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RC 60 - Hirvonen vs. Drago PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyndon Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Belikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Sunbeam - One Minute in Heaven. Belikov has chosen Black Label Society - Doomsday Jesus as his entrance music. Lyndon Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 cm
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305 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyndon Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Belikov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belikov pinned against the cage. Belikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belikov counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Belikov won't allow it.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belikov manages to get to full guard.
Belikov has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Belikov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belikov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson wants to control but Belikov is having none of it.
Belikov trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Belikov avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Belikov looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belikov landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belikov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Johnson is now in Belikov's guard. A big mistake from Belikov there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Belikov pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson is working Belikov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Belikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Belikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Belikov's body and controls the position.
Belikov is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belikov wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Belikov counters with a thumping low kick.
Belikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Belikov circles away easily
and Belikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyndon Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belikov.
Belikov forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Belikov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Belikov stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belikov landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Belikov as the two fighters clinch.
Belikov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Belikov.
Belikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belikov digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Belikov.
Belikov wants to stall.
Belikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Belikov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belikov.
Belikov clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Belikov.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Belikov obliges.
Belikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belikov crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Belikov - that landed with a thud.
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!
Belikov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belikov avoiding damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belikov digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Belikov pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belikov lands a nice elbow.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belikov landing knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Belikov.
A body shot lands from Belikov.
Belikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belikov with a knee to the head.
Belikov effectively controlling the action here.
Belikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Belikov lands an uppercut.
Belikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Belikov lands a body shot.
Belikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Belikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyndon Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Belikov misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson avoiding damage as Belikov throws knees to the body.
Johnson jumps guard but Belikov stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belikov landing knees to the body.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belikov tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Belikov to the mat.
Johnson is pulling down on Belikov's head to control his posture.
Belikov wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Belikov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Belikov kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Lyndon Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Belikov tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Belikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belikov gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belikov lands a knee to the head.
Belikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Belikov improves position.
Belikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Belikov.
Grigori Belikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson jumps guard but Belikov stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Belikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belikov has him pressed against the cage.
Belikov lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belikov wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Belikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belikov keeps working.
Belikov wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Belikov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belikov is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Belikov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Belikov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Belikov trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belikov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Johnson 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.
Belikov trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Belikov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Belikov wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belikov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belikov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is taking a breather. Belikov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Belikov is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson working over Belikov with some ground and pound. Belikov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belikov wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belikov gets full guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belikov wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lyndon Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Belikov controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Belikov wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belikov.
Belikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belikov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belikov is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson distracts Belikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Belikov trying to control the position.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lyndon Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grigori Belikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson distracts Belikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyndon Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belikov 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigori Belikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Abramovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abramovich's choice of entrance music: Ice Cold theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Abramovich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Igor Abramovich has been cut.
Abramovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Abramovich counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Abramovich cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abramovich distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez throws a couple of heel strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abramovich stands up out of Sanchez's guard for a moment - Sanchez manages to land a nice upkick.
Sanchez is looking to sweep but instead, Abramovich has passed into half guard.
Abramovich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Abramovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abramovich is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez missing with punches from the bottom.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Abramovich in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Abramovich lands with a punch from half guard.
Abramovich content to control rather than advance.
Abramovich winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez striking from half guard on the bottom.
Abramovich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Abramovich trying to control the pace.
Abramovich is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Abramovich with the ground and pound but Sanchez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Abramovich has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abramovich taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abramovich misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Abramovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abramovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abramovich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abramovich is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Abramovich looks gassed!
Sanchez works over Abramovich with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez postures up in Abramovich's guard and throws a big left but Abramovich blocks it.
Abramovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez wants to stand but Abramovich is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez passes Abramovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abramovich wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Abramovich's head.
Sanchez working Abramovich over with strikes.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abramovich is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abramovich avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Abramovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abramovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Abramovich's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is nestled in close to Abramovich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abramovich is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez working over Abramovich with some ground and pound. Abramovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abramovich taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Abramovich'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.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Abramovich looking for a takedown.
Sanchez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sanchez is in close to Abramovich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abramovich wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abramovich tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abramovich's head.
