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Thursday Night Throwdown 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Polinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milovan Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milovan Rakic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kai Polinsky's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kai Polinsky!
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, Milovan Rakic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Polinsky.
Rakic is looking to regain half guard here but Polinsky keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Rakic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rakic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Polinsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rakic prevents Polinsky from improving position.
Polinsky could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rakic is trying to control Polinsky's posture but Polinsky avoids it.
Rakic sneaks back into half guard.
Rakic tries to get to full guard but Polinsky has control of the leg.
Rakic regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic managing to control the position.
Polinsky postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rakic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Polinsky, into his guard.
Polinsky has an active guard here but Rakic has managed to pass into half guard.
Rakic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polinsky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rakic is working away from the top position though.
Rakic content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakic is looking to advance position but Polinsky won't allow it.
Rakic is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
I looks like Rakic might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polinsky tries to roll over but Rakic keeps him under control.
Rakic trying to mount his opponent but Polinsky defends it.
Rakic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rakic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Polinsky is looking to improve his position but Rakic isn't that keen on the idea.
Rakic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Polinsky tries to reverse the position but Rakic maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rakic controlling from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Milovan Rakic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Polinsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rakic, pushing him back against the cage.
Rakic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polinsky walks away with a smile on his face. Rakic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polinsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rakic as he jumps to the side.
Polinsky tries to clinch but Rakic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Rakic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rakic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Polinsky tries to avoid it but Rakic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Polinsky to the ground. Polinsky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Polinsky fails with the takedown
and Rakic counters with a shoot takedown. Polinsky fights it but they end up in guard.
Rakic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Polinsky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rakic passes into side control.
Polinsky struggling a bit here.
Rakic happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinsky is looking to regain half guard here but Rakic keeps moving and retains side control.
Rakic happy to just control the position for now.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Milovan Rakic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Polinsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rakic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Polinsky's guard.
Polinsky being controlled here, momentarily.
Rakic passes Polinsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Polinsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rakic slows the pace down in half guard.
Polinsky is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic stalling.
Polinsky tries to get to full guard but Rakic has control of the leg.
Polinsky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rakic controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polinsky is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Rakic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Rakic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rakic scores a takedown into full mount!
Rakic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Milovan Rakic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rakic throws a sloppy head kick and Polinsky moves out of range easily.
Rakic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rakic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Polinsky stands and throws Rakic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rakic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinsky with the ground and pound but Rakic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rakic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rakic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rakic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Polinsky!
Polinsky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rakic controlling from the full mount.
Milovan Rakic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Polinsky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rakic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polinsky is looking to get to half guard.
Rakic controlling from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Milovan Rakic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Polinsky is looking to clinch but Rakic is avoiding it.
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.
Polinsky doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Rakic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rakic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rakic stands up from Polinsky's guard - Rakic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kai Polinsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polinsky misses with a takedown
and Rakic counters with a takedown into side control.
Rakic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rakic works to advance to full mount. Polinsky defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Rakic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rakic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Rakic!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Giordano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Giordano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Austin Giordano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke looks to land a combination but Giordano avoids it well.
ORourke stuffs the takedown attempt from Giordano. Giordano gets slowly back to his feet.
ORourke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ORourke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giordano wants to pass the guard but ORourke is keeping the position.
ORourke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ORourke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giordano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
ORourke pulls Giordano in to control the position.
Giordano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ORourke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giordano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giordano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giordano drops back, looking for a kneebar! ORourke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. ORourke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from ORourke!
Giordano is trying to get back to half guard.
Giordano tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Giordano can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ORourke controlling from the full mount.
Giordano is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giordano is breathing heavily.
ORourke controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Giordano is in all sorts of trouble here.
ORourke content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giordano tries to reverse the position but ORourke maintains control.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
ORourke controlling his opponent.
Giordano regains half guard.
ORourke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Giordano pushes ORourke off and gets back to his feet.
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 Austin Giordano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
ORourke thows a body shot but no joy.
Giordano shoots for a double leg takedown but ORourke sprawls well. He's pushed Giordano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giordano keeps the fight on the outside.
