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Rocks in your head PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monstah Revolver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosco Bunga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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, Monstah Revolver !
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, Rosco Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga 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.
Revolver wants to improve his position but Bunga is controlling well.
Revolver is working hard here to advance position.
Bunga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Revolver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Revolver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Revolver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Revolver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bunga is trying to escape the mount.
Revolver fails to advance to Bunga's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revolver is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Revolver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Revolver tries for a takedown but Bunga circles away easily
and Bunga counters with a nice double leg into side control. Revolver won't be happy with that.
Bunga controls the position.
Revolver is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Revolver actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bunga lands a nice short elbow.
Bunga stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Revolver to get to his feet.
Bunga looks gassed!
Revolver has his takedown stuffed
and Bunga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Revolver 's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revolver looking for a guillotine here but Bunga defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revolver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bunga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bunga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bunga tries to free his leg and advance position but Revolver is retaining full guard.
Revolver is looking for a triangle but Bunga pushes his legs off easily.
Revolver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Revolver escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bunga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Revolver had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bunga is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Revolver Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bunga's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Revolver is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bunga is defending well though. Revolver let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revolver is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Revolver is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Revolver working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Bunga is doing well to defend. Revolver seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Bunga is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Monstah Revolver !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otryad Kovboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zyrkstzof Przanskiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otryad Kovboev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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264 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otryad Kovboev!
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, Zyrkstzof Przanskiz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovboev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Przanskiz.
Zyrkstzof Przanskiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovboev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovboev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Przanskiz.
Przanskiz misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Przanskiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Przanskiz does no damage.
Przanskiz misses with a few strikes there.
Kovboev misses with a head kick.
Przanskiz blocks a head kick by Kovboev.
Kovboev tries to clinch up.
Kovboev throws a sloppy head kick and Przanskiz moves out of range easily.
Przanskiz fails with the takedown.
Kovboev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Przanskiz.
Przanskiz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Przanskiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Przanskiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kovboev.
Kovboev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Przanskiz.
Przanskiz keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Kovboev - that's a beauty! Przanskiz is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Kovboev can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Otryad Kovboev!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Bogdanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drago has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Bogdanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogdanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Horrible takedown by Bogdanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Drago which made him look bad.
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bogdanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt - Bogdanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bogdanov is looking to clinch.
Drago clinches up against the cage.
Bogdanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drago tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bogdanov breaks the clinch.
Bogdanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bogdanov showed some decent athleticism there.
Drago trying to hold on to Bogdanov's head to control him but Bogdanov postures up.
Drago moves into full guard.
Bogdanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogdanov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drago has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bogdanov has passed into side control.
Drago is trying to control Bogdanov's posture but Bogdanov avoids it.
Drago is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Drago wants to control but Bogdanov postures up.
Drago is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bogdanov takes one to the side of the head.
Drago tries for a takedown but Bogdanov circles away easily
and Bogdanov counters by clinching up.
Anatoly Bogdanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bogdanov is pressed up against the cage. Drago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bogdanov down to the mat. Bogdanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bogdanov closes the distance and clinches.
Bogdanov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Drago regains guard immediately.
Drago is looking for a triangle but Bogdanov pushes his legs off easily.
Drago looks gassed!
Bogdanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bogdanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drago is keeping the position for now.
Bogdanov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drago is trying to control the position but Bogdanov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Bogdanov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bogdanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drago!
Bogdanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bogdanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bogdanov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drago regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago trying to control from the bottom.
Bogdanov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Drago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago wants to get back to full guard.
Bogdanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drago trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bogdanov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bogdanov gets a clinch.
Bogdanov stalling in the clinch.
Bogdanov has Drago pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bogdanov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Drago tumbling to the mat - Bogdanov dives into Drago's guard.
Drago is trying to control the position but Bogdanov postures up.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanov advances to half guard.
Bogdanov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Drago is looking for a sweep. Bogdanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogdanov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Drago to stand up.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danga de danga de dang - Bogdanov scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drago is looking to escape.
Drago trying to hold on to Bogdanov's head to control him but Bogdanov postures up.
Drago pushes Bogdanov off looking to stand but Bogdanov dives back in and keeps control.
Drago wants to control but Bogdanov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bogdanov blocks the strikes from Drago.
Drago wants to control but Bogdanov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drago wants to improve his position but Bogdanov is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Bogdanov dominated that second round.
That's time! Bogdanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drago.
