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DIV-E - Fifteen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Siberian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen TURISAS - Rasputin as his entrance music. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sub Siberian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Siberian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rasputin scores with a push kick.
Siberian is breathing heavily.
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!
Rasputin lands a high kick to the side of Siberian's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Rasputin dives into guard, looking to finish.
Siberian is rocked!
It looks like Sub Siberian has been cut.
Siberian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Siberian tries to get out of the position.
Rasputin 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.
Oh Siberian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siberian keeping moving, preventing Rasputin from controlling successfully.
Siberian seems to have got his legs back now.
Rasputin landing some decent shots from guard.
Rasputin 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.
Siberian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rasputin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rasputin works over Siberian with some ground and pound from guard.
Rasputin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rasputin misses with a series of wild punches.
Rasputin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siberian's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rasputin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rasputin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rasputin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rasputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Siberian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasputin stopping the sweep attempt from Siberian.
Siberian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rasputin drops back looking for a leg! Siberian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Siberian manages to kick Rasputin off! Rasputin jumps back into Siberian's guard.
Rasputin drops back looking for a leg! Siberian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Siberian manages to kick Rasputin off! Rasputin jumps back into Siberian's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin wants to control from the top but Siberian keeps moving.
Siberian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rasputin has managed to clinch.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Siberian blocks it.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasputin is trying to break the clinch but Siberian has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rasputin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Siberian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rasputin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Siberian avoids the damage to the body.
Siberian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Siberian as Rasputin tries to tie him up.
Siberian manages to break the clinch.
Rasputin shoots in for a double leg but Siberian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sub Siberian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin.
Good leg kick by Rasputin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Siberian throws a shot to the body.
Rasputin throws a series of punches but Siberian moves out of range.
Rasputin shoots in and drives through. Siberian sprawls well.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Siberian is having none of it.
Rasputin shoots in looking for a takedown. Siberian tries to sprawl out of it but Rasputin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Siberian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Siberian keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Siberian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siberian stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasputin. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.
Siberian lands with a hook. Rasputin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rasputin, right into the meat.
Siberian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Siberian looks to land a right hand but Rasputin moved out of range.
Siberian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rasputin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Siberian!
Rasputin lands a heavy elbow.
Siberian is looking to improve his position but Rasputin isn't that keen on the idea.
Siberian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rasputin on the ground.
Rasputin breaks from Siberian's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rasputin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Siberian is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the head.
Siberian is trying desperately to improve position.
Rasputin looking to secure an arm triangle but Siberian defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sub Siberian's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rasputin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rasputin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rasputin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rasputin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Siberian manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rasputin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rasputin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Siberian pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin is trying to control but can't.
Siberian trying to mount his opponent but Rasputin defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasputin tries to get to full guard but Siberian has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rasputin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rasputin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Siberian is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rasputin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Siberian's back instead.
Rasputin is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Siberian won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Rasputin off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Culerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owain Gruffydd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Culerovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Owain Gruffydd!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffydd throws a body punch but Culerovich moves out of range.
Gruffydd takes a swing at Culerovich's ribcage but misses.
Culerovich wants to clinch.
Culerovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruffydd circles away.
Gruffydd fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruffydd scores with the left hand. Culerovich knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Ron Culerovich has been cut.
Gruffydd throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Gruffydd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Culerovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Gruffydd misses.
Culerovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Culerovich misses with a straight right.
Gruffydd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Gruffydd.
Culerovich tries to clinch but Gruffydd moves out of range.
Culerovich misses with a takedown attempt - Gruffydd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Culerovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gruffydd throws a hook but Culerovich blocks it.
Gruffydd connects with a single shot there.
Culerovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruffydd.
Gruffydd misses with a takedown attempt - Culerovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gruffydd misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffydd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gruffydd misses the shot to the body.
Culerovich closes the distance and clinches.
Culerovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffydd looks gassed!
Culerovich scores with a knee to the head.
Culerovich decides to pull guard.
Culerovich keeping moving, preventing Gruffydd from controlling successfully.
Gruffydd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gruffydd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gruffydd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Culerovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffydd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Culerovich is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gruffydd trying to control but Culerovich is working from the bottom.
Culerovich has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gruffydd should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Culerovich has tightened it up now! Gruffydd should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ron Culerovich!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AS Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AS Kane!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Chocolate fails with the takedown.
de Chocolate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de Chocolate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kane is looking to clinch but de Chocolate is avoiding it.