ORourke has taken the fight to the clinch.
ORourke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ORourke tries to clinch but Giordano moves out of range.
Austin Giordano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giordano shoots for a takedown but ORourke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ORourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giordano keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giordano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ORourke throws out the jab.
Giordano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Giordano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giordano moves out of range of the strikes.
Giordano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Giordano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke throws a head kick but Giordano moves out of range.
Giordano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ORourke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Austin Giordano has been cut.
Giordano avoids a kick to the body.
ORourke is looking to clinch but Giordano is avoiding it.
ORourke tries a head kick but it misses.
Giordano keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giordano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORourke tries to clinch but Giordano is having none of it.
Giordano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ORourke pinned against the cage. ORourke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giordano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ORourke pinned against the cage. ORourke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giordano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ORourke throws a head kick but Giordano moves out of range.
ORourke clinches up with Giordano and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giordano goes for a takedown in the clinch but ORourke prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Giordano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ORourke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Giordano.
ORourke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ORourke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from ORourke - that will leave a mark!
Giordano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
ORourke scoring well with a low kick there.
ORourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
ORourke throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Giordano stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. ORourke follows into mount!
Giordano is rocked!
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!
ORourke controlling from the full mount.
Oh Giordano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giordano seems to have got his legs back now.
Giordano is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Austin Giordano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by ORourke.
ORourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Giordano circles away.
Giordano tries for a takedown but ORourke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
ORourke throws a right and a left that Giordano avoids nicely.
ORourke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
ORourke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Giordano shoots in for a takedown but ORourke shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Giordano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from ORourke misses.
ORourke tries to clinch up but Giordano circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ORourke misses with a few strikes there.
Giordano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke throws a right hand that Giordano ducks under and follows up with a left that Giordano also avoids with ease.
ORourke is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from ORourke misses.
Giordano shoots for a double leg takedown but ORourke sprawls well. He's pushed Giordano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ORourke misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by ORourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
ORourke throws a head kick that misses
and Giordano counters with a takedown into side control.
Giordano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Giordano tries to advance to mount but ORourke instead regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giordano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Giordano is trying to work for a kimura but ORourke is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giordano seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead ORourke has recovered full guard.
Giordano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! ORourke is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Giordano, into his guard.
ORourke controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Giordano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Giordano looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but ORourke puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
ORourke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Giordano is looking for a sweep. ORourke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan ORourke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ORourke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan ORourke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between dale brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Gauthier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, dale brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brennan shoots in looking for a takedown. Gauthier tries to sprawl out of it but brennan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gauthier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
brennan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Gauthier.
Gauthier throws a series of punches but brennan moves out of range.
Gauthier drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gauthier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
brennan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gauthier manages to get himself to full guard.
brennan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gauthier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gauthier throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
brennan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
brennan wants to control from the top but Gauthier keeps moving.
Gauthier throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gauthier is striking from the bottom but brennan uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Gauthier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with brennan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gauthier misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier has hold of brennan's hands but brennan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gauthier manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gauthier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
brennan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than brennan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gauthier looks gassed!
brennan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gauthier tries to reverse the position but brennan maintains control.
brennan scoring with strikes but Gauthier is staying in there.
Gauthier is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
brennan 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.
brennan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gauthier is trying desperately to improve position.
Gauthier throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gauthier is bucking up trying to escape but brennan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gauthier flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
brennan unloading with bombs!
brennan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gauthier can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier is looking to improve his position but brennan isn't that keen on the idea.
brennan landing strikes from the mount.
Gauthier throwing hammer fists to the chest of brennan. What's that going to do exactly?
brennan scoring with strikes but Gauthier is staying in there.
brennan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gauthier's face.
Gauthier slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
brennan passes to full mount!
brennan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gauthier looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
brennan with the ground and pound from mount.
Gauthier is trying to stand up.
brennan with shots to the head and body - Gauthier looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gauthier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brennan landing shots from mount.
brennan raining down shots from the mount!
brennan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gauthier is looking to escape.
