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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Federov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreighton Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Federov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Back in Black. Wallace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What Happens in Vegas- My Indian Summer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kreighton Wallace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Federov!
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, Kreighton Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace tries for a takedown but Federov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Federov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wallace counters with a thumping low kick.
Federov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Federov backing up. Federov nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Federov looks to clinch
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wallace shoots in but Federov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Federov misses with a kick to the body.
Federov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Federov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Federov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Federov looking to control.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Federov had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wallace is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Federov Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wallace's back instead.
Federov gets his hands free as Wallace looks to control.
Federov is looking for the choke from the back position but Wallace is controlling his hands well.
Wallace rolls, trying to escape but Federov keeps control of the position.
Federov not allowing Wallace to control his hands.
Wallace looking very determined here, making life difficult for Federov.
Wallace wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position but Federov manages to sink in the hooks.
Wallace tries to escape but Federov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wallace looks gassed!
Federov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wallace trying to control the hands but Federov breaks the grip.
Federov is working the ground and pound. Can Wallace escape?
Wallace is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace turns into Federov and is now in his guard.
Federov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Federov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Federov moves to back control.
Federov is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Wallace won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Federov off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Viktor Federov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack MeOff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memphis Aleist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MeOff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pump Up The Jam. 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 MT
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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, Jack MeOff!
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, Memphis Aleist!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MeOff shoots in looking for a takedown. Aleist tries to sprawl out of it but MeOff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aleist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
MeOff shoots in looking for a takedown. Aleist tries to sprawl out of it but MeOff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aleist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aleist closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleist is taking a breather. MeOff 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.
Aleist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aleist is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
MeOff tries to roll over but Aleist keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleist scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aleist looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aleist 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. MeOff tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Aleist!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Memphis Aleist!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Mittermeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (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 light 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, Olivier Mittermeyer!
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, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Davis connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Mittermeyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mittermeyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Mittermeyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mittermeyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis cracks Mittermeyer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mittermeyer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Davis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mittermeyer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Marek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hanegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek comes to the cage accompanied by Riot by Three Days Grace. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Marek !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Hanegan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanegan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hanegan, pushing him back against the cage.
Marek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanegan has him pressed against the cage.
Hanegan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marek cracks Hanegan with a nice body shot.
The is referee keeping an eye on Marek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marek is trying to stall.
Hanegan prevents Marek from breaking the clinch.
Hanegan avoiding damage.
Marek blocks a body shot from Hanegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marek manages to break the clinch.
Hanegan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanegan avoids the head kick by Marek .
Marek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanegan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanegan fails with a takedown attempt.
Marek drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hanegan controls Marek momentarily but Marek frees himself.
Marek stopping the sweep attempt from Hanegan.
Marek drops back looking for a leg! Hanegan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hanegan manages to kick Marek off! Marek jumps back into Hanegan's guard.
Marek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek prevents Hanegan from getting back to his feet.
Hanegan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marek wants to control from the top but Hanegan keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hanegan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hanegan!
Jaromir Marek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hanegan.
Hanegan looks gassed!
Marek has control of Hanegan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hanegan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hanegan is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanegan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marek looking to control but Hanegan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marek is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hanegan is surviving well by controlling Marek 's body position as best he can.
Marek wants to control the pace but Hanegan is squirming around nicely.
Marek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hanegan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marek controlling the pace for now.
Hanegan is looking to get to half guard.
Marek is trying to control here but Hanegan has managed to regain half guard.
Marek is looking for a kimura but Hanegan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marek to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaromir Marek dominated that 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.
Hanegan tries to clinch but Marek moves away
and Marek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marek tries to clinch up but Hanegan circles away and keeps his distance.
Marek lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaromir Marek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanegan counters with a three punch combo that has Marek backing up. Marek nods at Hanegan to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanegan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hanegan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marek pinned against the cage. Marek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid body kick from Marek .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marek .
Hanegan misses with a combination
and Marek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hanegan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanegan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanegan has momentary wrist control but Marek slips an elbow through the middle.