Abramovich is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Abramovich blocks nicely.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abramovich is striking off his back. Sanchez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abramovich misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abramovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Abramovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez working over Abramovich with some ground and pound. Abramovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abramovich is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abramovich is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abramovich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abramovich trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Abramovich's hands, connecting with Abramovich's forehead.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abramovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abramovich taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Abramovich is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abramovich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses his free foot to push down on Abramovich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Abramovich.
Sanchez cracks Abramovich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Abramovich takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abramovich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Abramovich is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Sanchez prevents Abramovich from getting the reversal.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abramovich can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Abramovich is staying in there.
Abramovich is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a big elbow.
Abramovich tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Abramovich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchez cracks Abramovich with an open hand slap.
Tom Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abramovich.
Sanchez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Abramovich is controlling him well.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sanchez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sanchez pushes Abramovich off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Abramovich circles away easily
and Abramovich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Abramovich lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich unloading with bombs!
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Abramovich.
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Abramovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Abramovich thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abramovich.
Sanchez landing strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez has one foot on Abramovich's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Abramovich avoids it well.
Abramovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abramovich tries to clinch up.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Abramovich off the cage and back into rage.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abramovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abramovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Igor Abramovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez cracks Abramovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tom Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abramovich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abramovich's guard.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Abramovich blocks nicely.
Sanchez postures up in Abramovich's guard and throws a big left but Abramovich blocks it.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Tom Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abramovich's head.
Abramovich can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Abramovich is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Abramovich flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abramovich is looking to improve his position.
Abramovich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladdy Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Von Lydeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Ameno. Vladdy Kozlov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Vladdy Kozlov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladdy Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Von Lydeman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Lydeman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kozlov momentarily.
It looks like Vladdy Kozlov has been cut.
Von Lydeman tests Kozlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Lydeman moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Von Lydeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack Von Lydeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Lydeman drives through and clinches with Kozlov against the cage.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head.
Kozlov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Von Lydeman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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!
Kozlov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Von Lydeman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kozlov tries for a takedown but Von Lydeman manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladdy Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Von Lydeman obliges.
Kozlov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Von Lydeman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kozlov is breathing heavily.
Von Lydeman lands a left hand.
Kozlov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Von Lydeman lands an elbow that stopped Kozlov in his tracks for a moment.
Vladdy Kozlov's cut is getting worse.
Von Lydeman connects with a knee to the head.
Vladdy Kozlov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Von Lydeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman lands a nice knee to the body.
Von Lydeman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Von Lydeman lands a good knee to the midsection. Kozlov won't want to take too many of those.
Von Lydeman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kozlov is rocked!
Jeez, Vladdy Kozlov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Von Lydeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Kozlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lydeman lands with a left to the head.
Von Lydeman landing knees to the head.
Kozlov seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Lydeman crunches a lovely knee into Kozlov's ribcage.
Von Lydeman lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vladdy Kozlov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Von Lydeman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knut Kroger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Vedhult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vedhult has chosen Swedish army orchestra - Beneath our banner as his entrance music. 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knut Kroger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ragnar Vedhult!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vedhult shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vedhult is looking to take a break and control but Kroger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vedhult wants to free his trapped foot but Kroger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vedhult is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vedhult wants to take a breather but Kroger is having none of it.
Kroger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vedhult on the ground.
Vedhult sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kroger defending well though.
Kroger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vedhult.
Vedhult pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kroger is keeping the position for now.
Kroger wants to stand but Vedhult is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vedhult looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kroger misses with a double jab
and Vedhult counters by moving into the clinch.
Kroger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vedhult throws a nice looking combination but Kroger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kroger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vedhult circles away quickly and effectively.
Vedhult gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vedhult gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kroger regains guard.
Kroger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kroger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vedhult.
Kroger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kroger is looking to stand up but Vedhult isn't so interested in that idea.
Vedhult looking to sit in guard and control but Kroger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kroger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kroger is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vedhult Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kroger's back instead.
Vedhult tries to keep control of the position but Kroger is staying busy.
