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RC 50 - Jokinen vs. Daniels PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw has chosen Shangri-La as his entrance music. 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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190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uncle Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Shaw walks into a jab.
It looks like John Shaw has been cut.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Shaw has closed the distance and engaged Rico in a clinch.
Rico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rico blocks an uppercut.
Rico working aggressively here.
Shaw works on Rico's body with a couple of short punches.
Rico misses with the head strike.
Rico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
Rico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Shaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rico misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Rico.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rico.
Rico lands with a short shot to the head.
Rico lands a shoulder strike.
Shaw presses Rico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shaw takes a shot to the head.
Rico can't break the clinch.
Shaw lands a nice uppercut.
Shaw working aggressively here.
Rico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rico swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Rico.
Rico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rico fails to land.
A short right from Shaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw blocks a body shot from Rico.
Shaw looking to throw knees to the head but Rico is blocking nicely.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rico.
Rico is leaning against Shaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Rico.
Shaw looks gassed!
Rico lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rico throws a head punch that misses.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rico is working Shaw over against the cage.
Rico misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Shaw.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rico.
Rico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rico wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rico takes an elbow to the temple.
Shaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rico avoiding damage as Shaw throws knees to the body.
Rico wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
A short right from Rico on the inside.
Rico wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rico misses with some punches.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Rico.
Rico is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
Shaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
A head punch on the inside from Rico fails to land.
Shaw lands with a left to the head.
Shaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Rico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rico swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico scores with a shot to the side of Shaw's head.
Rico managing to block the knees to the body from Shaw.
Rico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw throws a head punch that misses.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rico throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Rico lands a nice uppercut.
Rico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Rico pushes Shaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Rico wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rico.
Rico is leaning against Shaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rico dodges an elbow strike from Shaw.
Rico lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
Shaw pushes off an throws an elbow but Rico leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw lands a damaging elbow.
Shaw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rico.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rico managing to block the knees to the body from Shaw.
A short body shot lands from Rico as the two fighters clinch.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Rico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
A short left from Rico.
Shaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rico blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Rico.
Still in the clinch, Rico scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rico swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rico.
Rico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rico scores with a shot to the side of Shaw's head.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Rico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rico fails to land.
Nice body punch from Rico.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rico.
Good body shot from Rico.
Rico working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Rico.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Rico lands a nice shot to the body.
Rico scores with a shoulder strike.
Rico lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rico scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rico.
Rico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shaw.
Nice body punch from Rico - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rico.
Rico lands a left hand.
Rico lands with a right to the head.
Rico blocks the elbow strike.
Rico cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rico misses with a punch on the inside.
Rico lands with a left to the head.
Rico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Rico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rico keeps the fight on the outside.
Rico swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Rico throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
John Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Rico lands with a nice body punch.
Shaw wants to clinch up but Rico keeps it at a distance.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Rico is looking to wear down Shaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rico tries to keep at a distance but Shaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rico digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shaw.
Rico prevents a body shot from Shaw.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rico pushes Shaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Still in the clinch, Rico scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rico misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncle Rico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Shaw's cut.
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.
Rico throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Rico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rico throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rico.
Rico lands a nice shot that snaps Shaw's head back.
Rico swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rico keeps the fight on the outside.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Rico pushes him off.
Shaw is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rico is trying to break the clinch but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw lands with a light punch inside.
Rico lands an uppercut.
Rico lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Rico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico misses with some punches.
Shaw takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rico fails to land.
Rico lands with a light punch inside.
Rico digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Uncle Rico has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Rico as the two fighters clinch.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Rico presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rico lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Rico.
Rico lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Rico is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
Rico avoids the elbow strike from Shaw, against the cage.
A short left from Rico.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rico blocks an uppercut.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Rico.
Rico lands a left hand.
Rico lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rico fails to land.
Rico scores with a shoulder strike.
Rico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rico scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rico is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Shaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands a damaging elbow.
Rico breaks the clinch.
Rico looks to land a combination but Shaw avoids it well.