Marek postures up in Hanegan's guard and throws a big left but Hanegan blocks it.
Marek drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hanegan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Marek has Hanegan in his guard.
Marek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marek looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hanegan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hanegan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanegan trying to control the action but Marek is working from the bottom.
Marek is trying to control but can't.
Marek is refusing to be controlled, as Hanegan sits in half guard.
Marek is trying to control but can't.
Hanegan trying to control from half guard but Marek is working away.
Marek is trying to maintain the position but Hanegan is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Marek throws a right hand that Hanegan ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanegan also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marek throws a series of punches but Hanegan avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanegan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanegan closes the distance but Marek moves to the side
and Marek counters with a shoot takedown. Hanegan fights it but they end up in guard.
Marek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marek trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanegan looking for a guillotine here but Marek defends easily.
Hanegan is trying to control the position but Marek postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanegan has a closed guard, preventing Marek from standing up.
Marek looking to sit in guard and control but Hanegan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanegan advances to half guard.
Hanegan trying to pass the guard but Marek defending well.
Jaromir Marek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanegan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek trying to control but Hanegan postures up.
Marek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marek .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaromir Marek dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marek misses the shot to the body.
Marek has managed to clinch.
Marek is leaning against Hanegan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanegan can't get the takedown.
Hanegan jumps guard but Marek stands there with Hanegan around his waist. Hanegan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marek wants to break free but Hanegan has control.
Hanegan trying to land knees to the body.
Marek breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hanegan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marek working the head and body with strikes.
Hanegan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marek is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hanegan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Marek gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hanegan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Marek lets go of the hold and Hanegan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jaromir Marek !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nitro Trouble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nitro Trouble struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 188.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Alexis Perez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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, Alexis Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nitro Trouble!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trouble as he avoids it easily.
Perez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perez shoots in for a double leg but Trouble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexis Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trouble stuffs the takedown.
Perez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looks for a takedown but Trouble sprawls well.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Trouble throws a body kick that misses.
Trouble pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Trouble pulls Perez into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trouble holds on and takes a little breather.
Trouble manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Trouble controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to get to half guard.
Trouble controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Trouble has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Perez is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is working hard here to advance position.
Perez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perez tries to get out of the position.
Trouble lands a nice shot to the head.
Trouble is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Trouble landing strikes from the mount.
Trouble tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Trouble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Perez?
Perez tries to lock up and control but Trouble gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trouble is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Perez is surviving well by controlling Trouble's body position as best he can.
Trouble manages to capitalize on a mistake by Perez to take his back!
Perez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trouble has the hooks in. Perez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nitro Trouble dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trouble pinned against the cage. Trouble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Trouble.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez looks for a takedown but Trouble sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexis Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez fails to land the takedown.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trouble tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez fails to land the takedown.
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.
Trouble misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trouble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perez avoids the head kick by Trouble.
Trouble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trouble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trouble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trouble throws a lazy head kick
and Perez counters with a takedown into side control.
Trouble sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Perez thows a huge punch but Trouble dodges it nicely.
Perez is keen to just control but Trouble is a slippery customer.
Perez trying to mount his opponent but Trouble defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to work for an arm triangle but Trouble is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trouble 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.
Trouble looks like he's trying to stand up.
Perez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trouble defends it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Perez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Perez dominated that second round.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Trouble shoots in and drives through. Perez sprawls well.
Perez shoots in but no luck this time.
Perez shoots in and drives through. Trouble sprawls well.
Nitro Trouble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexis Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trouble misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trouble tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trouble as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Trouble.
Trouble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trouble throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trouble wants to clinch up but Perez keeps it at a distance.
Trouble misses with a leg kick.
Trouble scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trouble stalling.
Trouble is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Perez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nitro Trouble!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus Burby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Vlad Dimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamus Burby!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burby instigates a clinch.
Burby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burby drives through and clinches with Dimer against the cage.
Dimer letting Burby take a breather here.
Dimer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dimer is trying to break the clinch but Burby has him pressed against the cage.
Dimer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burby keeps control of Dimer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burby lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Burby as the two fighters clinch.
