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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Ludy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rudy Ludy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ludy sprawls well initially but Arlovski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Arlovski has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ludy defend it? Arlovski steps over the head and cranks it - Ludy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Arlovski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrei Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast . Bienvenueve has chosen Bounty Killer by Depthcharge as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bienvenueve tries to clinch but Berry moves out of range.
Berry throws a series of punches but Bienvenueve avoids them all with ease.
Bienvenueve drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bienvenueve throws a big right hand that misses.
Bienvenueve working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes but missing.
Berry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bienvenueve is one step ahead there.
Bienvenueve trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bienvenueve postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bienvenueve trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berry keeping moving, preventing Bienvenueve from controlling successfully.
Bienvenueve throws a big right hand that misses.
Bienvenueve wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Bienvenueve scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bienvenueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berry thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Berry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bienvenueve throws a nice looking combination but Berry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berry moves into the clinch successfully.
Bienvenueve has had enough of the clinch but Berry keeps him there for the moment.
Berry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bienvenueve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bienvenueve.
Berry lands a left hand.
Berry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bienvenueve swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berry gets underhooks to prevent Bienvenueve's takedown attempt.
Bienvenueve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Berry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bienvenueve wants a takedown but no success here.
Berry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bienvenueve is working Berry over against the cage.
Bienvenueve gets through Berry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bienvenueve lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Berry pushes Bienvenueve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bienvenueve looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry working aggressively here.
Bienvenueve tries to work over Berry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bienvenueve is trying to break free.
Berry working aggressively here.
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Bienvenueve.
Berry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bienvenueve.
Eric Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bienvenueve wants to get back to striking at distance but Berry won't allow it.
Bienvenueve misses with a punch on the inside.
Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bienvenueve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eric Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bienvenueve tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Bienvenueve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berry stuffs the takedown attempt from Bienvenueve. Bienvenueve gets slowly back to his feet.
Bienvenueve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berry gets a clinch.
Berry's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Berry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bienvenueve backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bienvenueve blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Berry fails to land.
Berry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Berry tries to throw a body punch but Bienvenueve avoids it by throwing Berry back against the cage.
Bienvenueve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bienvenueve.
Berry working aggressively here.
Bienvenueve lands with a right to the head.
Bienvenueve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bienvenueve has had enough of the clinch but Berry keeps him there for the moment.
Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bienvenueve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bienvenueve has managed to clinch.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bienvenueve blocking some punches.
Bienvenueve has had enough of the clinch but Berry keeps him there for the moment.
Berry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bienvenueve up against the cage.
Berry lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berry struggles to land a body shot inside as Bienvenueve controls his hands.
Berry is looking to control Bienvenueve's arms but Bienvenueve gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berry has his back to the cage.
Berry misses with some punches.
Bienvenueve has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bienvenueve is trying to break free.
Bienvenueve changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Berry throws a jab when Bienvenueve was well out of range.
Bienvenueve throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Bienvenueve.
Berry lands with a hook. Bienvenueve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bienvenueve scores with a takedown into Berry's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bienvenueve trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bienvenueve's guard.
Bienvenueve throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pierre Bienvenueve will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Bienvenueve.
Berry misses with a punch to the body.
Berry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bienvenueve prevents a body shot from Berry.
Bienvenueve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bienvenueve shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bienvenueve throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters by clinching up.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bienvenueve as the two fighters clinch.
Bienvenueve goes for a takedown attempt but Berry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bienvenueve misses with a double jab.
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Bienvenueve circles away.
Eric Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Berry as Bienvenueve shoots in.
Eric Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Berry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve swinging wilding here.
Bienvenueve shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berry pinned against the cage. Berry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bienvenueve keeps the fight on the outside.
Bienvenueve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bienvenueve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bienvenueve fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Berry sprawls well initially but Bienvenueve persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Berry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Berry.
Berry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bienvenueve has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve is trying to stand up here but Berry is controlling him well.
Berry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berry trying to control from half guard but Bienvenueve is working away.
Berry stops Bienvenueve from getting back to his feet.
Bienvenueve missing with punches from the bottom.
Bienvenueve is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Berry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Berry's back!
Berry trying to control the position but Bienvenueve manages to sink in the hooks.
Bienvenueve is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bienvenueve gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bienvenueve gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bienvenueve apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bienvenueve looks to land a combination but Berry avoids it well.
Bienvenueve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Bienvenueve backing up. Bienvenueve nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.
Berry swinging wilding here.
Bienvenueve clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve manages to break the clinch.
Bienvenueve misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Berry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bienvenueve throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Bienvenueve.