Shaw wants to clinch
and Rico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaw tries to clinch but Rico is having none of it.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Rico.
Rico lands a head shot.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shaw darts in trying to clinch
and Rico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shaw in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rico looks to land a combination. Shaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw closes the distance but Rico moves to the side
and Rico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Rico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaw tries a body shot but Rico blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rico.
A short right from Shaw.
Rico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rico blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
Rico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rico presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rico tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rico.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rico.
Rico lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shaw or not.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Rico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rico lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Rico.
A short right from Rico.
Rico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Shaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rico misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Rico.
A left hand lands to the body for Rico.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Rico lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Rico.
Rico can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
Shaw looking to throw knees to the head but Rico is blocking nicely.
Rico is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rico lands a nice uppercut.
Shaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaw keeps control of Rico as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rico's elbow.
A hook to the body from Rico.
Shaw lands a damaging elbow.
Rico scores with a hook to the body.
Rico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rico scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rico pushes Shaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Rico softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rico struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Rico.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw scores with a hook to the body.
Rico swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shaw.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rico misses with the head strike.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncle Rico dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Shaw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Rico.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Rico tries a body shot but Shaw blocks it.
Rico lands a right hand.
Rico working aggressively here.
Rico wants to break free but Shaw has control.
Shaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rico.
Rico lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shaw lands a shot to the body.
Shaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
Rico softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Rico.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike.
Rico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rico misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw pushes Rico back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw lands an elbow inside.
Rico blocks an uppercut.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Rico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico takes a shot to the head.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
A right hook to the body lands for Shaw.
Rico wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Rico as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Shaw as the two fighters clinch.
Shaw blocks a body shot from Rico.
Shaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaw with a knee to the head.
Rico misses with a punch on the inside.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
A short body shot lands from Shaw as the two fighters clinch.
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Rico lands an uppercut.
Rico blocks a body shot from Shaw.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
Rico lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shaw or not.
Shaw lands a nice uppercut.
Rico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rico lands a right hand.
Shaw prevents Rico from breaking the clinch.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rico misses with the head strike.
Shaw keeps control of Rico as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rico takes a shot to the head.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
Rico lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rico has had enough of the clinch but Shaw keeps him there for the moment.
Shaw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rico's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shaw.
Shaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ricos head.
Rico swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shaw lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Rico on the inside.
A short uppercut from Shaw.
Shaw lands a nice uppercut.
Rico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Shaw.
Rico lands an uppercut.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Rico.
Shaw throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Shaw.
Rico is trying to break free.
Rico lands a shot to the body.
Rico working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rico lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rico. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaw defending well as Rico loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw tries to clinch but Rico moves out of range.
Shaw is looking to clinch but Rico is avoiding it.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Rico pushes him off.
Rico misses with a few strikes there.
Rico tries to keep at a distance but Shaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shaw - that landed with a thud.
Rico throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Rico.
Rico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Shaw looking to throw knees to the head but Rico is blocking nicely.
Rico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rico working aggressively here.
Rico is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
Shaw digs a right hand underneath Rico's ribcage. Rico let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shaw.
A nice left hand lands by Shaw.
Shaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rico.
Shaw lands a damaging elbow.
Shaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ricos head.
Shaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shaw.
A short left from Shaw.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
Shaw digs a right hand into Rico's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rico's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
A left hand lands to the body for Rico.
Shaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rico manages to break the clinch.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rico.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shaw tries to clinch up.
Rico moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shaw clinches up against the cage.
Rico pushes Shaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw lands an elbow inside.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Shaw.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rico.
Nice body punch from Shaw - that landed with a thud.
John Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uncle Rico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaw is leaning against Rico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shaw lands a shot to the body.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
Rico misses with some punches.
Rico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Shaw lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rico has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uncle Rico!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Azazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azazel comes to the cage accompanied by johnny cash- ring of fire. Julio has chosen Wings Of Life as his entrance music. 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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227 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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240 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Azazel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Julio!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azazel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julio as he avoids it easily.
