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RFF-8 Bad to the Bone PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Backlash" by Front Line Assembly. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Rio Rua!
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, Wells Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dengel as he jumps to the side.
Dengel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dengel tries for a kimura but Rua is defending well.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
Rua manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dengel is holding on to half guard well.
Rua trying to control the action but Dengel is working from the bottom.
Dengel tries to roll over but Rua keeps him under control.
Dengel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.
Dengel trying to control but Rua postures up.
Rua uses his free foot to push down on Dengel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dengel.
Dengel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dengel looks gassed!
Rua can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dengel is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dengel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dengel prevents Rua from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rua misses with a head shot.
Rua working for a guillotine from mount but Dengel is in no mood to give up.
Rua prevents Dengel from getting the reversal.
Rua wants to control the pace but Dengel is squirming around nicely.
Dengel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua unloading with bombs!
Rua tries to control but Dengel wriggling away.
Dengel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rua.
Dengel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rua tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dengel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rua wants to control the pace but Dengel is squirming around nicely.
Rua stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dengel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rua working a defensive guard here.
Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dengel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dengel throws a big right hand that misses.
Dengel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dengel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wells Dengel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dengel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dengel looking to pass the guard.
Dengel stopping the sweep attempt from Rua.
Dengel stands and throws Rua's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dengel wants to control but Rua is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dengel moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Rua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rua is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dengel is controlling the pace.
Dengel is looking to advance position but Rua won't allow it.
Rua gets back to full guard.
Dengel won't allow Rua to get back to his feet.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control the position.
Dengel won't allow Rua to get back to his feet.
Dengel postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Rua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dengel postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dengel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dengel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dengel.
Rua trying to control the position.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Dengel from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rua trying to control the position.
Dengel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dengel circles away.
Dengel scores with a takedown into Rua's guard.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dengel.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wells Dengel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dengel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rua wants to control but Dengel is having none of it.
Rua is working to get back to half guard.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
Rua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dengel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dengel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua has given up his back here.
Rua tries to escape but Dengel has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dengel is riding his opponent, not letting Rua buck him off.
Let's hope that Dengel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rua tries to escape the position.
Dengel missing with strikes from the back.
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.
Rua is trying to get back to his feet but Dengel has full control of the position and if anything, Rua has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rua tries to break free.
Even with his hooks in, Dengel manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Dengel is hanging on to Rua's back as he tries to escape.
Rua is taking damage to the body and head.
Rua showing good submission defense here.
Rua turns into Dengel and is now in his guard.
Dengel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dengel pulls Rua in close to his closed guard and prevents Rua from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dengel's guard.
Dengel wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
Rua wants to take a breather but Dengel is having none of it.
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.
Rua is looking for a kimura but Dengel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rua to get the leverage.
Rua prevents Dengel from standing back up.
Dengel gets back to full guard.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Dengel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dengel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua drops Dengel with a left right combo! Rua follows him down to the ground into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wells Dengel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dengel 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Wells Dengel!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Wells Dengel!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Wells Dengel!
Wells Dengel wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fyodor Emelianenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fyodor Emelianenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fyodor Emelianenko!
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, Joseph Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Walsh.
Walsh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emelianenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Walsh is defending against the submission attempts here by Emelianenko.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walsh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Emelianenko is working Walsh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walsh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Emelianenko is working Walsh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Emelianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walsh's guard.
Emelianenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko is nestled in close to Walsh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walsh wants to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko lands strikes from half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walsh missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh has hold of Emelianenko's hands but Emelianenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emelianenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Emelianenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walsh is rocked!
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Walsh is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko is landing with some decent strikes but Walsh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walsh is still in real trouble! Can Emelianenko finish him?
A big strike lands for Emelianenko! That's really hurt Walsh and he's turned his back - Emelianenko keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Emelianenko Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fyodor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Krushtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hate me now - Nas. Mac Fedor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Krushtov!
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, Mac Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor tries to clinch up but Krushtov circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fedor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Krushtov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krushtov 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.
Fedor keeping full guard, as Krushtov tries to pass.
Fedor wants to stand up but Krushtov is controlling him.
Krushtov with a nice head shot there.
Krushtov 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.
Fedor is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Krushtov rolls with it to try and escape but Fedor cranks on the arm and Krushtov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mac Fedor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster. Max Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Price!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Power!
Price wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Price.
Price looking to ground and pound but Power is blocking nicely.
Price throws some wild stikes that Power manages to avoid easily.
Price throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power is breathing heavily.
Price wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Price there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Price scoring with strikes but Power is staying in there.
Price scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Price lands a big elbow.
Price looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Price sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Power holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Price tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Price with the ground and pound from mount.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
Price controlling his opponent.
Price looking to control but Power is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Price landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price controlling from mount.
Price's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
BOOM! Price connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Price landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price looking to control but Power is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Price controlling the pace for now.
Power avoids a series of strikes thrown by Price.
Power wants to try and get back to his feet.
Price scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Power?
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Price dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Price looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Power takes one to the chin there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Price.
Price connects with a body shot.
Power dodges the punch combination from Price.
Max Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
Power throws a series of strikes that have Price backpedaling.
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Power's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Price works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is tying to control. Power wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Power blocking the ground and pound attempt from Price.
Price winds up and cracks Power with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Price working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Power is staying active underneath Price, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Price works over Power's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice cross by Price.
Power misses with a combination
and Price counters with a nice uppercut.
Price shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bubba Price has got the better of the ground game so far.
