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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erick Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Brandao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Hunt's chin.
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erick Brandao!
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, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brandao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brandao is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hunt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brandao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunt, who protects the arm well.
Brandao swings around for an armbar but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brandao's guard.
Brandao working for submissions but it's allowed Hunt to get to half guard.
Hunt tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hunt in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brandao to get to his feet.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao blocks a leg kick.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt rushes Brandao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandao fails with the takedown.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brandao is trying to drag Hunt to the mat but Hunt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a head kick but Brandao moves out of range.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Brandao tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Brandao drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
Brandao swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hunt is now in Brandao's guard. A big mistake from Brandao there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brandao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunt stands up and waves to Brandao to follow him.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
Brandao tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Brandao in a clinch.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandao shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandao shoots in and drives through. Hunt sprawls well.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Brandao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Brandao. Brandao gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brandao looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hunt stops Brandao from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Brandao goes for an armbar but Hunt turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hunt.
Brandao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
Hunt stands up and waves to Brandao to follow him.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Hunt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Brandao shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunt's guard.
Hunt pushes Brandao off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hunt throws a combination. Brandao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandao shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Hunt misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt clinches up with Brandao and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brandao seems to be working for a kimura but Hunt defends the submission attempt.
Brandao is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao is working for a kimura here but Hunt manages to reverse the position and he's now in Brandao's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets to his feet - Brandao follows without any prompting.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunt is fending him off so far but Brandao persists. Nope, Hunt circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunt scores with a four punch combination!
Hunt tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunt as he avoids it easily.
Brandao drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Erick Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt forces Brandao back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Brandao fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hunt tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandao shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brandao's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No luck for Brandao with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a one two combo.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandao tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
Brandao working for a guillotine from mount but Hunt is in no mood to give up.
Brandao jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hunt is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hunt and Brandao has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hunt bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hunt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Brandao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt lands an elbow that stopped Brandao in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao fails with the takedown.
Hunt lands a two punch combo.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt rushes Brandao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks to land a combination. Brandao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brandao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brandao slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Brandao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brandao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hunt dives on top into guard.
Brandao throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hunt uses it to pass to side control.
Brandao tries to bench press Hunt off him but Hunt keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erick Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Lesnar!
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, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drago working over Lesnar with some ground and pound. Lesnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drago takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Drago is very close to passing his half guard.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Drago keeps him under control.
Drago is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
Drago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lesnar wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Drago.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drago postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar pulls Drago in close to his closed guard and prevents Drago from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar pushes Drago off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Drago shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lesnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drago seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drago tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lesnar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drago lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lesnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fedor Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago shoots in for a double leg but Lesnar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lesnar misses the body punch
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Drago gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drago doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Drago is adopting a defensive guard.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lesnar manages to get himself to full guard.
Drago throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drago's guard.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar stands up and waves to Drago to follow him.
Drago lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnar swinging wilding here.
Drago misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesnar has time to react.
Drago blocks a head kick by Lesnar.
Lesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Drago scores a takedown into full mount!
Drago looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Drago postures up.
Lesnar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drago is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar is desperately trying to improve his position but Drago has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago scoring with strikes but Lesnar is staying in there.
Drago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drago landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lesnar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drago lands with some strikes.
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
Lesnar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lesnar is working hard here to advance position.
Drago looking to finish Lesnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lesnar!
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
Drago working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lesnar tries to lock up and control but Drago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Drago.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Drago unloading with bombs!
Lesnar taking shots to the head.
Lesnar wants to control but Drago is having none of it.
Drago unloading with bombs!
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago with shots to the head and body - Lesnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Drago.
Lesnar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Drago lands a big elbow.
Lesnar is desperately trying to improve his position but Drago has a good base and remains in mount.
Drago with the ground and pound from mount.
Lesnar wants to hold on but Drago pushes him away.
Drago lands a big elbow.
Lesnar wants to hold on but Drago pushes him away.
Drago cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Drago postures up.