Kane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Chocolate circles away from the clinch attempt.
de Chocolate bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kane throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kane is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but de Chocolate pulls his head out easily.
Kane actively working from the bottom here.
Kane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
de Chocolate winds up and cracks Kane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but de Chocolate pulls his head out easily.
Kane looks gassed!
de Chocolate working over Kane with some ground and pound. Kane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate drops an elbow to the side of Kane's head.
de Chocolate is nestled in close to Kane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
de Chocolate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kane tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ground and pound from de Chocolate.
Kane taking some punishment here, with de Chocolate in his half guard.
de Chocolate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
de Chocolate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from de Chocolate there.
Kane punching from the bottom.
Kane punching from the bottom.
Kane taking some punishment here, with de Chocolate in his half guard.
Kane misses with some strikes from the bottom.
de Chocolate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from de Chocolate there.
de Chocolate lands with a punch from half guard.
de Chocolate landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
de Chocolate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
de Chocolate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
de Chocolate blocks the strikes from Kane.
de Chocolate lands strikes from half guard.
Kane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
de Chocolate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from de Chocolate there.
Kane tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
de Chocolate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kane taking some punishment here, with de Chocolate in his half guard.
Kane misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kane wants to get back to full guard.
de Chocolate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane taking some punishment here, with de Chocolate in his half guard.
de Chocolate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kane flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Chocolate throws a chopping leg kick but Kane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kane checks the leg kick nicely there.
de Chocolate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kane sprawls well initially but de Chocolate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
de Chocolate working the head and body with strikes.
Kane is looking to improve his position.
de Chocolate landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
de Chocolate working the head and body with strikes.
Kane missing with punches from the bottom.
Kane missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
de Chocolate blocks the strikes from Kane.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Chocolate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. de Chocolate showed some decent athleticism there.
de Chocolate lands strikes from half guard.
de Chocolate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. de Chocolate connects with a nice short shot to Kane's temple.
Kane punching from the bottom.
de Chocolate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
de Chocolate winds up and cracks Kane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane regains full guard. Nicely done.
de Chocolate passes into half guard.
Kane flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey de Chocolate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - de Chocolate circles away.
de Chocolate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kane avoids the head kick by de Chocolate.
de Chocolate throws a leg kick but Kane checks it.
Kane is looking to clinch but de Chocolate is avoiding it.
de Chocolate swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
de Chocolate shoots in for a double leg but Kane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kane wants to clinch up but de Chocolate keeps it at a distance.
Kane has closed the distance and engaged de Chocolate in a clinch.
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane is pressed up against the cage. de Chocolate has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kane down to the mat. Kane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
AS Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Chocolate keeps the fight on the outside.
de Chocolate tries to keep at a distance but Kane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Chocolate.
Kane connects with a nasty looking knee right to de Chocolate's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but de Chocolate blocks with his arms.
de Chocolate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kane prevents it.
Kane connects with a nasty looking knee right to de Chocolate's face.
de Chocolate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
de Chocolate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kane looking to throw knees to the head but de Chocolate is blocking nicely.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but de Chocolate blocks with his arms.
Kane looking to throw knees to the head but de Chocolate is blocking nicely.
de Chocolate wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
de Chocolate goes for a takedown attempt but Kane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kane tries to clinch up but de Chocolate circles away and keeps his distance.
de Chocolate throws a solid leg kick but Kane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at de Chocolate.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
de Chocolate closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. de Chocolate pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
de Chocolate circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
de Chocolate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Chocolate throws a front kick aimed at Kane's knee but Kane avoids it well.
No luck for de Chocolate with that takedown attempt.
de Chocolate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
de Chocolate keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane blocks a head kick by de Chocolate.
Kane tries to clinch there but de Chocolate circles away.
de Chocolate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
de Chocolate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Chocolate shoots in for a double leg but Kane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kane tries to clinch but de Chocolate moves out of range.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Chocolate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Chocolate blocks it with crossed arms.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane is pressed up against the cage. de Chocolate has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kane down to the mat. Kane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
de Chocolate drives through with a takedown into guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
de Chocolate tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
de Chocolate chips away with some ground and pound.
de Chocolate wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
Kane will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kane throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kane can't keep his opponent in guard - de Chocolate advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
de Chocolate blocks the strikes from Kane.
