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Friday Night Carnage 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (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 White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jag tries to avoid it but Crosby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jag to the ground. Jag escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crosby pushes Jag up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jag lands a nice knee to the body.
Crosby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Crosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crosby lands a takedown into guard.
Crosby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jag has a closed guard, preventing Crosby from standing up.
Jag wants to sweep here but Crosby controlling him for the moment.
Jag is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crosby successfully pulls guard.
Crosby has a closed guard, preventing Jag from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag wants to control from the top but Crosby keeps moving.
Crosby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jag on the ground.
Crosby trying to control the position.
Jag working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jag throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crosby tries to bum rush Jag with a series of wild strikes but Jag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crosby moves into the clinch.
Crosby gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jag regains guard.
Crosby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crosby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crosby is breathing heavily.
Jag is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag pushes Crosby off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jag connects with a high kick.
Jag tries to clinch
and Crosby counters with a left and a right that stings Jag.
Jag shoots in for a takedown but Crosby shows good takedown defense.
Crosby keeps the fight on the outside.
Crosby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jag scores with a head kick.
Crosby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jag wants to clinch but Crosby slips to the side
and Crosby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crosby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crosby wants to get up but he can't break Jag's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Crosby connects with a couple of short punches.
Jag is working an open guard so Crosby takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jag is rocked!
Crosby cracks Jag with a left hook right on the temple and Jag goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Crosby lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Jag is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Crosby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between mitsi fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, mitsi fili!
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, Joe Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fili throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Kelly tries to clinch but fili moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from fili.
A left and a right from fili both land. Nice combination.
fili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
fili misses with a two punch combination.
fili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but fili paws at him with a jab and circles away.
fili scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with fili, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but fili pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly wants to clinch up but fili keeps it at a distance.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch there but fili circles away.
fili lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
fili lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Kelly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
fili looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili moves into full guard.
Kelly lands a couple of digs.
Kelly trying to stand up but can't free himself from fili's guard.
fili is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but fili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
fili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
fili has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from fili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelly works over fili with some ground and pound from guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
fili is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
fili really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly goes for a takedown in the clinch but fili prevents it.
fili wants to break the clinch but can't.
fili wants to break the clinch but can't.
fili breaks the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kelly lands a couple of digs.
Kelly advances position into side control!
fili is breathing heavily.
Kelly works to advance to full mount. fili defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili is desperately trying to improve his position but Kelly has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
fili wants to control but Kelly is having none of it.
fili flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kelly landing shots from mount.
fili tries to reverse the position but Kelly maintains control.
Kelly working for a guillotine from mount but fili is in no mood to give up.
Kelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
fili working to try and regain half guard.
That's four 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.
Kelly trying to control but fili is having none of it.
Kelly lands with some strikes.
fili tries to reverse the position but Kelly maintains control.
Kelly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
fili drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kelly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
fili slows the pace down.
fili decides to stand back up.
fili tries to clinch up.
fili swinging wilding here.
fili misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly shoots in and drives through. fili sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
fili lands a two punch combo.
A combination from fili does no damage.
fili lands with a nice combination. Kelly backs away looking to recover.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
fili throws a head kick that misses.
fili has Kelly up against the ropes in a clinch.
fili is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.
fili is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
fili is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Kelly can't fight it off and eventually fili manages to take the fight to the floor. Kelly looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
fili stands and steps away. Kelly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch but fili moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from fili.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by fili or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly which made him look bad.
fili tries for a takedown but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mitsi fili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly tries to clinch up but fili circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelly closes the distance but fili moves to the side
and fili counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kelly stands up from half guard.
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!
fili fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
fili shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but fili keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
fili instigates a clinch.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly is trying to break free.
Kelly wants to stall.
fili breaks the clinch.
fili looking to land some kicks to the body here.
fili shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kelly trying to control but fili is working from the bottom.
fili wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
fili trying to control the position here.
fili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fili wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.
fili is trying to control the position but Kelly postures up.
Kelly with a nice head shot there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and fili counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? fili is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, fili circles away and we're back to standing.
fili looks to land a combination. Kelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
fili misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Kelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
fili displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
fili shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
fili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fili circles away from the clinch attempt
and fili counters with a straight right hand.
fili lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kelly backs up against the ropes.
fili with a poor takedown
so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
fili pulls Kelly in close to his closed guard and prevents Kelly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kelly trying to control but fili is working from the bottom.
fili will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kelly scoring with some ground and pound.
Kelly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly stands up from fili's guard - Kelly perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
fili decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelly regains full guard. Nicely done.
fili throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in fili's guard. Nice move by Kelly!
fili kicks Kelly off and gets to his feet.
