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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zapeka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh DeMann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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180 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Zapeka!
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, Hugh DeMann !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapeka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zapeka showed some decent athleticism there.
DeMann tries to roll over but Zapeka keeps him under control.
DeMann actively working from the bottom here.
DeMann gets back to full guard.
DeMann lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zapeka!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMann jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Zapeka is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Zapeka and DeMann has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
DeMann misses with the ground and pound.
Zapeka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zapeka tries to get out of the position.
DeMann in side control, just content to control the action for now.
DeMann trying to control the position but Zapeka is working away.
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.
DeMann thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zapeka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
DeMann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zapeka keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMann is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Zapeka looks calm but he's in trouble here. DeMann gets his head over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Zapeka is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! DeMann lets go of the hold and Zapeka can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hugh DeMann !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sievers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Jones!
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, Joseph Sievers!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sievers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sievers has a takedown stuffed.
Sievers moves into the clinch.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sievers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sievers lands a knee to the head.
Sievers is trying to break free.
Sievers scores with a knee to the head.
Sievers throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Sievers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones keeps control of Sievers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sievers is trying to break free.
Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sievers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sievers is not content to let Jones control the position.
Sievers is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Sievers throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sievers.
Sievers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Sievers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones'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.
Sievers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones stands up over Sievers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sievers is keeping the position for now.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sievers scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jones manages to mount him!
Sievers looks gassed!
The referee warns Sievers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sievers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones working for a submission but Sievers is keeping him at bay.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Sievers defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sievers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones prevents Sievers from improving his position.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Jones trying to control but Sievers is having none of it.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones controlling from mount.
Sievers wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing with strikes.
Jones scores with punches and elbows.
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.
Jones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sievers is looking for a way out.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jones is punishing Sievers with strikes - can he finish him?!
Jones 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.
Sievers wants to escape the position.
Jones lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sievers rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sievers is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sievers misses with a double jab.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Sievers is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sievers is looking for a sweep.
Sievers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sievers wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sievers working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sievers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jones is pressing down on Sievers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sievers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sievers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sievers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones wants to sweep here but Sievers controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones striking from his own guard.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sievers stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Jones has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Sievers manages to get his head free but now Jones has transitioned to an armbar! Sievers grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Jones! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benny Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kersnikoff Melinsnikoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersnikoff Melinsnikoff looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kersnikoff Melinsnikoff!
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, Mo Mason!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason has a takedown stuffed.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mason passes into half guard.
Mason is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mason wants to free his trapped foot but Melinsnikoff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mason is working for a submission of some sort.
Mason wants to take a breather but Melinsnikoff is having none of it.
Mason is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Melinsnikoff has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason wants to work for an arm triangle but Melinsnikoff is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mason looks gassed!
Melinsnikoff wants to get back to his feet.
Mason is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Melinsnikoff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Melinsnikoff is trying to stand back up but Mason is controlling him
Melinsnikoff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mason is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Melinsnikoff moves into full guard.
Mason slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melinsnikoff tries to buck Mason off but Mason is having none of it.
Melinsnikoff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melinsnikoff throws Mason to one side and escapes!
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melinsnikoff wants to clinch
and Melinsnikoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason dodges the punch combination from Melinsnikoff.
Melinsnikoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mason counters with a body kick that stops Melinsnikoff in his tracks momentarily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mason.
Melinsnikoff wants to get back to his feet but Mason drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melinsnikoff regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mason's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Melinsnikoff wants to get back to his feet.
Mason is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Melinsnikoff is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mo Mason!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jocko Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrej Kabak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kabak's choice of entrance music: Alestorm - Keelhauled. Coltrane has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jocko Coltrane!
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, Andrej Kabak!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabak swats away the attempt to clinch by Coltrane.
Kabak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coltrane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kabak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coltrane's calf.
Coltrane is breathing heavily.
Kabak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kabak has Coltrane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kabak prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jocko Coltrane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabak tries to pull guard but Coltrane won't allow it.
Coltrane can't get the takedown.
Kabak manages to break the clinch.
Coltrane darts in trying to clinch
and Kabak counters with a low kick, right behind Coltrane 's knee.
Kabak throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Coltrane stumbling backwards into the ropes! Coltrane bounces back off the ropes towards Kabak, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kabak lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kabak celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrej Kabak!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pivo Salamander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Romanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanoff has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pivo Salamander!