Rey de Chocolate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Chocolate throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
de Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
de Chocolate misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
de Chocolate swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Rey de Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Chocolate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
de Chocolate scoring with punches to the head and body.
de Chocolate stands and throws Kane's legs to the side, diving into side control.
de Chocolate landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kane wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
de Chocolate cracks Kane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kane is looking for a sweep.
Kane takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kane gets back to half guard.
Kane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but de Chocolate scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rey de Chocolate will probably get the nod.
That's time! de Chocolate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
de Chocolate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane wants to clinch.
de Chocolate gets the takedown into side control.
de Chocolate blocks the strikes from Kane.
Kane throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
de Chocolate lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kane taking punishment in the form of punches.
de Chocolate advances to full mount.
Kane swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kane is in a horrible position here. de Chocolate smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
de Chocolate blocks Kane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kane flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Chocolate raining down shots from the mount!
de Chocolate unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is working to get back to half guard.
de Chocolate lands a heavy elbow.
de Chocolate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kane bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
de Chocolate looking for a sweep. Not yet de Chocolate, not yet.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
de Chocolate lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kane!
Kane is looking to improve his position but de Chocolate isn't that keen on the idea.
de Chocolate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kane hang on?
Kane tries to reverse the position but de Chocolate maintains control.
de Chocolate scoring with strikes but Kane is staying in there.
AS Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
de Chocolate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kane throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kane taking shots to the head.
de Chocolate lands with some strikes.
de Chocolate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
de Chocolate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kane throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
de Chocolate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
de Chocolate blocks Kane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Chocolate cracks Kane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
de Chocolate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
de Chocolate lands a big shot there that rocks Kane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
de Chocolate has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kane's face.
Kane is working to get back to half guard.
de Chocolate lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
de Chocolate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kane hang on?
de Chocolate landing shots from mount.
de Chocolate unloading with bombs!
de Chocolate with shots to the head and body - Kane looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kane blocking the ground and pound.
de Chocolate blocks Kane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kane is trying desperately to improve position.
de Chocolate breaks from Kane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
de Chocolate is landing with some decent strikes but Kane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kane landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Kane is looking to improve his position but de Chocolate isn't that keen on the idea.
de Chocolate blocks Kane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kane is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
de Chocolate landing punches.
de Chocolate lands a big shot there that rocks Kane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
de Chocolate lands a nice shot to the head.
Kane is bucking up trying to escape but de Chocolate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
de Chocolate breaks from Kane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
de Chocolate putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
de Chocolate postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kane looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by de Chocolate.
de Chocolate unloading with bombs!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kane flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kane swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rey de Chocolate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Chocolate with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rey de Chocolate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Chocolate, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey de Chocolate!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Laffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Laffer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laffer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Laffer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Laffer is controlling well.
Laffer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Laffer 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.
Laffer moves nicely into side control.
Laffer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laffer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Laffer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcia is trying to escape the position but Laffer is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like Laffer 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Larry Laffer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Laffer controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is controlling an arm, preventing Laffer from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Laffer has control of Garcia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Garcia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Laffer controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Larry Laffer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Laffer tries to pass.
Laffer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Laffer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laffer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laffer stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Laffer wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laffer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Laffer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laffer controls the pace.
Laffer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laffer pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Laffer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laffer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Laffer dominated that round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laffer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Laffer taking a breather here.
Garcia stops Laffer from passing to mount.
Laffer controls the position.
Garcia tries to bench press Laffer off him but Laffer keeps the position.
Laffer slows the pace down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Let's hope that Laffer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Larry Laffer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laffer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Laffer showed some decent athleticism there.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Laffer is very close to passing his half guard.
Laffer works his way into full mount!
Laffer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Laffer fails to move to back control.
Laffer controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Laffer has a good base and remains in mount.
Larry Laffer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laffer controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Laffer maintains control.
Laffer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Larry Laffer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laffer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Laffer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Garcia is trying to escape the position but Laffer is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Larry Laffer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Laffer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Laffer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Laffer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Laffer gets the takedown into side control.
Laffer tries to advance to mount but Garcia denies him.
Garcia being controlled for a moment.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laffer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Laffer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laffer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Laffer working for a submission but Garcia is keeping him at bay.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Laffer maintains control.