Drago cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drago cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lesnar tries to lock up and control but Drago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drago with shots to the head and body - Lesnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lesnar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drago working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lesnar finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drago.
Lesnar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lesnar trying to control from the bottom.
Lesnar keeping control of the position.
Lesnar is looking to control Drago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lesnar avoid being mounted?
Drago looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar taking some punishment here, with Drago in his half guard.
Lesnar wants to improve his position but Drago is controlling well.
Drago lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drago thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Drago prevents Lesnar from standing back up.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Drago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lesnar is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drago shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Drago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drago looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lesnar is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.
Lesnar is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lesnar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Drago lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drago is putting a hurting on Lesnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drago decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Drago shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Drago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fedor Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Drago. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
Drago shoots in but Lesnar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago gets the takedown into side control.
Drago works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lesnar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Drago working over Lesnar with some ground and pound. Lesnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drago throws a strike but Lesnar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ivan Drago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lesnar is looking for a triangle but Drago pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago stands up over Lesnar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drago scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drago has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lesnar is proving hard to escape from.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drago is in close to Lesnar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drago must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago pushes Lesnar off and gets back to his feet.
Fedor Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Nikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkari comes into the arena with Berlin Foot Chase blaring out of the sound system. 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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275 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Nikkari!
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, Alex Tank!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Tank. Beautiful body shot.
Nikkari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tank blocks a head kick by Nikkari.
Nikkari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tank's calf.
Tank jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tank misses with a few strikes there.
Tank thuds a left hand into Nikkari's body.
Tank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nikkari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikkari throws a head kick but Tank moves out of range.
Nikkari drives through and clinches with Tank against the cage.
Tank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikkari backwards.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alex Tank has been cut.
Tank throws a head punch that misses.
Tank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tank misses with a punch to the body.
Nikkari looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Nikkari connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nikkari lands a nice knee to the body.
Tank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nikkari has him pressed against the cage.
Nikkari stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari lands a body shot.
Tank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikkari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tank misses with the head strike.
Nikkari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nikkari scores with a hook to the body.
Nikkari lands a knee to the body.
Tank looks gassed!
Tank swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nikkari.
Tank missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nikkari.
Nikkari lands a knee to the body.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nikkari.
Tank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nikkari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikkari landing knees to the body.
Nikkari connects with a knee to the head.
Nikkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikkari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Nikkari.
A short uppercut from Nikkari.
Nikkari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nikkari is working Tank over against the cage.
Nikkari stalls.
Nikkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Nikkari works on Tank's body with a couple of short punches.
Nikkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nikkari crunches a lovely knee into Tank's ribcage.
Tank throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikkari blocks it with crossed arms.
Tank misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikkari crunches a lovely knee into Tank's ribcage.
Nikkari with a knee to the head.
Nikkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikkari stalling against the cage.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tank tries to break the clinch but Nikkari is controlling the position.
Tank swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikkari crunches a lovely knee into Tank's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari crunches a lovely knee into Tank's ribcage.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head.
Nikkari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nikkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nikkari.
Nikkari lands a nice knee to the body.
Tank is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nikkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikkari tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tank. Nikkari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikkari throws a shot from downtown. Tank moves away and avoids it.
Tank lands a jab-cross combination.
Nikkari cracks the inside of Tank's front leg.
Nikkari tries to score with a low kick but Tank moves his leg out of the way.
Tank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nikkari tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
Nikkari just misses with a punch to the body.
Tank tries to bum rush Nikkari with a series of wild strikes but Nikkari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari wants to clinch up but Tank keeps it at a distance.
Nikkari tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
Tank staying out of range there.
Nikkari throws a head kick that misses.
Nikkari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tank moves out of range of the body kick from Nikkari.
A shot to de liver by Tank. Beautiful body shot.
Tank scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikkari should have avoided that one.
Nikkari misses with a few strikes there.
Nikkari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tank circles away quickly and effectively.