Kroger holding both Vedhult 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kroger is trying to defend against the choke here but Vedhult has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Vedhult Tightens the hold and Kroger taps out furiously! Vedhult displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ragnar Vedhult!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Illicenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rulon Oboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rulon Oboev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Illicenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Oboev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oboev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Illicenko sprawls well initially but Oboev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Illicenko wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Illicenko strikes from the bottom but Oboev uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Oboev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Illicenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Illicenko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Oboev presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Illicenko tries to hold on but Oboev postures up.
Illicenko tries to reverse the position but Oboev maintains control.
Illicenko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Oboev.
Oboev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oboev looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oboev prevents Illicenko from getting the reversal.
Illicenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Oboev manages to capitalize on a mistake by Illicenko to take his back!
Oboev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Illicenko controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Good control from Oboev.
Illicenko trying to control but not successfully.
Illicenko rolls, trying to escape but Oboev keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oboev is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Illicenko knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Illicenko for a finish.
Oboev has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Illicenko has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Illicenko breaks Oboev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Illicenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oboev working for a triangle but Illicenko defends it easily.
Illicenko trying to control but Oboev is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oboev can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev wants to sweep here but Illicenko controlling him for the moment.
Illicenko trying to control but Oboev is working from the bottom.
Illicenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Illicenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oboev looking for a guillotine here but Illicenko defends easily.
Illicenko throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Illicenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Illicenko with a nice head shot there.
Oboev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Illicenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oboev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oboev keeping moving, preventing Illicenko from controlling successfully.
Oboev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Illicenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Illicenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Illicenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oboev on the ground.
Illicenko wants to control from the top but Oboev keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rulon Oboev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oboev swats away the attempt to clinch by Illicenko.
Illicenko connects with a looping right hand.
Illicenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oboev was well out of range. Poor timing from Illicenko.
Piotr Illicenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Illicenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Illicenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oboev feints and as Illicenko raises his hands in defense, Oboev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oboev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Illicenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oboev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Illicenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oboev is breathing heavily.
Illicenko is trying to control the position but Oboev postures up.
Oboev trying to control the position from guard on top but Illicenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Illicenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illicenko striking off his back but it's not causing Oboev any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Illicenko does no damage.
Illicenko misses with a wild combination.
Piotr Illicenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Illicenko tries to clinch but Oboev moves out of range.
A head kick from Illicenko lands but Oboev takes it in his stride.
Illicenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oboev in his tracks.
Illicenko scores with a three punch combo!
Illicenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Illicenko forces Oboev back against the cage and clinches.
Illicenko just leaning against Oboev, taking a breather.
Illicenko can't find room to land a body shot as Oboev controls the action.
Illicenko stops a takedown attempt from Oboev.
Illicenko lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Illicenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illicenko stops a takedown attempt from Oboev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Illicenko.
Illicenko lands an uppercut.
Oboev has Illicenko pressed against the cage, preventing Illicenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oboev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Illicenko walks away with a smile on his face. Oboev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Piotr Illicenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rulon Oboev.
Oboev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oboev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Illicenko trying to hold on to Oboev's head to control him but Oboev postures up.
Illicenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oboev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oboev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Illicenko's head.
Oboev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Illicenko defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev is trying to control the action in half guard but Illicenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oboev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oboev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oboev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Illicenko scores with a jab.
Illicenko misses with a wild combination.
Oboev dodges the punch combination from Illicenko.
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.
Illicenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Illicenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Illicenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oboev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Illicenko throws an elbow that misses.
Illicenko tries to circle away but Oboev has him pinned against the cage.
Illicenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oboev.
Oboev wants a takedown.
Illicenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Illicenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Illicenko scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Illicenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Illicenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Illicenko lands a jab to Oboev's midsection.
Illicenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Illicenko misses with a few strikes there.
Illicenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Illicenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Oboev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oboev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Illicenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oboev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oboev wants to take a breather but Illicenko is having none of it.
Illicenko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oboev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Illicenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Oboev.
Oboev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Illicenko defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illicenko is looking for a sweep. Oboev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Illicenko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oboev is looking for a kimura here.