Gauthier really wants to buck brennan off and get back to his feet.
Gauthier swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gauthier throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
brennan working the ground and pound effectively.
brennan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
brennan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gauthier flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
brennan with a couple of short strikes.
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.
brennan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gauthier swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gauthier is looking to improve his position but brennan isn't that keen on the idea.
brennan tries to control but Gauthier wriggling away.
brennan landing strikes, looking to finish!
brennan wants to control the pace but Gauthier is squirming around nicely.
brennan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gauthier throwing hammer fists to the chest of brennan. What's that going to do exactly?
brennan lands a big shot there that rocks Gauthier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
brennan scoring with strikes but Gauthier is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dale brennan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gauthier drops brennan with a left and a right! Oh, brennan is hurt - Gauthier dives into side control looking to finish!
brennan is rocked!
It looks like dale brennan has been cut.
A big shot lands for Gauthier! That's hurt brennan! Will he recover? Gauthier fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Gauthier!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Hulk's choice of entrance music: Intro Song. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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290 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce The Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hulk tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
The Hulk misses with a head kick.
Bruce The Hulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hulk works over Dean's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, jab by Dean - just one landing.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dean thows a huge punch but The Hulk dodges it nicely.
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dean is working for a submission of some sort.
Dean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dean thows a huge punch but The Hulk dodges it nicely.
The Hulk trying to hold on to Dean's head to control him but Dean postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Hulk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dean is looking for submissions but instead, The Hulk has regained full guard.
Dean drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Hulk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dean has The Hulk in his guard.
Dean is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dean is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hulk wants to stand but Dean is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dean looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Hulk passes into side control.
Dean is not content to let The Hulk control the position.
The Hulk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is not content to let The Hulk control the position.
Dean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dean wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dean closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dean lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hulk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Hulk wants to get back to his feet but Dean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dean throws and elbow that misses. The Hulk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dean's guard. Nice move by The Hulk!
Dean is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dean 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.
The Hulk misses with a double jab.
Dean connects with a solid leg kick.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hulk moves away.
The Hulk staying out of range there.
The Hulk drops his hands momentarily and Dean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean throws a looping overhand right but The Hulk ducks down to avoid it.
Dean decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dean connects with a nice short shot to The Hulk's temple.
Dean throwing shots but The Hulk is blocking nicely.
Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Hulk's head.
Dean misses with a head shot. The Hulk uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Dean thows a big elbow that misses.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dean cracks The Hulk with a solid left hand.
The Hulk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Hulk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Hulk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
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.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Hulk is keeping the position for now.
Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but The Hulk has wrist control.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dean chips away with some ground and pound.
Dean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Hulk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dean drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Hulk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Hulk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Hulk!
Dean strikes from the bottom but The Hulk takes advantage and advances to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hulk is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Dean misses with a looping right.
The Hulk throws a head kick that misses.
The Hulk misses with a double jab.
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hulk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Billy Dean is winning the standup battle so far.
The Hulk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruce The Hulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Hulk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Hulk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Dean drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hulk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
Dean trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but The Hulk manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dean doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The Hulk preventing the sweep.
Dean trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hulk can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dean is striking from the bottom but The Hulk uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dean dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Hulk misses with the combination.
The Hulk fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Hulk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Dean swings for the body but The Hulk moves out of range.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Hulk.
Dean throws a body punch but The Hulk moves out of range.
The Hulk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dean dodges the punch combination from The Hulk.
Dean looks to land a left hand but The Hulk moved out of range nicely.
The Hulk is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Dean misses its intended target.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Dean dodges the punch combination from The Hulk.
Dean throws a hook to the side of The Hulk's head but The Hulk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hulk swinging wilding here.
The Hulk throws a head kick that misses.
Dean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dean.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Hulk, who protects the arm well.
The Hulk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dean.
Dean landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with the ground and pound.
Dean tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dean has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dean is trying to ground and pound but The Hulk uses the momentary lack of control by Dean to regain half guard.
