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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marko Sidorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Rabbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Sidorov!
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, Jesus Rabbi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sidorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabbi circles away.
Rabbi moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Marko Sidorov has been cut.
Rabbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sidorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sidorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sidorov moves out of range of the strikes.
Rabbi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sidorov counters with a low kick, right behind Rabbi 's knee.
Rabbi throws a big shot that misses.
Sidorov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rabbi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sidorov tries to break free but Rabbi pushes him back against the cage.
Sidorov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rabbi smiles and moves away.
Sidorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rabbi.
Sidorov forces Rabbi back against the cage and clinches.
Rabbi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sidorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sidorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Rabbi misses.
Rabbi swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidorov.
Sidorov slips under a jab.
Rabbi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rabbi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sidorov.
Sidorov tests Rabbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rabbi scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Rabbi misses
enabling Sidorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabbi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sidorov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Sidorov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sidorov prevents Rabbi from breaking the clinch.
Sidorov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rabbi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sidorov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rabbi's sensitive parts.
Sidorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabbi doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rabbi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sidorov counters with a good low kick that Rabbi was not able to check.
Rabbi looks gassed!
Sidorov thows a body kick. Rabbi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sidorov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sidorov clinches up against the cage.
Sidorov breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sidorov.
Sidorov clinches with his opponent.
Sidorov manages to break the clinch.
Sidorov has closed the distance and engaged Rabbi in a clinch.
Sidorov manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Sidorov - just one landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sidorov breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov shoots in and bounces Rabbi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sidorov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sidorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rabbi looking for a guillotine here but Sidorov defends easily.
Sidorov wants to pass the guard but Rabbi is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov gets to his feet - Rabbi follows without any prompting.
A left lands for Sidorov.
Sidorov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sidorov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sidorov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sidorov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rabbi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rabbi being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabbi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sidorov passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Sidorov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Sidorov'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.
Sidorov thuds his right hand into Rabbi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rabbi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Rabbi both land. Nice combination.
Rabbi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sidorov to the mat! Sidorov manages to get full guard.
Rabbi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sidorov dives on top into guard.
Sidorov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rabbi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sidorov has passed into half guard!
Rabbi is breathing heavily.
Rabbi with the active half guard here but Sidorov passes nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbi tries to buck Sidorov off but Sidorov is having none of it.
Sidorov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sidorov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sidorov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sidorov is pressed up against the cage. Rabbi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sidorov down to the mat. Sidorov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sidorov darts in and clinches Rabbi up against the cage.
Rabbi stops a takedown attempt from Sidorov.
Rabbi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sidorov.
Sidorov breaks the clinch.
Rabbi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sidorov to score with a decent uppercut.
Sidorov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rabbi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sidorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabbi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rabbi walks into a straight right hand from Sidorov.
Sidorov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rabbi's head.
Sidorov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sidorov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Good leg kick by Sidorov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sidorov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rabbi.
Marko Sidorov is winning the standup battle so far.
Sidorov cracks Rabbi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Sidorov.
Sidorov closes the distance and clinches.
Sidorov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidorov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sidorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabbi can do to turn this around?
Sidorov looks to land a combination. Rabbi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sidorov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidorov tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Sidorov as he connects with a hook.
Sidorov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rabbi misses with a body punch
and Sidorov counters with a two punch combo.
Sidorov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sidorov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rabbi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rabbi.
Sidorov moves into the clinch.
Sidorov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sidorov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rabbi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rabbi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sidorov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sidorov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rabbi's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Sidorov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marko Sidorov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sidorov moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sidorov.
Rabbi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sidorov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rabbi thows a body shot but no joy.
Marko Sidorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sidorov scores with a punch to the head.
Rabbi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sidorov tries to clinch there but Rabbi circles away.
Rabbi throws the left hand but Sidorov avoids the punch easily.
Jesus Rabbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rabbi looks for a takedown but Sidorov sprawls well.
Rabbi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sidorov walks into a stiff left hand from Rabbi.
Rabbi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rabbi keeps the fight on the outside.
Sidorov has Rabbi up against the cage in a clinch.
Sidorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rabbi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sidorov lands with a kick to the temple. Rabbi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sidorov throws a series of punches but Rabbi avoids them all with ease.
Rabbi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sidorov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sidorov.
Rabbi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sidorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabbi circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rabbi misses the target.
Sidorov cracks Rabbi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sidorov lands with a shot to the body.
Rabbi walks into a jab.
