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No Rest for the Wicked PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Donskoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Shalbek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitriy Donskoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shalbek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalbek ducks under a wild hook from Donskoy.
Donskoy swinging wilding here.
Shalbek moves away from the strike by Donskoy.
Shalbek misses with a combination
and Donskoy counters with a one-two to the body.
Shalbek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Shalbek.
Donskoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Shalbek misses.
Donskoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Donskoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shalbek throws a leg kick but Donskoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shalbek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalbek tries to clinch up but Donskoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Shalbek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donskoy.
Donskoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by Shalbek.
A big left from Donskoy misses.
Donskoy throws out a loose jab but Shalbek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalbek tries to clinch there but Donskoy circles away.
Shalbek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donskoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donskoy misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shalbek.
Donskoy throws a nice looking combination but Shalbek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Shalbek does no damage.
Shalbek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Dmitriy Donskoy has been cut.
Donskoy throws a sloppy head kick
letting Shalbek counter with a right hand.
Shalbek dips to his left and cracks Donskoy with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Donskoy misses.
Shalbek takes a swing at Donskoy's ribcage but misses.
Shalbek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donskoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shalbek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donskoy tries to bum rush Shalbek with a series of wild strikes but Shalbek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shalbek jabs at Donskoy's body.
Donskoy is breathing heavily.
Shalbek looks for the body kick but Donskoy saw that one coming.
Shalbek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shalbek lands a right hand.
Shalbek scores with a hook to the body.
Shalbek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shalbek takes the fight into the clinch.
Shalbek lands a nice knee to the body.
Shalbek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shalbek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donskoy.
Shalbek jabs at Donskoy's body.
Shalbek misses with a combination
and Donskoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Shalbek slips a jab from Donskoy.
Donskoy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Shalbek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donskoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shalbek drops Donskoy with a right and a left! Shalbek comes rushing in but Donskoy regains his composure and manages to keep Shalbek in guard.
Dmitriy Donskoy's cut is getting worse.
Shalbek controlling from the top position.
Shalbek postures up in Donskoy's guard and throws a big left but Donskoy blocks it.
Shalbek tries to free his leg and advance position but Donskoy is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shalbek slips nicely into half guard.
Shalbek is looking to take a break and control but Donskoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Shalbek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Donskoy's cut.
That's time! Donskoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Shalbek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shalbek scores with a jab to the body.
Donskoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shalbek cracks Donskoy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shalbek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shalbek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shalbek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shalbek tries to clinch up.
Shalbek scores with a leg kick.
Shalbek lands a with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Shalbek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalbek thuds his shin into the meat of Donskoy's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shalbek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shalbek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shalbek scores with a nice strike.
Dmitriy Donskoy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shalbek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donskoy.
Dmitriy Donskoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donskoy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shalbek to score with a decent uppercut.
Shalbek closes the distance and clinches.
Donskoy tries to break the clinch but Shalbek is controlling the position.
Shalbek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donskoy can't get the takedown.
Donskoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shalbek.
Shalbek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shalbek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donskoy tries to stall but Shalbek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shalbek lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Dmitriy Donskoy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dmitriy Donskoy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Shalbek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman Thompson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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283 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herman Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chase Howard!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thompson trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thompson, up you get!
Thompson tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looking to sit in guard and control but Thompson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Howard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howard has his hands on Thompson's head, controlling the position.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
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.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Howard on that attempt.
Howard looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a head kick that drops Howard - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Howard is rocked!
Howard tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
Howard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Howard looks gassed!
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howard defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howard defending well though.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Howard has eaten all the pies!
Thompson is thwarting Howard's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson clinches up with Howard and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Howard regains guard.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson pushing down on Howard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Howard is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Howard trying to control from the bottom.
Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Thompson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Howard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Howard throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
Howard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Howard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Howard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howard working a defensive guard but Thompson passes into half guard.
Howard is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Thompson manages to end up in side control.
Thompson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Howard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard manages to get back to half guard.
