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Thursday Night Throwdown 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fallon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Burning Beard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Fallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox walks into a straight right hand from Fallon.
Fallon clinches up with Lennox and pushes him back against the cage.
Fallon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lennox can't fight it off and eventually Fallon manages to take the fight to the floor. Lennox looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fallon throwing strikes but missing.
Lennox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fallon.
Fallon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lennox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lennox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fallon is controlling him.
Fallon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fallon thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon chips away with some ground and pound.
Fallon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lennox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fallon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lennox is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lennox has escaped and now he's on top!
Fallon controls Lennox momentarily but Lennox frees himself.
Fallon working for a triangle but Lennox defends it easily.
Fallon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lennox's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lennox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fallon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fallon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lennox dives on top into guard.
Fallon trying to control the position.
Lennox wanted to stand there but Fallon had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox won't allow Fallon to sweep him here.
Lennox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fallon has his foot on Lennox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lennox works his way back into a safe position though.
Lennox won't allow Fallon to sweep him here.
Lennox tries to stand but Fallon is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lennox throws a right and a left that Fallon avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fallon slips under a jab from Lennox.
Fallon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lennox.
Lennox looks gassed!
Fallon scores a takedown into full mount!
Fallon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fallon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fallon punching from mount but Lennox doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fallon goes for an armbar but Lennox turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lennox.
Lennox passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fallon 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.
Lennox tries to clinch but Fallon moves away
and Fallon counters with a single leg into guard. Lennox didn't expect that.
Lennox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fallon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fallon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fallon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lennox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fallon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennox defending well though.
Fallon is working for a submission of some sort.
Lennox is breathing heavily.
Fallon is pressing down on Lennox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lennox is holding on for now.
Fallon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox pushes Fallon off looking to stand but Fallon dives back in and keeps control.
Neil Fallon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fallon is keen to just control but Lennox is a slippery customer.
Fallon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lennox knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lennox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lennox tries to clinch up
and Fallon counters with a nice body shot.
Fallon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fallon cracks Lennox with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon looking to pass the guard.
Fallon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fallon postures up in Lennox's guard and throws a big left but Lennox blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lennox keeping moving, preventing Fallon from controlling successfully.
Fallon lands a couple of digs.
Fallon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lennox is keeping the position for now.
Fallon wants to control from the top but Lennox keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon connects with a couple of short punches.
Fallon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lennox is looking to stand up but Fallon isn't so interested in that idea.
Lennox can't keep his opponent in guard - Fallon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fallon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lennox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fallon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallon lands strikes from half guard.
Fallon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lennox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fallon.
Lennox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fallon.
Fallon is working for a submission of some sort.
Fallon is working for a kimura but Lennox is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fallon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Fallon throws a right and a left that Lennox avoids nicely.
Lennox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lennox wants to stand and escape but Fallon is having none of it.
Fallon pushing down on Lennox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fallon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fallon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fallon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennox defending well though.
Lennox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fallon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox won't allow Fallon to pass to mount.
Fallon seems to be looking for submissions.
Lennox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fallon.
Lennox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lennox throws out a loose jab but Fallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Fallon - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Fallon.
Fallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lennox.
Tyler Lennox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lennox throws a left and a right that both miss
so Fallon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fallon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fallon looking to pass the guard.
Fallon throws a big right hand that misses.
Fallon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lennox keeping full guard, as Fallon tries to pass.
Fallon throwing strikes from guard but Lennox blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon stands up over Lennox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fallon wants to pass the guard but Lennox is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fallon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lennox!
Fallon is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lennox to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lennox shrugs it off.
Fallon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fallon scoring with strikes but Lennox is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lennox is looking to escape.
Fallon unloads with some shots from mount but Lennox bucks and avoids them well.
Fallon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lennox hang on?
Fallon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fallon lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Fallon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fallon 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 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Fallon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulov Nalimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulov Nalimov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulov Nalimov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nalimov misses with a low kick.
Dean misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dean.
Nalimov looks gassed!
Dean throws a sloppy head kick and Nalimov moves out of range easily.
Dean moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Nalimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean cracks Nalimov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Ulov Nalimov has been cut.
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.
Dean lands a nice looking body shot.
Nalimov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nalimov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dean closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dean lands in his opponent's guard.
Nalimov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Nalimov is retaining full guard.
Dean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nalimov's head.
Nalimov is rocked!
Dean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nalimov is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean postures up and lands a big shot to Nalimov's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean loads up on a big left hand. Nalimov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Dean looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Nalimov can't hide his disappointment, as Dean celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Dean!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Manner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa comes to the cage accompanied by Street Fighting Man. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
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, Tuomas Manner!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Manner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tuomas Manner has been cut.