Rabbi drops his hands momentarily and Sidorov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sidorov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sidorov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sidorov feints and then cracks Rabbi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rabbi down.
A good leg kick by Sidorov.
Sidorov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sidorov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rabbi sprawls well. Rabbi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sidorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Rabbi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marko Sidorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Rabbi.
A cross from Sidorov lands.
Good leg kick by Sidorov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Rabbi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
A shot to de liver by Sidorov. Beautiful body shot.
Rabbi slaps away a takedown attempt from Sidorov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rabbi has his takedown stuffed
and Sidorov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sidorov closes the distance and clinches.
Rabbi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sidorov breaks the clinch.
Sidorov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rabbi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sidorov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sidorov keeps Rabbi at a distance using the push kick.
Sidorov swinging wilding here.
Sidorov lands with a nice body punch.
Sidorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbi fails with a takedown attempt.
Rabbi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jesus Rabbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabbi tries for a takedown but Sidorov circles away easily
and Sidorov counters with a big head kick but Rabbi shrugs it off.
Rabbi misses with the combination.
Sidorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sidorov breaks from the clinch.
Marko Sidorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rabbi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sidorov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rabbi momentarily.
Rabbi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sidorov.
Rabbi throws a shot from downtown. Sidorov moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Sidorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sidorov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Marko Sidorov!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Marko Sidorov!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Marko Sidorov!
Marko Sidorov wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCauley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan McCauley!
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, Billy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCauley fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCauley closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. McCauley pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson drives through and clinches with McCauley against the cage.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
McCauley thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for McCauley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and McCauley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCauley.
McCauley wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McCauley looking to pass the guard.
McCauley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCauley has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but McCauley pushes his legs off easily.
McCauley trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
McCauley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
McCauley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to sweep here but McCauley controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCauley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on McCauley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCauley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on McCauley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCauley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but McCauley actually recovers to full guard.
McCauley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCauley working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
McCauley being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
McCauley wriggles free and stands up.
McCauley tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan McCauley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCauley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCauley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
McCauley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson pushes McCauley off looking to stand but McCauley dives back in and keeps control.
McCauley content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCauley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson wants to clinch
and McCauley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
McCauley trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
McCauley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is trying to keep McCauley in close.
Johnson seems keen to control McCauley's posture.
Johnson is striking from the bottom but McCauley uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
McCauley wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from McCauley.
McCauley gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
McCauley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson wants to control from the top but McCauley keeps moving.
McCauley has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but McCauley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCauley controlling the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but McCauley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is fighting to break McCauley's control of his arms but McCauley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from McCauley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCauley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Johnson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for McCauley.
Johnson working away.
McCauley tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson stands up.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCauley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCauley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
McCauley has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Johnson closes the distance but McCauley moves to the side
and McCauley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to stand and escape but McCauley is having none of it.
Johnson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McCauley is now in half guard.
McCauley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCauley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCauley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
McCauley trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCauley lands a couple of digs.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCauley controls the pace.
Johnson is working an open guard so McCauley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson shoots and misses
and McCauley counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and McCauley counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCauley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCauley gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCauley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Johnson wants to control but McCauley postures up.
McCauley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCauley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Johnson can't fight it off and eventually McCauley manages to take the fight to the floor. Johnson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
McCauley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCauley trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
McCauley stands up from Johnson's guard - McCauley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and McCauley counters with a takedown into side control.
Ryan McCauley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to buck McCauley off but McCauley is having none of it.
McCauley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCauley decides to stand back up. McCauley steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCauley as he avoids it easily.
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.
McCauley closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. McCauley pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCauley shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCauley is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but McCauley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCauley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McCauley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCauley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Ryan McCauley!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ryan McCauley!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Ryan McCauley!
Ryan McCauley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kaufman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurik Khripunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Kaufman!
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, Yurik Khripunov !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaufman throws a right and a left that Khripunov avoids nicely.
Khripunov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Khripunov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Khripunov prevents Kaufman from escaping the position.
Kaufman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Khripunov happy to just control the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Khripunov or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaufman which made him look bad.
Khripunov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaufman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufman throws a left that rocks Khripunov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kaufman dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Khripunov regain composure!
It looks like Yurik Khripunov has been cut.
Kaufman wants to stand but Khripunov is controlling his arm.
Khripunov wants to control but Kaufman postures up.