Drago trying to control the action but Bogdanov is working from the bottom.
Bogdanov is looking for a sweep.
Drago has hold of Bogdanov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bogdanov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Drago cranks the arm and Bogdanov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bogdanov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killblog Hermitcrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Calvert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermitcrab comes to the cage accompanied by Day 'N' Night. 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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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killblog Hermitcrab!
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, Matt Calvert!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermitcrab closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calvert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calvert looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hermitcrab cracks Calvert with a big right hand but Calvert just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Calvert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hermitcrab.
Hermitcrab cracks Calvert with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hermitcrab thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Calvert prevents Hermitcrab from moving into mount.
Hermitcrab landing a few strikes.
Hermitcrab working the ground and pound.
Hermitcrab has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hermitcrab wants to control the pace but Calvert is squirming around nicely.
Hermitcrab is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Calvert can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hermitcrab with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermitcrab landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hermitcrab working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Calvert is rocked!
Hermitcrab lands with some strikes.
Calvert is still in real trouble! Can Hermitcrab finish him?
BOOM! Hermitcrab connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hermitcrab lands a heavy elbow.
Hermitcrab has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Calvert's face.
Calvert tries to hold on but Hermitcrab postures up.
Hermitcrab lands with some strikes.
Hermitcrab working for a submission but Calvert is keeping him at bay.
Calvert seems to have recovered his senses.
Hermitcrab wants to take Calvert's back but he can't do it this time.
Calvert working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvert in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hermitcrab fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hermitcrab lands a big elbow.
Calvert slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hermitcrab scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hermitcrab is trying to work for a kimura but Calvert is defending well.
Hermitcrab missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hermitcrab tries to pass the half guard into mount. Calvert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Calvert tries to get to full guard but Hermitcrab has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab winds up and cracks Calvert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hermitcrab uses his free foot to push down on Calvert's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Calvert.
Hermitcrab working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Calvert wants to control but Hermitcrab is having none of it.
Hermitcrab has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Calvert's face.
Calvert is working to get back to half guard.
Hermitcrab lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermitcrab has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Calvert is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Killblog Hermitcrab!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Loyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loyd has chosen Throwdown - Burn as his entrance music. Theodore Loyd looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theodore Loyd!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Loyd! More shots from Johnson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Borsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolstoy comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Borsch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vikingarna - Leende Guldbruna Ögon. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Tolstoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Borsch!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borsch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolstoy scores a takedown into full mount!
Tolstoy raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolstoy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tolstoy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Borsch is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Borsch is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Borsch blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolstoy throws some wild stikes that Borsch manages to avoid easily.
Tolstoy wants to finish this one by submission but Borsch is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by Tolstoy.
Tolstoy looking to control but Borsch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tolstoy controlling from mount.
Tolstoy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Borsch manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tolstoy tries for a kimura but Borsch is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borsch is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes there by Tolstoy.
Borsch is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tolstoy swings around for an armbar but Borsch sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tolstoy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borsch is one step ahead there.
Tolstoy is breathing heavily.
Borsch wants to stand but Tolstoy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Borsch misses with a wild combination.
Borsch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Borsch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tolstoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borsch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Borsch misses with a few strikes there.
Borsch works Tolstoy's body with a nice hook.
Borsch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borsch scores with a three punch combo!
Borsch misses with a series of wild punches.
Tolstoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tolstoy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tolstoy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Borsch wants to get up but he can't break Tolstoy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleksander Tolstoy will probably get the nod.
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.
Borsch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tolstoy tries to clinch but Borsch moves out of range.
Tolstoy clinches up with Borsch and pushes him back against the cage.
Tolstoy jumps guard.
Tolstoy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tolstoy is looking for a triangle but Borsch pushes his legs off easily.
Tolstoy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tolstoy pushes Borsch off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Tolstoy or perhaps it was just good defense by Borsch which made him look bad.
Tolstoy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Borsch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tolstoy doesn't seem phased though.
Borsch throws a right hand that Tolstoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolstoy also avoids with ease.
Tolstoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tolstoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tolstoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borsch misses with the combination.
Stefan Borsch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borsch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Borsch throws a nice looking combination but Tolstoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Borsch misses with a series of wild punches.
Borsch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borsch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borsch misses with a head kick.
Borsch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borsch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tolstoy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tolstoy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Tolstoy cracks Borsch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tolstoy scoring with strikes but Borsch is staying in there.
