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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott McDanial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDanial has chosen Goldberg Theme as his entrance music. 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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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Swagger!
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, Scott McDanial!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Swagger or perhaps it was just good defense by McDanial which made him look bad.
Swagger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Swagger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swagger showed some decent athleticism there.
Swagger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swagger 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swagger lands a nice short elbow.
McDanial is doing well to control the position and prevent Swagger from advancing to side control.
McDanial is looking for a sweep. Swagger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swagger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Swagger is working for a kimura but McDanial is defending it quite comfortably.
Swagger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McDanial defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDanial is looking to improve his position.
Swagger is looking to take a break and control but McDanial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDanial lands a head shot.
Swagger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Swagger wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDanial keeps working.
McDanial wants to get back to his feet.
Swagger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDanial does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Swagger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McDanial with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is looking to take a break and control but McDanial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swagger wants to advance to full mount but McDanial doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Swagger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McDanial is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Swagger, into his guard.
Swagger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swagger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDanial doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDanial manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swagger looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McDanial has picked Swagger up and slammed him! Swagger can't keep hold of the triangle and McDanial manages to pass to side control!
Swagger is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McDanial's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Swagger is trying to control but can't.
Swagger is looking to escape.
Swagger is looking for a sweep. McDanial is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swagger is working hard here to advance position.
McDanial trying to control the pace.
Swagger wants to improve his position but McDanial is controlling well.
Swagger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McDanial scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
McDanial blocks the strikes from Swagger.
Swagger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McDanial prevents Swagger from improving his position.
McDanial lands with a punch from half guard.
McDanial controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swagger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like McDanial is going to stand back up.
McDanial controlling the action here.
McDanial prevents Swagger from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott McDanial will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDanial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDanial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDanial tries to clinch but Swagger is having none of it.
Swagger moves away from the strike by McDanial.
It's a brutal combination of punches from McDanial! Swagger is backing up but he can't get away as McDanial lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Swagger and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott McDanial!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cormack Labrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cormack Labrador!
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, Sergei Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labrador clinches with his opponent.
Labrador lands a nice elbow.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
Labrador lands an elbow inside.
Ivanov tries to break the clinch but Labrador is controlling the position.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ivanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch but Labrador improves position.
Labrador misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labrador keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador lands an elbow inside that Ivanov shrugs off.
Labrador lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov blocks an elbow strike.
Labrador lands an elbow inside that Ivanov shrugs off.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Labrador lands an elbow just above Ivanov 's eye.
Labrador keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Labrador looking to throw knees to the head but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Labrador lands an elbow inside that Ivanov shrugs off.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Labrador has him pressed against the ropes.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Labrador has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Labrador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Labrador with a knee to the head.
Labrador crunches a lovely knee into Ivanov's ribcage.
Labrador prevents Ivanov from breaking the clinch.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov wants to break free but Labrador has control.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Labrador working aggressively here.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Labrador lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ivanov.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Labrador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Labrador has him pressed against the ropes.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov can't break the clinch.
Ivanov looking to stall.
Labrador lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labrador lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
Labrador landing knees to the head.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Labrador keeps him there for the moment.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador lands an elbow just above Ivanov 's eye.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Labrador lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Labrador.
Labrador scores with a knee to the head.
Labrador lands an elbow inside that Ivanov shrugs off.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov tries to break the clinch but Labrador is controlling the position.
Ivanov has a couple of punches blocked by Labrador.
Ivanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Labrador.
Ivanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Labrador with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Labrador.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Ivanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Labrador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ivanov's face.
Labrador lands an elbow just above Ivanov 's eye.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov can't break the clinch.
Ivanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ivanov is looking to control Labrador's arms but Labrador gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Labrador landing knees to the head.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Labrador keeps him there for the moment.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
Ivanov wants to break free but Labrador has control.
Labrador throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Ivanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Labrador throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ivanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Labrador misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Labrador controls his hands.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Ivanov wants to break free but Labrador has control.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Labrador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Labrador misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Labrador dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Labrador clinches up with Ivanov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Labrador misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Labrador.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Labrador misses with a knee strike.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Labrador has him pressed against the ropes.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ivanov tries to break the clinch but Labrador is controlling the position.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Labrador has him pressed against the ropes.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormack Labrador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Labrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labrador is looking to clinch.
Labrador tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ivanov misses.
Labrador throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
Ivanov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Cormack Labrador has been cut.
Labrador blocks a leg kick.
Labrador getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Labrador tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Labrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov looks to land a combination but Labrador avoids it well.