Tank thuds his right hand into Nikkari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tank works over Nikkari's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tank throws a right and a left that Nikkari avoids nicely.
Nikkari takes a swing at Tank's ribcage but misses.
Tank misses with the combination.
Nikkari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Nikkari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Tank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tank jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nikkari darts in and clinches Tank up against the cage.
Nikkari landing knees to the head.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Nikkari.
Nikkari with a knee to the head.
Nikkari lands a nice knee to the body.
Tank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Nikkari.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nikkari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nikkari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tank breaks from the clinch.
Nikkari throws a head kick but Tank moves out of range.
Tank lands a slapping body shot.
Nikkari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nikkari misses with an uppercut. Tank saw that one coming.
Tank looks to land a combination. Nikkari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nikkari misses with a combination
and Tank counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tank throws a combination. Nikkari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikkari circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikkari wants to clinch
and Tank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Tank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Nikkari misses.
Tank fails to land with a series of punches.
Nikkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikkari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nikkari is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nikkari's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nikkari is looking to clinch.
Nikkari gets a clinch.
Tank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nikkari taking a breather.
Tank is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tank avoiding damage as Nikkari throws knees to the body.
Nikkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Esko Nikkari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nikkari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikkari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tank throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikkari.
Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikkari won't allow it.
Tank scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Tank.
Tank lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tank scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tank is trying to stall.
Tank tries to land a knee to the head but Nikkari blocks with his arms.
Tank tries to break the clinch but Nikkari is controlling the position.
Nikkari taking a breather.
Tank looking to throw knees to the head but Nikkari is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nikkari crunches a lovely knee into Tank's ribcage.
Nikkari lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Nikkari.
Tank misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikkari lands a nice knee to the body.
Nikkari digs a right hand into Tank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tank's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nikkari.
Nikkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
Tank effectively controlling the action here.
Nikkari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tank or not.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nikkari trying to land knees to the body.
Tank holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nikkari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tank tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikkari with a knee to the head.
Nikkari lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Tank - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tank misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Nikkari on the inside.
Nikkari is leaning against Tank and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nikkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tank looking to stall.
Nikkari stalling against the cage.
Nikkari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tank.
Tank misses with a punch to the body.
Tank looking to slow down the pace here.
Nikkari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nikkari has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tank tries a knee to the head but Nikkari blocks it.
Nikkari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tank.
Nikkari lands a knee to the body.
Nikkari effectively controlling the action here.
Tank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Nikkari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Tank's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nikkari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tank tries to bum rush Nikkari with a series of wild strikes but Nikkari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alex Tank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nikkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikkari misses with a straight left.
Tank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikkari clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Nikkari.
Tank trying to land knees to the body.
Nikkari landing knees to the body.
Nikkari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tank tries a body shot but Nikkari blocks it.
Nikkari tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
Tank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tank is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikkari gets an underhook and turns Tank into the cage.
A knee to the head by Nikkari.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikkari landing knees to the head.
Tank tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikkari lands a nice knee to the body.
Nikkari landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nikkari.
Nikkari connects with a knee to the head.
Tank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nikkari has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari misses with a knee strike.
Tank scores with a hook to the body.
Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikkari won't allow it.
Nikkari managing to block the knees to the body from Tank.
Tank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nikkari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikkari.
Nikkari lands a nice knee to the body.
Nikkari connects with a knee to the head.
Tank has had enough of the clinch but Nikkari keeps him there for the moment.
Nikkari landing knees to the body.
Nikkari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tank creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tank misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Nikkari.
Nikkari lands with a right to the head.
Nikkari is trying to stall.
Tank digs a right hand underneath Nikkari's ribcage. Nikkari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nikkari scores with a knee to the head.
Nikkari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nikkari misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tank lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nikkari or not.
Tank leaning against his opponent.
Tank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikkari blocks an uppercut.
Tank is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikkari gets an underhook and turns Tank into the cage.
Nikkari stalling against the cage.
Tank misses with some punches.
Nikkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
Tank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nikkari lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Nikkari.