Tolstoy thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Borsch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tolstoy wants to control the pace but Borsch is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy won't let Borsch get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tolstoy looking for a guillotine from mount but Borsch is having none of it.
Borsch bucks Tolstoy off and manages to get back to his feet!
Borsch misses with a series of wild punches.
Tolstoy closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borsch is looking to break free of the clinch but Tolstoy has double underhooks.
Borsch prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Tolstoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolstoy tries to pull guard but Borsch holds him up against the cage and eventually Tolstoy drops back down to his feet.
Tolstoy misses with the head strike.
Tolstoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Borsch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Borsch breaks the clinch.
Tolstoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borsch throws out a loose jab but Tolstoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tolstoy.
Tolstoy working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolstoy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tolstoy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Borsch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aleksander Tolstoy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Borsch misses with a series of wild punches.
Tolstoy 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.
Borsch keeping moving, preventing Tolstoy from controlling successfully.
Borsch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolstoy chips away with some ground and pound.
Tolstoy landing with the ground and pound.
Tolstoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolstoy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tolstoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borsch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borsch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tolstoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borsch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tolstoy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Borsch is retaining full guard.
Borsch is looking to stand up but Tolstoy isn't so interested in that idea.
Tolstoy stands and throws Borsch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tolstoy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tolstoy prevents Borsch from escaping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Borsch misses with a head kick.
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.
Tolstoy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stefan Borsch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolstoy 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.
Tolstoy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tolstoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Borsch's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borsch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tolstoy stops Borsch from getting back to his feet.
Borsch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tolstoy.
Borsch is refusing to be controlled, as Tolstoy sits in half guard.
Aleksander Tolstoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borsch misses with a head kick.
Tolstoy tries to clinch but Borsch moves out of range.
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.
Borsch misses with a few strikes there.
Tolstoy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tolstoy defending well as Borsch loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Borsch does it's job there.
Tolstoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borsch.
Tolstoy shoots in but Borsch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Borsch.
Tolstoy shoots in and bounces Borsch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tolstoy throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Tolstoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tolstoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Tolstoy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xazhinzinklim Xwuqichiklozcxh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Kharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Grigori Kharkov enters the cage!
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300 lbs
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18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xazhinzinklim Xwuqichiklozcxh!
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, Grigori Kharkov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xwuqichiklozcxh looks for a takedown but Kharkov sprawls well.
Kharkov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kharkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Xwuqichiklozcxh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xwuqichiklozcxh tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kharkov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kharkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Xwuqichiklozcxh is rocked!
Kharkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Xwuqichiklozcxh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kharkov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Xwuqichiklozcxh covers up, he's hurt! Kharkov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kharkov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kharkov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Kharkov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milo Azyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko Rautavaara 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 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, Milo Azyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azyr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rautavaara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rautavaara takes the fight into the clinch.
Rautavaara slows down the pace here.
Rautavaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azyr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rautavaara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rautavaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rautavaara throws a combination that misses
and Azyr counters with a nice leg kick.
Rautavaara cracks Azyr with a good jab.
Azyr wants to clinch
and Rautavaara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Azyr's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Azyr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rautavaara trying to control but Azyr is working from the bottom.
Rautavaara wants to pass the guard but Azyr is keeping the position.
Azyr wants to stand but Rautavaara is controlling the position.
Rautavaara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Azyr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rautavaara has picked Azyr up and slammed him! Azyr can't keep hold of the triangle and Rautavaara manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Azyr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rautavaara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rautavaara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rautavaara controlling the position.
Azyr is looking to regain half guard here but Rautavaara keeps moving and retains side control.
Rautavaara tries to move to mount but Azyr blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rautavaara trying to control the position but Azyr is working away.
Rautavaara is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rautavaara working the ground and pound from side control.
Rautavaara lands some shots froms side control.
Azyr is looking for a sweep.
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.
Azyr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rautavaara off and has taken his back!
Azyr is breathing heavily.
Rautavaara rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Azyr is tying to control. Rautavaara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rautavaara trying to control from the bottom.
Rautavaara wants to improve his position but Azyr is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Rautavaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Azyr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rautavaara lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Rautavaara to work.
Azyr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rautavaara smiles and moves away.
Azyr scores with a one two! Rautavaara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautavaara is looking to clinch.
Azyr clinches but Rautavaara breaks the clinch
and Rautavaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rautavaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara breaks the clinch.
Rautavaara tries to clinch up but Azyr circles away and keeps his distance.