Price thows a huge punch but Power dodges it nicely.
Price working over Power with some ground and pound. Power looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Power does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Price working the head and body with strikes.
Power makes his way to full guard, as Price worked for a kimura.
Power knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Price on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Price trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Price is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Price postures up in Power's guard and throws a big left but Power blocks it.
Price wants to pass the guard but Power is keeping the position.
Power wants to stand and escape but Price is having none of it.
Power keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Power scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good shot there by Power.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Price has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Power falls off balance throwing a combination
and Price counters with a one-two to the body.
Power misses with a combination
and Price counters with a takedown into side control.
Power being controlled for a moment.
Price scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price advances to full mount.
Price unloading with bombs!
Price is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Power can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Price throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Price punishing his opponent with strikes.
Price is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Power can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Price scoring with strikes but Power is staying in there.
Price controlling his opponent.
Price breaks from Power's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price scoring with strikes but Power is staying in there.
Price working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Price is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Power can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Price has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Price looking to control but Power is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Price is landing with some decent strikes but Power is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Price throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Price looking to ground and pound but Power is blocking nicely.
Price takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Price looking to finish Power with some ground and pound. This is bad for Power!
Price raining down shots from the mount!
Price landing punches.
Price scoring with strikes but Power is staying in there.
Price connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price working the ground and pound effectively.
Price is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Power is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Price!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Skovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Владисл (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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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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, Alexander Skovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Владисл!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skovich stalks Владисл and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Владисл's face. Владисл staggers backwards, shaken.
Владисл shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Владисл unloading with bombs!
It looks like Alexander Skovich has been cut.
Skovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skovich takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Владисл throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Skovich is trying to stand up.
Владисл loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Skovich scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Владисл land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Владисл stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Владисл!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Maslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Ivan Maslov!
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, Pentti Hilkuri!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maslov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hilkuri is looking to reverse the position.
Hilkuri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hilkuri is not content to let Maslov control the position.
Maslov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hilkuri, who protects the arm well.
Maslov lands a few punches from side control.
Hilkuri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maslov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maslov trying to control the action but Hilkuri is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslov working away.
Hilkuri is trying to get back to half guard.
Maslov working away.
Hilkuri manages to get back to half guard.
Maslov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hilkuri knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hilkuri is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hilkuri tries for a takedown but Maslov circles away easily
and Maslov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maslov has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hilkuri. Oh but Maslov has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hilkuri goes limp - he's gone! Maslov jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Maslov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vener Galiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vener Galiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Power!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galiev takes one to the side of the head.
Galiev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Power with a lazy takedown attempt
and Galiev counters with a nice body kick.
Power scores with a takedown into Galiev's guard.
Galiev had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Power is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Galiev Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Power's back instead.
Power looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Galiev is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Power knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Power for a finish.
Galiev is trying to stick to Power's back but Power is turning into Galiev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Galiev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Power.
Galiev had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Power is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Galiev Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Power's back instead.
Galiev looking for the choke but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiev tightening his grip on Power, looking for the choke.
Galiev doesn't have the hooks in and Power manages to turn into his guard.
Galiev looking for a sweep. Not yet Galiev, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galiev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Power stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Galiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Power shoots in and drives through. Galiev sprawls well.
Power throws a series of punches but Galiev moves out of range.
Galiev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Galiev lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galiev is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks.
Galiev tries a low kick but Power avoids it.
Galiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Galiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galiev scores with a head kick.
Galiev throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Galiev only half commits.
Robert Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Power's waist but Power gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Galiev off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vener Galiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power shoots in for a double leg but Galiev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Power tries to clinch up
and Galiev counters with a nice leg kick.
Power closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Galiev misses with a takedown attempt
and Power counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Galiev is breathing heavily.
Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Power seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Galiev is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Power!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yourn Rotterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotterdam has chosen Wu Tang-Triumph as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yourn Rotterdam!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotterdam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rotterdam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rotterdam looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotterdam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rotterdam is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.
Rotterdam is trying to work for a kimura but Drago is defending well.
Rotterdam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drago is not content to let Rotterdam control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rotterdam is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.
Rotterdam prevents Drago from improving his position.
Drago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rotterdam on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drago has Rotterdam up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Drago manages to end up in side control.
Rotterdam is looking to regain half guard here but Drago keeps moving and retains side control.
Drago decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rotterdam to his feet.
Rotterdam looks gassed!
Drago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Drago.
Drago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rotterdam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drago.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rotterdam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Rotterdam persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago tries to bum rush Rotterdam with a series of wild strikes but Rotterdam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rotterdam connects with a looping right hand.
Rotterdam thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Rotterdam waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Drago. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Drago to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Drago is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotterdam advances to half guard.
Oh Drago is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rotterdam is trying for a kimura here. Drago looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rotterdam wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yourn Rotterdam!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Bringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bringer comes to the cage accompanied by sizzla - solid as a rock. Rua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ain't no sunshine.. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Death Bringer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Death Bringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Rua !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bringer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bringer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rua some visible discomfort.
Rua is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Bringer knocks Rua out cold with a massive hammerfist! Bringer Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Death Bringer!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Why Can't We Be Friends? . Brock Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilham Aliyev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Aliyev throws a combination. Michaels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Brock Michaels has been cut.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Aliyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michaels counters with a left and a right that hurts Aliyev! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Michaels jumps into full mount!
Aliyev is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels cracks Aliyev with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Michaels!
Brock Michaels is the new middleweight champion!
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