Kaufman in the domination position with Khripunov hanging on.
Khripunov tries to improve position but can't.
Khripunov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Khripunov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kaufman misses with the combination.
Kaufman is breathing heavily.
Kaufman misses with a double jab.
Khripunov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Khripunov stalling away here and it's allowed Kaufman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Kaufman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kaufman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Khripunov dives into side control.
Khripunov prevents Kaufman from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kaufman to his feet.
Kaufman misses with a double jab.
Andy Kaufman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khripunov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Khripunov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khripunov trying to control from half guard but Kaufman is working away.
Khripunov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kaufman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman kicks Khripunov off and gets back to his feet.
Kaufman looks to land a combination. Khripunov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kaufman throws a right hand that Khripunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khripunov also avoids with ease.
Kaufman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khripunov 's calf.
Kaufman misses with a wild combination.
Khripunov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khripunov tries to clinch but Kaufman is having none of it.
Kaufman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khripunov takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaufman tries to break free but Khripunov pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kaufman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khripunov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yurik Khripunov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yurik Khripunov 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khripunov is looking to clinch but Kaufman is avoiding it.
Kaufman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khripunov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaufman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaufman lands with a nice combination. Khripunov backs away looking to recover.
Khripunov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaufman misses with a wild combination.
Khripunov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kaufman.
Khripunov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaufman.
Khripunov moves in looking to clinch but Kaufman pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Kaufman does no damage.
Khripunov closes the distance and clinches.
Kaufman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khripunov 's efforts to push away.
Kaufman is trying to force a seperation but Khripunov has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufman is trying to break the clinch but Khripunov is controlling him.
Khripunov is looking to control Kaufman's arms but Kaufman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khripunov has his back to the cage.
Khripunov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaufman smiles and moves away.
Kaufman walks into a stiff left hand from Khripunov .
Khripunov gets the takedown into side control.
Kaufman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khripunov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khripunov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kaufman some visible discomfort.
Khripunov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kaufman is pushing Khripunov 's head away, looking to escape. Khripunov manages to hold on to the position though.
Khripunov stands up.
Kaufman's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaufman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman keeps the fight on the outside.
Khripunov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kaufman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Khripunov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaufman is retaining full guard.
Khripunov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Khripunov wants to stand but Kaufman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kaufman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khripunov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khripunov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khripunov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khripunov trying to control the position but Kaufman is working away.
Kaufman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Khripunov off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Khripunov 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khripunov 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 Kaufman gets his way!
Khripunov turns into Kaufman and is now in his guard.
Khripunov trying to control but Kaufman is working from the bottom.
Kaufman has his feet on Khripunov 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Khripunov takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Kaufman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yurik Khripunov 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kaufman throws a right hand that Khripunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khripunov also avoids with ease.
Kaufman lands a nice shot to the body.
Andy Kaufman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khripunov dodges the punch combination from Kaufman.
Khripunov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khripunov shoots for a takedown but Kaufman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kaufman throws a shot from downtown. Khripunov moves away and avoids it.
Khripunov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kaufman wants to get back to his feet.
Khripunov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kaufman is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufman is looking for a sweep. Khripunov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khripunov is thwarting Kaufman's attempts to control the position.
Khripunov controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaufman. That snapped Khripunov 's head back.
Kaufman throws a series of punches but Khripunov avoids them all with ease.
Kaufman stuffs the takedown.
Kaufman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaufman misses with an uppercut.
Khripunov shoots in and drives through. Kaufman sprawls well.
Andy Kaufman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yurik Khripunov .
Kaufman connects with a crisp jab.
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.
Kaufman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khripunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khripunov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khripunov checks a leg kick.
Khripunov misses with a takedown attempt - Kaufman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kaufman throws a series of punches but Khripunov avoids them all with ease.
Khripunov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaufman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khripunov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khripunov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaufman.
Kaufman swinging wilding here.
Khripunov tries to clinch there but Kaufman circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Khripunov .
Kaufman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kaufman throws a front kick aimed at Khripunov 's knee but Khripunov avoids it well.
Khripunov gets the takedown into side control.
Khripunov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Khripunov trying to control the action but Kaufman is working from the bottom.
Kaufman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaufman keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Kaufman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaufman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Khripunov lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaufman tries to bum rush Khripunov with a series of wild strikes but Khripunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khripunov gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yurik Khripunov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khripunov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Yurik Khripunov !
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Yurik Khripunov !
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Yurik Khripunov !
