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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Anisim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Mcloed (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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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Anisim!
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, Conner Mcloed!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anisim stuffs the takedown.
Anisim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mcloed fails to land the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mcloed.
Anisim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mcloed.
Mcloed stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Anisim drives through and clinches with Mcloed against the cage.
Anisim wants to stall.
Mcloed drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anisim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ilya Anisim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Mcloed.
Anisim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcloed has him pressed against the cage.
Anisim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mcloed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcloed tries to clinch up but Anisim circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcloed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anisim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mcloed is landing with some decent strikes but Anisim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Anisim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mcloed working Anisim over with strikes here.
Anisim wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mcloed working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Anisim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcloed looking to secure an arm triangle but Anisim defends it well.
Mcloed looking to control but Anisim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anisim wants to control but Mcloed is having none of it.
Mcloed looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mcloed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anisim can't escape the position.
Mcloed looking to finish Anisim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anisim!
Mcloed controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mcloed scores with a takedown into Anisim's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcloed stopping the sweep attempt from Anisim.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcloed wants to control from the top but Anisim keeps moving.
Mcloed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anisim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcloed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anisim looking for a sweep. Not yet Anisim, not yet.
Mcloed advances to half guard.
Mcloed passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Anisim!
Mcloed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcloed trying to control but Anisim is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mcloed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mcloed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcloed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Mcloed or perhaps it was just good defense by Anisim which made him look bad.
Mcloed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ilya Anisim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Mcloed.
No luck for Mcloed with that takedown attempt.
Anisim tries to clinch up but Mcloed circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcloed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anisim fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anisim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcloed as he jumps to the side.
Mcloed scores with a takedown into Anisim's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anisim keeping moving, preventing Mcloed from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcloed controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcloed looking to pass the guard.
Mcloed postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Anisim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mcloed, into his guard.
Mcloed is trying to keep Anisim in close.
Mcloed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anisim wants to control but Mcloed is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed is keen to just control but Anisim is a slippery customer.
Anisim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mcloed with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcloed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anisim keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anisim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mcloed trying to control the position from guard on top but Anisim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anisim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mcloed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Conner Mcloed has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anisim keeping moving, preventing Mcloed from controlling successfully.
Anisim tries to strike from the bottom.
Mcloed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mcloed wants to control from the top but Anisim keeps moving.
Despite being in the dominant position, Conner Mcloed just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcloed looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Anisim!
Mcloed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anisim hang on?
Mcloed stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Mcloed tries for a takedown but Anisim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ilya Anisim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcloed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anisim moves into the clinch.
Anisim stops a takedown attempt from Mcloed.
Anisim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcloed gets underhooks to prevent Anisim's takedown attempt.
Mcloed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anisim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mcloed!
Mcloed is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conner Mcloed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcloed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anisim.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anisim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcloed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anisim's waist but Anisim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcloed off to one side.
Mcloed shoots in but Anisim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcloed tries to clinch but Anisim moves out of range.
Mcloed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anisim counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mcloed wants to control but Anisim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mcloed moves into full guard.
Mcloed pulls Anisim in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anisim passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcloed is looking to improve his position.
Mcloed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anisim is working away from the top position though.
Mcloed might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anisim kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anisim passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcloed!
Mcloed working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Anisim avoids the attempt from Mcloed to control.
Mcloed sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anisim prevents Mcloed from standing back up.
Mcloed tries to roll over but Anisim keeps him under control.
Mcloed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anisim slips a nice elbow through Mcloed's hands, connecting with Mcloed's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed trying to control but Anisim postures up.
Mcloed is looking for a sweep. Anisim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anisim is nestled in close to Mcloed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mcloed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mcloed wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcloed is looking to stand up but Anisim isn't so interested in that idea.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcloed is on top in guard.
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.
Anisim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anisim will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anisim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anisim is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Mcloed frees his head nicely. Oh but Anisim has switched to an armbar! Mcloed is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ilya Anisim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alik Grisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Crosby is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alik Grisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grisha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grisha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crosby shoots in but Grisha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crosby clinches up with Grisha and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Grisha.
Crosby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crosby breaks the clinch.
Grisha looks to land a combination. Crosby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kevin Crosby has been cut.