Laffer moves to the back.
Laffer controlling from the back.
Garcia just trying to survive but Laffer is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
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.
Laffer is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Garcia knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Garcia for a finish.
Garcia is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Laffer looking for the choke from the back.
Laffer struggling to keep hold of the position.
Laffer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Laffer is trying to stick to Garcia's back but Garcia is turning into Laffer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Laffer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Garcia.
Laffer working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
Laffer looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Larry Laffer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laffer shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Laffer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laffer gets the takedown into side control.
Laffer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Garcia regains half guard.
Garcia is staying active underneath Laffer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laffer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Larry Laffer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laffer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Laffer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Laffer trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Laffer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia tries to roll over but Laffer keeps him under control.
Roger Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laffer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laffer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Laffer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laffer 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Laffer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ash butch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dave don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ash butch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, dave don!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
butch throws a quick inside leg kick.
butch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
don fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters circling a little - butch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
butch lands a head kick!
don looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for don with that takedown attempt.
butch throws a head kick that don semi-blocks.
It looks like dave don has been cut.
butch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle, before butch throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into don's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! butch lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). ash butch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beckring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hate me now - Nas. Mac Fedor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Beckring's chin.
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225 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mac Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Beckring!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckring throws a series of punches but Fedor avoids them all with ease.
Fedor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beckring. That did some damage!
Fedor tries to clinch up.
Fedor wants to clinch up but Beckring keeps it at a distance.
Beckring closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beckring lands in his opponent's guard.
Beckring cracks Fedor with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckring advances position into side control!
Beckring avoids the strikes from the bottom by Fedor.
Beckring scoring with punches and elbows.
Beckring has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beckring wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fedor, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckring advances to full mount.
Fedor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Beckring wants to work for an arm triangle but Fedor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fedor is breathing heavily.
Fedor tries to kick Beckring off but Beckring keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckring frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beckring moves to take his opponent's back.
Beckring looking for the choke from the back.
Beckring sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Fedor taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jim Beckring!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stomp Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Huber told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stomp Bunga!
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, Chris Huber!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Huber is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bunga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Huber seems to be working for a kimura but Bunga defends the submission attempt.
Huber looks gassed!
Bunga is trying to maintain the position but Huber is very close to passing his half guard.
Bunga pushes Huber off looking to stand but Huber dives back in and keeps control.
Huber stands up from half guard.
Huber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bunga has time to react.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huber looks for a takedown but Bunga sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Huber circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga shoots in and bounces Huber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bunga thows a big elbow that misses.
Bunga trying to control the position from guard on top but Huber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber looking to control.
Bunga works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Huber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Huber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunga.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huber trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bunga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bunga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Huber looks a forlorn figure.
Huber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bunga is trying to control the action in half guard but Huber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bunga escapes and gets back to his feet.
Huber throws a hook to the side of Bunga's head but Bunga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunga clinches with his opponent.
Huber gets underhooks to prevent Bunga's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Huber fails to land.
Huber wants to break free but Bunga has control.
Huber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huber can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bunga.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Huber circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber throws a hook but Bunga avoids it easily.
A head kick from Bunga lands but Huber takes it in his stride.
Huber with a poor takedown
and Bunga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stomp Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Huber.
Bunga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huber's face.
Bunga is trying to trip Huber. He has hold of a leg but Huber is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bunga persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Huber had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bunga is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Huber Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bunga's back instead.
Huber looking for the RNC.
Bunga is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bunga preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Huber.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunga is trying to get back to his feet but Huber has full control of the position and if anything, Bunga has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stomp Bunga dominated that round.
That's time! Bunga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Huber circles away.
Bunga moves into the clinch.
Huber is trying to break free.
Huber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bunga walks away with a smile on his face. Huber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunga.
Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huber.
Chris Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga instigates a clinch.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga rushes Huber and presses him up against the cage.
Bunga looking to slow down the pace here.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Bunga lands but Huber takes it in his stride.
Bunga shoots in but Huber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Stomp Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huber is breathing heavily.
Huber tries for a takedown but Bunga circles away easily
and Bunga counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunga swinging wilding here.
Huber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bunga counters by clinching up.
Stomp Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Huber.
Bunga pulls guard successfully.
Bunga is trying to control the position but Huber postures up.