Ivanov throws a hook but Labrador blocks it.
Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Labrador on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ivanov lands a two punch combo.
Labrador pushes Ivanov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Labrador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ivanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Labrador misses with an elbow strike.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Labrador has him pressed against the ropes.
Labrador tries to land a knee to the head but Ivanov blocks with his arms.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Labrador keeps him there for the moment.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Labrador has him pressed against the ropes.
Ivanov wants to break free but Labrador has control.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Labrador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ivanov can do to turn this around?
With the fighters up against the ropes, Labrador throws an elbow but misses.
Labrador keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Labrador has double underhooks.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from Labrador, against the ropes.
Ivanov tries to break the clinch but Labrador is controlling the position.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Labrador's head.
Labrador takes a jab right on the kisser.
Labrador is rocked!
Ivanov lands with a right and another and another! Labrador is in big trouble! Ivanov lands again and this time it's lights out for Labrador! A quality knockout there for Ivanov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergei Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between corrado smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, corrado smith!
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, Kaban Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov has managed to clinch.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Demidov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
smith jumps guard.
Demidov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
smith is breathing heavily.
smith is working an open guard so Demidov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demidov throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! smith crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kaban Demidov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between bo bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Dalibor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, bo bo!
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, Branko Dalibor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Dalibor. No joy for bo on that attempt.
A big right from Dalibor misses.
bo dodges the punch combination from Dalibor.
Dalibor instigates a clinch.
bo breaks the clinch.
Dalibor looks to land a combination but bo avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Dalibor.
bo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
bo slips a jab and a cross from Dalibor.
bo tries for a takedown but Dalibor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bo bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalibor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dalibor and bo goes tumbling to the canvas! Dalibor follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
bo is rocked!
Dalibor prevents bo from improving his position.
Oh bo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dalibor lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dalibor seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
bo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dalibor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
bo trying to control here.
bo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
bo is looking to control Dalibor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can bo avoid being mounted?
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.
Dalibor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
bo gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dalibor trying to control the position from guard on top but bo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bo working a defensive guard here.
Dalibor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
bo is breathing heavily.
bo walks into a jab.
bo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalibor dances in with a quick combination. bo is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Dalibor snaps bo's head back. bo stumbles backwards against the ropes. Dalibor steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with bo's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. bo just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Branko Dalibor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Volkanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hoogachunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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, Yuri Volkanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Hoogachunga!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoogachunga closes the distance and clinches up with Volkanov, looking for a takedown. Hoogachunga pushes Volkanov against the ropes but Volkanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Volkanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Volkanov lands a takedown into guard.
Volkanov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Volkanov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Volkanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volkanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoogachunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoogachunga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hoogachunga tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hoogachunga striking off his back but it's not causing Volkanov any problems.
Volkanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoogachunga is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoogachunga closes the distance but Volkanov moves to the side
and Volkanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Volkanov is looking to advance position but Hoogachunga won't allow it.
Volkanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Volkanov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoogachunga throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Volkanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoogachunga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Volkanov stands up out of the half guard.
Hoogachunga moves in looking to clinch but Volkanov pushes him off.
Hoogachunga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkanov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoogachunga counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Volkanov is breathing heavily.
Hoogachunga slips a nice elbow through Volkanov's hands, connecting with Volkanov's forehead.
Hoogachunga prevents Volkanov from improving his position.
Hoogachunga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoogachunga is looking to take a break and control but Volkanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Volkanov is looking to improve his position.
Hoogachunga winds up and cracks Volkanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoogachunga is trying to control the action in half guard but Volkanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Volkanov wants to improve his position but Hoogachunga is controlling well.
Hoogachunga wants to control but Volkanov is keeping him busy.
Hoogachunga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoogachunga is pressing down on Volkanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Volkanov is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Volkanov scores with a takedown into Hoogachunga's guard.
Volkanov passes into half guard.
Volkanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Volkanov working Hoogachunga over with strikes.
Hoogachunga is trying to stand up here but Volkanov is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Hoogachunga is trying to stand back up but Volkanov is controlling him
Hoogachunga is trying to control but can't.
Volkanov slips a nice elbow through Hoogachunga's hands, connecting with Hoogachunga's forehead.
Hoogachunga throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Volkanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Volkanov wants a takedown.
Hoogachunga tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkanov avoids the damage to the body.
Volkanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoogachunga smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Volkanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkanov has closed the distance and engaged Hoogachunga in a clinch.
Volkanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoogachunga pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoogachunga misses with a takedown attempt
and Volkanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Volkanov.