Rulon Oboev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Illicenko is trying to control but can't.
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.
Oboev is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Illicenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Illicenko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oboev wants to pass the guard but Illicenko is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Illicenko throws a right hand that Oboev ducks under and follows up with a left that Oboev also avoids with ease.
Illicenko swinging wilding here.
Illicenko wants to clinch.
Illicenko tries to clinch but Oboev moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Illicenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oboev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Oboev working away.
Illicenko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oboev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oboev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Illicenko is trying to work for a sweep but Oboev has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oboev is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Illicenko is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rulon Oboev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cormack Labrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormack Labrador could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Flavor Emelianenko's chin.
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24
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
25
245 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cormack Labrador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flavor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Emelianenko scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Cormack Labrador has been cut.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Labrador.
Labrador is looking to clinch.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Labrador is looking to clinch.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Labrador wants to clinch.
Labrador throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emelianenko counters with a single leg into guard. Labrador didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Labrador looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko passes Labrador's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Labrador is looking to control Emelianenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Labrador avoid being mounted?
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Labrador is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Labrador keeps working.
Labrador works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Labrador swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emelianenko lands a couple of digs.
Cormack Labrador's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko stands and throws Labrador's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Labrador is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Labrador is rocked!
Emelianenko in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Labrador looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Emelianenko turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Dainslef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Godsmack!. Magnus Dainslef has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Albert Albert's chin.
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300 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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328 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Albert!
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, Magnus Dainslef!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Albert.
You can see the frustration on Dainslef's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dainslef managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Albert.
Dainslef can't do much from the bottom here.
Albert tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dainslef is letting Albert control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Dainslef's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Albert landing strikes.
Dainslef manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dainslef wants to control but Albert is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Albert is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dainslef doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Albert.
Albert is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Albert seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dainslef wants to control but Albert is keeping busy.
Albert lands with a punch from half guard.
Dainslef preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dainslef has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Albert is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dainslef is pressing down on Albert's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Albert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dainslef works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Albert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dainslef can't keep his opponent in guard - Albert advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dainslef is not content to let Albert control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dainslef trying to control here.
Albert is keen to just control but Dainslef is a slippery customer.
Dainslef trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab from Dainslef.
It looks like Albert Albert has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albert moves out of range as Dainslef strikes.
Albert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dainslef swivels and escapes.
Dainslef sends Albert crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dainslef is motioning to the referee to let Albert up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dainslef cracks Albert with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Albert tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dainslef pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Albert is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Dainslef!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen has chosen Jeff Mills - The Bells as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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163 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Penn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nykanen passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nykanen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Nykanen has a good base and remains in mount.
Nykanen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nykanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Penn taking shots to 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!
Penn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nykanen. What's that going to do exactly?
Nykanen blocks Penn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nykanen connects with a bit shot that sees Penn covering up! More strikes from Nykanen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nykanen is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Nykanen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rekord Nadoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borris Whoopyourasski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rekord Nadoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Whoopyourasski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadoev misses with a double jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev rushes Whoopyourasski and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
A shot in the inside from Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev takes a shot to the head.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot.
Nadoev is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whoopyourasski lands a right hand.
A short right from Whoopyourasski.
It looks like Rekord Nadoev has been cut.
Whoopyourasski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
A short right from Whoopyourasski on the inside.
Whoopyourasski is leaning against Nadoev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand.
Whoopyourasski cracks Nadoev with a nice body shot.
Whoopyourasski digs a right hand into Nadoev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nadoev's gas tank.
Whoopyourasski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski gets through Nadoev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski is leaning against Nadoev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whoopyourasski.
A right handed body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nadoev or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whoopyourasski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whoopyourasski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short shot to the head.
Whoopyourasski gets through Nadoev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
A hook to the body from Whoopyourasski.
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands with a left to the head.
Whoopyourasski is working Nadoev over against the cage.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Whoopyourasski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadoev takes a shot to the head.
Whoopyourasski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nadoev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski is leaning against Nadoev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski scores with a shoulder strike.
