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Heavyweight Clash - Rd 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Karchinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ange fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Karchinski!
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, ange fili!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fili looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karchinski closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks fili out cold! fili corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ken Karchinski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Shalbek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Castle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shalbek!
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, Johnny Castle!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Vladimir Shalbek has been cut.
Castle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shalbek avoids the body shot from Castle.
Shalbek throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
Shalbek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Shalbek.
Castle takes a swing at Shalbek's ribcage but misses.
Castle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Shalbek is just out of range.
Castle misses with an uppercut. Shalbek saw that one coming.
Castle throws a hook but Shalbek avoids it easily.
Shalbek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castle.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Castle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shalbek finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shalbek avoids the body shot from Castle.
Castle throws a hook to the side of Shalbek's head but Shalbek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shalbek is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Castle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shalbek.
An inside leg kick lands from Shalbek.
Shalbek tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.
Castle misses with a shot to the body
and Shalbek counters with a right hand to the body.
Castle looks gassed!
Shalbek has closed the distance and engaged Castle in a clinch.
Castle takes a shot to the head.
Shalbek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shalbek scores a nice knee to the body.
Shalbek connects with a knee to the head.
Shalbek misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shalbek is keeping busy.
Shalbek lands a nice uppercut.
Castle blocking some punches.
Shalbek lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnny Castle has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle letting Shalbek take a breather here.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Shalbek.
Shalbek throws a head punch that misses.
Shalbek presses Castle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Shalbek.
Shalbek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Shalbek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Shalbek.
Shalbek looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shalbek.
Shalbek throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Shalbek working aggressively here.
Shalbek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shalbek is trying to maintain a safe position but Castle gets an underhook and turns Shalbek into the cage.
Shalbek breaks from the clinch.
Castle misses with a body punch
and Shalbek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shalbek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donk. Shalbek catches Castle right on the button with a cross.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shalbek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shalbek scores with a decent looking hook.
Shalbek closes the distance and pushes Castle back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castle is trying to maintain a safe position but Shalbek gets an underhook and turns Castle into the cage.
A short left from Shalbek.
Shalbek lands with a short shot to the head.
Shalbek cracks Castle with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Shalbek.
Shalbek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shalbek looking to slow down the pace here.
Castle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shalbek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shalbek pushes Castle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle looking for a takedown.
Shalbek stalling in the clinch but Castle improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shalbek as Castle tries to tie him up.
Shalbek connects with a knee to the head.
Castle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Shalbek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castle trying to control the position but instead, Shalbek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castle into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castles head.
Shalbek trying to control the position but instead, Castle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shalbek into the cage.
Shalbek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalbek misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shalbek fails to land.
Shalbek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shalbek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shalbek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shalbek scores with a knee to the head.
Shalbek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castle or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shalbek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shalbek.
Shalbek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shalbek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vladimir Shalbek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Castle.
Shalbek scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Shalbek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shalbek digs a good body shot into Castle's ribs.
Castle looks to land a left hand but Shalbek moved out of range nicely.
Castle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shalbek counters with a leg kick.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shalbek.
Shalbek stalks Castle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castle's face. Castle staggers backwards, shaken.
Castle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shalbek counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Castle! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Shalbek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Shalbek!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and davis greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). greg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Happy? by Mudvayne. davis greg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Tank's chin.
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275 lbs
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284 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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Knockout power |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, davis greg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
greg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tank blocks a leg kick.
Tank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
greg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tank was well out of range. Poor timing from greg.
greg misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from greg misses.
greg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
davis greg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
greg tries to clinch up.
greg throws out a loose jab but Tank uses good head movement to avoid it.
greg throws a leg kick but Tank moved away.
An inside leg kick from greg misses.
Tank throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like davis greg has been cut.
Tank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but greg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tank tries to move into range but greg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Alex Tank has been cut.
Tank misses with a wild combination.
Tank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tank misses with a two punch combination.
greg doesn't manage to clinch there - Tank circles away.
greg wants to clinch.