Nikkari stalling against the cage.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alex Tank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nikkari trying to control the position but instead, Tank has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nikkari into the cage.
Nikkari landing knees to the head.
Tank lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikkari tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tank.
Nikkari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tank.
Nikkari trying to control the position but instead, Tank has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nikkari into the cage.
Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikkari won't allow it.
Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Tank.
A bit of stalling here from Tank.
Tank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tank has a couple of punches blocked by Nikkari.
Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikkari won't allow it.
Nikkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikkari scores with a hook to the body.
Tank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nikkari.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head.
Tank lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikkari won't allow it.
Nikkari scores with a shot to the side of Tank's head.
Nikkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
Tank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tank is looking to break free of the clinch but Nikkari has double underhooks.
Nikkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tank misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikkari.
Nikkari crunches a lovely knee into Tank's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nikkari.
Tank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Tank.
Nikkari lands a head kick. Tank smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nikkari throws a big shot that misses.
Nikkari tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
Tank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esko Nikkari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Nikkari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nikkari, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Nikkari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Avent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Avent has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Avent!
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, Johnny Castle!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avent is looking to slow Castle down with leg kicks.
Avent drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Avent can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Castle is trying to control the position but Avent postures up.
Castle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Castle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Avent manages to get himself to full guard.
Castle postures up in Avent's guard and throws a big left but Avent blocks it.
Avent is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Avent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Avent tries to stand and escape but Castle is controlling the position.
Castle is looking for a sweep. Avent is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Castle.
Castle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle wants to sweep here but Avent controlling him for the moment.
Avent passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Castle can't do much from the bottom here.
Castle tries to buck Avent off but Avent is having none of it.
Castle trying to control but Avent flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Avent has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Castle! Can he survive? No! He's out! Avent gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phil Avent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kaikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaikkonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Duran Duran - WIld Boys. Otto Kaikkonen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joeseph Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Kaikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael tries to bum rush Kaikkonen with a series of wild strikes but Kaikkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaikkonen moves into the clinch.
Michael is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Michael to work.
Kaikkonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michael closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Michael lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kaikkonen down.
Michael creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael trying to control the action but Kaikkonen is working from the bottom.
Michael is staying tight to Kaikkonen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kaikkonen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Michael asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kaikkonen is looking to regain half guard here but Michael keeps moving and retains side control.
Kaikkonen tries to escape but Michael is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Michael's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Michael looks up at the clock and then as Kaikkonen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Michael smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Michael lands a few punches from side control.
Kaikkonen is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaikkonen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kaikkonen is looking to clinch but Michael is avoiding it.
Kaikkonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaikkonen. Kaikkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaikkonen looks gassed!
Michael scores with a takedown into Kaikkonen's guard.
Kaikkonen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michael is controlling him.
Michael postures up and lands a big shot to Kaikkonen's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen wants to stand and escape but Michael is having none of it.
Michael slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Michael stands up from Kaikkonen's guard - Michael perhaps looking for a knockout.
Michael scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kaikkonen slips a jab and a cross from Michael.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch up.
Michael drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael stops Kaikkonen from standing up.
Michael is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Michael has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kaikkonen is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen wants to stand and escape but Michael is having none of it.
Kaikkonen wriggles free and stands up.
Kaikkonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaikkonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Michael won't allow it.
Michael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaikkonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michael's face.
Michael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michael avoiding damage.
Kaikkonen with a knee to the head.
Kaikkonen lands a shot to the body.
Michael wants to break free but Kaikkonen has control.
Kaikkonen manages to break the clinch.
Kaikkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
Michael on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaikkonen. Kaikkonen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Kaikkonen misses.
Kaikkonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael throws a sloppy head kick
and Kaikkonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michael is looking for a sweep. Kaikkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michael is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaikkonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaikkonen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Michael pushes Kaikkonen off looking to stand but Kaikkonen dives back in and keeps control.
Michael has his hands clasped together around Kaikkonen's back. He's all about the action.