Azazel misses with a straight left.
Azazel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
Azazel gets a takedown into half guard.
Azazel is trying to work for a kimura but Julio is defending well.
Azazel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Azazel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Julio!
Julio is working to get back to half guard.
Azazel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azazel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azazel trying to control but Julio is having none of it.
Julio tries to hold on but Azazel pushes him away.
Azazel wants to control the pace but Julio is squirming around nicely.
Julio tries to reverse the position but Azazel maintains control.
Azazel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Julio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Azazel looking to control but Julio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Julio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Julio sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Julio is trying to maintain the position but Azazel is very close to passing his half guard.
Azazel wants to pass the guard but Julio is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Julio trying to control but Azazel postures up.
Azazel moves into full mount! Julio won't be happy about that!
Julio tries to reverse the position but Azazel maintains control.
Julio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azazel working for a guillotine from mount but Julio is in no mood to give up.
Azazel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Julio is on top in guard.
Julio trying to control but Azazel is working from the bottom.
Azazel working for a triangle but Julio defends it easily.
Julio trying to control but Azazel is working from the bottom.
Azazel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Julio manages to get himself to full guard.
Azazel trying to control the position from guard on top but Julio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio looking for a guillotine here but Azazel defends easily.
Julio looks gassed!
Julio keeping moving, preventing Azazel from controlling successfully.
Azazel is really struggling to control Julio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Azazel advances position into side control!
Julio is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Azazel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azazel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Julio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Julio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Azazel is looking to improve his position but Julio isn't that keen on the idea.
Azazel regains half guard.
Julio is keen to just control but Azazel is a slippery customer.
Julio tries to pass to full mount but Azazel defends it.
Azazel gets back to full guard.
Julio is breathing heavily.
Azazel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Julio passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azazel struggling a bit here.
Azazel is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Julio seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Azazel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Azazel is staying active underneath Julio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Azazel wants to get back to full guard.
Julio wants to work for an arm triangle but Azazel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Azazel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Azazel is trying to keep Julio in close.
Azazel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Azazel looking to control.
Azazel looking for a sweep. Not yet Azazel, not yet.
Julio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Azazel dives on top into guard.
Julio keeping moving, preventing Azazel from controlling successfully.
Julio is looking for a triangle but Azazel pushes his legs off easily.
Azazel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Julio is keeping the position for now.
Azazel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Azazel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Azazel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azazel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Azazel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Julio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Julio can't do much from the bottom here.
Azazel taking a breather here.
Julio tries to buck Azazel off but Azazel is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azazel remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Azazel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Azazel wants to control but Julio is keeping him busy.
Julio can't do much from the bottom here.
Julio is trying to buck Azazel off.
Azazel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Julio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Azazel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Julio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Azazel controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Azazel dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Julio misses with a takedown attempt
and Azazel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Julio won't be happy with that.
Julio trying to remain calm as Azazel controls from the top position.
Azazel is trying to get an arm triangle but Julio is defending well.
Julio tries to improve position but can't.
Azazel wants to control but Julio is keeping him busy.
Azazel advances to mount.
Azazel working for a submission but Julio is keeping him at bay.
Azazel controlling his opponent.
Julio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Julio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Azazel.
Julio can't escape the position.
Azazel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Julio is looking to escape.
Azazel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Julio manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Azazel wants to control but Julio is keeping him busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. The Azazel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Azazel throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Julio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Azazel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Julio won't be happy with that.
Armando Julio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azazel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Julio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Azazel passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Julio!
Azazel working for a guillotine from mount but Julio is in no mood to give up.
Julio tries to lock up and control but Azazel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azazel controlling from mount.
Azazel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Azazel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Julio turns into him and now he's in Azazel's guard.
Azazel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Julio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Azazel looking to control but Julio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Julio can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azazel trying to control but Julio is having none of it.
Azazel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Azazel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Azazel is going olschool here, as he tries to force Julio to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Julio shrugs it off.