Thompson wants to control but Howard is keeping him busy.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Howard is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
Howard looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson decides to return to a standing position.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Howard takes a shot to the head.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howard looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard looking for a takedown.
Howard tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Howard clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Howard staying busy and making it hard for Thompson to control.
Howard is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Thompson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson gets through Howard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Howard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson is trying to trip Howard. He has hold of a leg but Howard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thompson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thompson pushes down on Howard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Howard is looking to improve his position.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howard defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Howard is retaining full guard.
Thompson stops Howard from standing up.
Howard working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thompson has passed into half guard!
Thompson trying to control the pace.
Thompson is trying to control. Howard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Howard wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
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.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Howard wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Howard pushes Thompson off looking to stand but Thompson dives back in and keeps control.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Howard's hands, connecting with Howard's forehead.
Thompson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson prevents Howard from improving his position.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howard tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
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.
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Howard tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab from Thompson.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Chase Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herman Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Howard's takedown attempt.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Hunter!
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, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke lands with a shot to the body.
ORourke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
ORourke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
ORourke drives through and clinches with Hunter against the cage.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke lands with a short shot to the head.
ORourke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
ORourke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunter up against the cage.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter jumps guard but ORourke stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter jumps guard but ORourke stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
ORourke is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from ORourke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke leaning against his opponent.
Hunter can't break the clinch.
Hunter jumps guard but ORourke stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ORourke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from ORourke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from ORourke.
Hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but ORourke has double underhooks.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but ORourke keeps him there for the moment.
ORourke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
ORourke lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from ORourke.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunter.
Hunter tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
ORourke lands a nice uppercut.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunter letting ORourke take a breather here.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
ORourke tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivan ORourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunter's calf.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORourke tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt.
ORourke is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
ORourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by ORourke.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by ORourke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke gets a clinch.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as ORourke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunter wants to break free but ORourke has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. ORourke can't fight it off and eventually Hunter manages to take the fight to the floor. ORourke looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hunter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but ORourke manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hunter has ORourke in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hunter wants to hit a switch here but ORourke passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hunter there!
Hunter can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke controlling the position easily from mount.
Hunter is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ORourke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hunter tries to keep at a distance but ORourke has taken the fight into the clinch.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunter jumps guard but ORourke stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
ORourke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
ORourke lands a body shot.
ORourke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ORourke digs a right hand underneath Hunter's ribcage. Hunter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunter has ORourke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORourke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by ORourke.
Hunter is trying to break free.
ORourke stalling the fight.
Hunter tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
Hunter tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but ORourke keeps him there for the moment.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
ORourke keeps control of Hunter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
ORourke stalling against the cage.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ORourke.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunter manages to pull guard.
Hunter wants to hit a switch here but ORourke passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hunter there!
Hunter is wriggling around trying to escape.
ORourke controlling the pace for now.
Travis Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Hunter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunter throwing hammer fists to the chest of ORourke. What's that going to do exactly?
Hunter is desperately trying to improve his position but ORourke has a good base and remains in mount.
Hunter slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard but ORourke has mounted him!
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORourke content just to control the position here.
Hunter tries to reverse the position but ORourke maintains control.
ORourke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunter tries to reverse the position but ORourke maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan ORourke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ORourke 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan ORourke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorazd Oras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov has chosen Darude-Sandstorm as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Popov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorazd Oras!
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, Jack Popov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oras lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Popov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Popov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oras fails to land with a series of punches.
Oras scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popov tries to clinch but Oras moves out of range.
Jack Popov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov shoots in but no luck this time.
Oras lands a jab to Popov's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popov misses with a few strikes there.
Oras drops Popov with a left right combo! Oras follows him down to the ground into side control.
Popov is rocked!
It looks like Jack Popov has been cut.
Popov looks gassed!
Oras controlling the position from side mount.
Popov is still in real trouble! Can Oras finish him?
Popov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Popov seems to have recovered his senses.