Grisha doesn't manage to clinch there - Crosby circles away.
Grisha shoots and misses
and Crosby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Grisha is trying to control but can't.
Crosby is pressing down on Grisha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grisha is holding on for now.
Crosby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grisha is looking to control Crosby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grisha avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grisha is defending against the submission attempts here by Crosby.
Crosby frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crosby dominating with strikes here.
Grisha is trying desperately to improve position.
Crosby working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crosby looks gassed!
Grisha is looking to improve his position but Crosby isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Grisha wants to control but Crosby is having none of it.
Grisha is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grisha can't escape the position.
Grisha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grisha prevents Crosby from taking his back.
Grisha sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crosby wants to work for an arm triangle but Grisha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grisha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crosby preventing the sweep.
Grisha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crosby manages to get himself to full guard.
Grisha wants to get up but he can't break Crosby's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grisha wants to control from the top but Crosby keeps moving.
Crosby is trying to control the position but Grisha postures up.
Crosby working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grisha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grisha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grisha looking to sit in guard and control but Crosby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Grisha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crosby controls the pace.
Crosby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crosby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crosby has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Crosby looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Crosby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Crosby's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crosby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crosby showed some decent athleticism there.
Grisha is looking for a sweep. Crosby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crosby is pressing down on Grisha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grisha is holding on for now.
Crosby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grisha punching from the bottom.
Grisha is not content to let Crosby control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby is looking for a kimura but Grisha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crosby to get the leverage.
Grisha is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crosby tries to clinch up.
Grisha lands a jab to Crosby's midsection.
Crosby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grisha is fending him off so far but Crosby persists. Nope, Grisha circles away and we're back to standing.
Grisha darts in and clinches Crosby up against the cage.
Crosby tries to work over Grisha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grisha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grisha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crosby counters with a single leg into guard. Grisha didn't expect that.
Grisha looking to control.
Crosby trying to control but Grisha is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby is pushing down on Grisha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grisha is fighting to maintain full guard but Crosby has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crosby is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Grisha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crosby wants to take a breather but Grisha is having none of it.
Kevin Crosby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crosby uses his free foot to push down on Grisha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grisha.
Grisha tries to hold on but Crosby pushes him away.
Grisha can't escape the position.
Crosby working the ground and pound effectively.
Crosby trying to control but Grisha is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grisha is trying desperately to improve position.
Crosby postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grisha looks a forlorn figure.
Grisha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grisha tries to hold on but Crosby postures up.
Crosby is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grisha has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grisha is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grisha manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Grisha trying to control but Crosby postures up.
Grisha is refusing to be controlled, as Crosby sits in half guard.
Crosby is thwarting Grisha's attempts to control the position.
Crosby trying to control the action but Grisha is working from the bottom.
Grisha is trying to maintain the position but Crosby is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Crosby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Crosby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grisha lands a two punch combo.
Crosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grisha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crosby keeping full guard, as Grisha tries to pass.
Grisha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Crosby is proving hard to escape from.
Crosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grisha is one step ahead there.
Crosby has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Grisha doesn't defend quickly enough and Crosby has managed to lock this one up! Can Grisha escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Crosby on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kevin Crosby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Cawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gutti Eliassen (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 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, Brock Cawk!
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, Gutti Eliassen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eliassen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cawk rushes Eliassen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cawk controlling the action here for a moment.
Eliassen tries to pull guard but Cawk won't allow it.
Cawk is trying to break free.
Eliassen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eliassen drags the fight down to the ground.
Eliassen is working an open guard so Cawk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cawk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eliassen to the mat! Eliassen manages to get full guard.
Cawk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cawk stands and throws Eliassen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eliassen looks gassed!
Cawk taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliassen is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cawk tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Eliassen wants to control but Cawk postures up.
Cawk lands a nice forearm strike.
Cawk working the ground and pound from side control.
Eliassen prevents Cawk from improving position.
Cawk trying to control the position but Eliassen is working away.
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.
Cawk goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Eliassen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cawk's guard! Nice work there by Eliassen!
Cawk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eliassen is controlling him.
Cawk lands an upkick as Eliassen stands over him.
Eliassen is fighting to break Cawk's control of his arms but Cawk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eliassen wants to stand but Cawk is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cawk wants to stand and escape but Eliassen is having none of it.