Mababa lands with a big left! Manner is wobbled badly! Mababa comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Manner to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chaka Mababa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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258 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga throws a leg kick but Swagger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swagger as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Bunga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swagger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bunga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Swagger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bunga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bunga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swagger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swagger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bunga passes into half guard.
Bunga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swagger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger is pressing down on Bunga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Swagger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swagger is on top in guard.
Bunga keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
Swagger is looking to work some ground and pound but Bunga has wrist control.
Swagger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bunga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bunga is looking for a triangle but Swagger pushes his legs off easily.
Swagger stands and throws Bunga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swagger is trying to get an arm triangle but Bunga is defending well.
Bunga is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Swagger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bunga is looking to escape.
Bunga is working to get back to half guard.
Bunga looks gassed!
Swagger with the ground and pound from mount.
Bunga is bucking up trying to escape but Swagger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bunga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Swagger punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swagger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bunga is rocked!
Swagger postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bunga badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Swagger around the waist but Swagger pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Swagger is the winner by TKO! Swagger jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Swagger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kaban Demidov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaban Demidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle throws a low kick but Demidov avoids it.
Demidov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Battle throws a jab but it's blocked by Demidov.
Battle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Demidov as he avoids it easily.
A low kick from Battle is predictable there
and Demidov counters with an inside leg kick.
Battle looks gassed!
Demidov darts in and clinches Battle up against the cage.
Demidov landing knees 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!
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Demidov pushes Battle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Battle's face.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Demidov.
Battle can't break the clinch.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into Battle's ribcage.
Demidov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Demidov.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into Battle's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Battle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demidov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Battle tries to pull guard but Demidov holds him up against the cage and eventually Battle drops back down to his feet.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Battle.
A left hand lands to the body for Demidov.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Demidov blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov is pressed up against the cage. Battle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demidov down to the mat. Demidov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kaban Demidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demidov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battle.
Demidov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Battle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battle was well out of range. Poor timing from Demidov.
Demidov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Battle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Demidov stuns Battle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Battle lands with a nice body punch.
Battle misses with a combination
and Demidov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Andre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch but Battle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Battle cracks Demidov with an open hand slap.
Battle sizes up Demidov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov lands a high kick!
Battle scores with a takedown into Demidov's guard.
Battle passes Demidov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Demidov is defending against the submission attempts here by Battle.
Demidov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Battle is one step ahead there.
Demidov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Demidov controlling the pace for now.
Demidov prevents Battle from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidov controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov 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.
Battle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demidov.
Battle misses with a looping right.
Battle cracks Demidov with an open hand slap.
It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Demidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Battle fails to land with a series of punches.
Battle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demidov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Demidov misses.
Demidov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demidov throws a series of punches but Battle moves out of range.
Demidov instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demidov smiles and moves away.
Battle throws the kick towards the body but Demidov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Andre Battle has been cut.
Demidov throws a series of punches but Battle moves out of range.
Demidov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Demidov duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demidov rushes Battle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Battle's face.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Battle's face.
Demidov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battle has a couple of punches blocked by Demidov.
Battle tries to score a body lock takedown but Demidov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battle looking to throw knees to the head but Demidov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle tries to break the clinch but Demidov is controlling the position.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaban Demidov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Battle.
Battle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demidov smiles and moves away.
Demidov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demidov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demidov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Demidov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Demidov scores with a hook to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Demidov scores with a shoulder strike.
Battle is looking to break free of the clinch but Demidov has double underhooks.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Demidov.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov lands a body punch.
Demidov scores with a hook to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demidov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battle can do to turn this around?
Battle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battle can't break the clinch.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Battle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demidov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battle.
Demidov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battle.
Battle trying to control the position but instead, Demidov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Battle into the cage.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Demidov as the two fighters clinch.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Battle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Battle can't break the clinch.
Battle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demidov landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Battle swings wildly with an uppercut but Demidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Battle throws a lazy head kick
and Demidov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Battle misses.
Demidov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaban Demidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Battle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demidov throws a jab but it's blocked by Battle.
Battle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Demidov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battle has had enough of the clinch but Demidov keeps him there for the moment.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle tries to pull guard but Demidov holds him up against the cage and eventually Battle drops back down to his feet.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Demidov is pressed up against the cage. Battle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demidov down to the mat. Demidov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Battle tries to land a leg kick but Demidov saw it coming and moves away.
Demidov connects with a high kick.
Demidov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Battle looks for a takedown but Demidov sprawls well.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Battle.