Oras is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oras stands up.
Oras sends Popov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Oras is motioning to the referee to let Popov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oras lands with a big right hook that stumbles Popov - he's out on his feet here! Oras follows up with another monster hook that separates Popov from consciousness! Popov falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Oras stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gorazd Oras!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fuego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Juusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Juusto 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dante Fuego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Juusto!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juusto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juusto shoots in for a double leg but Fuego sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fuego throws a sloppy head kick and Juusto moves out of range easily.
Fuego scores with a nice strike.
Juusto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fuego as he avoids it easily.
Dante Fuego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Juusto.
A punch combination from Fuego misses.
Juusto fails to land the takedown.
Juusto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fuego scores with a hook to the body. Juusto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Juusto looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuego connects with a superb combination that knocks Juusto out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Fuego before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Juusto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dante Fuego!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between davis greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). greg comes to the cage accompanied by Happy? by Mudvayne. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, davis greg!
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, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
greg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
It looks like Pedro Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to clinch but greg moves out of range.
greg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than greg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
greg with shots to the head and body - Sanchez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Sanchez landing a few short strikes.
greg prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
greg wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez tries to roll over but greg keeps him under control.
Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by greg.
greg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
greg gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now greg is on top in guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
greg tries to stand but Sanchez is controlling from the bottom.
Sanchez striking off his back but it's not causing greg any problems.
Sanchez punching from the bottom - just letting greg know he's still in a fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from greg.
Sanchez striking off his back but it's not causing greg any problems.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in greg's guard.
greg is breathing heavily.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
greg striking off his back but it's not causing Sanchez any problems.
Sanchez is working greg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez is in close to greg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
greg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from greg.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez distracts greg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
greg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if greg tries to get out of the position.
greg looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez is working greg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez distracts greg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez stands up over greg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
greg working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to greg's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez moves into full mount! greg won't be happy about that!
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Sanchez lands a big elbow - greg is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and greg is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pedro Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Cawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Volkanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Cawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Volkanov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Volkanov showed some decent athleticism there.
Cawk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Volkanov is working away from the top position though.
Cawk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cawk tries to get out of the position.
Volkanov wants to stand up but Cawk is controlling the position.
Cawk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Volkanov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cawk to stand up.
Cawk misses with a takedown attempt
and Volkanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cawk's guard now.
Volkanov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cawk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volkanov counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cawk seems a little lost for a moment, as Volkanov dominates the positioning.
Cawk is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Volkanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cawk!
Volkanov looks gassed!
Cawk is desperately trying to improve his position but Volkanov has a good base and remains in mount.
Volkanov content just to control the position here.
Volkanov is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Cawk tries to clinch up
and Volkanov counters with a shoot takedown. Cawk fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cawk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Volkanov stops Cawk from standing up.
Cawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Volkanov being controlled here momentarily.
Cawk wants to stand up but Volkanov is controlling him.
Cawk is trying to keep Volkanov in close.
Volkanov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Volkanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Volkanov lands in his opponent's guard.
Volkanov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Volkanov stands and steps away. Cawk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Volkanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Volkanov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cawk fails with the takedown
and Volkanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Volkanov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cawk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkanov stands up from Cawk's guard - Volkanov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cawk has his takedown stuffed
and Volkanov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cawk!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Cawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkanov controlling from mount.
Volkanov stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Cawk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Volkanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cawk punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Volkanov 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.
Volkanov gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkanov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cawk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Volkanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cawk controls Volkanov momentarily but Volkanov frees himself.
Volkanov controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkanov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Volkanov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cawk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Volkanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Volkanov won't allow Cawk to get back to his feet.
Volkanov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Volkanov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cawk, up you get!
Volkanov gets a takedown into half guard.
Cawk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Volkanov is working away from the top position though.
Cawk is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cawk gets a takedown into half guard.
Volkanov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Cawk manages to mount him!
Yuri Volkanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Volkanov working to try and regain half guard.
