Tilthammer is in no mood to give up.
Drago is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tilthammer is surviving well by controlling Drago's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tilthammer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago goes for an armbar but Tilthammer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tilthammer.
Drago has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tilthammer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Drago has tightened it up now! Tilthammer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nikolai Drago!
Nikolai Drago is the new light heavyweight champion!
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