Hoogachunga missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hoogachunga tries to roll over but Volkanov keeps him under control.
Volkanov wants to take a breather but Hoogachunga is having none of it.
Volkanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoogachunga is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoogachunga is trying to stand.
Volkanov 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.
Volkanov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Volkanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volkanov misses with a head kick.
Volkanov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hoogachunga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hoogachunga is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Volkanov tries for a kimura but Hoogachunga is defending well.
Hoogachunga tries to escape but Volkanov is in control.
Hoogachunga takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Volkanov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Volkanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hoogachunga is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoogachunga takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Volkanov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Volkanov advances nicely into full mount.
Hoogachunga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Volkanov with a couple of short strikes.
Volkanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hoogachunga tries to reverse the position but Volkanov maintains control.
Volkanov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hoogachunga has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hoogachunga is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoogachunga defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Volkanov.
Hoogachunga is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Volkanov lands a big elbow.
Volkanov scoring with strikes but Hoogachunga is staying in there.
Volkanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkanov looking to finish Hoogachunga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hoogachunga!
Hoogachunga is rocked!
Volkanov looking to finish Hoogachunga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hoogachunga!
Hoogachunga is still in real trouble! Can Volkanov finish him?
Volkanov cracks Hoogachunga with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Volkanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akim Zinoviev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akim Zinoviev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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, Walter Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akim Zinoviev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
Zinoviev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Crosby keeps control of Zinoviev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crosby manages to break the clinch.
Crosby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zinoviev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosby has him pressed against the ropes.
Crosby has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zinoviev uses from the top position.
Zinoviev stops Crosby from standing up.
Crosby is trying to control the position but Zinoviev postures up.
Crosby throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Crosby kicks Zinoviev off and gets to his feet.
Crosby clinches up against the ropes.
Crosby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zinoviev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zinoviev looks to clinch
and Crosby counters with a body kick.
Crosby forces Zinoviev back against the ropes and clinches.
Crosby prevents Zinoviev from breaking the clinch.
Zinoviev avoiding damage as Crosby throws knees to the body.
Crosby manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zinoviev tries to avoid it but Crosby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zinoviev to the ground. Zinoviev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zinoviev clinches with his opponent.
Crosby breaks the clinch.
Crosby shoots in looking for a takedown. Zinoviev tries to sprawl out of it but Crosby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Zinoviev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crosby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zinoviev tries to avoid it but Crosby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zinoviev to the ground. Zinoviev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Crosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosby avoids the head kick by Zinoviev.
Crosby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zinoviev.
Zinoviev tries to clinch
and Crosby counters with a series of strikes. Zinoviev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crosby loads up on a big right hand but Zinoviev slips the punch.
Crosby looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zinoviev!
Crosby lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby controlling the pace for now.
Crosby seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zinoviev for as long as he can get away with.
Zinoviev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Zinoviev is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Zinoviev really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Crosby looking to control but Zinoviev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crosby avoids the attempt from Zinoviev to control.
Crosby controlling from the full mount.
Crosby landing strikes, looking to finish!
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.
Crosby punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zinoviev is rocked!
Crosby lands a big elbow - Zinoviev is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Zinoviev is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Walter Crosby!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Break Stuff. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alex Karelin enters the ring!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin fails with the takedown.
Battle moves into range and clinches up with Karelin.
Battle looking for a takedown.
Battle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karelin prevents it.
Battle jumps guard but Karelin stands there with Battle around his waist. Battle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin has clasped his hands together around Battle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Battle can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin is working Battle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Battle tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Karelin scores with punches from the back.
Karelin scores with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle breaks Karelin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Battle wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Battle tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
Karelin trying to keep a closed guard but Battle is proving a slippery customer.
Battle stands up from Karelin's guard - Battle perhaps looking for a knockout.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Battle misses with a takedown attempt - Karelin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alex Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Battle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Karelin won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to regain half guard here but Battle keeps moving and retains side control.
Battle scoring with punches and elbows.
Battle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karelin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karelin struggling a bit here.
Battle trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
Battle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Karelin is looking to regain half guard here but Battle keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
Karelin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Karelin gets a clinch.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battle jumps guard but Karelin stands there with Battle around his waist. Battle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karelin has hold of one of Battle's legs. Battle is fighting the takedown attempt but Karelin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Battle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Battle is pulling down on Karelin's head. It's preventing any offense from Karelin, at least for the moment.
Battle working a defensive guard here.
Battle wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Battle wants to hit a switch here but Karelin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Battle there!