Yurik Khripunov wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Farson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
165 lbs
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22
163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Bruder!
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, John Farson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Farson to the mat! Farson manages to get full guard.
Bruder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farson is keeping the position for now.
Bruder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruder preventing the sweep.
Bruder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruder throws a big right hand that misses.
Farson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farson is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bruder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Farson is just out of range.
Farson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bruder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Farson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bruder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bruder is breathing heavily.
Farson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruder's head.
Bruder throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Farson wants to control from the top but Bruder keeps moving.
Bruder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Farson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bruder is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruder lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Farson!
Farson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bruder blocks Farson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Farson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruder working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Farson is trying desperately to improve position.
Farson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bruder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farson tries to lock up and control but Bruder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Farson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bruder.
Farson is looking to improve his position but Bruder isn't that keen on the idea.
Farson tries to hold on but Bruder pushes him away.
Bruder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Farson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bruder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Farson is looking to improve his position but Bruder isn't that keen on the idea.
Bruder looking for a guillotine from mount but Farson is having none of it.
Farson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Bruder with good strikes from the mount here!
Farson is looking to improve his position but Bruder isn't that keen on the idea.
Bruder looking to secure an arm triangle but Farson defends it well.
Bruder pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bruder throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Farson because Bruder loaded up on that one.
Farson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bruder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Farson hang on?
Bruder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bruder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Bruder dominated that round.
That's time! Bruder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bruder landing a few short strikes.
Bruder is trying to maintain the position but Farson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bruder is pressing down on Farson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bruder doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bruder has momentary wrist control but Farson slips an elbow through the middle.
Bruder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bruder tries to get out of the position.
Farson wants to control from the top but Bruder keeps moving.
Marcel Bruder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruder looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Farson has picked Bruder up and slammed him! Bruder can't keep hold of the triangle and Farson manages to pass to side control!
Bruder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Farson off and has taken his back!
Farson trying to control but not successfully.
Bruder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farson tries to roll but Bruder sticks to his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder lands a shot to the body.
Bruder working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bruder working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bruder keeps control of the position as Farson tries to break free.
Farson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bruder's arms.
Farson holding both Bruder 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bruder scores with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bruder. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bruder landing with strikes.
Bruder misses with an elbow to the head.
Bruder is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bruder doesn't have the hooks in and Farson manages to turn into his guard.
Bruder has a closed guard, preventing Farson from standing up.
Bruder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Farson is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruder throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bruder has control of Farson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Farson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Farson tries to reverse the position but Bruder maintains control.
Bruder thowing shots but they're missing.
Farson tries to hold on but Bruder postures up.
Farson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Farson is looking to improve his position but Bruder isn't that keen on the idea.
Bruder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Farson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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.
Bruder jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Farson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bruder landing strikes.
Farson can't do much from the bottom here.
Bruder tries to score with some ground and pound. Farson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Farson is looking for a sweep.
Bruder landing a few strikes.
Farson defending against the ground and pound.
Bruder working away.
Farson tries to bench press Bruder off him but Bruder keeps the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Farson sprawls well. Farson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bruder gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Bruder dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Farson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bruder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Farson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farson content to stall in guard here.
Farson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruder wants to sweep here but Farson controlling him for the moment.
Bruder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farson distracts Bruder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Farson looking to pass the guard.
Farson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruder is on top in guard.
Farson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruder thows a big elbow that misses.
Farson is trying to keep Bruder in close.
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.
Bruder thows a big elbow that misses.
Farson lands a decent punch to the body there.
Bruder throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Farson blocks a head kick by Bruder.
Bruder swats away the attempt to clinch by Farson.
Bruder ducks right into an uppercut from Farson.
Bruder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruder jabs Farson right on the nose. Farson blinks but takes it well.
Farson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bruder avoids it really well and circles away.
Bruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruder.
Nice takedown defense from Farson. No joy for Bruder on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruder defends it nicely.
Marcel Bruder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Farson.
Bruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruder circles away.
Marcel Bruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruder misses with a two punch combination.
Farson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bruder throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bruder throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bruder striking off his back but it's not causing Farson any problems.
Bruder throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bruder wants to sweep here but Farson controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder has his foot on Farson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Farson works his way back into a safe position though.
Bruder doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Farson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bruder napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bruder regains half guard.
Bruder moves into full guard.
Bruder throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bruder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Farson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bruder has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farson has managed to get both his arms back between Bruder's legs - danger averted.