Cawk has his feet on Eliassen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cawk feints and as Eliassen raises his hands in defense, Cawk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eliassen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cawk gets to his feet. Eliassen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
An inside leg kick lands from Cawk.
Cawk has his takedown stuffed
and Eliassen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eliassen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eliassen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Eliassen trying to control but Cawk is working from the bottom.
Cawk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cawk is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Cawk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eliassen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cawk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eliassen keeping full guard, as Cawk tries to pass.
Cawk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Eliassen, up you get!
Eliassen has his takedown stuffed
and Cawk counters with a single leg into guard. Eliassen didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cawk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cawk wants to stand and escape but instead Eliassen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Eliassen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eliassen wants to control from the top but Cawk keeps moving.
Cawk wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cawk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eliassen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cawk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Eliassen is squirming around, avoiding Cawk's attempts to control the action.
Eliassen wants to control but Cawk is having none of it.
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.
Cawk unloading with bombs!
Cawk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eliassen's face.
Cawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eliassen is looking to escape.
Cawk controlling from mount.
Cawk landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Cawk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cawk controlling his opponent.
Cawk tries to control but Eliassen wriggling away.
Cawk stands up from mount. Strange move.
Cawk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cawk lands in his opponent's guard.
Eliassen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cawk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliassen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cawk wants to get up but he can't break Eliassen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brock Cawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cawk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eliassen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Eliassen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cawk wants to stand but Eliassen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eliassen controlling Cawk's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Cawk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cawk misses with a body kick.
Cawk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eliassen's guard.
Cawk wants to control from the top but Eliassen keeps moving.
Eliassen looking to control.
Cawk content to stall in guard here.
Eliassen looking to control.
Eliassen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Eliassen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cawk wants to stand but Eliassen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Eliassen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cawk 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.
Eliassen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cawk stands up from Eliassen's guard - Cawk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliassen with a poor takedown
and Cawk counters with a single leg into guard. Eliassen didn't expect that.
Cawk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eliassen's guard.
Eliassen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cawk wants to control from the top but Eliassen keeps moving.
Eliassen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eliassen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cawk passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliassen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cawk throwing shots but Eliassen is blocking nicely.
Eliassen wants to improve his position but Cawk is controlling well.
Cawk controlling the pace.
Cawk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cawk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cawk is looking to pass Eliassen's guard but actually Eliassen recovers to full guard.
Cawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eliassen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Cawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cawk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Cawk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosif Krug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for William H Bonnie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, William H Bonnie!
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, Iosif Krug!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnie tries to clinch up but Krug circles away and keeps his distance.
Krug shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonnie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krug.
Krug throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonnie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bonnie keeping full guard, as Krug tries to pass.
Bonnie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krug wants to pass the guard but Bonnie is keeping the position.
Krug drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bonnie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bonnie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bonnie!
Krug tries to bench press Bonnie off him but Bonnie keeps the position.
Krug manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bonnie's best efforts.
Bonnie wants to control but Krug is keeping him busy.
Krug is looking to improve his position.
Bonnie is tying to control. Krug wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bonnie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krug doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bonnie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Krug tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bonnie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William H Bonnie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Lochner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eudictov Bol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Stephan Lochner !
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, eudictov Bol!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lochner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lochner gets a takedown into half guard.
Lochner is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bol has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lochner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lochner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bol defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lochner tries to pass to full mount but Bol defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lochner is looking for a kimura here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lochner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bol tries to clinch up but Lochner circles away and keeps his distance.
Lochner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bol tries to avoid it but Lochner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bol to the ground. Bol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Lochner . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lochner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lochner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bol is looking to clinch but Lochner is avoiding it.
Lochner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bol tries to avoid it but Lochner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bol to the ground. Bol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lochner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lochner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lochner fails to land the takedown.
Lochner is breathing heavily.
Lochner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol is trying to stand back up but Lochner is controlling him
Bol is defending against the submission attempts here by Lochner .
Bol wants to get back to his feet.
Lochner is trying to work for a kimura but Bol is defending well.
Lochner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lochner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bol won't allow Lochner to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lochner is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Lochner dominated that round.
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.
Lochner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lochner shoots in but no luck this time.
Lochner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Lochner . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lochner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bol circles away.