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to pass the guard but The Hulk defending well.
Dean throwing shots but The Hulk is blocking nicely.
The Hulk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Billy Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from The Hulk does no damage.
Dean scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dean trying to control from half guard but The Hulk is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean is stalling here. The Hulk is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dean seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Hulk has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dean tries to control the position but he's not in luck - The Hulk easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hulk wants to stand but Dean is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Dean is desperately trying to improve his position but The Hulk has a good base and remains in mount.
Bruce The Hulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Hulk tries to control but Dean wriggling away.
Billy Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean tries to hold on but The Hulk pushes him away.
Dean really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulov Nalimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa has chosen Dice - Abusing Drugs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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, Ulov Nalimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nalimov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Nalimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nalimov is looking to clinch but Taalasmaa is avoiding it.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Nalimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nalimov also avoids with ease.
Nalimov shoots in and bounces Taalasmaa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nalimov prevents Taalasmaa from getting back to his feet.
Nalimov throwing strikes but missing.
Nalimov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nalimov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taalasmaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nalimov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nalimov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nalimov postures up in Taalasmaa's guard and throws a big left but Taalasmaa blocks it.
Taalasmaa wants to stand but Nalimov is controlling the position.
Nalimov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nalimov throws a low kick but Taalasmaa avoids it.
Nalimov shoots in but no luck this time.
Nalimov is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the side of Nalimov's head.
Nalimov pulls Taalasmaa into guard.
Taalasmaa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taalasmaa gets to his feet - Nalimov follows without any prompting.
Seppo Taalasmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taalasmaa looks to land a combination but Nalimov avoids it well.
Nalimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nalimov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
A swing and a miss from Nalimov.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Nalimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nalimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Taalasmaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taalasmaa clinches.
Nalimov tries to score a body lock takedown but Taalasmaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nalimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Nalimov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nalimov dodges the punch combination from Taalasmaa.
Nalimov misses with a hook. Taalasmaa ducked under it nicely.
Nalimov tests Taalasmaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov throws a looping overhand right but Taalasmaa ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nalimov slips a jab and a cross from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Nalimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nalimov also avoids with ease.
Nalimov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taalasmaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nalimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nalimov clobbers Taalasmaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nalimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nalimov lunges at Taalasmaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taalasmaa's hand.
Taalasmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taalasmaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nalimov pulls guard successfully.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Nalimov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov working for a triangle but Taalasmaa defends it easily.
Nalimov tries to strike from the bottom.
Taalasmaa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nalimov's guard.
Nalimov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taalasmaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Nalimov keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nalimov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
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 Ulov Nalimov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nalimov misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nalimov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa slips a jab from Nalimov.
Nalimov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nalimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch up but Nalimov keeps it at a distance.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab from Nalimov.
Nalimov looks to land a right hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nalimov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nalimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa.
Nalimov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taalasmaa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ulov Nalimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa misses with a double jab
enabling Nalimov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nalimov.
A big left from Nalimov misses.
Taalasmaa throws a combination. Nalimov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ulov Nalimov is winning the standup battle so far.
Taalasmaa misses with the combination.
Taalasmaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nalimov.
Nalimov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nalimov.
Nalimov tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nalimov.
Taalasmaa misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Nalimov.
A slow jab from Nalimov misses its intended target.
Nalimov shoots in but no luck this time.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab from Nalimov.
Nalimov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nalimov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nalimov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taalasmaa to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taalasmaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taalasmaa pushes Nalimov up against the cage in a clinch.
Taalasmaa breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nalimov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Taalasmaa duly obliges.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Nalimov is having none of it.
Nalimov moves in looking to clinch but Taalasmaa pushes him off.
Nalimov loads up on a big right hand but Taalasmaa slips the punch.
Taalasmaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taalasmaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taalasmaa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taalasmaa stops a takedown attempt from Nalimov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulov Nalimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position but instead, Nalimov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taalasmaa into the cage.
Taalasmaa works on Nalimov's body with a couple of short punches.