Huber postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bunga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Huber, into his guard.
Bunga trying to control but Huber is working from the bottom.
Huber has his foot on Bunga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bunga works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber is looking for a triangle but Bunga pushes his legs off easily.
Bunga looking to pass the guard.
Huber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bunga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bunga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Huber throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bunga uses it to pass to side control.
Bunga controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga decides to stand up, so the ref orders Huber to his feet.
Bunga clinches.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Huber blocks it.
Huber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunga is working for takedown but Huber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bunga lands a knee to the body.
Huber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bunga crunches a lovely knee into Huber's ribcage.
Bunga pulls Huber into guard.
Huber looking to pass the guard.
Huber drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bunga manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Huber has Bunga in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bunga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bunga trying to control but Huber is working from the bottom.
Huber looking to control.
Huber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bunga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bunga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stomp Bunga dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck for Bunga with that takedown attempt.
Bunga shoots in and drives through. Huber sprawls well.
Huber throws a hook but Bunga blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Huber as Bunga shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stomp Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bunga as he avoids it easily.
Huber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bunga.
Huber shoots in for a double leg but Bunga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunga. Bunga obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunga clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Bunga.
Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga throws a head kick that half lands.
Bunga gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huber is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bunga off and has taken his back!
Huber working for a choke but Bunga is defending well.
Huber patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Huber is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bunga looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber looking for the choke from the back.
Huber is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bunga knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bunga for a finish.
Huber is looking for the choke from the back position but Bunga is controlling his hands well.
Huber is looking for a rear naked choke here but Bunga reverses the position brilliantly into Huber's guard!
Huber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Huber is looking for a triangle but Bunga pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga stopping the sweep attempt from Huber.
Huber working for a triangle but Bunga defends it easily.
Huber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huber but Huber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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.
Bunga scores with a head kick.
Huber throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunga.
Huber throws a hook to the side of Bunga's head but Bunga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunga moves out of range as Huber strikes.
Huber fails with a takedown attempt.
Bunga scores with a takedown into Huber's guard.
Bunga wants to stand but Huber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Huber has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bunga is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Huber.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stomp Bunga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bunga 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stomp Bunga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Valnokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dougie Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Valnokov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valnokov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Acton tries to clinch up
and Valnokov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Acton.
Acton blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Acton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valnokov gets underhooks to prevent Acton's takedown attempt.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Valnokov connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dougie Acton has been cut.
Valnokov blocks an elbow strike from Acton.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valnokov is trying to break free.
Acton stalling.
Valnokov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valnokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Acton jumps guard but Valnokov stands there with Acton around his waist. Acton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Acton blocks the elbow strike.
Valnokov lands an uppercut.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Valnokov looking to throw knees to the head but Acton is blocking nicely.
Acton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valnokov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valnokov lands a damaging elbow.
Valnokov lands an elbow just above Acton 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valnokov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Acton lands a nice shot to the body.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
Valnokov looks gassed!
Valnokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Valnokov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valnokov.
Acton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valnokov tries a knee to the head but Acton blocks it.
Acton lands an elbow inside that Valnokov shrugs off.
Valnokov misses with an elbow strike.
Acton tries to stall but Valnokov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valnokov takes an elbow to the temple.
Acton lands an elbow that stopped Valnokov in his tracks for a moment.
Acton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valnokov up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Acton.
Valnokov dodges an elbow strike from Acton.
Acton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Acton lands an elbow inside that Valnokov shrugs off.
Acton stalling in the clinch but Valnokov improves position.
Valnokov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Acton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valnokov backwards.
Valnokov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valnokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valnokov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Acton's brow.
Valnokov misses with an elbow over the top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valnokov. Acton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acton takes the fight into the clinch.
Acton lands a nice knee to the body.
Acton successfully pulls guard.
Acton wants to stand and escape but Valnokov is having none of it.
Valnokov stands and steps away. Acton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Valnokov looks to clinch
and Acton counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acton lands a high kick!
Acton wants to clinch
and Valnokov counters by moving into the clinch.
Acton is working Valnokov over against the cage.
Acton lands a damaging elbow.
Acton blocks an elbow strike from Valnokov.
Acton lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Acton.
Acton takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton lands a knee to the body.
Acton lands a nice elbow.