Whoopyourasski lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski presses Nadoev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whoopyourasski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Whoopyourasski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev swings wildly with an uppercut but Whoopyourasski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nadoev or not.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot.
Whoopyourasski lands an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whoopyourasski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whoopyourasski digs a right hand underneath Nadoev's ribcage. Nadoev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Whoopyourasski.
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands an uppercut.
Nadoev takes a shot to the head.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch.
Whoopyourasski works on Nadoev's body with a couple of short punches.
Whoopyourasski scores with a shot to the side of Nadoev's head.
Whoopyourasski cracks Nadoev with a nice body shot.
Whoopyourasski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whoopyourasski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whoopyourasski lands an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Whoopyourasski.
A short right from Whoopyourasski.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski - that landed with a thud.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice uppercut.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski is leaning against Nadoev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whoopyourasski scores with a shot to the side of Nadoev's head.
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski blocks a body shot from Nadoev.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nadoev.
Whoopyourasski pushes Nadoev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski - that landed with a thud.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Whoopyourasski lands a shot to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short shot to the head.
Whoopyourasski presses Nadoev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nadoev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whoopyourasski presses Nadoev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Whoopyourasski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadoev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whoopyourasski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Still in the clinch, Whoopyourasski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nadoev misses with the head strike.
Whoopyourasski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whoopyourasski gets through Nadoev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nadoev digs a right hand into Whoopyourasski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whoopyourasski's gas tank.
Whoopyourasski scores with a shoulder strike.
Whoopyourasski pushes Nadoev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nadoev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whoopyourasski blocking some punches.
Whoopyourasski scores with a hook to the body.
Nadoev tries a body shot but Whoopyourasski blocks it.
Nadoev takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Whoopyourasski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nadoev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whoopyourasski digs a right hand underneath Nadoev's ribcage. Nadoev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whoopyourasski is leaning against Nadoev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Whoopyourasski lands a right hand.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borris Whoopyourasski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rekord Nadoev'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.
Whoopyourasski lands a jab to the head.
Whoopyourasski fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nadoev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nadoev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Nadoev misses.
A punch combination from Whoopyourasski misses.
Whoopyourasski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whoopyourasski throws a head kick that misses.
Nadoev closes the distance but Whoopyourasski moves to the side
and Whoopyourasski counters with a one-two to the body.
Nadoev clinches up against the cage.
Borris Whoopyourasski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short shot to the head.
Whoopyourasski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whoopyourasski. Nadoev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borris Whoopyourasski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whoopyourasski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whoopyourasski has managed to clinch.
Nadoev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nadoev scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski lands with a light punch inside.
Whoopyourasski prevents a body shot from Nadoev.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Nadoev misses with some punches.
Nadoev throws a punch but it's blocked by Whoopyourasski.
A right hook to the body lands for Whoopyourasski.
Still in the clinch, Whoopyourasski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whoopyourasski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nadoev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski scores with a shot to the side of Nadoev's head.
Whoopyourasski scores with a hook to the body.
Whoopyourasski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski digs a right hand into Nadoev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nadoev's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whoopyourasski is leaning against Nadoev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadoevs head.
Whoopyourasski lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Whoopyourasski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whoopyourasski works on Nadoev's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whoopyourasski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nadoev blocking some punches.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short shot to the head.
Whoopyourasski working aggressively here.
Nadoev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev tries to work over Whoopyourasski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whoopyourasski lands a right hand.
Whoopyourasski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whoopyourasski gets through Nadoev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whoopyourasski lands with a light punch inside.
Whoopyourasski working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski blocking some punches.
Nadoev struggles to land a body shot inside as Whoopyourasski controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski - that landed with a thud.
Whoopyourasski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Nadoev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski cracks Nadoev with a nice body shot.
Nadoev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nadoev misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whoopyourasski pushes Nadoev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nadoev. Whoopyourasski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nadoev wants to clinch
and Whoopyourasski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whoopyourasski connects with the punch.
Nadoev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whoopyourasski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whoopyourasski blocks an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Whoopyourasski.
A short uppercut from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
A short right from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice uppercut.