Berry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berry lands a jab-cross combination.
Bienvenueve rushes Berry and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Bienvenueve on the inside.
Bienvenueve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Berry.
Bienvenueve pushes Berry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bienvenueve lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bienvenueve.
A nice left hand lands by Bienvenueve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bienvenueve - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Berry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bienvenueve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bienvenueve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bienvenueve has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berry holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bienvenueve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bienvenueve misses with a double jab.
Berry closes the distance and clinches.
Berry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bienvenueve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bienvenueve breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve lands a slapping body shot.
Bienvenueve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Berry has time to react.
Berry misses with the combination.
Bienvenueve throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berry counters with a thumping low kick.
Berry walks into a straight right hand from Bienvenueve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Bienvenueve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Berry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bienvenueve fails with the takedown.
Bienvenueve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bienvenueve drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bienvenueve landing a few strikes.
Berry is not content to let Bienvenueve control the position.
Bienvenueve throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Berry struggling a bit here.
Bienvenueve looks up at the clock and then as Berry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bienvenueve smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Berry gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bienvenueve lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve prevents Berry from improving his position.
Berry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berry is refusing to be controlled, as Bienvenueve sits in half guard.
Berry moves into full guard.
Berry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Berry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bienvenueve's head.
Bienvenueve looking for submissions off his back.
Berry not doing much here.
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.
Berry trying to mount his opponent but Bienvenueve defends it.
Berry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bienvenueve throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bienvenueve flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Berry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bienvenueve sizes up Berry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bienvenueve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bienvenueve lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Bienvenueve circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bienvenueve throws out a powerful jab.
Bienvenueve shoots in and drives through. Berry sprawls well.
Bienvenueve feints and as Berry raises his hands in defense, Bienvenueve changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berry lands an upkick as Bienvenueve stands over him.
Bienvenueve drops back looking for a leg! Berry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Berry manages to kick Bienvenueve off! Bienvenueve jumps back into Berry's guard.
Bienvenueve throws and elbow that misses. Berry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bienvenueve's guard. Nice move by Berry!
Bienvenueve throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Berry cracks Bienvenueve with a solid left hand.
Bienvenueve will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bienvenueve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bienvenueve wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Berry tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Bienvenueve there.
Berry scores with a hook.
Bienvenueve lands a jab.
Pierre Bienvenueve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bienvenueve throws a hook to the side of Berry's head but Berry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eric Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bienvenueve attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bienvenueve goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bienvenueve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bienvenueve drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bienvenueve looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Berry is avoiding damage well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Bienvenueve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bienvenueve winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Bienvenueve!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyrek Hyrski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MC has chosen La Raza V.3 as his entrance music. Tito MC has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hyrek Hyrski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito MC!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyrski misses with a few strikes there.
MC looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
MC swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyrski.
Hyrski misses with a double jab.
MC circles away from the clinch attempt.
MC scores a takedown into full mount!
Hyrski is desperately trying to improve his position but MC has a good base and remains in mount.
Hyrski wants to control but MC is having none of it.
Hyrski can't escape the position.
MC should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
MC trying to control but Hyrski is having none of it.
MC throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrski is trying desperately to improve position.
Hyrski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hyrski has his hands clasped together around MC's back. He's all about the action.
Hyrski pushes MC off looking to stand but MC dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyrski is looking to improve his position.
Hyrski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
MC missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hyrski is looking to escape.
Hyrski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hyrski moves into the clinch successfully.
Hyrski tries to break the clinch but MC is controlling the position.
Hyrski breaks from the clinch.
MC takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Hyrski misses.
Hyrski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyrski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MC sprawls well initially but Hyrski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
MC looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hyrski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hyrski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyrski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hyrski is trying to control. MC wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hyrski prevents MC from standing back up.
MC trying to control here.
Hyrski seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from MC. No joy for Hyrski on that attempt.
MC gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hyrski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyrek Hyrski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hyrski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Hyrski.
MC goes for a takedown attempt but Hyrski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hyrski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hyrski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hyrski showed some decent athleticism there.
Hyrski working over MC with some ground and pound. MC looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hyrski is just content to waste time from the top position. MC takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
MC is breathing heavily.
MC is working an open guard so Hyrski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
MC is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Hyrski crashes against the mat.
Hyrski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by MC, who protects the arm well.
MC is looking to reverse the position.
Hyrski decides to stand back up. Hyrski steps back and let's MC get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyrski lands a front kick.
Hyrski throws a right hand that MC ducks under and follows up with a left that MC also avoids with ease.