Demidov thuds his shin into the meat of Battle's side.
Demidov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demidov counters with a head kick. That will keep Battle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Demidov thuds his shin into the meat of Battle's side.
Demidov throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov slips a jab from Battle.
Demidov wants to clinch.
Demidov moves into the clinch.
Demidov looking to throw knees to the head but Battle is blocking nicely.
Demidov gets underhooks to prevent Battle's takedown attempt.
Demidov pushes Battle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demidov lands a body shot.
Demidov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battle looking for a takedown.
Demidov scores a nice knee 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!
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Battle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Demidov pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Battle.
Kaban Demidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demidov moves into the clinch successfully.
Battle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Demidov prevents it.
Demidov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Kaban Demidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Battle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Battle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demidov has him pressed against the cage.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov prevents Battle from breaking the clinch.
Andre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Demidov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into Battle's ribcage.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Demidov scores with a shoulder strike.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Battle is rocked!
Demidov controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kaban Demidov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russian National Anthem. Filipovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lijepa Naša Domovino. Alex Karelin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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272 lbs
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336 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Filipovic working for a triangle but Karelin defends it easily.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filipovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filipovic is controlling Karelin's posture.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Karelin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karelin also avoids with ease.
Filipovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filipovic throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut.
Filipovic cracks Karelin with a good jab.
It looks like Alex Karelin has been cut.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filipovic's waist but Filipovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Filipovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Karelin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Filipovic!
Karelin avoids the attempt from Filipovic to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Karelin is staying active.
Filipovic is squirming around, avoiding Karelin's attempts to control the action.
Filipovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin lands a big elbow.
Karelin with shots to the head and body - Filipovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Filipovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Filipovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Filipovic is in a horrible position here. Karelin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karelin cracks Filipovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karelin avoids the attempt from Filipovic to control.
Karelin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Filipovic wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin unloading with bombs!
Karelin landing shots from mount.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Karelin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Karelin tries to control but Filipovic wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin controlling his opponent.
Filipovic wants to control but Karelin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Karelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Filipovic missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic looks to land a combination but Karelin avoids it well.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Filipovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Filipovic misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Karelin has closed the distance and engaged Filipovic in a clinch.
Filipovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karelin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filipovic or not.
Karelin works on Filipovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Karelin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin wants to stand but Filipovic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Filipovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filipovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Filipovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filipovic's waist but Filipovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
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.
Karelin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Filipovic's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karelin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Filipovic has wrist control.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovic is retaining full guard.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Karelin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Filipovic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Karelin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Filipovic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Karelin's back instead.
Karelin just trying to survive but Filipovic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Karelin fending off the submission attempt from Filipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Karelin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Karelin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Filipovic on the ground.
Karelin tries to break free.
Karelin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Karelin is squirming around, avoiding Filipovic's attempts to control the action.
Karelin wants to control but Filipovic is having none of it.
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.
Karelin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Filipovic looking to control but Karelin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karelin is looking to get to half guard.
Filipovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karelin is looking to escape.
Karelin wants to hold on but Filipovic pushes him away.
Karelin is trying to escape the mount.
Filipovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Karelin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Karelin controlling from mount.
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filipovic is looking to escape.
Karelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Filipovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filipovic is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alex Karelin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Filipovic throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Filipovic throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Karelin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Filipovic to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin instigates a clinch.
Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin gets a clinch.
Filipovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Karelin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Filipovic to the mat. Filipovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alex Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Filipovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karelin postures up.
Karelin pushing down on Filipovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is thwarting Filipovic's attempts to control the position.
Filipovic is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Filipovic is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Filipovic won't allow Karelin to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
Filipovic throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
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.
Filipovic throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Karelin seems content to control.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Filipovic's head.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Filipovic is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Filipovic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karelin 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karelin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyotr Alexandrovna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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261 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Drago.
Alexandrovna closes the distance and clinches.
Alexandrovna taking a breather.
Drago throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandrovna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexandrovna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexandrovna is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Drago can't fight it off and eventually Alexandrovna manages to take the fight to the floor. Drago looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drago trying to keep a closed guard but Alexandrovna is proving a slippery customer.
Alexandrovna sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drago's guard.
Alexandrovna works his way into full mount!
Drago wants to hold on but Alexandrovna pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alexandrovna in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Drago is bucking up trying to escape but Alexandrovna cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Drago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexandrovna. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alexandrovna controlling the pace for now.
Alexandrovna jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Drago is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Drago and Alexandrovna has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrovna tries to advance to mount but Drago denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago taking punishment in the form of punches.