Julio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Azazel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Azazel, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Azazel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger von Schnabelmonokel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger von Schnabelmonokel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jing Ya Xu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Xu misses with a wild body shot.
Ya Xu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
von Schnabelmonokel tries a head kick but it misses.
Ya Xu misses with an uppercut.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ya Xu misses with a hook. von Schnabelmonokel ducked under it nicely.
Ya Xu digs a good body shot into von Schnabelmonokel's ribs.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a few strikes there.
Ya Xu misses with a looping left.
Ya Xu lands a nice shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ya Xu.
von Schnabelmonokel stuffs the takedown attempt from Ya Xu. Ya Xu gets slowly back to his feet.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a high kick!
It looks like Jing Ya Xu has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ya Xu throws a combination. von Schnabelmonokel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ya Xu throws a jab when von Schnabelmonokel was well out of range.
Ya Xu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from von Schnabelmonokel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
von Schnabelmonokel keeping moving, preventing Ya Xu from controlling successfully.
von Schnabelmonokel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ya Xu thows a big elbow that misses.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ya Xu throwing strikes but missing.
Ya Xu is fighting to break von Schnabelmonokel's control of his arms but von Schnabelmonokel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
von Schnabelmonokel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ya Xu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. von Schnabelmonokel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ya Xu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ya Xu looks to score with a jab to the body but von Schnabelmonokel is just out of range.
Ya Xu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in von Schnabelmonokel's guard.
Ya Xu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
von Schnabelmonokel can't keep his opponent in guard - Ya Xu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
von Schnabelmonokel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ya Xu.
von Schnabelmonokel is looking for a sweep. Ya Xu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ya Xu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
von Schnabelmonokel looking for submissions off his back.
Ya Xu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu with the ground and pound but von Schnabelmonokel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ya Xu wants to control from the top but von Schnabelmonokel keeps moving.
Ya Xu is looking to work some ground and pound but von Schnabelmonokel has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Ya Xu misses.
von Schnabelmonokel moves out of range as Ya Xu strikes.
von Schnabelmonokel moves out of range as Ya Xu strikes.
A nice combination there by Ya Xu.
Ya Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Ya Xu cracks von Schnabelmonokel with a good jab.
A combination from Ya Xu does no damage.
von Schnabelmonokel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ya Xu.
von Schnabelmonokel slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel moves out of range as Ya Xu throws a body kick.
Ya Xu tries for a takedown but von Schnabelmonokel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
von Schnabelmonokel looks to land a right hand but Ya Xu moved out of range.
Ya Xu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
von Schnabelmonokel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ya Xu tries to bum rush von Schnabelmonokel with a series of wild strikes but von Schnabelmonokel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ya Xu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ya Xu checks a leg kick.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a kick to the body.
Ya Xu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
von Schnabelmonokel connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ya Xu shoots in looking for a takedown. von Schnabelmonokel tries to sprawl out of it but Ya Xu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. von Schnabelmonokel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rutger von Schnabelmonokel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jing Ya Xu.
Ya Xu looks gassed!
von Schnabelmonokel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ya Xu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jing Ya Xu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jing Ya Xu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for von Schnabelmonokel.
Ya Xu waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel feints and then cracks Ya Xu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ya Xu down.
Ya Xu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
von Schnabelmonokel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Schnabelmonokel tries to clinch up but Ya Xu circles away and keeps his distance.
Ya Xu misses with a leg kick
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a good low kick that Ya Xu was not able to check.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ya Xu misses with a looping right.
von Schnabelmonokel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ya Xu is breathing heavily.
von Schnabelmonokel pushes Ya Xu up against the cage in a clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
von Schnabelmonokel effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ya Xu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Schnabelmonokel manages to avoid it.
Ya Xu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ya Xu misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Ya Xu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
von Schnabelmonokel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ya Xu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ya Xu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as von Schnabelmonokel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ya Xu postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ya Xu is looking to work some ground and pound but von Schnabelmonokel has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Schnabelmonokel is looking for a triangle but Ya Xu pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ya Xu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ya Xu wants to control from the top but von Schnabelmonokel keeps moving.
von Schnabelmonokel is looking for a triangle but Ya Xu pushes his legs off easily.