Hyrski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hyrski has control of an arm but MC manages to advance to Hyrski's back!
Hyrski avoiding MC 's attempts to control his hands.
Hyrski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MC on the ground.
Hyrski is trying to stick to MC's back but MC is turning into Hyrski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hyrski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by MC.
MC stopping the sweep attempt from Hyrski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MC trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MC stops Hyrski from standing up.
Hyrski tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hyrski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyrski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hyrski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyrski has taken the fight to the clinch.
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.
MC wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hyrski breaks from the clinch.
Hyrski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyrski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyrek Hyrski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MC tries for a takedown but Hyrski circles away easily
and Hyrski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MC dodges the punch combination from Hyrski.
Hyrski lands a head kick. MC smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hyrski throws a right and a left that MC avoids nicely.
MC gets caught flat footed, as Hyrski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
MC working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hyrski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but MC is tightening it up a little... Hyrski has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hyrski reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hyrski taps out! nice BJJ there by MC!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tito MC!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michalski comes into the arena with Born to Run 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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151 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maciej Michalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aldo.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but Michalski shows good takedown defense.
Aldo shoots in but no luck this time.
Maciej Michalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Michalski is avoiding it.
Aldo shoots in and drives through. Michalski sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michalski tries to avoid it but Aldo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michalski to the ground. Michalski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michalski shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed Michalski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michalski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michalski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
Michalski misses with a few strikes there.
Michalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Michalski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michalski lands a right hook to the body.
Michalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michalski misses the shot to the body.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michalski digs a good hook to Aldo's body.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Michalski counters with a one-two to the body.
Aldo looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Michalski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Michalski lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michalski scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo staying out of range there.
Aldo misses with a takedown
and Michalski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aldo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Michalski.
Michalski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Aldo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Michalski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michalski connects with a bit shot that sees Aldo covering up! More strikes from Michalski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Michalski is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maciej Michalski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricten Drugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricten Drugar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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260 lbs
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225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricten Drugar!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari throws the kick towards the body but Drugar avoids it.
No luck for Drugar with that takedown attempt.
Hari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ricten Drugar has been cut.
Drugar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hari circles away.
Drugar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hari as he avoids it easily.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricten Drugar.
Drugar tries to clinch there but Hari circles away.
Hari scores with a leg kick.
Drugar looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hari misses with a double jab.
Hari rushes Drugar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugar avoiding damage as Hari throws knees to the body.
Hari works on Drugar's body with a couple of short punches.
Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hari cracks Drugar on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Drugar falls backwards against the cage. Hari follows up with more strikes that drop Drugar to his knees. Hari keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Drugar! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Badr Hari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Adriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen Rijkaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rijkaart has chosen Iron Maiden - The Trooper as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Adriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeroen Rijkaart!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rijkaart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Adriano is trying to control Rijkaart's posture but Rijkaart avoids it.
Adriano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rijkaart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adriano taking punishment in the form of punches.
It looks like Ricardo Adriano has been cut.
Adriano is trying to improve his position.
Adriano wants to control but Rijkaart postures up.
Adriano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rijkaart.
Rijkaart wants to control but Adriano is keeping him busy.
Adriano tries to bench press Rijkaart off him but Rijkaart keeps the position.
Rijkaart taking a break here but Adriano is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano is pressing down on Rijkaart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rijkaart trying to control the position from guard on top but Adriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adriano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adriano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adriano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adriano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rijkaart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adriano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rijkaart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rijkaart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adriano is keeping the position for now.
Rijkaart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rijkaart trying to control the position from guard on top but Adriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adriano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adriano looking for a guillotine here but Rijkaart defends easily.
Adriano is breathing heavily.
Adriano keeping full guard, as Rijkaart tries to pass.
Adriano throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rijkaart uses it to pass to side control.
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.
Rijkaart trying to control the position but Adriano is working away.
Adriano is looking to regain half guard here but Rijkaart keeps moving and retains side control.
Adriano is not content to let Rijkaart control the position.
Adriano tries to bench press Rijkaart off him but Rijkaart keeps the position.
Adriano regains half guard.
Adriano actively working from the bottom here.
Adriano is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Adriano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Adriano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adriano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adriano closes the distance and clinches.
Rijkaart wants the takedown. Adriano is fighting it off but Rijkaart persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Adriano's guard against the cage.
Adriano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rijkaart wants to control from the top but Adriano keeps moving.
Rijkaart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adriano is keeping the position for now.
Rijkaart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Adriano's guard.
Adriano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adriano looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano has his foot on Rijkaart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rijkaart works his way back into a safe position though.
Adriano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rijkaart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adriano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adriano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rijkaart.