Drago tries to bench press Alexandrovna off him but Alexandrovna keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Drago tries to buck Alexandrovna off but Alexandrovna is having none of it.
Drago dodges the ground and pound from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna is trying to get an arm triangle but Drago is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drago is not content to let Alexandrovna control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alexandrovna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drago keeps working.
Alexandrovna is really struggling to control Drago but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Drago won't allow Alexandrovna to pass to mount.
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.
Alexandrovna keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alexandrovna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drago is trying to get back to full guard.
Drago is defending against the submission attempts here by Alexandrovna.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alexandrovna misses with a leg kick.
Alexandrovna throws a chopping leg kick but Drago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alexandrovna is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Alexandrovna dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alexandrovna tries a head kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna misses with the ground and pound.
Alexandrovna lands a few punches from side control.
Drago takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandrovna working the ground and pound but Drago is defending the strikes.
Drago tries to bench press Alexandrovna off him but Alexandrovna keeps the position.
Drago is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drago is trying to get back to half guard.
Drago can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexandrovna wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alexandrovna is trying to get an arm triangle but Drago is defending well.
Drago is looking to reverse the position.
Drago is trying to control Alexandrovna's posture but Alexandrovna avoids it.
Alexandrovna lands a nice forearm strike.
Alexandrovna 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.
Alexandrovna trying to control the position but Drago is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alexandrovna has an Americana. Drago didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Alexandrovna is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Alexandrovna hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pyotr Alexandrovna!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnstone comes to the cage accompanied by Hardrock Hallelujah by Lordi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Johnstone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dostoevsky!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnstone bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Dostoevsky! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Ivan Dostoevsky 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!
Johnstone tries to free his leg and advance position but Dostoevsky is retaining full guard.
Dostoevsky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnstone passes into side control.
Dostoevsky is trying to improve his position.
Johnstone is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dostoevsky will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dostoevsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dostoevsky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnstone trying to control but Dostoevsky postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnstone's head.
Dostoevsky is looking to pass Johnstone's guard but actually Johnstone recovers to full guard.
Dostoevsky wants to control from the top but Johnstone keeps moving.
Dostoevsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnstone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dostoevsky passes Johnstone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Dostoevsky is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Johnstone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnstone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky is pressing down on Johnstone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnstone is holding on for now.
Dostoevsky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dostoevsky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnstone!
Dostoevsky with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnstone holds on for dear life, controlling Dostoevsky's posture momentarily.
Dostoevsky working Johnstone over with strikes here.
Dostoevsky landing strikes from the mount.
Dostoevsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnstone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnstone wants to control from the top but Dostoevsky keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnstone uses it to pass to side control.
Dostoevsky tries to buck Johnstone off but Johnstone is having none of it.
Johnstone is looking to take a break and control but Dostoevsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dostoevsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnstone won't allow Dostoevsky to pass to mount.
Dostoevsky is keen to just control but Johnstone is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Johnstone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dostoevsky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnstone throws a right hand that Dostoevsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Dostoevsky also avoids with ease.
Johnstone throws a series of punches but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Johnstone lands a jab.
Hank Johnstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice combo by Johnstone! Oh, that's hurt him - Dostoevsky falls to the canvas and Johnstone follows him into side control.
That has opened up Ivan Dostoevsky's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dostoevsky is trying to escape the position but Johnstone is controlling the position.
Johnstone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dostoevsky tries to bench press Johnstone off him but Johnstone keeps the position.
Dostoevsky is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Johnstone is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky can't escape the position.
Dostoevsky is breathing heavily.
Johnstone manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dostoevsky to take his back!
Johnstone trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dostoevsky doesn't escape.
Johnstone tries to get the hooks in deep but Dostoevsky pushed the leg off.
Dostoevsky is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dostoevsky is keeping busy.
Dostoevsky tries to break free.
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.
Dostoevsky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnstone has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Johnstone is trying to stick to Dostoevsky's back but Dostoevsky is turning into Johnstone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnstone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky throws a strike but Johnstone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dostoevsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnstone looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky striking from the bottom here.
Dostoevsky wants to sweep here but Johnstone controlling him for the moment.
Johnstone trying to control but Dostoevsky is working from the bottom.
Dostoevsky 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.
Johnstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Dostoevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dostoevsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ivan Dostoevsky's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dostoevsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnstone as he avoids it easily.
Johnstone cracks a nice hook into Dostoevsky's ribs.
Dostoevsky needs to keep his hands up - Johnstone had a free shot at his head there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Dostoevsky's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hank Johnstone!
Hank Johnstone retains his super heavyweight title!
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