Kelly 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.
fili wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but fili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fili wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kelly prevents fili from getting back to his feet.
Kelly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kelly is looking to stand up but fili won't let him.
Kelly postures up and lands a big shot to fili's brow.
Kelly won't allow fili to sweep him here.
Kelly working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. fili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
fili wants to stand up but Kelly is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
fili gets the takedown into side control.
fili working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kelly is trying to improve his position.
fili wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly wants to control but fili postures up.
That's four 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.
Kelly throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Kelly regains half guard.
Kelly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. fili is working away from the top position though.
fili seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but fili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
fili moves into the clinch successfully.
fili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.
fili breaks from the clinch.
Kelly takes one to the chin there.
fili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
fili will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
fili doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a three punch combo that has fili backing up. fili nods at Kelly to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mitsi fili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly misses with the combination.
mitsi fili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kelly 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarek Dobromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Ingram!
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, Jarek Dobromir!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingram looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dobromir!
Ingram trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ingram knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dobromir on the ground.
Dobromir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ingram content just to control the position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dobromir is desperately trying to improve his position but Ingram has a good base and remains in mount.
Ingram trying to control but Dobromir is having none of it.
Dobromir can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Ingram tries to control but Dobromir wriggling away.
Dobromir manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dobromir gets full guard.
Dobromir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ingram!
Dobromir looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dobromir wants to take a breather but Ingram is having none of it.
Dobromir seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ingram is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jarek Dobromir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robero Tejada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Drogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robero Tejada!
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, Drake Drogan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tejada looks for a takedown but Drogan sprawls well.
Tejada shoots for a double leg takedown but Drogan sprawls well. He's pushed Tejada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tejada gets caught flat footed, as Drogan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tejada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drogan has gone for a leg lock! Tejada slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drogan's guard.
Drogan is looking for a triangle but Tejada pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drogan has his foot on Tejada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tejada works his way back into a safe position though.
Tejada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogan keeping moving, preventing Tejada from controlling successfully.
Drogan looking for a guillotine here but Tejada defends easily.
Tejada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drogan looks gassed!
Drogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drogan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tejada stacks Drogan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tejada!
Tejada trying to control the action but Drogan is working from the bottom.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tejada has his takedown stuffed
and Drogan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drogan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robero Tejada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogan preventing the sweep.
Tejada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Tejada wants to pass the guard but Drogan is keeping the position.
Drogan keeping moving, preventing Tejada from controlling successfully.
Tejada throws and elbow that misses. Drogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tejada's guard. Nice move by Drogan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tejada is trying to control the position but Drogan postures up.
Drogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tejada is keeping the position for now.
Tejada had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Drogan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tejada Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Drogan's back instead.
Drogan trying to control the hands but Tejada breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tejada struggling to keep hold of the position.
Drogan can't escape the position.
Drogan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tejada's guard. Nice work there by Drogan.
Tejada keeping full guard, as Drogan tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tejada defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Drogan.
Tejada has given up his back. Will we see Drogan going for some submissions?
Drogan is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Drogan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tejada fails with the takedown
so Drogan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drogan wants to control from the top but Tejada keeps moving.
Drogan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tejada working a defensive guard here.
Drogan lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogan pushes down on Tejada's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tejada trying to control but Drogan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tejada tries to get to full guard but Drogan has control of the leg.
Drogan is working for a submission of some sort.
Drogan is looking to advance position but Tejada won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drogan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drogan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drogan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tejada has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tejada is trying to control but can't.
Tejada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drogan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tejada fails with the takedown
and Drogan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tejada working for a triangle but Drogan defends it easily.
Tejada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tejada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drogan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drogan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tejada, who protects the arm well.
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.
Tejada is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Drogan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tejada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drogan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Drogan 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!
Tejada has his takedown stuffed
and Drogan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drogan wants to take a breather but Tejada is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Drogan seems content to control.
Drogan wants to pass the guard but Tejada is defending well.
Drogan trying to control from half guard but Tejada is working away.
Drogan trying to control from Tejada's half guard. Tejada has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tejada is looking for a triangle but Drogan pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tejada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drogan prevents Tejada from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drogan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tejada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tejada is taking a breather. Drogan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tejada really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drogan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tejada's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tejada's back!
Tejada manages to reverse the position and now he's in Drogan's guard. Nice work there by Tejada.
Tejada is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drogan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drogan has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drogan preventing the sweep.
Tejada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tejada trying to keep a closed guard but Drogan is proving a slippery customer.
Drogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tejada looking to control.
Drogan content to stall in guard here.
Tejada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tejada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tejada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tejada postures up in Drogan's guard and throws a big left but Drogan blocks it.
Drogan controls Tejada momentarily but Tejada frees himself.
Tejada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tejada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robero Tejada.