Ya Xu distracts von Schnabelmonokel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ya Xu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ya Xu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Schnabelmonokel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
von Schnabelmonokel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu throws and elbow that misses. von Schnabelmonokel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ya Xu's guard. Nice move by von Schnabelmonokel!
Ya Xu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but von Schnabelmonokel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ya Xu wants to improve his position but von Schnabelmonokel is controlling well.
Ya Xu is pressing down on von Schnabelmonokel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
von Schnabelmonokel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ya Xu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ya Xu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
von Schnabelmonokel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ya Xu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
von Schnabelmonokel postures up.
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.
Ya Xu looking for a sweep. Not yet Ya Xu, not yet.
von Schnabelmonokel is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ya Xu takes a swing at von Schnabelmonokel's ribcage but misses.
Ya Xu lands a nice shot that snaps von Schnabelmonokel's head back.
Ya Xu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ya Xu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but von Schnabelmonokel circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Schnabelmonokel doesn't manage to clinch there - Ya Xu circles away.
Ya Xu has his takedown stuffed
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger von Schnabelmonokel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jing Ya Xu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ya Xu stuns von Schnabelmonokel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
von Schnabelmonokel wants to clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
von Schnabelmonokel staying out of range there.
Ya Xu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ya Xu gets the takedown into side control.
Ya Xu throwing strikes but von Schnabelmonokel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ya Xu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on von Schnabelmonokel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ya Xu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ya Xu trying to control from the bottom.
Ya Xu gets full guard.
Ya Xu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ya Xu wants to control but von Schnabelmonokel passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Xu is trying to get back to full guard.
von Schnabelmonokel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
von Schnabelmonokel trying to control from half guard but Ya Xu is working away.
von Schnabelmonokel seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ya Xu punching from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ya Xu's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by von Schnabelmonokel. That's going to slow Ya Xu down.
von Schnabelmonokel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ya Xu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
von Schnabelmonokel lands with a kick to the ribs.
von Schnabelmonokel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A good leg kick by von Schnabelmonokel.
Ya Xu walks forward, straight into a front kick from von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
von Schnabelmonokel cracks the inside of Ya Xu's front leg.
Ya Xu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ya Xu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
von Schnabelmonokel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ya Xu falls off balance throwing a combination
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with an outside leg kick.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
von Schnabelmonokel looks to land a combination but Ya Xu avoids it well.
Ya Xu avoids the body shot from von Schnabelmonokel.
Ya Xu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ya Xu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
von Schnabelmonokel tries a head kick but it misses.
Ya Xu misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ya Xu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ya Xu missing with a left hand there. von Schnabelmonokel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a nice head kick!
Ya Xu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ya Xu prevents von Schnabelmonokel from standing back up.
von Schnabelmonokel wants to control but Ya Xu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ya Xu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
von Schnabelmonokel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ya Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
von Schnabelmonokel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ya Xu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. von Schnabelmonokel defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger von Schnabelmonokel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think von Schnabelmonokel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger von Schnabelmonokel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bennito Masqual (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masqual has chosen The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bennito Masqual!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masqual fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Marcus Karlsson has been cut.
Masqual fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Karlsson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Karlsson looks to clinch but Masqual throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Karlsson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bennito Masqual!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Ignashov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory comes to the cage accompanied by A New Level. Alexey Ignashov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Ignashov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory looks to land a body kick but Ignashov moved away.
Gregory avoids the head kick by Ignashov.
A combination from Gregory does no damage.
Ignashov scores with a leg kick.
Ignashov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignashov tries to close the distance and clinch but Gregory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gregory throws a head kick that misses
and Ignashov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ignashov misses with a head kick.
Ignashov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignashov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Noah Gregory has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregory blocks the body kick.
Ignashov connects with a solid leg kick.
Gregory is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignashov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gregory.
Ignashov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alexey Ignashov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ignashov closes the distance and pushes Gregory back into the cage.