Valnokov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valnokov pushes Acton up against the cage in a clinch.
Valnokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valnokov lands a damaging elbow.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Acton keeps control of Valnokov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valnokov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Acton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Valnokov.
Acton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Acton avoids the elbow strike from Valnokov, against the cage.
Acton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valnokov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Acton fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dougie Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valnokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valnokov forces Acton back against the cage and clinches.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Acton.
Valnokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Acton missing with knees to the body.
Valnokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dougie Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valnokov tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
Valnokov wants to clinch but Acton slips to the side
and Acton counters with a series of strikes. Valnokov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Acton wants to clinch.
Valnokov has managed to clinch.
Valnokov throws an elbow but it misses.
Valnokov lands an elbow just above Acton 's eye.
Acton avoids the elbow strike from Valnokov, against the cage.
Valnokov lands an elbow that stopped Acton in his tracks for a moment.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valnokov throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Valnokov on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valnokov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valnokov counters by moving into the clinch.
Acton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valnokov misses with an elbow over the top.
Valnokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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 Dougie Acton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dougie Acton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valnokov darts in trying to clinch
and Acton counters by clinching up.
Acton lands a left hand.
Acton pushes off an throws an elbow but Valnokov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valnokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valnokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Acton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valnokov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Acton trying to stall but Valnokov improves his position.
Valnokov looking to throw knees to the head but Acton is blocking nicely.
Valnokov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acton is pushing Valnokov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valnokov lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valnokov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valnokov lands a damaging elbow.
Valnokov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Acton lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valnokov as Acton tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valnokov taking a breather.
Dougie Acton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valnokov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Acton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valnokov misses with an elbow over the top.
Valnokov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Acton gets control of Valnokov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Acton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Acton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Valnokov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Valnokov tries to clinch but Acton is having none of it.
Valnokov is looking to clinch.
Acton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valnokov has Acton up against the cage in a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Acton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Acton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valnokov.
Valnokov scores a nice knee to the body.
Valnokov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Acton's face.
Acton avoids a wild elbow strike from Valnokov.
Acton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valnokov avoids the elbow strike from Acton, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Acton pushes off an throws an elbow but Valnokov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valnokov avoiding damage as Acton throws knees to the body.
Valnokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Acton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valnokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
Acton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valnokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valnokov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valnokov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Acton pulls guard effortlessly.
Valnokov stops Acton from standing up.
Acton pushes Valnokov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Valnokov is looking to clinch but Acton is avoiding it.
Valnokov is looking to clinch but Acton is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov moves into the clinch.
Acton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Valnokov.
Valnokov takes a shot to the head.
Valnokov pushes off an throws an elbow but Acton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Acton tries to land a knee to the head but Valnokov blocks with his arms.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
Valnokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Acton rushes Valnokov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valnokov looking to throw knees to the head but Acton is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Acton throws an elbow but misses.
Valnokov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Valnokov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Acton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valnokov's brow.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head.
Valnokov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valnokov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Acton.
With the fighters up against the cage, Acton throws an elbow but misses.
Valnokov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Acton prevents Valnokov from breaking the clinch.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Valnokov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valnokov lands an elbow that stopped Acton in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acton's defenses.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Acton.
Valnokov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Acton avoids a wild elbow strike from Valnokov.
Acton dodges an elbow strike from Valnokov.
Valnokov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acton tries to clinch
and Valnokov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valnokov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valnokov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valnokov tries a knee to the head but Acton blocks it.
Acton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valnokov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Valnokov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acton blocks it with crossed arms.
Valnokov lands with a short shot to the head.
Valnokov pushes off an throws an elbow but Acton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Acton wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Valnokov.
A bit of stalling here from Valnokov.
Acton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Acton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Valnokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Acton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dougie Acton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Acton wants to clinch but Valnokov slips to the side
and Valnokov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valnokov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Acton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Acton tries to clinch but Valnokov moves out of range.
Valnokov throws a big shot that misses.
Valnokov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Acton. That did some damage!
Valnokov drives through and clinches with Acton against the cage.
Acton tries to land knees in the clinch but Valnokov avoids the damage to the body.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valnokov.
Acton has Valnokov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valnokov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valnokov lands an elbow that stopped Acton in his tracks for a moment.
Valnokov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acton has him pressed against the cage.
Acton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valnokov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dougie Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valnokov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valnokov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acton's defenses.