Milo Azyr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rautavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azyr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azyr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rautavaara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Azyr won't be happy with that.
Azyr prevents Rautavaara from improving position.
Azyr is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rautavaara remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Azyr is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara is looking to take a break and control but Azyr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rautavaara controls the position.
Azyr looks to move to half guard but instead Rautavaara has passed into mount! Damn!
Rautavaara cracks Azyr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Azyr tries to hold on but Rautavaara pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azyr manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rautavaara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Azyr is just riding it out for now. Rautavaara eventually gives up the hold.
Azyr tries to roll over but Rautavaara keeps him under control.
Rautavaara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Azyr looking for submissions off his back.
Rautavaara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rautavaara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Azyr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rautavaara is working away from the top position though.
Rautavaara winds up and cracks Azyr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rautavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azyr.
Rautavaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Rautavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Azyr darts in trying to clinch
and Rautavaara counters with a straight right hand.
Rautavaara throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Azyr misses.
Rautavaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azyr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azyr thows a leg kick but Rautavaara checks it
and Rautavaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara successfully pulls guard.
Rautavaara is controlling Azyr's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rautavaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azyr is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azyr throwing strikes from guard but Rautavaara blocks nicely.
Rautavaara looking to control.
Rautavaara keeping moving, preventing Azyr from controlling successfully.
Rautavaara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Azyr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rautavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Azyr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azyr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rautavaara controls the pace.
Rautavaara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rautavaara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azyr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Azyr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azyr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rautavaara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rautavaara closes the distance and clinches.
Azyr tries to score a body lock takedown but Rautavaara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rautavaara breaks from the clinch.
Rautavaara misses with a head kick.
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.
Azyr tries to keep at a distance but Rautavaara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Azyr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rautavaara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Azyr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Azyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rautavaara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Milo Azyr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azyr looking to stall.
Azyr is trying to break free.
Rautavaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rautavaara scores with a shot to the body.
Rautavaara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Rautavaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rautavaara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarkko Rautavaara!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arlovski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to IF I DIE TONIGHT. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski lands a right hook to the body.
Nice combo by Arlovski! Oh, that's hurt him - Dragunov falls to the canvas and Arlovski follows him into side control.
Dragunov is rocked!
Dragunov can't do much from the bottom here.
Dragunov is still in real trouble! Can Arlovski finish him?
Dragunov tries to improve position but can't.
Arlovski just content to control the position.
Dragunov seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlovski decides to stand back up.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski cracks Dragunov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Arlovski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski connects with a body shot.
Dragunov tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arlovski as he avoids it easily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Arlovski sends Dragunov down but not out. Arlovski dives into side control looking to finish.
Dragunov looks gassed!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski stands up and beckons Dragunov to his feet.
Arlovski lands a with a good body shot.
A jab-cross combination lands for Arlovski and sends Dragunov crashing to the mat! Arlovski follows him down to the mat - Dragunov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Arlovski trying to control the pace.
Dragunov tries to roll over but Arlovski keeps him under control.
Arlovski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ivan Arlovski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Arlovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ivan Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski steps into range and cracks Dragunov with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dragunov flops backwards and Arlovski dives into his guard looking to finish!
Arlovski wants to pass the guard but Dragunov is keeping the position.
Arlovski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dragunov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Arlovski pulls Dragunov in close to his closed guard and prevents Dragunov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Arlovski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dragunov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dragunov drops back looking for a leg! Arlovski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arlovski manages to kick Dragunov off! Dragunov jumps back into Arlovski's guard.
Dragunov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arlovski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arlovski has Dragunov pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ivan Arlovski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Arlovski connects with a jab.
Dragunov throws an overhand right that lands on Arlovski's shoulder, as Arlovski tries to avoid the shot.
Arlovski connects with a looping right hand.
Dragunov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Arlovski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dragunov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dragunov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Arlovski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arlovski lands a really nice looking cross but Dragunov seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Dragunov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragunov wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Ivan Dragunov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dragunov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arlovski lands with a shot to the body.
Arlovski drops Dragunov with a naaaaasty hook - Dragunov is in real trouble here! Arlovski dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ki Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alicia Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Run This Town. Alicia Dawn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ki Law!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alicia Dawn!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dawn punishes Law's body with a nice straight punch.
Dawn lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ki Law has been cut.
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!
Dawn drops Law with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Law! Dawn dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alicia Dawn!
Alicia Dawn is the new lightweight champion!
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