Bol tries to clinch but Lochner is having none of it.
Lochner fails with a takedown attempt.
Lochner closes the distance and clinches up with Bol, looking for a takedown. Lochner pushes Bol against the cage but Bol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lochner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lochner fails to land the takedown.
Lochner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lochner shoots for a double leg takedown but Bol sprawls well. He's pushed Lochner 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lochner will feel that in the morning.
Bol is looking to clinch but Lochner is avoiding it.
Lochner closes the distance and clinches up with Bol, looking for a takedown. Lochner pushes Bol against the cage but Bol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bol misses with a head kick.
Bol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bol throws a sloppy head kick and Lochner moves out of range easily.
Bol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stephan Lochner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bol throws a right hand that Lochner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lochner also avoids with ease.
Lochner looks for a takedown but Bol sprawls well.
Bol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lochner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bol closes the distance and clinches.
Lochner has Bol pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bol manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lochner blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lochner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lochner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lochner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lochner fails to pull guard.
Lochner blocks the elbow strike.
Lochner blocks an elbow strike from Bol.
Bol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bol tries a knee to the head but Lochner blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lochner tries to pull guard but Bol won't allow it.
Bol looking to throw knees to the head but Lochner is blocking nicely.
Bol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bol stops a takedown attempt from Lochner .
Lochner can't get the takedown.
Bol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Lochner looking for a takedown.
Lochner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bol tries to land a knee to the head but Lochner blocks with his arms.
Bol misses with a knee to the head.
Bol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lochner blocks it with crossed arms.
Lochner avoiding damage as Bol throws knees to the body.
Lochner avoiding damage as Bol throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
eudictov Bol 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!
Lochner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lochner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bol defends it well.
Bol is trying to stand.
Lochner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lochner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lochner wants to pass the guard but Bol is defending well.
Bol is trying to stand.
Lochner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lochner trying to work for an americana but Bol has managed to regain full guard.
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.
Bol scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lochner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lochner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bol.
Lochner shoots in looking for a takedown. Bol tries to sprawl out of it but Lochner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lochner fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Lochner . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol throws a head kick but Lochner moves out of range.
No luck for Lochner with that takedown attempt.
Lochner shoots in but Bol avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bol stuffs the takedown.
Bol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lochner .
Bol throws a nice head kick!
Lochner misses with a takedown attempt - Bol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lochner shoots in but no luck this time.
Bol wants to clinch up but Lochner keeps it at a distance.
Bol moves in looking to clinch but Lochner pushes him off.
Bol tries to clinch but Lochner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lochner misses with a takedown attempt - Bol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lochner scores a takedown into full mount!
Bol is trying to stand up.
Lochner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bol is now in Lochner 's guard. A big mistake from Lochner there, giving up the dominant position!
Bol trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lochner 's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
eudictov Bol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bol 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... eudictov Bol!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Festa (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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130 lbs
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140 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elliot Holmes!
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, Danny Festa!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes tries to clinch but Festa is having none of it.
Festa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holmes but Holmes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danny Festa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes stuffs the takedown attempt from Festa. Festa gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Festa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Festa stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Holmes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Festa pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliot Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Festa misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes fails with the takedown
and Festa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Festa.
Festa wants to pass the guard but Holmes is keeping the position.
Festa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holmes working a defensive guard here.
Festa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holmes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Festa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festa postures up.
Festa slips nicely into half guard.
Holmes is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Festa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Festa tries to clinch up
and Holmes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Festa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Festa breaks from the clinch.
Festa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters with an outside leg kick.
Festa tries to clinch up.
Festa tries a head kick but it misses.
Festa avoids a kick to the body.
Festa connects with a high kick.
It looks like Elliot Holmes has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Festa.
Festa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Festa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Festa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Festa counters with a good, hard body kick but Holmes shrugs it off.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt
and Festa counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
Holmes scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Festa swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Festa regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes is thwarting Festa's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Festa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Holmes's cut.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes gets caught flat footed, as Festa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Holmes can't keep his opponent in guard - Festa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Festa is taking a breather. Holmes 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.
Holmes wants to control but Festa is keeping busy.
Holmes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Festa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Festa is pressing down on Holmes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holmes is holding on for now.