Burby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burby has managed to clinch.
Burby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burby prevents Dimer from breaking the clinch.
Burby lands an elbow just above Dimer 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burby.
Burby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burby drives through and clinches with Dimer against the cage.
Burby scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Burby.
Burby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burby wants to clinch.
Burby slips a jab and a cross from Dimer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimer fails to land with a series of punches.
Vlad Dimer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burby wants to clinch up but Dimer keeps it at a distance.
Burby rushes Dimer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burby connects with a knee to the head.
Burby breaks the clinch.
Dimer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burby is rocked!
Dimer throws a head kick that misses.
Burby wants to clinch.
Burby doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimer circles away.
Burby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dimer finds it's way round the side to connect with Burby's head.
Burby is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimer finish him?
Burby pushes Dimer up against the cage in a clinch.
Burby seems to have recovered his senses.
Burby manages to break the clinch.
Dimer misses with a wild combination.
Burby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burby pushes Dimer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimer is trying to break the clinch but Burby has him pressed against the cage.
Burby lands a body punch.
Dimer is breathing heavily.
Burby slows down the pace here.
Burby is leaning against Dimer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burby connects with a knee to the head.
Burby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dimer is looking to break free of the clinch but Burby has double underhooks.
Burby lands a nice uppercut.
Burby lands with a left to the head.
Burby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dimer tries to break the clinch but Burby is controlling the position.
Burby is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dimer wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burby landing knees to the body.
Burby lands a nice shot to the body.
Burby lands a knee to the head.
Burby lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Burby.
Dimer wants to break free but Burby has control.
Burby stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Burby.
Burby cracks Dimer with a nice body shot.
Burby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dimer has had enough of the clinch but Burby keeps him there for the moment.
Dimer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dimer has had enough of the clinch but Burby keeps him there for the moment.
Burby lands a body punch in the clinch.
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.
Burby pushes Dimer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimer is looking to break free of the clinch but Burby has double underhooks.
Burby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Burby.
Dimer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dimer prevents Burby from breaking the clinch.
Dimer has had enough of the clinch but Burby keeps him there for the moment.
Burby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dimer or not.
Burby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimer fails to land with a series of punches.
Burby clinches up with Dimer and pushes him back against the cage.
Burby controlling the action here for a moment.
Dimer tries to break the clinch but Burby is controlling the position.
Burby lands with a light punch inside.
Dimer has had enough of the clinch but Burby keeps him there for the moment.
Burby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burby.
Burby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimer wants to land a leg kick but Burby is out of range.
No luck for Burby with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus Burby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burby closes the distance and clinches.
Burby breaks the clinch.
Burby dodges the punch combination from Dimer.
Dimer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burby.
Dimer misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Dimer misses.
Burby tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burby clinches up with Dimer and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Burby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burby works on Dimer's body with a couple of short punches.
Dimer tries to break the clinch but Burby is controlling the position.
Burby taking a breather.
Burby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vlad Dimer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dimer misses with a two punch combination.
Burby tries to clinch up but Dimer circles away and keeps his distance.
Burby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burby digs a right hand underneath Dimer's ribcage. Dimer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burby has him pressed against the cage.
Burby breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimer misses with a wild combination.
Burby pushes Dimer up against the cage in a clinch.
Burby lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimer backwards.
Burby breaks from the clinch.
Dimer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dimer has a closed guard, preventing Burby from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burby decides to stand back up. Burby steps back and let's Dimer get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Dimer.
Dimer lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Dimer misses.
Dimer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Dimer as he connects with a hook.
Dimer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burby gets a clinch.
Burby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burby landing knees to the body.
Burby manages to break the clinch.
Burby has Dimer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimer is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Burby.
Burby manages to break the clinch.
Dimer misses with a low kick.
Dimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimer misses with a few strikes there.
Burby wants to clinch up but Dimer keeps it at a distance.
Dimer keeps the fight on the outside.
Burby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimer.
Dimer bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Burby! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Burby is working an open guard so Dimer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimer fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Dimer knocks Burby out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vlad Dimer!
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