Rijkaart tries to stand but Adriano is controlling from the bottom.
Adriano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rijkaart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rijkaart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adriano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rijkaart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adriano is trying to keep Rijkaart in close.
Adriano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rijkaart wants to control from the top but Adriano keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adriano's guard.
Adriano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rijkaart drops back looking for a leg! Adriano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adriano manages to kick Rijkaart off! Rijkaart jumps back into Adriano's guard.
Adriano looking for subs off his back but Rijkaart has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rijkaart blocks the strikes from Adriano.
That's four 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.
Adriano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adriano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adriano.
Adriano looking for a guillotine here but Rijkaart defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rijkaart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Adriano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Adriano's cut.
That's time! Adriano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rijkaart shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Adriano's guard.
Adriano keeping moving, preventing Rijkaart from controlling successfully.
Adriano looking for subs off his back but Rijkaart has passed one foot through into half guard.
Adriano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rijkaart tries to pass to full mount but Adriano defends it.
Adriano moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rijkaart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adriano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rijkaart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adriano working for submissions but it's allowed Rijkaart to get to half guard.
Rijkaart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adriano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adriano is working hard here to advance position.
Rijkaart trying to control from half guard but Adriano is working away.
Adriano moves into full guard.
Adriano controls Rijkaart momentarily but Rijkaart frees himself.
Rijkaart postures up and lands a big shot to Adriano's brow.
Adriano has his foot on Rijkaart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rijkaart works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adriano keeping moving, preventing Rijkaart from controlling successfully.
Rijkaart landing some decent shots from guard.
Rijkaart trying to control but Adriano is working from the bottom.
Adriano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rijkaart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rijkaart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four 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.
Rijkaart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adriano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rijkaart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jeroen Rijkaart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adriano has his foot on Rijkaart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rijkaart works his way back into a safe position though.
Ricardo Adriano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rijkaart is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Adriano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Adriano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adriano 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Adriano!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Lianbiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Bronislaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronislaw has chosen On The Way Home, by Lykathea Aflame as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhang Lianbiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Bronislaw!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lianbiao lands with a straight right. Bronislaw didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Ruslan Bronislaw has been cut.
Bronislaw ducks under a wild hook from Lianbiao.
Lianbiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronislaw.
Zhang Lianbiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lianbiao steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Bronislaw is out on his feet! Lianbiao sets himself and nearly takes Bronislaw's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zhang Lianbiao!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Hasselhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hasselhoff comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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192 lbs
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189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Hasselhoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggler is looking to clinch.
Hasselhoff ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
Hasselhoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Diggler sprawls well. He's pushed Hasselhoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hasselhoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diggler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hasselhoff clinches with his opponent.
Hasselhoff is trying to drag Diggler to the mat but Diggler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hasselhoff has Diggler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diggler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Hasselhoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff goes for a takedown attempt but Diggler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diggler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff clinches up with Diggler and pushes him back against the cage.
Hasselhoff jumps guard.
Diggler passes Hasselhoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diggler is looking to advance position but Hasselhoff won't allow it.
Diggler thows a huge punch but Hasselhoff dodges it nicely.
Diggler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is trying to control the action in half guard but Hasselhoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggler controlling the action here.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
Diggler is pressing down on Hasselhoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hasselhoff is holding on for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hasselhoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diggler as he avoids it easily.
Hasselhoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hasselhoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diggler's waist but Diggler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hasselhoff off to one side.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler stuffs the takedown.
Diggler tries to clinch there but Hasselhoff circles away.
Diggler missing with a left hand there. Hasselhoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggler tries to clinch
and Hasselhoff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diggler!
Diggler is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Diggler wants to hold on but Hasselhoff pushes him away.
Hasselhoff looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hasselhoff is breathing heavily.
Diggler is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff get's back to his feet.
Diggler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diggler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler looking to control but instead Hasselhoff has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diggler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hasselhoff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hasselhoff won't allow Diggler to pass to mount.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dirk Diggler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggler doesn't manage to clinch there - Hasselhoff circles away.
Hasselhoff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hasselhoff showed some decent athleticism there.
Hasselhoff is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Diggler has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diggler moves into full guard.
Diggler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hasselhoff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Diggler striking off his back but it's not causing Hasselhoff any problems.
Diggler has an active guard here but Hasselhoff has managed to pass into half guard.
Diggler trying to control here.
Diggler is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diggler tries to get to full guard but Hasselhoff has control of the leg.
Hasselhoff is trying for a kimura here. Diggler looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hasselhoff wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dirk Hasselhoff!
Dirk Hasselhoff retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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