Well Drogan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Drogan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dewayne Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ange fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dewayne Carter!
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, ange fili!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter wants to clinch up but fili keeps it at a distance.
Carter tries to clinch there but fili circles away.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter pushes fili up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter pulls guard.
Carter pulls fili in close to prevent any damage.
fili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
fili pushes down on Carter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
fili 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.
fili prevents Carter from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
fili not landing any meaningful shots this time.
fili drops an elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
fili prevents Carter from standing back up.
fili tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Carter.
fili is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
fili is looking for a kimura here.
fili is trying to work for a kimura but Carter is defending well.
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.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
fili has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carter is not content to let fili control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter tries to clinch there but fili circles away.
fili with a poor takedown
and Carter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
fili is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
fili looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter wants to stand but fili is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but fili is working from the bottom.
Carter working some strikes from top position.
fili working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
fili manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
fili controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fili is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carter is surviving well by controlling fili's body position as best he can.
Carter wants to control but fili is having none of it.
fili get's back to his feet.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter throws a body punch but fili moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dewayne Carter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
fili shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but fili has him pressed against the ropes.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
fili works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
fili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carter wants to stand but fili is controlling the position.
fili passes Carter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
fili tries to stand and escape but Carter is controlling the position.
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. fili connects with a nice short shot to Carter's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is staying active underneath fili, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
fili scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from fili.
fili wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
fili blocks the strikes from Carter.
fili trying to pass the guard but Carter defending well.
fili not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter with a poor takedown
so fili counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
fili stands and steps away. Carter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carter misses with a takedown
and fili counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dewayne Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. fili doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. fili manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
fili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
fili prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
Carter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
ange fili has got the better of the ground game so far.
fili has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carter is proving hard to escape from.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fili has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carter.
Carter takes a swing at fili's ribcage but misses.
Carter gets a takedown into half guard.
fili looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
fili tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Carter seems content to control.
fili gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
Carter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
fili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
fili keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ange fili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but fili is proving a slippery customer.
fili preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as fili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. fili is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Carter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take fili's back instead.
Carter throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting fili!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is hanging on to fili's back as he tries to escape.
fili is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
fili trying to control the hands but Carter breaks the grip.
fili tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fili sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
fili manages to get to full guard.
fili is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
fili wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
fili has an active guard here but Carter has managed to pass into half guard.
Carter wants to control but fili is keeping him busy.
fili is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to pass to mount but fili is defending the position.
fili looking for subs from the bottom but Carter mounts him!
Carter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now fili is on top in guard.
fili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in fili's guard.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter landing some decent shots from guard.
Carter landing some decent shots from guard.
fili keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but fili is retaining full guard.
fili throws a couple of heel strikes.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to ange fili.
I think fili has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... ange fili!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Juusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Silvia had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Silvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Juusto!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juusto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silvia is looking to control Juusto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silvia avoid being mounted?
Juusto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
I looks like Juusto might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silvia is trying to stand back up but Juusto is controlling him
Juusto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silvia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silvia wants to get back to his feet.
Juusto lands with a punch from half guard.
Silvia looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juusto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Juusto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvia defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Juusto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juusto moves out of range of the body kick.
Silvia misses with a wild combination.
Juusto shoots in but Silvia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juusto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia wants to get back to his feet.
Silvia is breathing heavily.
Juusto trying to control the action but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Silvia kicks off Juusto and gets to his feet.
Juusto drives through and clinches with Silvia against the ropes.
Juusto pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Juusto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Juusto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Juusto gets underhooks to prevent Silvia's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juusto manages to break the clinch.
Silvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvia darts in trying to clinch
and Juusto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juusto in particular looking to stall.
Juusto thows a huge punch but Silvia dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Juusto seems content to control.
Silvia is trying to stand up here but Juusto is controlling him well.
Juusto is pressing down on Silvia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silvia is holding on for now.
Silvia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juusto is working away from the top position though.
Silvia is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silvia keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Juusto dominated that round.
That's time! Silvia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Silvia does no damage.
Juusto shoots for a takedown but Silvia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silvia tries to bum rush Juusto with a series of wild strikes but Juusto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silvia throws a head kick that misses
so Juusto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Juusto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Juusto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juusto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Juusto stands up and waves to Silvia to follow him.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Juusto moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juusto fails with the takedown.
Silvia lands with a shot to the body.
Juusto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silvia trying to control but Juusto is working from the bottom.
Juusto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juusto working for a triangle but Silvia defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juusto pushes Silvia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Juusto pulls Silvia into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juusto trying to keep a closed guard but Silvia is proving a slippery customer.
Juusto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Juusto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Juusto pushes Silvia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Juusto with a poor takedown
and Silvia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tim Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Juusto.
Juusto looking to control.