Valnokov lands an elbow just above Acton 's eye.
Acton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valnokov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dougie Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valnokov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valnokov lands an elbow inside.
Acton misses with a knee to the head.
Valnokov lands an elbow that stopped Acton in his tracks for a moment.
Valnokov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head.
Valnokov manages to break the clinch.
Valnokov looks to clinch
and Acton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Acton tries to clinch
and Valnokov counters by moving into the clinch.
Acton pushes off an throws an elbow but Valnokov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valnokov.
Valnokov lands a damaging elbow.
Valnokov tries a knee to the head but Acton blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valnokov.
Acton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valnokov.
Valnokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Acton dodges an elbow strike from Valnokov.
Valnokov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Valnokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Acton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valnokov walks away with a smile on his face. Acton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Acton is looking to clinch but Valnokov is avoiding it.
Acton misses with the combination.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch but Valnokov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valnokov moves in looking to clinch but Acton pushes him off.
Acton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valnokov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valnokov throws a head punch that misses.
Valnokov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valnokov lands an elbow inside that Acton shrugs off.
Valnokov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Acton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Acton lands an elbow that stopped Valnokov in his tracks for a moment.
Valnokov blocks the elbow strike.
Valnokov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valnokov blocks an elbow strike.
Acton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valnokov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valnokov tries to stall but Acton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valnokov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valnokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Acton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valnokov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valnokov lands a nice knee to the body.
Valnokov blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valnokov.
Valnokov lands an elbow that stopped Acton in his tracks for a moment.
Valnokov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Acton's face.
Acton is stalling here.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Valnokov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Acton swats away the attempt to clinch by Valnokov.
Acton takes the fight into the clinch.
Valnokov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acton's defenses.
Valnokov controlling the action here for a moment.
Acton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valnokov is keeping busy.
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.
Valnokov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acton lands an elbow inside.
Acton wants a takedown.
Valnokov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Acton's face.
Valnokov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valnokov misses with a knee strike.
Valnokov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valnokov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Acton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Acton blocks an elbow strike from Valnokov.
Acton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Valnokov scores with a knee to the head.
Valnokov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Acton.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boris Valnokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dougie Acton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Acton avoids the elbow strike from Valnokov, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Acton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Valnokov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Acton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougie Acton!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mak McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Inemko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin comes to the cage accompanied by Love Gun, Title: KISS. Inemko has chosen Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his entrance music. Mak McLovin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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280 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mak McLovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Inemko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from McLovin and Inemko is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Inemko is rocked!
It looks like Vladmir Inemko has been cut.
McLovin won't allow Inemko to sweep him here.
Inemko is still in real trouble! Can McLovin finish him?
McLovin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McLovin wants to stand but Inemko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Inemko seems to have recovered his senses.
Inemko controlling the position.
Inemko looking to hit a scissor sweep but McLovin is one step ahead there.
McLovin wants to get up but he can't break Inemko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McLovin stopping the sweep attempt from Inemko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Inemko is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McLovin misses with a two punch combination.
McLovin is looking to clinch but Inemko is avoiding it.
Mak McLovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLovin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Inemko fails to land the takedown.
McLovin throws a series of punches but Inemko moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Inemko looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLovin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inemko circles away quickly and effectively.
Inemko rushes McLovin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McLovin breaks the clinch.
Inemko dodges the punch combination from McLovin.
McLovin connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Inemko to the floor! McLovin dives in looking for the finish!
Inemko is looking for a sweep. McLovin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McLovin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inemko defending well though.
Inemko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McLovin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inemko is holding on to half guard well.
Inemko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inemko is trying to maintain the position but McLovin is very close to passing his half guard.
Inemko is looking for a sweep. McLovin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McLovin connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - McLovin scores with a four punch combination!
McLovin misses with a jab, cross combination.
McLovin stalks Inemko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Inemko's face. Inemko staggers backwards, shaken.
McLovin misses with a two punch combination.
Inemko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McLovin pinned against the cage. McLovin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inemko shoots in looking for a takedown. McLovin tries to sprawl out of it but Inemko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McLovin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mak McLovin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladmir Inemko.
McLovin swinging wilding here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inemko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mak McLovin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladmir Inemko'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.
McLovin lands with a kick to the temple. Inemko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McLovin misses with the combination.