Whoopyourasski gets through Nadoev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch.
Nadoev tries to throw a body punch but Whoopyourasski avoids it by throwing Nadoev back against the cage.
Whoopyourasski works on Nadoev's body with a couple of short punches.
Whoopyourasski pushes Nadoev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whoopyourasski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadoevs head.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadoev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whoopyourasski lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Whoopyourasski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nadoev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whoopyourasski lands an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski gets through Nadoev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski presses Nadoev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whoopyourasski digs a right hand underneath Nadoev's ribcage. Nadoev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice shot to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski works on Nadoev's body with a couple of short punches.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nadoev.
Whoopyourasski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Nadoev swings wildly with an uppercut but Whoopyourasski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Whoopyourasski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev has a couple of punches blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski pushes Nadoev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whoopyourasski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nadoev working aggressively here.
Whoopyourasski gets through Nadoev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borris Whoopyourasski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rekord Nadoev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Whoopyourasski scores with a spinning back kick!
Nadoev tries to clinch
and Whoopyourasski counters with a stiff right hand.
Nadoev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nadoev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nadoev throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Whoopyourasski on the inside.
Whoopyourasski scores with a shot to the side of Nadoev's head.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch.
Whoopyourasski scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Whoopyourasski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadoev takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nadoev or not.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whoopyourasski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nadoev has a couple of punches blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nadoev or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Whoopyourasski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski lands with a light punch inside.
Whoopyourasski scores with a hook to the body.
Whoopyourasski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nadoev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nadoev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whoopyourasski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadoev lands with a left to the head.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Whoopyourasski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whoopyourasski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nadoev backwards.
Nadoev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whoopyourasski or not.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadoev blocks an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski lands a shoulder strike.
Whoopyourasski misses with some punches.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nadoev.
Nadoev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whoopyourasski misses with a punch to the body.
Nadoev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadoev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whoopyourasski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nadoev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whoopyourasski. Nadoev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nadoev clinches but Whoopyourasski breaks the clinch
and Whoopyourasski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadoev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whoopyourasski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nadoev throws a punch but it's blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski struggles to land a body shot inside as Nadoev controls his hands.
Whoopyourasski struggles to land a body shot inside as Nadoev controls his hands.
Nadoev lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadoev digs a right hand underneath Whoopyourasski's ribcage. Whoopyourasski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nadoev lands a left hand.
Nadoev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whoopyourasskis head.
Whoopyourasski misses with a punch to the body.
Nadoev lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev pushes Whoopyourasski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nadoev lands with a right to the head.
Nadoev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadoev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whoopyourasski throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadoev.
A short left from Nadoev.
A nice left hand lands by Nadoev.
A head punch on the inside from Whoopyourasski fails to land.
Nadoev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whoopyourasski.
A left hand lands to the body for Nadoev.
Still in the clinch, Nadoev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadoev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whoopyourasski misses with the head strike.
Nadoev blocking some punches.
Nadoev has a couple of punches blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Nadoev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadoev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski cracks Nadoev with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadoev.
Nadoev blocks an uppercut.
Nadoev pushes Whoopyourasski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Nadoev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadoev.
Nadoev lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nadoev.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nadoev.
Whoopyourasski lands with a right to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whoopyourasski. Nadoev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nadoev wants to clinch up but Whoopyourasski keeps it at a distance.
Nadoev closes the distance but Whoopyourasski moves to the side
and Whoopyourasski moves into the clinch.
Nadoev blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nadoev.
Nadoev lands a body shot.
Nadoev throws a punch but it's blocked by Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski takes a shot to the head.
Nadoev lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadoev.
Nadoev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whoopyourasskis head.
Whoopyourasski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nadoev's elbow.
Whoopyourasski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whoopyourasski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadoev lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Nadoev.
Whoopyourasski blocks an uppercut.
Nadoev pushes Whoopyourasski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whoopyourasski misses with a punch to the body.
Nadoev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short shot to the head.
Nadoev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nadoev working aggressively here.
Whoopyourasski lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whoopyourasski. Nadoev does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Whoopyourasski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nadoev clinches but Whoopyourasski breaks the clinch
and Whoopyourasski counters with a nice body kick.
