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RC 55 - Fang vs. Steele PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SD Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Paul (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 middleweight 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, SD Plissken!
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, Drew Paul!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul closes the distance and clinches up with Plissken, looking for a takedown. Paul pushes Plissken against the cage but Plissken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul is looking to clinch.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plissken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paul shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plissken pinned against the cage. Plissken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plissken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paul has time to react.
It looks like Drew Paul has been cut.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt.
SD Plissken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Paul.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plissken as he jumps to the side.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from Plissken.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plissken as he avoids it easily.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plissken as he avoids it easily.
Paul looks gassed!
Plissken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plissken fails to land with a series of punches.
Plissken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul is looking to clinch.
Paul fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Plissken sprawls well initially but Paul persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Plissken works his way to full guard. Good work.
Plissken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plissken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plissken is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Paul has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paul desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Plissken is working for a kimura but Paul is defending it quite comfortably.
Plissken trying to control the action but Paul is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plissken.
Paul is staying active underneath Plissken, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paul actively working from the bottom here.
Plissken is working for a submission of some sort.
Plissken is working for a submission of some sort.
Plissken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paul's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plissken is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paul sees it coming and defends easily.
Paul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Plissken is working for a submission of some sort.
Plissken wants to work for an arm triangle but Paul is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Plissken throwing shots but Paul is blocking nicely.
Plissken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paul doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Plissken.
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.
Paul keeping control of the position.
Plissken is looking for a kimura here.
Paul is trying to maintain the position but Plissken is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plissken moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SD Plissken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Paul's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Plissken looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plissken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paul defending well though.
Plissken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Plissken is working for a submission of some sort.
Paul trying to control but Plissken postures up.
Plissken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paul doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Plissken.
Paul wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plissken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Plissken seems to be working for a kimura but Paul defends the submission attempt.
Paul gets back to full guard.
Paul has his foot on Plissken's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plissken works his way back into a safe position though.
Plissken stands up from Paul's guard - Plissken perhaps looking for a knockout.
Plissken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plissken changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paul looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Plissken crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plissken advances to full mount.
Paul taking shots to the head.
Paul tries to hold on but Plissken postures up.
Plissken scoring with strikes but Paul is staying in there.
Paul can't escape the position.
Plissken avoids the attempt from Paul to control.
Paul has given up his back.
Plissken connects with a big shot to the side of Paul's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plissken is working the ground and pound. Can Paul escape?
Paul trying to control the hands but Plissken won't let him.
Plissken looking for the RNC.
Paul is really stuck here.
Plissken working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plissken cracks Paul with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Paul from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Paul wants to escape the position.
Plissken has his arm under Paul's chin here. Game over son! Plissken squeezes tightly and Paul is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). SD Plissken!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hero Tasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Pavlic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hero Tasaki!
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, Maximus Pavlic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pavlic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlic misses the shot to the body.
Tasaki throws a series of punches but Pavlic moves out of range.
Tasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pavlic counters with a takedown into side control.
Tasaki throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Tasaki is not content to let Pavlic control the position.
Pavlic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pavlic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pavlic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pavlic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pavlic trying to control the position but Tasaki is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pavlic tries for a kimura but Tasaki is defending well.
Pavlic tries to move to mount but Tasaki blocks the move with his legs.
Pavlic looks gassed!
Tasaki tries to escape but Pavlic is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tasaki to see if he's OK.
Pavlic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tasaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pavlic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tasaki manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tasaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pavlic is working away from the top position though.
Pavlic is pressing down on Tasaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tasaki is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tasaki is trying to maintain the position but Pavlic is very close to passing his half guard.
Tasaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tasaki is looking to escape.
Pavlic is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tasaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pavlic blocks the strikes from Tasaki.
Pavlic prevents Tasaki from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tasaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavlic.
Pavlic throws a jab when Tasaki was well out of range.
Pavlic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tasaki misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pavlic as he jumps to the side.
Pavlic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tasaki scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavlic is trying to reverse the position but instead Tasaki has taken his back - oops!
Tasaki patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tasaki is persistently looking for the submission but Pavlic is defending it well.
Pavlic rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pavlic is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tasaki pulls his head out easily.