Tank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
greg has Tank up against the cage in a clinch.
greg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tank scores with a body shot.
greg wants to clinch.
greg looks gassed!
greg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tank manages to avoid it.
Tank lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
greg doesn't manage to clinch there - Tank circles away.
Tank lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends greg sprawling to the canvas. Tank follows him down, looking for the kill. Can greg hang on?
greg is rocked!
Tank gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
greg is still on wobbly legs! Can Tank finish him?
Alex Tank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tank throws an overhand right that has greg reeling! Tank follows up with more punches and greg is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Tank!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bunga (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. Ralph Bunga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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263 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Uaz!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uaz looks to land a right hand but Bunga moved out of range.
Uaz throws a body punch but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uaz throws out the jab.
Uaz misses the shot to the body.
Uaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunga avoids the body shot from Uaz.
Uaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bunga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Uaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Uaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunga's calf.
Uaz misses with a hook.
Igor Uaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga slips a jab and a cross from Uaz.
Uaz throws a sloppy head kick and Bunga moves out of range easily.
Bunga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bunga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Uaz down.
Uaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bunga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uaz is letting Bunga control him for a moment.
Bunga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Uaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bunga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bunga has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bunga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uaz, who protects the arm well.
Uaz is trying to buck Bunga off.
Bunga content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bunga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Uaz is pushing Bunga's head away, looking to escape. Bunga manages to hold on to the position though.
Bunga has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A head kick misses from Uaz.
Uaz looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga shoots in but Uaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uaz tries to bum rush Bunga with a series of wild strikes but Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uaz throws a big shot that misses.
Uaz throws a solid leg kick but Bunga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Uaz.
Bunga shoots for a takedown but Uaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Uaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bunga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Uaz prevents it.
Uaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunga.
Uaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga is trying to drag Uaz to the mat but Uaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Uaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunga.
A bit of stalling here from Uaz.
Stalling in the clinch from Bunga.
Bunga jumps into guard, dragging Uaz to the mat.
Bunga pulls Uaz in close to prevent any damage.
Uaz wants to stand but Bunga is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bunga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bunga has control of Uaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Uaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Uaz trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga is landing with some decent strikes but Uaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bunga looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bunga landing punches.
Bunga looking to control but Uaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bunga has control of Uaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Uaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Uaz bucks up and throws Bunga to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Some wild striking there from Uaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Bunga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bunga rushes Uaz and presses him up against the cage.
Bunga taking a breather.
Bunga pulls Uaz into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunga working for a triangle but Uaz defends it easily.
Uaz wants to get up but he can't break Bunga's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Uaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Uaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunga circles away quickly and effectively.
Bunga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Uaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunga staying calm.
Bunga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bunga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Uaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Bunga works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bunga wants to control but Uaz is keeping him busy.
Uaz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Uaz is trying to stand.
Bunga stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Uaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bunga counters with a single leg into guard. Uaz didn't expect that.
Bunga stops Uaz from standing up.
Bunga wants to control from the top but Uaz keeps moving.
Bunga chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Uaz has momentary wrist control but Bunga slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunga works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bunga passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uaz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bunga get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uaz misses its intended target.
Bunga clinches up against the cage.
Uaz misses with a knee to the head.
Bunga has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Uaz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bunga tightening his grip on Uaz, looking for the choke.
Bunga has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Uaz is in real trouble here. Bunga gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Uaz is tapping out! Bunga wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ralph Bunga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Volkanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mountin Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountin Yoo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuri Volkanov's chin.
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275 lbs
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262 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Volkanov!
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, Mountin Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Volkanov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yoo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yoo wants to control but Volkanov postures up.
Yoo is looking for a sweep.
Yoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yoo is trying to control Volkanov's posture but Volkanov avoids it.
Volkanov stands up.
Yoo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Volkanov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Volkanov looking to pass the guard.
Volkanov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Yoo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Volkanov is looking to defend but Yoo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Volkanov! Yoo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Volkanov taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mountin Yoo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorazd Oras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William H Bonnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William H Bonnie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorazd Oras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William H Bonnie!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oras looks to land a left hand but Bonnie moved out of range nicely.