Taalasmaa slowing the pace effectively.
Taalasmaa breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa forces Nalimov back against the cage and clinches.
Taalasmaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa scores with a punch to the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild combination.
Nalimov throws a hook to the side of Taalasmaa's head but Taalasmaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danga de danga de dang - Taalasmaa scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nalimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taalasmaa tests Nalimov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taalasmaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Taalasmaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nalimov moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Nalimov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taalasmaa misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taalasmaa moves in looking to clinch but Nalimov pushes him off.
Nalimov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nalimov throws out a loose jab but Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nalimov throws a lazy right hand but Taalasmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taalasmaa defending well as Nalimov loads up on a big left hand.
Nalimov swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Nalimov just misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Nalimov moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nalimov misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Nalimov scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Nalimov.
Taalasmaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a double jab
and Nalimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taalasmaa connects with a jab.
Nalimov swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild combination.
Seppo Taalasmaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taalasmaa throws the left hand but Nalimov avoids the punch easily.
Taalasmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nalimov.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Nalimov.
Taalasmaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taalasmaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to break free but Nalimov has control.
Taalasmaa gets underhooks to prevent Nalimov's takedown attempt.
Nalimov fails to pull guard.
Taalasmaa breaks from the clinch.
Nalimov misses with an uppercut. Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nalimov misses with an uppercut. Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
Taalasmaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nalimov looks to throw the jab but Taalasmaa is out of range.
Nalimov tries to move into range but Taalasmaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nalimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nalimov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa thuds a left hand into Nalimov's body.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nalimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nalimov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulov Nalimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taalasmaa tests Nalimov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taalasmaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nalimov throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa defending well as Nalimov loads up on a big left hand.
Nalimov keeps the fight on the outside.
Taalasmaa works over Nalimov's head and body with a nice combination.
Taalasmaa blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Nalimov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taalasmaa tries to bum rush Nalimov with a series of wild strikes but Nalimov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa clinches up against the cage.
Taalasmaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nalimov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch.
Taalasmaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Taalasmaa throws a combination that misses
and Nalimov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seppo Taalasmaa.
I think Taalasmaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Norwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geoff Deal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaiah Norwood!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norwood needs to keep his hands up - Deal had a free shot at his head there.
Deal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Deal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Deal.
Deal prevents the takedown attempt.
Deal lands a nice uppercut.
Deal pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Deal.
Deal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deal lands a hook that snaps the head of Norwood backwards.
Deal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norwood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Norwood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norwood takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Norwood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Norwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norwood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norwood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norwood should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwood wants to pass the guard but Deal is keeping the position.
Norwood looks gassed!
Norwood won't allow Deal to sweep him here.
Norwood throws and elbow that misses. Deal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Norwood's guard. Nice move by Deal!
Deal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Norwood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deal is one step ahead there.
Norwood wants to control but Deal passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norwood trying to control here.
Deal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Norwood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deal is working away from the top position though.
Deal controlling the action here.
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.
Deal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Norwood wants to get back to full guard.
Deal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Norwood trying to get back to full guard but Deal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Deal 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.
Deal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Geoff Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norwood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Deal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Deal.
Deal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norwood's calf.
Norwood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Deal.
Nice cross by Deal.
Norwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deal can pounce on him.
Norwood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Norwood is breathing heavily.
Norwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Geoff Deal is winning the standup battle so far.
Deal lands a high kick!
Deal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norwood, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Deal as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal breaks the clinch.
Deal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norwood's calf.
Deal throws a head kick that half lands.
Deal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Norwood's head.
Norwood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Deal lands with a kick to the temple. Norwood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A decent looking cross lands there for Deal.
Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deal throws a sloppy head kick and Norwood moves out of range easily.
Deal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Norwood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norwood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Norwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Norwood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norwood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Deal.
Norwood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Deal.
Deal throws a head kick but Norwood moves out of range.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.
Deal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Geoff Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Norwood.
Norwood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norwood looks to clinch
and Deal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Deal lands with a cross.
Deal tries to clinch up.