McLovin tries to bum rush Inemko with a series of wild strikes but Inemko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McLovin misses with a wild combination.
Inemko looks for a takedown but McLovin sprawls well.
Inemko drives through and clinches with McLovin against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inemko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McLovin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McLovin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McLovin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McLovin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mak McLovin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladmir Inemko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLovin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Inemko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inemko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inemko tries to clinch there but McLovin circles away.
Mak McLovin is winning the standup battle so far.
Inemko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Inemko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McLovin!
Inemko with shots to the head and body - McLovin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Inemko looking to control but McLovin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin is working to get back to half guard.
Inemko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Inemko landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Inemko.
Inemko lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Inemko raining down shots from the mount!
Inemko is landing with some decent strikes but McLovin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Inemko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Inemko punishing his opponent with strikes.
McLovin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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.
Inemko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Inemko lands a big elbow.
Inemko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Inemko lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Inemko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladmir Inemko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladmir Inemko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Inemko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McLovin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Inemko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Inemko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
McLovin keeps Inemko at a distance using the push kick.
McLovin throws a right and a left that Inemko avoids nicely.
Inemko doesn't manage to clinch there - McLovin circles away.
Inemko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McLovin sprawls well initially but Inemko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McLovin gets full guard.
Inemko postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin wants to sweep here but Inemko controlling him for the moment.
Inemko distracts McLovin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McLovin keeping full guard, as Inemko tries to pass.
McLovin keeping moving, preventing Inemko from controlling successfully.
Inemko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
McLovin wants to stand but Inemko is controlling the position.
McLovin has momentary wrist control but Inemko slips an elbow through the middle.
Inemko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Inemko tries to free his leg and advance position but McLovin is retaining full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McLovin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inemko is standing up over McLovin. McLovin looks to escape but Inemko dives into side control.
Inemko scores with punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
McLovin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Inemko scoring with punches from side control.
Inemko takes a little break here. McLovin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Inemko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladmir Inemko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inemko 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladmir Inemko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hella Alapaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagdan Khmelnytsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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18
196 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hella Alapaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bagdan Khmelnytsky !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khmelnytsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alapaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khmelnytsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khmelnytsky punishes Alapaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Alapaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khmelnytsky .
Alapaa cracks Khmelnytsky with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alapaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Khmelnytsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khmelnytsky looks to land a combination. Alapaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Hella Alapaa has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Khmelnytsky misses.
Alapaa staying out of range there.
Alapaa tries to clinch up.
Alapaa ducks under a wild hook from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alapaa tries to clinch up but Khmelnytsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Alapaa has closed the distance and engaged Khmelnytsky in a clinch.
Khmelnytsky blocks an elbow strike from Alapaa.
Alapaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alapaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khmelnytsky takes an elbow to the temple.
Khmelnytsky dodges an elbow strike from Alapaa.
Khmelnytsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Alapaa has double underhooks.
Khmelnytsky breaks the clinch.
Alapaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Khmelnytsky circles away.
Alapaa throws a leg kick but Khmelnytsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khmelnytsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khmelnytsky misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky misses with a body shot.
Alapaa is looking to clinch but Khmelnytsky is avoiding it.
Alapaa tries to clinch but Khmelnytsky moves out of range.
Alapaa has Khmelnytsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Khmelnytsky can't break the clinch.
Khmelnytsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alapaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khmelnytsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khmelnytsky lands an overhand right.
Alapaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khmelnytsky is out of range.
Khmelnytsky scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khmelnytsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khmelnytsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alapaa is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khmelnytsky drops Alapaa with a big left hand and mounts him. Alapaa is in big trouble!
Alapaa is rocked!
Hella Alapaa's cut is getting worse.
Khmelnytsky thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khmelnytsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alapaa is looking to escape.
Khmelnytsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alapaa hang on?
Alapaa working to try and regain half guard.
Khmelnytsky looking to finish with strikes here!
Khmelnytsky looking to ground and pound but Alapaa is blocking nicely.
Alapaa tries to hold on but Khmelnytsky postures up.
BOOM! Khmelnytsky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Khmelnytsky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alapaa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alapaa prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Khmelnytsky thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky lands a nice shot to the head.
Hella Alapaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hella Alapaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bagdan Khmelnytsky !
Bagdan Khmelnytsky is the new middleweight champion!
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FIGHT
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