Festa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Holmes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Danny Festa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zakhar Zbruyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenni Salonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zakhar Zbruyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenni Salonen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonen closes the distance and clinches.
Salonen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Zbruyev can't fight it off and eventually Salonen manages to take the fight to the floor. Zbruyev looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zbruyev looking for a guillotine here but Salonen defends easily.
Salonen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zbruyev, up you get!
Salonen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zbruyev to the mat! Zbruyev manages to get full guard.
Zbruyev is breathing heavily.
Salonen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Zbruyev has wrist control.
Salonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zbruyev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salonen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zbruyev's head.
Salonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salonen scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salonen preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salonen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zbruyev's guard.
Salonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Salonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Salonen works over Zbruyev with some ground and pound from guard.
Salonen slips nicely into half guard.
Salonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zbruyev is in trouble now - Salonen has advanced to mount!
Zbruyev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zbruyev is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zbruyev is looking to improve his position but Salonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Salonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zbruyev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Salonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zbruyev can't escape the position.
Salonen lands a heavy elbow.
Zbruyev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zbruyev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zbruyev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Salonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zbruyev is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbruyev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zbruyev wants to improve his position but Salonen is controlling well.
Salonen working Zbruyev over with strikes.
Zbruyev is pressing down on Salonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Salonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salonen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zbruyev's guard.
Zbruyev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salonen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Salonen working the ground and pound from side control.
Zbruyev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zbruyev's head.
Zbruyev taking some punishment here, with Salonen in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zbruyev is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Salonen pulls his head out easily.
Zbruyev wants to improve his position but Salonen is controlling well.
Zbruyev trying to hold on to Salonen's head to control him but Salonen postures up.
Salonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salonen is pressing down on Zbruyev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zbruyev is holding on for now.
Zbruyev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salonen moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zbruyev is fighting off a takedown attempt but Salonen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zbruyev to the mat. Zbruyev regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Salonen is in close to Zbruyev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salonen preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenni Salonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Salonen throws a series of punches but Zbruyev moves out of range.
Salonen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zbruyev sprawls well initially but Salonen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zbruyev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zbruyev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Salonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jenni Salonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zbruyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zbruyev is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Salonen has his hands clasped together but Zbruyev extends an breaks Salonen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Zbruyev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zakhar Zbruyev!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and corrado smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lookin out my back door. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Lebowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, corrado smith!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski closes the distance and clinches.
smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lebowski smiles and moves away.
Lebowski throws a head kick but smith moves out of range.
Lebowski instigates a clinch.
Lebowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lebowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lebowski breaks from the clinch.
Lebowski throws a right and a left that smith avoids nicely.
smith avoids the head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski is looking to clinch.
Lebowski throws a sloppy head kick and smith moves out of range easily.
Lebowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. smith will feel that in the morning.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lebowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lebowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lebowski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lebowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Lebowski.
Lebowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith blocks the body kick.
Lebowski blocks a head kick by smith.
smith forces Lebowski back against the cage and clinches.
smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lebowski but Lebowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lebowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of smith's head.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses
and smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Lebowski can't break the clinch.
smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Jeffrey Lebowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by smith.
Lebowski is pushing smith's head away, looking to escape. smith manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
smith blocks the strikes from Lebowski.
Lebowski pushes smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lebowski is looking for a sweep.
smith prevents Lebowski from escaping the position.
Lebowski is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lebowski misses with a shot to the body
and smith counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Lebowski misses.
Lebowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lebowski throws out the jab.
smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Lebowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith wants to control from the top but Lebowski keeps moving.
Lebowski manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lebowski but Lebowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jeffrey Lebowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of corrado smith.
smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a sloppy head kick and smith moves out of range easily.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
smith throws a series of punches but Lebowski avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a hook to the side of smith's head but smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
smith moves out of range as Lebowski throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses
and smith counters with a single leg into guard. Lebowski didn't expect that.
Lebowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for smith!
BOOM! Lebowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lebowski dominating with strikes here.
Lebowski working the ground and pound effectively.
smith taking shots to the head.
Lebowski scoring with strikes but smith is staying in there.
Lebowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can smith hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
smith taking shots to the head.
Lebowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lebowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lebowski misses with a body kick.
Lebowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses smith's sensitive parts.
Lebowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lebowski tries to clinch but smith moves out of range.
smith fails to land with a series of punches.
smith tries to clinch up but Lebowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Lebowski throws the kick towards the body but smith avoids it.
Lebowski looks to land a left hand but smith moved out of range nicely.
smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lebowski lands with an uppercut that bounces smith off the cage and back into rage.
A head kick lands from Lebowski that sends smith to the canvas. smith tries to scramble back to his feet but Lebowski brings him back down into side control.
smith is rocked!
Lebowski landing strikes.
smith is still in real trouble! Can Lebowski finish him?
Lebowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for smith on the ground.
Lebowski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
smith seems to have recovered his senses.
smith is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
smith slips a straight right by Lebowski.
smith shoots in for a double leg but Lebowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jeffrey Lebowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lebowski throws a leg kick which misses smith's front leg but catches the back leg as smith tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lebowski tries to avoid it but smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lebowski to the ground. Lebowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lebowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lebowski swivels and escapes.
Jeffrey Lebowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of corrado smith.
Horrible takedown by smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Lebowski which made him look bad.
Lebowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lebowski throws a sloppy head kick and smith moves out of range easily.
smith swinging wilding here.
Jeffrey Lebowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! smith goes down! Can Lebowski finish him!?
Lebowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from smith's guard.
Lebowski trying to control but smith is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
smith keeping moving, preventing Lebowski from controlling successfully.
Lebowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from smith's guard.
Lebowski gets to his feet - smith follows without any prompting.
Lebowski looks for the body kick but smith saw that one coming.
smith wants to clinch.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski looks to land a right hand but smith moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a head kick but smith moves out of range.
smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lebowski wants to get back to his feet.
Lebowski kicks smith off and gets back to his feet.
smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lebowski scores with a nice strike.
A head kick from Lebowski lands but smith takes it in his stride.
Lebowski throws a push kick but smith slaps the foot to one side.
Lebowski rushes smith and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
smith tries to pull guard but Lebowski holds him up against the cage and eventually smith drops back down to his feet.
Lebowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lebowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Lebowski.
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!
Lebowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lebowski counters with a left and a right that stings smith.
Lebowski sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks smith to the ground! Lebowski dives into full mount looking to finish!
Lebowski breaks from smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
smith can't escape the position.
Lebowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lebowski with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lebowski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lebowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Lebowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Lebowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lebowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
smith staying out of range there.
Lebowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that smith can do to turn this around?
smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lebowski.
Lebowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lebowski stuffs the takedown attempt from smith. smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Lebowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebowski misses with a head kick.
Lebowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
smith wants to clinch.
Lebowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a hook but smith blocks it.
smith avoids the head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a head kick but smith moves out of range.
Lebowski lands a high kick to the side of smith's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Lebowski dives into guard, looking to finish.
Lebowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Lebowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lebowski looking to pass the guard.
Lebowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lebowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
smith working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith keeping full guard, as Lebowski tries to pass.
Lebowski wants to stand but smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
corrado smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lebowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lebowski fails to land with a series of punches.
smith shoots in for a double leg but Lebowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lebowski misses with a few strikes there.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
smith moves in looking to clinch but Lebowski pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a sloppy head kick and smith moves out of range easily.
Lebowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Lebowski manages to break the clinch.
Lebowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lebowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Lebowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lebowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Lebowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lebowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lebowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
smith looks to clinch
letting Lebowski counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lebowski, as that shot connected.
Lebowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
smith avoids the head kick by Lebowski.
smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lebowski.
smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lebowski swivels and escapes.
Jeffrey Lebowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of corrado smith.
Lebowski cracks smith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lebowski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning smith to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
smith blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses.
Lebowski cracks smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lebowski blocks a jab.
Lebowski throws a head kick but smith moves out of range.
smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
smith scores with a leg kick.
Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
smith throws a head kick but Lebowski moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Lebowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lebowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Lebowski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and davis greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, davis greg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexandrovna, right into the meat.
greg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
greg misses with a wild combination.
greg lands a hook that stumbles Alexandrovna back into the cage. greg follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Alexandrovna to the canvas! greg pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Alexandrovna has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). davis greg!
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