Geoff Deal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deal throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal misses with a looping right.
Deal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Deal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norwood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deal counters with a head kick. That will keep Norwood thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Deal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norwood gets a clinch.
Norwood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Deal.
Norwood is trying to break free.
Deal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norwood wants to break free but Deal has control.
A right hand to the body from Deal.
Deal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norwood backwards.
Deal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Deal lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Deal pushes Norwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Deal.
Deal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Deal.
Deal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Deal lands a knee to the body.
Deal keeps control of Norwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Norwood has eaten all the pies!
Deal lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Deal.
Deal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deal throws a head kick but Norwood moves out of range.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norwood throws a head kick that misses
and Deal counters with a body kick.
Deal wants to clinch
and Norwood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Deal!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Deal dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Norwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deal is fending him off so far but Norwood persists. Nope, Deal circles away and we're back to standing.
Deal lands a head kick. Norwood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Deal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deal rushes Norwood and presses him up against the cage.
Deal lands a knee to the body.
Deal controlling the action here for a moment.
Norwood wants a takedown.
Deal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norwood's face.
Deal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norwood's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deal avoiding damage.
Deal lands a body punch.
Deal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Deal drives through and clinches with Norwood against the cage.
Norwood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Geoff Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Norwood.
Deal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norwood's defenses.
Deal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norwood's face.
Deal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norwood takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Deal on the inside.
Deal controlling the action here for a moment.
Norwood jumps guard but Deal stands there with Norwood around his waist. Norwood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal lands with a light punch inside.
Deal scores with a knee to the head.
Deal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Deal digs a right hand into Norwood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norwood's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Deal.
Deal gets underhooks to prevent Norwood's takedown attempt.
Norwood tries to score a body lock takedown but Deal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Deal.
Deal is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Deal for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short right from Norwood on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norwood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deal misses with a head kick.
Norwood has his takedown stuffed
and Norwood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deal tries to land a front kick but Norwood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No luck for Norwood with that takedown attempt.
Deal moves out of range of the body kick from Norwood.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Deal digs a good body shot into Norwood's ribs.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Norwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Deal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deal gets caught flat footed, as Norwood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Norwood being controlled here momentarily.
Isaiah Norwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Deal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Deal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pyotr Alexandrovna has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pyotr Alexandrovna seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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279 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herman Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrovna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson gets the takedown into side control.
Alexandrovna is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alexandrovna is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thompson wants to control but Alexandrovna is keeping him busy.
Thompson is thwarting Alexandrovna's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandrovna punching from the bottom.
Alexandrovna is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexandrovna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson trying to control but Alexandrovna is working from the bottom.
Alexandrovna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Alexandrovna keeps it at a distance.
Alexandrovna tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two 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.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexandrovna circles away.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrovna rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Alexandrovna blocks an elbow strike.
Alexandrovna is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alexandrovna is struggling to control the position.
Thompson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alexandrovna blocks an elbow strike.
Alexandrovna takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Pyotr Alexandrovna has been cut.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrovna is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexandrovna is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyotr Alexandrovna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexandrovna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alexandrovna tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
A head kick from Alexandrovna lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Alexandrovna, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Alexandrovna against the cage but Alexandrovna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrovna takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alexandrovna counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thompson's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrovna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrovna pushing down on Thompson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alexandrovna seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Alexandrovna sits in half guard.
Thompson wants to control but Alexandrovna is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thompson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Alexandrovna jumps into side control!
Thompson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herman Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt
and Alexandrovna counters with a leg kick.
Alexandrovna clinches.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alexandrovna manages to pull guard.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Alexandrovna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alexandrovna stands up over Thompson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alexandrovna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexandrovna controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alexandrovna content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Alexandrovna is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson has his foot on Alexandrovna's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alexandrovna works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Alexandrovna 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.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrovna trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrovna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
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.
Alexandrovna scoring with some ground and pound.
Alexandrovna wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Alexandrovna controlling from the top position.