Bonnie scores with a takedown into Oras's guard.
Oras avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonnie on the ground.
Bonnie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bonnie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oras scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Oras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonnie circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonnie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gorazd Oras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oras thows a body shot but no joy.
Oras moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like William H Bonnie has been cut.
Oras throws a big shot that misses.
Oras lands a nice shot to the body.
Oras throws a right and a left that Bonnie avoids nicely.
Oras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonnie moves away.
Oras connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonnie. Bonnie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oras waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bonnie.
Oras missing with a left hand there. Bonnie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonnie.
Gorazd Oras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William H Bonnie.
Bonnie has a takedown stuffed.
Bonnie looks gassed!
Oras lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonnie is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oras throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonnie.
A swing and a miss from Oras.
Oras scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Bonnie.
Oras lands a with a good body shot.
Oras swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oras cracks Bonnie with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oras dips to his left and cracks Bonnie with an uppercut!
That has opened up William H Bonnie's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from Oras.
Gorazd Oras is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oras lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oras is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bonnie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oras.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above William H Bonnie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oras looks to land a combination. Bonnie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorazd Oras dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William H Bonnie's cut.
That's time! Oras's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonnie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonnie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oras connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonnie slips a jab and a cross from Oras.
Oras jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oras scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonnie doesn't seem bothered though.
Oras dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oras fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonnie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oras drops Bonnie with a nice combination! Oras dives into Bonnie's guard, looking to finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William H Bonnie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gorazd Oras!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fuego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dante Fuego!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Battle showed some decent athleticism there.
Battle working Fuego over with strikes.
Battle lands with a punch from half guard.
Battle working Fuego over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuego wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Battle is trying to work for a kimura but Fuego is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Battle lands a nice short elbow.
Battle has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fuego defend it? Battle steps over the head and cranks it - Fuego is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Battle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Battle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LePeck Monsonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Cawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, LePeck Monsonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Cawk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cawk is looking to clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Monsonde and sends Cawk crashing to the mat! Monsonde follows him down to the mat - Cawk regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Brock Cawk has been cut.
Monsonde stops Cawk from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monsonde tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cawk controls his leg.
Cawk misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monsonde stands up from half guard.
Cawk misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Monsonde knocks Cawk out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). LePeck Monsonde!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa comes into the arena with Street Fighting Man blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saint Peter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mababa misses with a two punch combination.
Mababa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mababa throws a head kick that misses.
Mababa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mababa misses with a wild combination.
Mababa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peter throws a sloppy head kick and Mababa moves out of range easily.
Mababa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mababa misses with a wild combination.
Whack! Peter lands a heavy head kick that drops Mababa. The ref tackles Peter to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mababa was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Saint Peter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markov Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnstone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hardrock Hallelujah by Lordi. Hank Johnstone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Johnstone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markov Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic misses with an uppercut.
Jankovic thuds his right hand into Johnstone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jankovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jankovic throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnstone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnstone misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Jankovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jankovic connects with a jab.
Jankovic ducks under a wild hook from Johnstone.
Jab by Jankovic.
Jankovic misses with a two punch combination.
Johnstone looks to land a right hand but Jankovic moved out of range.
Johnstone misses with an uppercut. Jankovic saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Johnstone sends Jankovic down but not out. Johnstone dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Markov Jankovic has been cut.
Jankovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnstone stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnstone moves out of range as Jankovic strikes.
Johnstone slips a jab and a cross from Jankovic.
Johnstone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jankovic misses with a wild body shot.
Jankovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnstone misses with the combination.
Jankovic misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone moves out of range of the strikes.
Jankovic throws out a powerful jab.
Jankovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnstone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jankovic looks gassed!
Johnstone takes a swing at Jankovic's ribcage but misses.
Johnstone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnstone drops Jankovic with a left and a right! Oh, Jankovic is hurt - Johnstone dives into side control looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnstone is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jankovic is trying to escape and Johnstone transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jankovic is forced to tap! Nice work there by Johnstone! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hank Johnstone!
Hank Johnstone retains his super heavyweight title!
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