Ignashov lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregory managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Ignashov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ignashov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregory blocks it with crossed arms.
Gregory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Ignashov lands an elbow inside that Gregory shrugs off.
Ignashov throws an elbow that misses.
Gregory managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Gregory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignashov lands a nice elbow.
Noah Gregory's cut is getting worse.
Ignashov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gregory.
Nice elbow from Ignashov.
Ignashov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov misses with a knee strike.
Ignashov crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
Ignashov lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ignashov.
Ignashov lands a damaging elbow.
Noah Gregory's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ignashov lands a knee to the body.
Ignashov missing with knees to the body.
Ignashov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Ignashov.
Ignashov crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
Ignashov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ignashov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gregory avoiding damage as Ignashov throws knees to the body.
Gregory holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ignashov lands a knee to the body.
Gregory manages to pull guard.
Ignashov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gregory is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov postures up.
Ignashov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gregory is keeping the position for now.
Gregory trying to control the position.
Gregory is really struggling to control Ignashov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gregory looking to control but Ignashov passes into half guard.
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.
Ignashov prevents Gregory from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gregory avoids a kick to the body.
Ignashov is looking to clinch but Gregory is avoiding it.
Alexey Ignashov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignashov wants to slow Gregory down by chopping away at his legs.
Ignashov throws a front kick aimed at Gregory's knee but Gregory avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignashov scoring well with a low kick there.
Gregory keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gregory throws a head kick that misses
and Ignashov counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Ignashov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Gregory's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ignashov throws a head kick that half lands.
Ignashov scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignashov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignashov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gregory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gregory blocks a leg kick.
Ignashov looks to land a body kick but Gregory moved away.
Good leg kick by Ignashov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Gregory looks to land a right hand but Ignashov moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Ignashov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Ignashov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignashov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ignashov is looking to clinch but Gregory is avoiding it.
Ignashov rushes Gregory and presses him up against the cage.
Ignashov misses with a knee strike.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Ignashov misses with a knee strike.
Gregory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Gregory managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Ignashov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gregory misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignashov missing with knees to the body.
Ignashov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gregory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignashov misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gregory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gregory looking to stall.
Gregory jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ignashov walks away with a smile on his face. Gregory gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gregory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignashov.
Ignashov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ignashov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexey Ignashov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Gregory.
A head kick misses from Ignashov.
Ignashov throws a leg kick but Gregory checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregory keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gregory misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gregory shoots in for a takedown but Ignashov shows good takedown defense.
Gregory swings for the body but Ignashov moves out of range.
Gregory misses with a leg kick
and Ignashov counters with a good low kick that Gregory was not able to check.
Ignashov throws a sloppy head kick
and Gregory counters with a nice leg kick.
Gregory throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ignashov counters with a nice body kick.
Ignashov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gregory is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory throws a sloppy head kick
and Ignashov counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregory sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gregory will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ignashov misses with a body kick.
Ignashov lands a nice looking body kick.
Gregory checks a low kick from Ignashov.
A good leg kick by Ignashov.
Ignashov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignashov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignashov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Ignashov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Gregory's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ignashov misses with a head kick.
Ignashov closes the distance and clinches.
Ignashov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gregory tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ignashov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ignashov scores with a knee to the head.
Ignashov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ignashov crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregory managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Ignashov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ignashov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gregory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ignashov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gregory takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignashov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ignashov lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ignashov.
Ignashov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregory tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ignashov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignashov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gregory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gregory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignashov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gregory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ignashov misses with a knee to the head.
Gregory drags the fight down to the ground.
Ignashov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gregory pulls Ignashov in close to prevent any damage.
Gregory working a defensive guard here.
Gregory had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ignashov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gregory Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ignashov's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignashov rolls, trying to escape but Gregory keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gregory looking to break Ignashov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ignashov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gregory will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ignashov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gregory trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ignashov turns into Gregory and is now in his guard.