Tasaki is looking for a kimura but Pavlic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tasaki to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic manages to get to full guard.
Pavlic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pavlic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tasaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tasaki lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlic is looking for a sweep.
Tasaki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pavlic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlic is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maximus Pavlic will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tasaki clinches.
Tasaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tasaki backwards.
Pavlic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tasaki backwards.
Tasaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pavlic walks away with a smile on his face. Tasaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pavlic moves into range and clinches up with Tasaki.
Pavlic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pavlic taking a breather.
Pavlic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tasaki up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlic fails to land.
Pavlic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tasaki pushes Pavlic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Tasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavlic is breathing heavily.
Pavlic looking to slow down the pace here.
Tasaki breaks from the clinch.
Tasaki throws a nice looking combination but Pavlic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tasaki scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlic shoots in but no luck this time.
Tasaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Tasaki shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hero Tasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tasaki.
Tasaki stalks Pavlic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pavlic's face. Pavlic staggers backwards, shaken.
Tasaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pavlic.
Pavlic misses with a wild body shot.
Pavlic closes the distance and clinches.
Tasaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlic backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pavlic as Tasaki tries to tie him up.
Pavlic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pavlic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlic takes a shot to the head.
Pavlic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tasaki lands a right hand.
Tasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tasaki jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic throwing strikes but missing.
Tasaki keeping moving, preventing Pavlic from controlling successfully.
Pavlic preventing the sweep.
Tasaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pavlic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pavlic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tasaki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tasaki has escaped and now he's on top!
Pavlic trying to keep a closed guard but Tasaki is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasaki with a nice head shot there.
Tasaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pavlic wants to sweep here but Tasaki controlling him for the moment.
Hero Tasaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pavlic working for a triangle but Tasaki defends it easily.
Pavlic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tasaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tasaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Tasaki - just one landing.
Hero Tasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlic shoots in for a double leg but Tasaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tasaki looks to land a combination. Pavlic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pavlic tries to close the distance and clinch but Tasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlic wants to clinch but Tasaki slips to the side
and Tasaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pavlic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tasaki drops back looking for a leg! Pavlic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pavlic manages to kick Tasaki off! Tasaki jumps back into Pavlic's guard.
Pavlic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tasaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Tasaki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pavlic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tasaki tries to avoid it but Pavlic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tasaki to the ground. Tasaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tasaki connects with a body shot.
Tasaki throws a series of punches but Pavlic moves out of range.
Tasaki shoots for a takedown but Pavlic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pavlic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pavlic tries to clinch but Tasaki is having none of it.
Pavlic tries to clinch but Tasaki moves out of range.
Pavlic throws the left hand but Tasaki avoids the punch easily.
Pavlic shoots in but no luck this time.
Tasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pavlic counters with a shoot takedown. Tasaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Pavlic stands and throws Tasaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tasaki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tasaki tries to roll over but Pavlic keeps him under control.
Tasaki flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlic is looking to advance position but Tasaki won't allow it.
Tasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tasaki won't allow Pavlic to pass to mount.
Tasaki wants to get back to full guard.
Tasaki looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pavlic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pavlic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tasaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Pavlic. Pavlic gets slowly back to his feet.
Hero Tasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Pavlic.
Pavlic closes the distance and clinches.
Tasaki manages to break the clinch.
Tasaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlic shoots in for a takedown but Tasaki shows good takedown defense.
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.
Tasaki lands with a hook. Pavlic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pavlic shoots in and drives through. Tasaki sprawls well.
Pavlic tries to clinch there but Tasaki circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavlic throws a lazy right hand but Tasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Pavlic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tasaki closes the distance and clinches up with Pavlic, looking for a takedown. Tasaki pushes Pavlic against the cage but Pavlic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pavlic shoots in but no luck this time.
Tasaki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pavlic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tasaki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pavlic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tasaki, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic looking to pass the guard.
Pavlic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pavlic wants to control from the top but Tasaki keeps moving.
Tasaki keeping full guard, as Pavlic tries to pass.
Tasaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pavlic!
Tasaki looking for a guillotine from mount but Pavlic is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlic is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Tasaki.
Pavlic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tasaki is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Pavlic is in real trouble.
Pavlic is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tasaki gets his way!