Alexandrovna looking to sit in guard and control but Thompson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Alexandrovna keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Alexandrovna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alexandrovna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson is looking for a triangle but Alexandrovna pushes his legs off easily.
Alexandrovna trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson can't keep his opponent in guard - Alexandrovna advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alexandrovna trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alexandrovna is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alexandrovna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pyotr Alexandrovna just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Alexandrovna counters by clinching up.
Alexandrovna manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexandrovna wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexandrovna is looking to sinch up a triangle. Thompson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Alexandrovna's body to avoid the submission. Alexandrovna has instead reached around Thompson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Alexandrovna arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pyotr Alexandrovna!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei THE EXPERIMENT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaban Demidov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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297 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei THE EXPERIMENT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov lands with a nice body kick.
Demidov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Demidov clinches up against the cage.
THE EXPERIMENT tries for a takedown but Demidov manages to get underhooks.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
THE EXPERIMENT is breathing heavily.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
It looks like Alexei THE EXPERIMENT has been cut.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into THE EXPERIMENT's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into THE EXPERIMENT's ribcage.
THE EXPERIMENT takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Demidov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov stops a takedown attempt from THE EXPERIMENT.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into THE EXPERIMENT's ribcage.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into THE EXPERIMENT's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei THE EXPERIMENT's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Demidov closes the distance and clinches.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
THE EXPERIMENT takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
THE EXPERIMENT takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
THE EXPERIMENT changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Demidov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Demidov moves into range and clinches up with THE EXPERIMENT.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
THE EXPERIMENT takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into THE EXPERIMENT's ribcage.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov is pressed up against the cage. THE EXPERIMENT has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demidov down to the mat. Demidov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demidov. That's going to slow THE EXPERIMENT down.
Demidov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Demidov has closed the distance and engaged THE EXPERIMENT in a clinch.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
THE EXPERIMENT wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei THE EXPERIMENT. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into THE EXPERIMENT's ribcage.
Kaban Demidov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
THE EXPERIMENT tries to score a body lock takedown but Demidov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexei THE EXPERIMENT's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
THE EXPERIMENT takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demidov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demidov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demidov keeps THE EXPERIMENT at a distance using the push kick.
Demidov lands a nice looking kick to the body. THE EXPERIMENT takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov drops THE EXPERIMENT with a left right combo! Demidov follows him down to the ground into side control.
Demidov works to advance to full mount. THE EXPERIMENT defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
THE EXPERIMENT is desperately trying to improve his position but Demidov has a good base and remains in mount.
Demidov content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if THE EXPERIMENT tries to get out of the position.
Let's hope that Demidov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Demidov looking to control but THE EXPERIMENT is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Demidov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kaban Demidov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demidov.
Demidov tries to clinch up.
THE EXPERIMENT shoots in for a takedown but Demidov shows good takedown defense.
Demidov scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Demidov, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Demidov.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but THE EXPERIMENT paws at him with a jab and circles away.
THE EXPERIMENT avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demidov tries to clinch but THE EXPERIMENT is having none of it.
Demidov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with THE EXPERIMENT, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaban Demidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. THE EXPERIMENT lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov gets underhooks to prevent THE EXPERIMENT's takedown attempt.
THE EXPERIMENT takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to THE EXPERIMENT's face.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidov lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and THE EXPERIMENT goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Demidov in side control.
Alexei THE EXPERIMENT has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
THE EXPERIMENT is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaban Demidov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demidov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaban Demidov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Nikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkari has chosen Berlin Foot Chase as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Esko Nikkari is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bud Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Nikkari!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Spencer with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Esko Nikkari has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer looking to control but Nikkari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spencer goes for an armbar but Nikkari turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nikkari.
Nikkari wants to stand but Spencer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikkari is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Spencer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Spencer prevents Nikkari from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spencer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari is looking to get to half guard.
Spencer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That has opened up Esko Nikkari's cut even more.
Nikkari is looking to get to half guard.
Spencer landing shots from mount.
The cut above Esko Nikkari's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Esko Nikkari's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bud Spencer!
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