Gregory has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ignashov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gregory is trying to hold Ignashov in close to prevent damage but Ignashov has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gregory is in trouble now - Ignashov has advanced to mount!
Gregory taking shots to the head.
Gregory really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ignashov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Ignashov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory wants to control but Ignashov is having none of it.
Gregory is trying to escape the mount.
Ignashov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The referee warns Gregory that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Noah Gregory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexey Ignashov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregory is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gregory tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gregory throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Ignashov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ignashov 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Ignashov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Belikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belikov comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Doomsday Jesus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Belikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belikov is looking to clinch but Waul is avoiding it.
Belikov slips under a jab.
Waul misses with a body shot.
Belikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waul thows a body shot but no joy.
Belikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Belikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waul.
No joy there for Waul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Waul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waul manages to avoid it.
Belikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Waul counters with a right hand that sends Belikov tumbling to the canvas! Can Waul finish him? He dives into Belikov's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waul drops back looking for a leg! Belikov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Belikov manages to kick Waul off! Waul jumps back into Belikov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul being controlled here momentarily.
Belikov wants to stand and escape but Waul is having none of it.
Belikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Belikov controlling Waul's posture.
Waul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belikov is keeping the position for now.
Waul trying to control but Belikov is working from the bottom.
Belikov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waul lands with a nice body punch.
Belikov is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Belikov misses
and Waul counters with a stiff right hand.
Waul dances in with a quick combination. Belikov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Waul snaps Belikov's head back. Belikov stumbles backwards against the cage. Waul steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Belikov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Belikov just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Waul!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harfager might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings. Joe Jr has chosen Anberlin - Feel Good Drag as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glass Joe Jr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harfager moves in looking to clinch but Joe Jr pushes him off.
Harfager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe Jr.
Joe Jr throws a one two combo.
It looks like Harald Harfager has been cut.
Joe Jr misses with a double jab.
Joe Jr tries to keep at a distance but Harfager has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Joe Jr 's eye.
Harfager lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harfager lands an elbow inside that Joe Jr shrugs off.
Joe Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harfager lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe Jr backwards.
Joe Jr looks gassed!
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe Jr or not.
Harfager lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harfager.
Harfager lands an elbow inside that Joe Jr shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harfager content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joe Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
Harfager stalling the fight.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Joe Jr is trying to break the clinch but Harfager has him pressed against the cage.
Harfager leaning against his opponent.
Harfager lands with a left to the head.
Harfager has Joe Jr pushed against the cage.
Harfager gets through Joe Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harfager working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe Jr is rocked!
Harfager has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Joe Jr - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Harfager, and another! Joe Jr is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Harald Harfager!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Tafoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikifor comes to the cage accompanied by Enae Volare Mezzo. Tafoya has chosen Kraftwerk - Musique Non Stop as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Noah Tafoya was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Tafoya!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tafoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tafoya throws a body punch but Nikifor moves out of range.
Nikifor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tafoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikifor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikifor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tafoya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nikifor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tafoya thinking.
Nikifor cracks Tafoya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Noah Tafoya has been cut.
Tafoya throws a hook to the side of Nikifor's head but Nikifor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Tafoya misses.
Tafoya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nikifor lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikifor slips under a jab.
Tafoya throws a sloppy body shot
and Nikifor counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Tafoya has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maksim Nikifor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes into the arena with Sweep the Leg 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lord Vader!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Malone!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Vader tries to clinch there but Malone circles away.
Vader scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Malone does no damage.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but Vader shows good takedown defense.
Malone misses with a series of wild punches.
Malone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vader but Vader pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vader drops Malone with a beautiful combination! Malone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vader is looking for the KO!
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!
Malone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malone looks gassed!
BOOM! Vader lands a beautiful left hook that drops Malone. Malone tries to recover but Vader is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Malone lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Vader!
Lord Vader retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. Daniels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Military Soviet Hymn . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Jokinen cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left lands for Jokinen.
Daniels throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen drops Daniels with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jokinen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ossi Jokinen!
Ossi Jokinen retains his light heavyweight title!
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