Tasaki lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tasaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tasaki doesn't have the hooks in and Pavlic manages to turn into his guard.
Tasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hero Tasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tasaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hero Tasaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Juliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JoHan Bluntenpets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rocko Juliano has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rocko Juliano seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocko Juliano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, JoHan Bluntenpets!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluntenpets clinches.
Bluntenpets wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juliano has him pressed against the cage.
Juliano avoids a wild elbow strike from Bluntenpets.
Bluntenpets has had enough of the clinch but Juliano keeps him there for the moment.
Bluntenpets wants to break free but Juliano has control.
Juliano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bluntenpets lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bluntenpets blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juliano tries for a takedown but Bluntenpets manages to get underhooks.
Juliano can't get the takedown.
Bluntenpets looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juliano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juliano changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bluntenpets fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Juliano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Bluntenpets. No joy for Juliano on that attempt.
Juliano fails with a takedown attempt.
Bluntenpets takes one to the chin there.
Juliano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
JoHan Bluntenpets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juliano is breathing heavily.
Juliano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bluntenpets pushes Juliano off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juliano walks into a stiff left hand from Bluntenpets.
Bluntenpets gets a clinch.
Bluntenpets gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bluntenpets misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juliano.
Juliano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bluntenpets prevents it.
Juliano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bluntenpets has had enough of the clinch but Juliano keeps him there for the moment.
Bluntenpets lands an elbow just above Juliano 's eye.
Juliano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bluntenpets comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rocko Juliano has been cut.
Juliano managing to block the knees to the body from Bluntenpets.
Juliano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bluntenpets lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juliano.
Bluntenpets scores a nice knee to the body.
Bluntenpets pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bluntenpets misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bluntenpets feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juliano's calf.
Bluntenpets takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluntenpets trying to land knees to the body.
Bluntenpets using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bluntenpets wants to break free but Juliano has control.
Bluntenpets comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bluntenpets lands an elbow inside that Juliano shrugs off.
Juliano looking to throw knees to the head but Bluntenpets is blocking nicely.
Bluntenpets's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bluntenpets fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juliano.
Bluntenpets tries to bum rush Juliano with a series of wild strikes but Juliano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bluntenpets.
Bluntenpets rushes Juliano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bluntenpets missing with knees to the body.
Bluntenpets breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bluntenpets lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bluntenpets clinches up with Juliano and pushes him back against the cage.
Bluntenpets escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bluntenpets throws a wild body kick that Juliano sees coming a mile off.
Juliano clinches but Bluntenpets breaks the clinch
and Bluntenpets counters with a head kick. That will keep Juliano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluntenpets cracks a nice hook into Juliano's ribs.
Bluntenpets moves into the clinch.
Bluntenpets's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bluntenpets instigates a clinch.
Bluntenpets gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Juliano.
Bluntenpets scores a nice knee to the body.
Bluntenpets with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bluntenpets.
Juliano is working for takedown but Bluntenpets is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bluntenpets's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bluntenpets.
Bluntenpets throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bluntenpets looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bluntenpets gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Juliano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bluntenpets gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluntenpets misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bluntenpets.
Bluntenpets breaks from the clinch.
Bluntenpets has closed the distance and engaged Juliano in a clinch.
Bluntenpets lands a shoulder strike.
Juliano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bluntenpets leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bluntenpets.
Bluntenpets lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bluntenpets wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bluntenpets comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juliano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bluntenpets is pressed up against the cage. Juliano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bluntenpets down to the mat. Bluntenpets avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bluntenpets lets loose with a powerful body kick. Juliano will feel that in the morning.
Juliano tries to keep at a distance but Bluntenpets has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bluntenpets manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JoHan Bluntenpets dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocko Juliano's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bluntenpets swinging wilding here.
Juliano misses with a takedown attempt
and Bluntenpets counters with a good, hard body kick but Juliano shrugs it off.
Bluntenpets fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juliano, pushing him back against the cage.
Juliano misses with a knee to the head.
Juliano misses with a knee to the head.
Juliano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bluntenpets escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bluntenpets clinches.
Bluntenpets managing to block the knees to the body from Juliano.
Good body shot from Bluntenpets.