Bruder striking off his back but it's not causing Farson any problems.
Bruder wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Farson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bruder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Marcel Bruder!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Marcel Bruder!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Marcel Bruder!
Marcel Bruder wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kitsune Tsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kitsune Tsuki!
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, George Obama!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obama cracks Tsuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tsuki has Obama up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama tries to break free but Tsuki pushes him back against the cage.
Tsuki looking for a takedown.
Obama is trying to force a seperation but Tsuki has the dominant position.
Tsuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obama swivels and escapes.
Tsuki needs to keep his hands up - Obama had a free shot at his head there.
George Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tsuki is defended easily by Obama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kitsune Tsuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsuki defending well as Obama loads up on a big left hand.
Obama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Obama did well to prevent Tsuki getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama is trying to stand back up but Tsuki is controlling him
Obama is defending against the submission attempts here by Tsuki.
Tsuki is trying to control. Obama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tsuki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tsuki wants to take a breather but Obama is having none of it.
Well, if Tsuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Obama kicks off Tsuki and gets to his feet.
George Obama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Obama misses the jab.
Obama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Obama cracks Tsuki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsuki has time to react.
Good exchange - Obama coming out on top.
Tsuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tsuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsuki momentarily.
Obama lands a head shot.
Tsuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Obama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tsuki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tsuki is rocked!
Tsuki is breathing heavily.
Obama's corner calls for a 1-2. Obama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Tsuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obama drops Tsuki with a straight right hand, right on the button! Obama follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Obama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drive by AMEN. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
160 lbs
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22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Silva!
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, Noah Hill!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva tries to move to mount but Hill blocks the move with his legs.
Hill is looking for a sweep.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hill pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hill is trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Noah Hill has been cut.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
Hill looks gassed!
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Hill is rocked!
Silva drops Hill with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hill! Silva dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aychtoo Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelly Wells!
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, Aychtoo Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin shoots for a takedown but Wells saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ovechkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wells wants to sweep here but Ovechkin controlling him for the moment.
Ovechkin wants to control from the top but Wells keeps moving.
Wells working a defensive guard here.
Ovechkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wells works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ovechkin wants to control from the top but Wells keeps moving.
Ovechkin has gone for a leg lock! Wells slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ovechkin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellsis looking to pass into half guard but Ovechkin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ovechkin is in guard.
Wells keeping moving, preventing Ovechkin from controlling successfully.
Wells looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ovechkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Wells is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wells knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ovechkin on the ground.
Ovechkin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wells dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Wells from controlling successfully.
Wells controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ovechkin has his foot on Wells's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wells works his way back into a safe position though.
Ovechkin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wells is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ovechkin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wells's back instead.
Wells manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ovechkin's guard. Nice work there by Wells.
Ovechkin looking for subs off his back but Wells has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ovechkin tries to hold on but Wells pushes him away.
Wells takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ovechkin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ovechkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wells not doing much here.
Wells seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ovechkin is trying to maintain the position but Wells is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aychtoo Ovechkin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wells's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ovechkin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wells circles away.
Ovechkin throws a right and a left that Wells avoids nicely.
Ovechkin thuds his shin into the meat of Wells's side.
Wells lands a jab-cross combination.
Ovechkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ovechkin tries for a takedown but Wells manages to get underhooks.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wells.
Ovechkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kelly Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aychtoo Ovechkin.
Ovechkin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wells gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ovechkin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wells is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wells wants to break free but Ovechkin has control.
Ovechkin prevents Wells from breaking the clinch.
Ovechkin tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Ovechkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ovechkin stalling the fight.
Ovechkin blocks an elbow strike from Wells.
Wells lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ovechkin.
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Wells prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ovechkin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wells is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Wells's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wells can't break the clinch.
Wells escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wells wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wells lands a head shot.
Wells cracks Ovechkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Wells! Ovechkin is backing up but he can't get away as Wells lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Ovechkin and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kelly Wells!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Street Fighting Man. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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21
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes punishes Mababa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Mababa lands a two punch combo.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mababa!
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Mababa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mababa counters with a hugh head kick that removes Barnes from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chaka Mababa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer's entrance music is Jedi mind tricks - Blood in blood out. A fine choice. Aliyev has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
196 lbs
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24
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilham Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer misses the jab.
Aliyev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tilthammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aliyev tries to clinch up but Tilthammer circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aliyev.
Tilthammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aliyev defends it nicely.
Tilthammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aliyev lands a right hook to the body.
Tilthammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aliyev. Aliyev obviously looking to wear him down.
Aliyev connects with a right hand. Tilthammer shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Tilthammer is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Aliyev.
Aliyev tries to clinch there but Tilthammer circles away.
Aliyev tries to clinch there but Tilthammer circles away.
Aliyev lands with a hook. Tilthammer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aliyev is looking to clinch but Tilthammer is avoiding it.
Aliyev cracks Tilthammer with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aliyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aliyev, right into the meat.
Tilthammer is breathing heavily.
Tilthammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aliyev.
Aliyev scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tilthammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tilthammer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tilthammer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aliyev pinned against the cage. Aliyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Tilthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aliyev moves in looking to clinch but Tilthammer pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev cracks Tilthammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aliyev lands with a right hand.
Aliyev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Tilthammer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tilthammer avoids the body shot from Aliyev.
Tilthammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tilthammer has a takedown stuffed.
Tilthammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aliyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tilthammer slips under a jab from Aliyev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aliyev connects with a nice looking jab.
Aliyev tries to clinch there but Tilthammer circles away.
Aliyev scores with a sloppy right hand. Tilthammer should have avoided that one.
Aliyev misses the shot to the body.
Aliyev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tilthammer dodges the ground and pound from Aliyev.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tilthammer tries to bench press Aliyev off him but Aliyev keeps the position.
Aliyev working away.
Tilthammer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aliyev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tilthammer has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilham Aliyev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tilthammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aliyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tilthammer with a poor takedown
and Aliyev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tilthammer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ilham Aliyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aliyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Aliyev jabs at Tilthammer's body.
Aliyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tilthammer throws a hook to the side of Aliyev's head but Aliyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aliyev throws a good cross that connects.
Aliyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Tilthammer circles away.
Good exchange - Aliyev coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Aliyev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aliyev is looking to clinch.
Aliyev clobbers Tilthammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tilthammer shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Tilthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aliyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aliyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tilthammer manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aliyev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aliyev works Tilthammer's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev throws a hook to the side of Tilthammer's head but Tilthammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tilthammer walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer misses with a takedown
and Aliyev counters with a straight right hand.
Aliyev misses with an uppercut.
Aliyev misses with a straight right.
Tilthammer misses with a takedown
and Aliyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tilthammer takes one to the chin there.
Alexander Tilthammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aliyev lands a jab to Tilthammer's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tilthammer in his tracks.
Tilthammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aliyev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tilthammer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aliyev to score with a decent uppercut.
Ilham Aliyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tilthammer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tilthammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tilthammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aliyev misses the shot to the body.
Aliyev cracks Tilthammer with an open hand slap.
Aliyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aliyev moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aliyev jabs at Tilthammer's body.
Aliyev connects with a solid leg kick.
Tilthammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tilthammer fails with the takedown
and Aliyev counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aliyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Tilthammer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilham Aliyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aliyev throws a good cross that connects.
Tilthammer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aliyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tilthammer tries to bum rush Aliyev with a series of wild strikes but Aliyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aliyev lands a nice looking body kick.
Aliyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aliyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aliyev thuds his right hand into Tilthammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aliyev tries to clinch there but Tilthammer circles away.
Nice body punch from Aliyev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aliyev thumps Tilthammer with a low kick.
Aliyev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aliyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Tilthammer.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Tilthammer is having none of it.
Aliyev misses with a straight right.
Tilthammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aliyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tilthammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aliyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander Tilthammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Tilthammer circles away.
Aliyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tilthammer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Aliyev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tilthammer has time to react.
Tilthammer walks into a straight right hand from Aliyev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aliyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tilthammer manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tilthammer's head.
Ilham Aliyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tilthammer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aliyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tilthammer's sensitive parts.
Aliyev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tilthammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aliyev lands a body shot.
Aliyev throws a body punch but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aliyev.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tilthammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aliyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tilthammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer shoots and misses
and Aliyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Aliyev works Tilthammer's body with a nice hook.
Tilthammer with a poor takedown
and Aliyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Tilthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aliyev throws a body punch but Tilthammer moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aliyev scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aliyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aliyev scoring well with a low kick there.
Aliyev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilham Aliyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aliyev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ilham Aliyev!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Ilham Aliyev!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Ilham Aliyev!
Ilham Aliyev wins by unanimous decision!
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