Nadoev wants to clinch
and Whoopyourasski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nadoev thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whoopyourasski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Whoopyourasski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rekord Nadoev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borris Whoopyourasski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nadoev darts in trying to clinch
and Whoopyourasski counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borris Whoopyourasski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whoopyourasski 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borris Whoopyourasski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvonen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hirvonen tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hirvonen misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Hirvonen misses its intended target.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Drago slips under a jab from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Pentti Hirvonen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Drago's shoulder, as Drago tries to avoid the shot.
Drago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hirvonen is fending him off so far but Drago persists. Nope, Hirvonen circles away and we're back to standing.
Hirvonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drago on the side of the head.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hirvonen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hirvonen swivels and escapes.
Pentti Hirvonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Drago.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drago blocks a jab.
Drago fakes the leg kick and cracks Hirvonen in the body.
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hirvonen's half guard.
Hirvonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Drago advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Drago is thwarting Hirvonen's attempts to control the position.
Hirvonen wants to sweep but Drago has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Hirvonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hirvonen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hirvonen lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Hirvonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drago's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drago's back!
Drago covers up after that shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen working for the choke.
Will Hirvonen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hirvonen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to break free.
Drago trying to control the position but Hirvonen manages to sink in the hooks.
A lull in the action here.
Hirvonen is trying to stick to Drago's back but Drago is turning into Hirvonen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hirvonen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Drago.
Hirvonen has his foot on Drago's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drago works his way back into a safe position though.
Drago drops back looking for a leg! Hirvonen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hirvonen manages to kick Drago off! Drago jumps back into Hirvonen's guard.
Hirvonen wants to sweep here but Drago controlling him for the moment.
Hirvonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Drago works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hirvonen lands with a few short shots to the body.
Drago decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Drago drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hirvonen looking for a sweep but Drago has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hirvonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Hirvonen gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirvonen is looking to improve his position.
Drago tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hirvonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Drago will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hirvonen swivels and escapes.
Hirvonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nikolai Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirvonen takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Hirvonen scores with a nice right hand.
Hirvonen throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Drago blocks a jab.
Drago drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hirvonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hirvonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hirvonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirvonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Drago advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hirvonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hirvonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drago wants to control from the top but Hirvonen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hirvonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drago defends well.
Drago would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hirvonen is looking for a triangle but Drago pushes his legs off easily.
Hirvonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hirvonen cracks Drago with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pentti Hirvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hirvonen is going olschool here, as he tries to force Drago to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Drago shrugs it off.
Drago is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drago bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Drago controlling from the top position.
Hirvonen wants to stand up but Drago is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drago trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hirvonen's guard.
Hirvonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drago not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drago trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hirvonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Hirvonen.
Drago tries to clinch there but Hirvonen circles away.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Drago looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drago wants to pass the guard but Hirvonen is defending well.
Hirvonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Hirvonen punching from the bottom.
Drago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drago is looking to take a break and control but Hirvonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hirvonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Drago wants to control from the top but Hirvonen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirvonen is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hirvonen misses the shot to the body.
Hirvonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Hirvonen.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drago.
Hirvonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drago taking a breather here.
Hirvonen tries to buck Drago off but Drago is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen wants to control but Drago postures up.
Hirvonen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drago's best efforts.
Hirvonen is staying active underneath Drago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hirvonen wants to improve his position but Drago is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drago is trying to control. Hirvonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hirvonen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hirvonen manages to get to full guard.
Drago preventing the sweep.
Hirvonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drago!
Hirvonen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Drago has worked his arm free - good work by Drago!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws an elbow but Drago slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Hirvonen crashes against the mat.
Drago gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hirvonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Hirvonen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Drago is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Drago and Hirvonen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Drago is looking for a sweep.
Hirvonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drago knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drago is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hirvonen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Drago pulls his head out easily.
Drago trying to control from half guard but Hirvonen is working away.
Drago is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hirvonen actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago throws a head kick but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Hirvonen throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drago 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Drago!
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