Cawk trying to control but Volkanov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cawk can't control as he wanted to and Volkanov manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cawk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Volkanov manages to get to full guard.
Volkanov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volkanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cawk struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkanov happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Cawk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cawk tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Volkanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cawk misses with a takedown attempt
and Volkanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cawk is trying to stand.
Volkanov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cawk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Volkanov slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cawk.
Cawk is looking for a sweep. Volkanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cawk is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkanov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cawk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volkanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cawk trying to hold on to Volkanov's head to control him but Volkanov postures up.
Volkanov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Volkanov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Yuri Volkanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cawk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Volkanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Volkanov.
Volkanov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Volkanov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Volkanov counters with a single leg into guard. Cawk didn't expect that.
Volkanov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Volkanov gets the takedown into side control.
Cawk wants to control but Volkanov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Volkanov stands up.
Volkanov feints and as Cawk raises his hands in defense, Volkanov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cawk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Volkanov stands up from Cawk's guard - Volkanov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Volkanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkanov scores with a takedown into Cawk's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cawk looking to control.
Cawk is working an open guard so Volkanov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cawk with a poor takedown
and Volkanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Cawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cawk successfully pulls guard.
Volkanov is pushing down on Cawk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cawk is fighting to maintain full guard but Volkanov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cawk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volkanov stands up and beckons Cawk to join him on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cawk throws a head kick but Volkanov moves out of range.
Brock Cawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Volkanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volkanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Volkanov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Uaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Uaz's choice of entrance music: Velvet Revolver - Psycho Killer. Turo Vatanen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Uaz's chin.
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265 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turo Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Uaz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uaz lands a jab.
It looks like Turo Vatanen has been cut.
Vatanen moves into the clinch.
Vatanen pulls guard.
Uaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vatanen's guard.
Uaz preventing the sweep.
Uaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vatanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vatanen is proving hard to escape from.
Vatanen 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.
Uaz wants to get up but he can't break Vatanen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vatanen avoids a kick to the body.
Vatanen wants to clinch.
Uaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vatanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vatanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vatanen 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.
Uaz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vatanen looking for a guillotine from mount but Uaz is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uaz is trying to stand.
Vatanen tries to control but Uaz wriggling away.
Vatanen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Uaz is rocked!
Uaz has given up his back. Will we see Vatanen going for some submissions?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Uaz is still in real trouble! Can Vatanen finish him?
Vatanen sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Uaz taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Turo Vatanen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Kazakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazakov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Chessboxin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack London!
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, Dimitri Kazakov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
London scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
London drops an elbow to the side of Kazakov's head.
London trying to pass the guard but Kazakov defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazakov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
London is looking to advance position but Kazakov won't allow it.
London with the ground and pound but Kazakov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kazakov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazakov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
London in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as London accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kazakov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
London displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazakov throws out the jab.
Kazakov misses the shot to the body.
Kazakov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract London.
Kazakov throws a hook to the side of London's head but London sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazakov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazakov gets a clinch.
Kazakov swings wildly with an uppercut but London uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
London looks to throw an elbow but misses.
London blocks a punch to the side of the head.
London is trying to drag Kazakov to the mat but Kazakov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kazakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kazakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kazakov.
Kazakov is leaning against London and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kazakov.
Stalling in the clinch from Kazakov.
Kazakov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kazakov cracks London with a nice body shot.
Kazakov tries to score a body lock takedown but London shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Kazakov as the two fighters clinch.
London misses with a punch to the body.
Kazakov working aggressively here.
Kazakov breaks the clinch.
Kazakov throws an overhand right that lands on London's shoulder, as London tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov fails with the takedown
and London counters with an outside leg kick.
London tries to clinch but Kazakov moves out of range.
Kazakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
London uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazakov.
Kazakov looks to land a right hand but London moved out of range.
London thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Kazakov.
Kazakov with a poor takedown
and London counters with a thumping low kick.
Jack London has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitri Kazakov.