Silvia drops back looking for a leg! Juusto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Juusto manages to kick Silvia off! Silvia jumps back into Juusto's guard.
Silvia gets to his feet. Juusto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jaakko Juusto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juusto moves out of range as Silvia throws a body kick.
Juusto is looking to clinch but Silvia is avoiding it.
Silvia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silvia.
Silvia wants to stand but Juusto is controlling his arm.
Juusto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaakko Juusto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Juusto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silvia counters with a two punch combo.
Juusto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Juusto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silvia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silvia wants to hold on but Juusto pushes him away.
Silvia is desperately trying to improve his position but Juusto has a good base and remains in mount.
Juusto landing strikes from the mount.
Silvia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Juusto prevents Silvia from standing back up.
Juusto decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juusto throws a head kick that Silvia semi-blocks.
Juusto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvia throws a lazy head kick
and Juusto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Juusto manages to break the clinch.
Juusto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silvia is looking to clinch but Juusto is avoiding it.
Juusto misses with a takedown attempt
and Silvia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tim Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Juusto.
Silvia shoots in and bounces Juusto off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Silvia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juusto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juusto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silvia manages to get himself to full guard.
Juusto gets to his feet - Silvia follows without any prompting.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Juusto keeps it at a distance.
Juusto moves into the clinch.
Juusto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silvia is looking to stand up but Juusto won't let him.
Silvia wants to stand and escape but instead Juusto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Juusto gets to his feet - Silvia follows without any prompting.
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!
Silvia closes the distance and clinches.
Silvia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juusto tries to clinch but Silvia is having none of it.
Juusto lands with a slapping head kick.
Juusto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juusto darts in trying to clinch
and Silvia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silvia lands a nice short elbow.
Silvia stalling away here and it's allowed Juusto to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silvia trying to control the position from guard on top but Juusto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juusto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silvia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia slips nicely into half guard.
Juusto is looking to control Silvia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juusto avoid being mounted?
Silvia wants to stand but Juusto has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Juusto is looking to control Silvia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juusto avoid being mounted?
Silvia is trying to work for a kimura but Juusto is defending well.
Tim Silvia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juusto gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaakko Juusto.
I've got Juusto 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 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Juusto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorbo Klicknakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cock Chestner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorbo Klicknakov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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264 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorbo Klicknakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cock Chestner!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestner misses with a body shot.
Klicknakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorbo Klicknakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chestner throws out a loose jab but Klicknakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klicknakov stuns Chestner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chestner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chestner throws a jab but it's blocked by Klicknakov.
Chestner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klicknakov tries to clinch up but Chestner circles away and keeps his distance.
Chestner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klicknakov tries to clinch up.
Chestner throws a jab but it's blocked by Klicknakov.
Klicknakov lands with a nice combination. Chestner backs away looking to recover.
Chestner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klicknakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klicknakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Chestner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klicknakov connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Chestner tumbling to the canvas! Klicknakov pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Chestner was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jorbo Klicknakov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akim Zinoviev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akim Zinoviev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walter Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akim Zinoviev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zinoviev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zinoviev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zinoviev is rocked!
Crosby unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Zinoviev wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Crosby celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Crosby!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Taistelija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Dalibor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teppo Taistelija!
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, Branko Dalibor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalibor misses with a wild combination.
Taistelija looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Dalibor. No joy for Taistelija on that attempt.
Taistelija misses with a takedown attempt - Dalibor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Taistelija. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalibor lands a nice shot that snaps Taistelija's head back.
Dalibor 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taistelija closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dalibor circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Dalibor. No joy for Taistelija on that attempt.
Taistelija avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalibor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dalibor showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taistelija is not content to let Dalibor control the position.
Dalibor wants to pass to mount but Taistelija is defending the position.
Dalibor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taistelija's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalibor working over Taistelija with some ground and pound. Taistelija looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dalibor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dalibor looks to land a strike but Taistelija avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Taistelija will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dalibor wanted to stand there but Taistelija had control of the position.
Dalibor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taistelija works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dalibor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dalibor scoring with some ground and pound.
Dalibor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dalibor wants to stand but Taistelija is controlling his posture from full guard.
Taistelija has control of Dalibor's left arm, preventing Dalibor from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dalibor wants to pass the guard but Taistelija is keeping the position.
Dalibor throws a strike but Taistelija rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taistelija won't allow Dalibor to get back to his feet.
Dalibor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taistelija is one step ahead there.
Dalibor is trying to land a reversal but Taistelija doesn't like that idea too much. He pushed the legs to the side and dives into side control. He's managed to grab a loose arm triangle. Taistelija is tightening it up though! This could be trouble for Dalibor! Dalibor trying desperately to escape but he's gone limp! He's out! Wooooorld class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Taistelija!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Teppo Taistelija!
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