Bluntenpets breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bluntenpets instigates a clinch.
Bluntenpets breaks from the clinch.
Juliano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bluntenpets counters by moving into the clinch.
Bluntenpets breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bluntenpets.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juliano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bluntenpets tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Juliano counters with a shoot takedown. Bluntenpets fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluntenpets looking for a sweep. Not yet Bluntenpets, not yet.
Bluntenpets is looking to sinch up a triangle. Juliano throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bluntenpets's body to avoid the submission. Bluntenpets has instead reached around Juliano's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bluntenpets arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). JoHan Bluntenpets!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kot Leopold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Lavelle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Chris Lavelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kot Leopold!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavelle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kot Leopold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leopold tries to clinch up.
Leopold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lavelle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lavelle has Leopold up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Leopold.
Leopold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lavelle.
Lavelle is trying to break the clinch but Leopold has him pressed against the cage.
Leopold missing with knees to the body.
Leopold lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Chris Lavelle has been cut.
Leopold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leopold is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Leopold.
Leopold clinches up with Lavelle and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopold.
Leopold breaks from the clinch.
Leopold tries to clinch but Lavelle moves away
and Lavelle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leopold's guard now.
Lavelle won't allow Leopold to get back to his feet.
Leopold kicks Lavelle off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavelle throws a head kick but Leopold moves out of range.
Lavelle needs to keep his hands up - Leopold had a free shot at his head there.
Leopold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leopold waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lavelle.
Leopold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lavelle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lavelle moves out of range of the strikes.
Leopold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lavelle's hands.
Kot Leopold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leopold drives through and clinches with Lavelle against the cage.
Leopold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leopold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leopold prevents Lavelle from breaking the clinch.
Leopold lands an elbow inside that Lavelle shrugs off.
Lavelle can't get the takedown.
Leopold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leopold is pushing Lavelle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold lands a nice elbow.
Lavelle is breathing heavily.
Leopold manages to break the clinch.
Leopold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lavelle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lavelle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leopold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leopold stalling in the clinch.
Leopold breaks the clinch.
Leopold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lavelle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leopold clinches up with Lavelle and pushes him back against the cage.
Leopold breaks from the clinch.
Lavelle swats away the attempt to clinch by Leopold.
Leopold avoids the head kick by Lavelle.
Leopold closes the distance and clinches.
Leopold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lavelle takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lavelle's defenses.
Chris Lavelle's cut is getting worse.
Leopold'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.
Leopold lands a nice elbow.
Leopold lands an elbow inside.
Leopold landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leopold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leopold closes the distance but Lavelle moves to the side
and Lavelle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leopold's guard now.
Leopold pushes Lavelle off and gets back to his feet.
Leopold clinches up with Lavelle and pushes him back against the cage.
Leopold gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leopold decides to return to a standing position.
Leopold forces Lavelle back against the cage and clinches.
Lavelle is looking to break free of the clinch but Leopold has double underhooks.
Leopold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lavelle.
Leopold landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lavelle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leopold smiles and moves away.
Leopold moves into the clinch.
Lavelle tries to pull guard but Leopold won't allow it.
Leopold breaks the clinch.
Leopold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lavelle, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leopold lands an elbow that stopped Lavelle in his tracks for a moment.
Lavelle is trying to drag Leopold to the mat but Leopold just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leopold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lavelle's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kot Leopold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Lavelle's cut.
That's time! Lavelle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leopold connects with a jab.
Lavelle swats away the attempt to clinch by Leopold.
Leopold misses with the combination.
Leopold cracks Lavelle with a good jab.
Leopold lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lavelle is rocked!
Leopold moves in close and cracks Lavelle with a massive right hand! Lavelle, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Leopold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kot Leopold!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kalishevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Karaev struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ivan Kalishevski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kalishevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karaev wants to clinch up but Kalishevski keeps it at a distance.
Karaev throws a right and a left that Kalishevski avoids nicely.
Karaev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karaev looks gassed!
Karaev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kalishevski but Kalishevski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski throws a head kick but Karaev moves out of range.
Kalishevski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karaev.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses.
Kalishevski clinches with his opponent.
Kalishevski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karaev's face.
It looks like Sergei Karaev has been cut.