Battle working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Karelin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Karelin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Battle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karelin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Battle's guard.
Karelin prevents Battle from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karelin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Battle is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
Battle trying to control from the bottom.
Battle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle won't allow Karelin to pass to mount.
Battle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Battle is trying to hold Karelin in close to prevent damage but Karelin has managed to pass into half guard.
Battle is trying to stand.
Battle tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Battle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Battle is keeping the position.
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.
Battle keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Karelin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Battle's head.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Battle wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karelin gets to his feet - Battle follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a body shot
and Karelin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Battle's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Battle is on top in guard.
Battle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Battle is one step ahead there.
Battle wants to stand but Karelin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Battle looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle won't allow Karelin to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karelin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Battle advances to half guard.
Battle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karelin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Battle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Battle's back!
Battle turns into Karelin and is now in his guard.
Karelin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alex Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karelin is on top in guard.
Battle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Battle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Battle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karelin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Battle takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Battle is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Battle's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Karelin fending off the submission attempt from Battle.
Karelin breaks Battle's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Battle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karelin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Battle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Battle throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Battle looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Karelin has picked Battle up and slammed him! Battle can't keep hold of the triangle and Karelin manages to pass to side control!
Karelin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Battle!
Battle tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle is looking to get to half guard.
Battle is working hard here to advance position.
Battle wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Battle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Battle wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin lands a big elbow.
Karelin prevents Battle from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karelin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Battle?
Battle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karelin avoids the attempt from Battle to control.
Battle can't escape the position.
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.
Karelin wants to control the pace but Battle is squirming around nicely.
Battle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Karelin prevents Battle from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Karelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Battle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Battle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Battle's head.
Battle trying to control here.
Andre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Battle is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Karelin.
Well Karelin 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karelin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Christiansen!
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, Henrik Stahl!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stahl pinned against the cage. Stahl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Stahl misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christiansen.
Christiansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stahl misses with a looping left.
Stahl throws a right hand that Christiansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Christiansen also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Stahl. No joy for Christiansen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Christiansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christiansen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stahl to the mat! Stahl manages to get full guard.
Christiansen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stahl keeping busy on the bottom but Christiansen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Christiansen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl gets back to full guard.
Christiansen trying to control but Stahl is working from the bottom.
Stahl is trying to keep Christiansen in close.
Stahl looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stahl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Stahl is pulling down on Christiansen's head. It's preventing any offense from Christiansen, at least for the moment.
Christiansen stopping the sweep attempt from Stahl.
Christiansen is looking to stand up but Stahl won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Christiansen misses with a takedown attempt - Stahl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stahl keeps the fight on the outside.
Christiansen misses with a body shot.
Stahl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Christiansen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stahl circles away.
Christiansen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christiansen tries to pull guard but Stahl holds him up against the ropes and eventually Christiansen drops back down to his feet.
Stahl controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Stahl.
A nice left hand lands by Stahl.
Stahl breaks from the clinch.
Christiansen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Christiansen is just out of range.
Christiansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Christiansen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stahl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christiansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Christiansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stahl is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Christiansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stahl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stahl is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Christiansen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stahl's guard.
Stahl is trying to keep Christiansen in close.
Stahl wants to sweep here but Christiansen controlling him for the moment.
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 Matthew Christiansen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stahl lands with a cross.
Stahl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christiansen scores with a takedown into Stahl's guard.
Stahl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christiansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Christiansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Christiansen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stahl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christiansen tries to stand but Stahl is controlling from the bottom.
Stahl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stahl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christiansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stahl has control of Christiansen's left arm, preventing Christiansen from doing any damage.
Christiansen gets to his feet - Stahl follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christiansen.
Stahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christiansen.
Stahl moves out of range as Christiansen throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Christiansen.
Christiansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stahl misses with a wild combination.
Christiansen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stahl tries to avoid it but Christiansen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stahl to the ground. Stahl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stahl lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Christiansen is rocked!
Matthew Christiansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stahl lands a brutal uppercut that launches Christiansen off his feet! Christiansen tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrik Stahl!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakunin has chosen Russian Nathional Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Hank Johnstone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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272 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Johnstone!
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, Igor Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnstone swivels and escapes.
Johnstone takes a swing at Bakunin's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Johnstone.
Nice combo by Johnstone! Oh, that's hurt him - Bakunin falls to the canvas and Johnstone follows him into side control.
Bakunin is rocked!
It looks like Igor Bakunin has been cut.
Bakunin looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnstone crunches a massive hammerfist down on Bakunin - he's out! Johnstone Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hank Johnstone!
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