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, Victor Romanoff!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamander fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Romanoff sprawls well initially but Salamander persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Salamander wants to pass to mount but Romanoff is defending the position.
Salamander seems to be working for a kimura but Romanoff defends the submission attempt.
Romanoff tries to roll over but Salamander keeps him under control.
Salamander looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salamander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanoff wants to control but Salamander is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salamander wants to stand up but Romanoff is controlling the position.
Salamander looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salamander is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salamander is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Romanoff looks gassed!
Salamander is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Salamander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salamander has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salamander is working for a guillotine from mount but Romanoff frees his head quite easily.
Salamander is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamander gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Romanoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salamander scoring with punches and elbows.
Salamander tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Romanoff is trying to get back to half guard.
Salamander is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romanoff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Romanoff tries to improve position but can't.
Salamander lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Salamander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanoff keeps working.
Romanoff is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamander tries to advance to mount but can't.
Salamander 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.
Salamander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanoff keeps working.
Salamander is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romanoff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salamander looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Salamander is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Romanoff has escaped the position, nice work there.
Salamander stands up and beckons Romanoff to his feet.
Salamander closes the distance and clinches up with Romanoff, looking for a takedown. Salamander pushes Romanoff against the ropes but Romanoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamander keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick from Salamander lands but Romanoff takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romanoff.
Romanoff lands with a shot to the body.
Salamander fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romanoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salamander but Salamander pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salamander shoots in and bounces Romanoff off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Romanoff is wriggling around but Salamander manages to pass to half guard.
Salamander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamander works his way into side control.
Salamander thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pivo Salamander dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salamander forces Romanoff back against the ropes and clinches.
Romanoff is trying to break free.
Salamander gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pivo Salamander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romanoff is trying to maintain the position but Salamander is very close to passing his half guard.
Salamander moves into full mount! Romanoff won't be happy about that!
Salamander looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Salamander is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Salamander connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Salamander looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salamander jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Romanoff manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Salamander thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamander goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Romanoff rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Salamander's guard! Nice work there by Romanoff!
Romanoff drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Romanoff as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Salamander screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Romanoff! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Victor Romanoff!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Moskoff (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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233 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flavor Emelianenko!
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, Vlad Moskoff!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moskoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Moskoff fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Emelianenko finds it's way through Moskoff's defenses.
Emelianenko swinging wilding here.
Moskoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Flavor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Moskoff.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Moskoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Moskoff also avoids with ease.
Moskoff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick that misses.
Moskoff fails with the takedown.
Moskoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Moskoff persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Emelianenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emelianenko.
Moskoff looks gassed!
A right-left combo lands from Emelianenko. Emelianenko digs a good hook to Moskoff's body.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moskoff's calf.
Moskoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moskoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Moskoff is looking to clinch.
Moskoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moskoff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskoff looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Emelianenko!
Moskoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moskoff is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Emelianenko is surviving well by controlling Moskoff's body position as best he can.
Moskoff looking to control and managing it successfully.
Emelianenko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moskoff.
Moskoff controlling the pace for now.
Emelianenko is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moskoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emelianenko working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moskoff looking to control but Emelianenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moskoff blocks Emelianenko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Emelianenko wants to try and get back to his feet.
Moskoff working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Emelianenko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moskoff is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Emelianenko is surviving well by controlling Moskoff's body position as best he can.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
Moskoff wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskoff seems to be working for a kimura but Emelianenko defends the submission attempt.
Moskoff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moskoff gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Moskoff misses with a takedown attempt - Emelianenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moskoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Moskoff persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Moskoff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up here but Moskoff is controlling him well.
Moskoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Emelianenko has one foot on Moskoff's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Moskoff backpedaling.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moskoff backs up against the ropes.
Moskoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flavor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moskoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moskoff lands with a nice combination. Emelianenko backs away looking to recover.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moskoff counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Emelianenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moskoff is controlling him.
Moskoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Moskoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Moskoff tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moskoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moskoff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moskoff looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Moskoff is controlling him
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko is pressing down on Moskoff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moskoff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moskoff looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Emelianenko striking off his back but it's not causing Moskoff any problems.
Moskoff is stalling in the full guard.
Moskoff advances position into side control!
Moskoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vlad Moskoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moskoff trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a sweep but Moskoff has mounted him!
Moskoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskoff quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Moskoff but it's paid off an Emelianenko is forced to tap! Nice work by Moskoff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad Moskoff!
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