Kalishevski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kalishevski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kalishevski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski scores with a head kick.
Kalishevski tries to clinch there but Karaev circles away.
Kalishevski closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalishevski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalishevski lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Kalishevski to work.
Kalishevski is leaning against Karaev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalishevski waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Karaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski tries to clinch up but Karaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Karaev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Sergei Karaev's cut even more.
A head kick lands from Kalishevski that sends Karaev to the canvas. Karaev tries to scramble back to his feet but Kalishevski brings him back down into side control.
Karaev is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalishevski staying calm.
Kalishevski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Karaev to his feet.
Ivan Kalishevski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski lands with a nice body kick.
Kalishevski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karaev if he has to take too many more of those.
Kalishevski misses with a body shot.
Kalishevski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kalishevski, as that shot connected.
The cut above Sergei Karaev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karaev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kalishevski lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalishevski fakes the leg kick and cracks Karaev in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kalishevski lands a knee to the body.
Kalishevski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sergei Karaev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kalishevski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kalishevski stalling the fight.
Kalishevski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karaev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kalishevski lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalishevski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kalishevski manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kalishevski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Karaev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that Karaev semi-blocks.
Kalishevski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kalishevski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalishevski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalishevski scores with a head kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Karaev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Kalishevski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweep the Leg kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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189 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaius Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen misses with a hook.
Alexander slips under a jab.
Alexander scores with a head kick.
It looks like Pentti Hirvonen has been cut.
Alexander rushes Hirvonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander misses with some punches.
Hirvonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hirvonen wants to stall.
Hirvonen is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander stops a takedown attempt from Hirvonen.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hirvonen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alexander clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
Hirvonen is looking to control Alexander but Alexander is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hirvonen tightening his grip on Alexander, looking for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirvonen is looking for the choke from the back position but Alexander is controlling his hands well.
Alexander is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hirvonen off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hirvonen looking for the choke but no joy.
Alexander trying to get back to his feet but Hirvonen is in full control for now.
Hirvonen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Alexander has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Alexander holding both Hirvonen 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hirvonen sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Alexander taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pentti Hirvonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela has chosen Angel of Death by Slayer as his entrance music. Igor Svetnela has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sung Kim's chin.
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188 lbs
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194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle, before Svetnela throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kim's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Svetnela lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Igor Svetnela!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Tafoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tafoya is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kraftwerk - Musique Non Stop. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Tafoya!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tafoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis tries to clinch up but Tafoya circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tafoya will feel that in the morning.
Tafoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Tafoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tafoya connects with a looping right hand.
Tafoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tafoya as Davis tries to tie him up.
Tafoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Tafoya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tafoya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tafoya presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tafoya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tafoya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tafoya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Tafoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Tafoya circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Davis to the canvas! Davis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tafoya keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Tafoya!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Fridman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fridman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who's the King? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Novikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Fridman!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fridman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fridman keeps the fight on the outside.
Fridman closes the distance and pushes Novikov back into the cage.
Novikov trying to land knees to the body.
Novikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fridman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Novikov has him pressed against the cage.
Fridman is pushing Novikov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Novikov tries a body shot but Fridman blocks it.
Novikov fails to pull guard.
Novikov misses with the head strike.
Novikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fridman.
Novikov pulls guard effortlessly.
Novikov is pulling down on Fridman's head to control his posture.
Novikov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov has a closed guard, preventing Fridman from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Novikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Novikov had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fridman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Novikov Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fridman's back instead.
Fridman trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
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.
Novikov misses with a punch to the head.
Novikov looking to break Fridman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Fridman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Novikov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Novikov gets his hands free as Fridman looks to control.
Novikov has the hooks in. Fridman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Novikov keeps control of the position easily here as Fridman tries to buck him off.
Novikov missing with strikes.
Fridman holding both Novikov 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fridman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fridman for a finish.
Novikov is breathing heavily.
Fridman just trying to survive but Novikov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fridman defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Novikov not allowing Fridman to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fridman looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Fridman manages to reverse the position and now he's in Novikov's guard. Nice work there by Fridman.
Fridman preventing the sweep.
Fridman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fridman wants to stand but Novikov is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Fridman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Fridman both land. Nice combination.