Kaikkonen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Michael.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michael is trying to maintain the position but Kaikkonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Kaikkonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michael does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeseph Michael dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Michael moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaikkonen clinches with his opponent.
Kaikkonen keeps control of Michael as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaikkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Michael blocks with his arms.
Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but Michael moves out of range.
Michael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaikkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Michael.
Michael looks to land a combination but Kaikkonen avoids it well.
Joeseph Michael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaikkonen with a poor takedown
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otto Kaikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaikkonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michael counters with a shoot takedown. Kaikkonen fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael looking to sit in guard and control but Kaikkonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaikkonen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michael's head.
Kaikkonen is looking to stand up but Michael won't let him.
Michael wants to sweep here but Kaikkonen controlling him for the moment.
Kaikkonen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Michael throws a right and a left that Kaikkonen avoids nicely.
Michael cracks Kaikkonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kaikkonen shoots and misses
and Michael counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joeseph Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen pushes Michael off looking to stand but Michael dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaikkonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kaikkonen punching from the bottom.
Michael stands up out of the half guard.
Kaikkonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Michael drops his hands momentarily and Kaikkonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michael looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Michael decides to return to a standing position.
Michael swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaikkonen is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaikkonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaikkonen darts in trying to clinch
and Michael counters with a straight right hand.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but Michael moves away
and Michael counters with a one-two to the body.
Kaikkonen stalks Michael and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Michael's face. Michael staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaikkonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaikkonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michael.
Michael swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Kaikkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
Kaikkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaikkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Michael, looking for a takedown. Kaikkonen pushes Michael against the cage but Michael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaikkonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michael counters with a series of strikes. Kaikkonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Michael is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Michael misses.
Michael has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch up
and Michael counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Michael with a poor takedown
and Kaikkonen counters with a low kick, right behind Michael 's knee.
Kaikkonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaikkonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Michael shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaikkonen's guard.
Kaikkonen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kaikkonen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Michael off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaikkonen looks to clinch
and Michael counters with a three punch combo that has Kaikkonen backing up. Kaikkonen nods at Michael to acknowledge the strikes.
Kaikkonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michael counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeseph Michael dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Michael fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaikkonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Michael sprawls well. He's pushed Kaikkonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaikkonen darts in trying to clinch
and Michael counters with a one-two to the body.
Kaikkonen wants to clinch but Michael slips to the side
and Michael counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michael.
Kaikkonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaikkonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michael counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Michael as Kaikkonen shoots in.
Kaikkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Michael, looking for a takedown. Kaikkonen pushes Michael against the cage but Michael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joeseph Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Kaikkonen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaikkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaikkonen throws a right hand that Michael ducks under and follows up with a left that Michael also avoids with ease.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but Michael moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch there but Michael circles away.
Michael throws a head kick that misses
and Kaikkonen counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaikkonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but Michael is having none of it.
Kaikkonen throws a right hand that Michael ducks under and follows up with a left that Michael also avoids with ease.
Kaikkonen gets caught flat footed, as Michael shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kaikkonen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kaikkonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaikkonens head.
Michael wants to break free but Kaikkonen has control.
Kaikkonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaikkonen trying to control the position but instead, Michael has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaikkonen into the cage.
Michael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael is trying to break free.
Kaikkonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Kaikkonen.
Michael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaikkonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Michael. Michael gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but Michael moves out of range.
Kaikkonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch up
and Kaikkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaikkonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michael but Michael pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michael clinches up against the cage.
Kaikkonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaikkonen scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaikkonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaikkonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Michael pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaikkonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michael tries to avoid it but Kaikkonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michael to the ground. Michael escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michael cracks Kaikkonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kaikkonen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michael decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kaikkonen's guard.
Michael won't allow Kaikkonen to get back to his feet.
Michael stopping the sweep attempt from Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen wants to stand but Michael is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen wriggles free and stands up.
Michael misses with a double jab
and Kaikkonen counters with a big head kick but Michael shrugs it off.
Kaikkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
Kaikkonen is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Kaikkonen misses.
Kaikkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaikkonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Otto Kaikkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaikkonen on the side of the head.
Michael keeps the fight on the outside.
Joeseph Michael is winning the standup battle so far.
Michael scores with a three punch combo!
Michael throws a head kick that misses.
Kaikkonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaikkonen scores with a jab to the head.
Joeseph Michael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michael gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joeseph Michael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michael, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joeseph Michael!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa comes to the cage accompanied by Dice - Abusing Drugs. Mark Hughes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Seppo Taalasmaa has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Taalasmaa right on the button. Taalasmaa goes down! Hughes follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hughes gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hughes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leatherface Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Killer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lamb Of God - Walk With Me In Hell. Leatherface Killer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leatherface Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henderson slips a nice elbow through Killer's hands, connecting with Killer's forehead.
Killer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Killer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Killer is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Killer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henderson is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Killer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Killer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Henderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Killer tries to strike from the bottom.
Killer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Killer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Killer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Killer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Henderson escapes and throws Killer's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Killer wants to control but Henderson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Killer throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Killer is being controlled here.
Killer manages to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Killer's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Killer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Killer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Killer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Killer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henderson stays in close to Killer's body and controls the position.
Killer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Henderson dives into side control.
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.
Killer sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killer is trying to maintain the position but Henderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Henderson wants to control but Killer is keeping him busy.
Henderson blocks the strikes from Killer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Killer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Killer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Killer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henderson slips a jab from Killer.
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Killer scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killer.
Leatherface Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Killer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Killer is trying to buck Henderson off.
Killer tries to improve position but can't.
Henderson is chipping away with strikes.
Killer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer is looking to regain half guard here but Henderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Killer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henderson is stalling here. Killer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Henderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Killer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henderson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Killer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson tries to bench press Killer off him but Killer keeps the position.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Killer working the ground and pound from side control.
Killer landing strikes.
Killer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Killer scoring with punches and elbows.
Killer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson dodges the ground and pound from Killer.
Henderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Killer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Killer misses with the ground and pound.
Killer wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Killer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Henderson is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henderson tries to move into range but Killer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Killer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Killer scores with a nice head shot.
Killer lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Henderson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Killer dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leatherface Killer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lenerd Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ytlear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ytlear is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Necrophobic - The Third Antichrist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lenerd Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Ytlear!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ytlear's waist but Ytlear gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lawrence off to one side.
Lawrence shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ytlear gets caught flat footed, as Lawrence shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ytlear keeping full guard, as Lawrence tries to pass.
Ytlear is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lawrence has his hands clasped together but Ytlear extends an breaks Lawrence's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ytlear.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Ytlear!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Казаки - Ой да . Guerrero has chosen I Lie I Cheat I Steal! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guerrero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guerrero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Guerrero ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Guerrero sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Guerrero.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Guerrero sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Emelianenko's defenses. It connects perfectly with Emelianenko's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gamlet Loktekrutko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvis has chosen Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto as his entrance music. Diego Elvis 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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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gamlet Loktekrutko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Elvis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Elvis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Loktekrutko gets back to half guard.
Elvis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elvis slips a nice elbow through Loktekrutko's hands, connecting with Loktekrutko's forehead.
Elvis winds up and cracks Loktekrutko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loktekrutko is looking for a sweep. Elvis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loktekrutko is not content to let Elvis control the position.
Elvis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Loktekrutko tries to roll over but Elvis keeps him under control.
Loktekrutko is not content to let Elvis control the position.
Loktekrutko is trying to maintain the position but Elvis is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Loktekrutko moves away from the strike by Elvis.
Loktekrutko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Elvis counter with a right hand.
Loktekrutko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Elvis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Elvis won't allow Loktekrutko to sweep him here.
Loktekrutko trying to control the position.
Elvis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Loktekrutko's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elvis lands a nice short elbow.
Loktekrutko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Loktekrutko.
Elvis working some strikes from top position.
Loktekrutko looking for a sweep. Not yet Loktekrutko, not yet.