Kazakov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazakov looks gassed!
Kazakov fails with the takedown
and London counters with a thumping low kick.
Kazakov moves away from the strike by London.
Kazakov looks to land a right hand but London moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London gets in close and instigates a clinch.
London gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kazakov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
London sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kazakov's guard.
London not landing any meaningful shots this time.
London landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
London is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kazakov blocking the ground and pound attempt from London.
Kazakov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
London seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kazakov is trying to get back to full guard.
London slips a nice elbow through Kazakov's hands, connecting with Kazakov's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
London throwing shots but Kazakov is blocking nicely.
London sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kazakov defending well though.
London 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
London works his way into side control.
London lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
London fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
London in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kazakov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kazakov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazakov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
London cracks Kazakov with a big right hand but Kazakov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
London working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack London dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by London.
London on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kazakov throws a hook but London blocks it.
Kazakov throws a body punch but London moves out of range.
London walks into a jab.
Kazakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Kazakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
London uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazakov.
London takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
London showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kazakov.
Kazakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but London moves away.
Kazakov tries for a takedown but London circles away easily
and London counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kazakov won't be happy with that.
Kazakov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
London working the ground and pound from side control.
London is putting a hurting on Kazakov here, landing some big shots from side control.
London creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
London postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
London works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
London in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
London throws a strike aimed at the side of Kazakov's head but Kazakov avoids it well.
London grinds an elbow into Kazakov's temple.
London working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazakov wants to control but London postures up.
London in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov struggling a bit here.
London working the head with strikes.
Kazakov parries the strikes from London easily there. London is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kazakov to escape.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Check out the look on London's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
London tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
London throws an elbow but Kazakov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kazakov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by London.
London cracks Kazakov with a big right hand but Kazakov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jack London overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on London's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London working the head and body with strikes.
London misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from London are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
London scoring with punches and elbows.
Kazakov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but London wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
London works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kazakov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
London working the ground and pound from side control.
London creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kazakov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kazakov struggling a bit here.
London working the ground and pound but Kazakov is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London scores with a couple of short elbows.
London working the body and head with strikes.
London is putting a hurting on Kazakov here, landing some big shots from side control.
London in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kazakov struggling a bit here.
London working the ground and pound.
Kazakov struggling a bit here.
London connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kazakov some visible discomfort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
London in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
London in side control, throwing shots but Kazakov defends.
Kazakov is trying to control London's posture but London avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack London dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kazakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
London misses the shot to the body.
Kazakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kazakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
London doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Kazakov misses.
London keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazakov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract London.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazakov with a lazy takedown attempt
and London counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimitri Kazakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kazakov misses its intended target.
Kazakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazakov tries for a takedown but London circles away easily
and London counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kazakov's guard now.
Kazakov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with London. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
London throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
London working some strikes from top position.
London loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
London missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kazakov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazakov trying to keep a closed guard but London is proving a slippery customer.
Kazakov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
London content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kazakov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from London.
London working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good shot there by London.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and London counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kazakov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jack London has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitri Kazakov.
Kazakov throws a body punch but London moves out of range.
London moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kazakov staying out of range there.
London misses with an uppercut. Kazakov saw that one coming.
Kazakov has his takedown stuffed
and London counters with a thumping low kick.
London waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kazakov.
London feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
London keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kazakov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kazakov has momentary wrist control but London slips an elbow through the middle.
London lands a couple of digs.
London stands up over Kazakov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kazakov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as London accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
London looking to pass the guard.
London postures up in Kazakov's guard and throws a big left but Kazakov blocks it.
Kazakov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
London distracts Kazakov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
London loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London stands up over Kazakov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as London accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazakov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from London.
Kazakov wants to sweep but no luck.
London throwing strikes from guard but Kazakov blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as London accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dimitri Kazakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
London throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Kazakov as he connects with a hook.
Kazakov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jack London is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Kazakov misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack London showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for London, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack London!
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