Fridman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Novikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fridman darts in trying to clinch
and Novikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Novikov wants to clinch
and Fridman counters with a three punch combo that has Novikov backing up. Novikov nods at Fridman to acknowledge the strikes.
Fridman misses with a wild combination.
Novikov forces Fridman back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novikov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fridman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Novikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Novikov goes for a takedown attempt but Fridman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fridman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fridman cracks a nice hook into Novikov's ribs.
Fridman tries a head kick but it misses.
Fridman lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fridman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fridman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fridman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Fridman.
Fridman fails to land the takedown.
A shot to de liver by Fridman. Beautiful body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fridman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fridman scores with a sloppy right hand. Novikov should have avoided that one.
Fridman throws a head kick that misses.
Fridman lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fridman closes the distance and clinches up with Novikov, looking for a takedown. Fridman pushes Novikov against the cage but Novikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Novikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fridman drops Novikov with a left and a right! Oh, Novikov is hurt - Fridman dives into side control looking to finish!
Fridman stands up and beckons Novikov to his feet.
Novikov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fridman counters with a nice leg kick.
Novikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Novikov tries to clinch up
and Fridman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Novikov really felt that one!
Fridman lands a nice looking body kick.
Fridman lands an overhand right.
Fridman throws a right and a left that Novikov avoids nicely.
Fridman throws a push kick but Novikov slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fridman.
Fridman throws the kick towards the body but Novikov avoids it.
Novikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Novikov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Novikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evgeni Novikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fridman lands with a hook. Novikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fridman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fridman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Novikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Fridman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evgeni Novikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Novikov closes the distance but Fridman moves to the side
and Fridman counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fridman sizes up Novikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fridman shoots in but Novikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evgeni Novikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Fridman.
Novikov shoots and misses
and Fridman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fridman tests Novikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fridman throws a series of punches but Novikov moves out of range.
Fridman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Novikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Novikov is looking for a triangle but Fridman pushes his legs off easily.
Novikov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fridman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Fridman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Novikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fridman cracks Novikov with a good jab.
Fridman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Novikov tries for a takedown but Fridman circles away easily
and Fridman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Novikov clinches but Fridman breaks the clinch
and Fridman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fridman lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novikov needs to keep his hands up - Fridman had a free shot at his head there.
Fridman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fridman. Novikov shrugs it off though.
Novikov gets caught flat footed, as Fridman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fridman scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fridman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fridman wants to control from the top but Novikov keeps moving.
Fridman looking to sit in guard and control but Novikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Novikov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fridman dives on top into guard.
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.
Fridman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Novikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Novikov, not yet.
Novikov is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov keeping moving, preventing Fridman from controlling successfully.
Fridman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Novikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evgeni Novikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Novikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alex Fridman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fridman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fridman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Novikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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.
Danga de danga de dang - Fridman scores with a four punch combination!
Fridman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Novikov. That did some damage!
Fridman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Novikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fridman digs a good hook to Novikov's body.
Fridman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fridman is looking to break free of the clinch but Novikov has double underhooks.
Fridman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Novikov has him pressed against the cage.
Novikov jumps guard but Fridman stands there with Novikov around his waist. Novikov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fridman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Novikov up against the cage.
Fridman trying to control the position but instead, Novikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fridman into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Novikov tries to throw a body punch but Fridman avoids it by throwing Novikov back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Fridman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fridman 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Fridman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tau Fang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tau Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Fang.
Ben Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fang waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Steele. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Steele to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fang is one step ahead there.
Fang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Steele throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele trying to control the position.
Steele throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Steele lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Steele is trying to control the position but Fang postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fang throws a right hand that Steele ducks under and follows up with a left that Steele also avoids with ease.
Tau Fang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fang is fending him off so far but Steele persists. Nope, Fang circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Fang circles away.
Fang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fang throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele shoots in for a double leg but Fang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steele fails with the takedown.
Tau Fang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steele.
Fang lands the left hand.
That has opened up Ben Steele's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steele looks gassed!
Fang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fang tries a head kick but it misses.
Fang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fang scores with a leg kick.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The cut above Ben Steele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
Fang feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Steele crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tau Fang!
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