Elvis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Loktekrutko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Elvis is looking to get to half guard.
Loktekrutko tries to control but Elvis wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Elvis wants to hold on but Loktekrutko pushes him away.
Elvis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Elvis is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loktekrutko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Elvis is surviving well by controlling Loktekrutko's body position as best he can.
Elvis tries to reverse the position but Loktekrutko maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elvis is in a horrible position here. Loktekrutko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Elvis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loktekrutko swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Elvis is now in Loktekrutko's guard. A big mistake from Loktekrutko there, giving up the dominant position!
Elvis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Loktekrutko looking for a guillotine here but Elvis defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis postures up in Loktekrutko's guard and throws a big left but Loktekrutko blocks it.
Elvis throwing strikes but missing.
Elvis postures up in Loktekrutko's guard and throws a big left but Loktekrutko blocks it.
Elvis trying to control the position from guard on top but Loktekrutko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elvis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loktekrutko controls Elvis momentarily but Elvis frees himself.
Elvis wants to control from the top but Loktekrutko keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Elvis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Elvis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Loktekrutko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elvis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Loktekrutko's guard.
Elvis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Elvis won't allow Loktekrutko to sweep him here.
Elvis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elvis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Loktekrutko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loktekrutko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Loktekrutko wants to sweep but no luck.
Loktekrutko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Elvis landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis wants to control from the top but Loktekrutko keeps moving.
Elvis looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Loktekrutko with a poor takedown
and Elvis counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loktekrutko misses with a takedown
and Elvis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamlet Loktekrutko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loktekrutko tries for a takedown but Elvis circles away easily
and Elvis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loktekrutko won't be happy with that.
Loktekrutko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Elvis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Elvis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Loktekrutko tries to buck Elvis off but Elvis is having none of it.
Elvis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Elvis controlling the position from side mount.
Elvis wants to control but Loktekrutko is keeping him busy.
Loktekrutko being controlled for a moment.
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!
Elvis is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loktekrutko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Loktekrutko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Elvis trying to mount his opponent but Loktekrutko defends it.
Loktekrutko trying to control here.
Elvis is keen to just control but Loktekrutko is a slippery customer.
Loktekrutko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elvis.
Loktekrutko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Elvis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Loktekrutko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elvis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elvis wants to pass the guard but Loktekrutko is keeping the position.
Elvis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elvis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Loktekrutko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Loktekrutko stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Loktekrutko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elvis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loktekrutko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elvis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Elvis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Elvis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Loktekrutko.
Loktekrutko misses with a takedown
letting Elvis counter with a right hand.
Elvis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elvis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elvis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Loktekrutko sprawls well initially but Elvis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Elvis controlling the pace.
Elvis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Elvis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Elvis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Loktekrutko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loktekrutko keeps working.
Nice strikes from Elvis there.
Loktekrutko is staying active underneath Elvis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Loktekrutko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elvis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Loktekrutko is trying to control but can't.
Loktekrutko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Elvis there.
Loktekrutko has hold of Elvis's hands but Elvis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Elvis.
Elvis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Loktekrutko controls his leg.
Loktekrutko works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loktekrutko had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Elvis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Loktekrutko Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Elvis's back instead.
Loktekrutko doesn't have the hooks in and Elvis manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loktekrutko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elvis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elvis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elvis stays in close to Loktekrutko's body and controls the position.
Elvis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elvis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elvis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elvis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elvis landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis trying to control but Loktekrutko is working from the bottom.
Elvis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elvis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Loktekrutko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diego Elvis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elvis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Elvis taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loktekrutko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Elvis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Elvis looking to control.
Loktekrutko advances to half guard.
Elvis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Loktekrutko wants to stand but Elvis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Elvis is positioning himself well to prevent Loktekrutko advancing to mount.
Loktekrutko seems to be working for a kimura but Elvis defends the submission attempt.
Gamlet Loktekrutko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elvis wants to improve his position but Loktekrutko is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Elvis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elvis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Elvis!
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