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RMF 3 - Cleaning the House PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sev Kritzkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Tarabrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kritzkiy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rasputin by Boney M. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sev Kritzkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Tarabrin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarabrin fails to land the takedown.
Tarabrin shoots in and drives through. Kritzkiy sprawls well.
Tarabrin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarabrin.
Tarabrin misses the jab.
Kritzkiy blocks a jab.
Kritzkiy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tarabrin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kritzkiy manages to break the clinch.
Tarabrin closes the distance and clinches up with Kritzkiy, looking for a takedown. Tarabrin pushes Kritzkiy against the ropes but Kritzkiy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sev Kritzkiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Tarabrin.
Kritzkiy leaves Tarabrin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tarabrin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tarabrin tries for a takedown but Kritzkiy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tarabrin has a takedown stuffed.
Tarabrin looks gassed!
Kritzkiy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarabrin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kritzkiy defends it nicely.
Good exchange - Kritzkiy coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarabrin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kritzkiy takes the fight into the clinch.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kritzkiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tarabrin is trying to drag Kritzkiy to the mat but Kritzkiy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Kritzkiy breaks from the clinch.
Tarabrin shoots for a double leg takedown but Kritzkiy sprawls well. He's pushed Tarabrin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy closes the distance and pushes Tarabrin back into the ropes.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kritzkiy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Alexander Tarabrin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kritzkiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kritzkiy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kritzkiy clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy manages to break the clinch.
Kritzkiy drives through and clinches with Tarabrin against the ropes.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch.
Tarabrin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kritzkiy tries to sprawl out of it but Tarabrin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kritzkiy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tarabrin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy clinches up against the ropes.
Kritzkiy breaks from the clinch.
Kritzkiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kritzkiy lands a right hand.
Kritzkiy manages to break the clinch.
Tarabrin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tarabrin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kritzkiy. Kritzkiy obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarabrin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kritzkiy as he jumps to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kritzkiy manages to break the clinch.
Tarabrin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kritzkiy lands a jab to Tarabrin's midsection.
Kritzkiy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tarabrin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Kritzkiy both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kritzkiy rushes Tarabrin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tarabrin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarabrin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kritzkiy avoids it really well and circles away.
Tarabrin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tarabrin moves forwards but Kritzkiy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin tries to clinch up
and Kritzkiy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Tarabrin misses.
Kritzkiy scores with a nice head shot.
Tarabrin with a poor takedown
and Kritzkiy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kritzkiy scores with a leg kick.
Kritzkiy forces Tarabrin back against the ropes and clinches.
Kritzkiy breaks from the clinch.
Kritzkiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch.
Tarabrin wants to clinch but Kritzkiy slips to the side
and Kritzkiy moves into the clinch.
Kritzkiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarabrin shoots and misses
and Kritzkiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sev Kritzkiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Tarabrin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kritzkiy drives through and clinches with Tarabrin against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarabrin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kritzkiy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tarabrin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tarabrin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kritzkiy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tarabrin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kritzkiy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tarabrin.
Kritzkiy keeps control of Tarabrin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kritzkiy manages to break the clinch.
Tarabrin shoots and misses
and Kritzkiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kritzkiy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kritzkiy clinches with his opponent.
Kritzkiy slows down the pace here.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarabrin misses with a takedown
and Kritzkiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sev Kritzkiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Tarabrin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kritzkiy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarabrin's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kritzkiy clinches up against the ropes.
Tarabrin wants a takedown.
Kritzkiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kritzkiy scores with a one two! Tarabrin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kritzkiy pushes Tarabrin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kritzkiy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kritzkiy moves into the clinch successfully.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarabrin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kritzkiy.
Tarabrin with a poor takedown
and Kritzkiy counters with a big head kick but Tarabrin shrugs it off.
Kritzkiy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left and a right from Kritzkiy both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarabrin has his takedown stuffed
and Kritzkiy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin misses with a takedown
and Kritzkiy counters with a three punch combo that has Tarabrin backing up. Tarabrin nods at Kritzkiy to acknowledge the strikes.
Tarabrin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kritzkiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander Tarabrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy closes the distance and clinches.
Tarabrin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kritzkiy is keeping busy.
Kritzkiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kritzkiy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kritzkiy takes the fight into the clinch.
Tarabrin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kritzkiy prevents it.
Kritzkiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kritzkiy closes the distance and clinches.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kritzkiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sev Kritzkiy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kritzkiy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kritzkiy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarabrin can do to turn this around?
Kritzkiy works on Tarabrin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kritzkiy stalling.
Tarabrin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kritzkiy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tarabrin has his takedown stuffed
and Kritzkiy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tarabrin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kritzkiy counters with a good low kick that Tarabrin was not able to check.
Kritzkiy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tarabrin tries to keep at a distance but Kritzkiy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch.
Kritzkiy instigates a clinch.
Tarabrin tries for a takedown but Kritzkiy manages to get underhooks.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarabrin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kritzkiy counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarabrin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kritzkiy counters by moving into the clinch.
Kritzkiy lands with a left to the head.
Kritzkiy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kritzkiy manages to break the clinch.
Kritzkiy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tarabrin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kritzkiy counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tarabrin wants to break free but Kritzkiy has control.
Sev Kritzkiy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kritzkiy digs a good hook to Tarabrin's body.
Kritzkiy clinches up against the ropes.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kritzkiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sev Kritzkiy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Tarabrin'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tarabrin has his takedown stuffed
and Kritzkiy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tarabrin's knee momentarily.
Tarabrin with a poor takedown
and Kritzkiy counters by clinching up.
Kritzkiy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy works on Tarabrin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kritzkiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarabrin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kritzkiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sev Kritzkiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Tarabrin.
Kritzkiy closes the distance and clinches.
Tarabrin tries to break free but Kritzkiy pushes him back against the ropes.
Kritzkiy scores with a hook to the body.
Kritzkiy breaks from the clinch.
Kritzkiy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tarabrin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kritzkiy instigates a clinch.
Kritzkiy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarabrin throws a combination that misses
and Kritzkiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Kritzkiy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarabrin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tarabrin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kritzkiy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tarabrin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kritzkiy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kritzkiy moves into the clinch.
Kritzkiy prevents the takedown attempt.
Kritzkiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kritzkiy lands with a light punch inside.
Kritzkiy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kritzkiy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kritzkiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kritzkiy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kritzkiy counters by moving into the clinch.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kritzkiy blocks a jab.
Tarabrin tries to keep at a distance but Kritzkiy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kritzkiy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tarabrin's defenses.
Kritzkiy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tarabrin up against the ropes.
Kritzkiy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarabrin misses with a combination
and Kritzkiy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tarabrin has had enough of the clinch but Kritzkiy keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarabrin with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Kritzkiy counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kritzkiy to score with a decent uppercut.
Kritzkiy lands a head kick!
Kritzkiy thuds a left hand into Tarabrin's body.
Kritzkiy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy rushes Tarabrin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tarabrin tries to score a body lock takedown but Kritzkiy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Kritzkiy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kritzkiy manages to pull guard.
Tarabrin wants to control from the top but Kritzkiy keeps moving.
Kritzkiy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kritzkiy content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy lands with a punch from half guard.
Tarabrin wants to get back to his feet.
Kritzkiy prevents Tarabrin from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kritzkiy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kritzkiy prevents Tarabrin from improving his position.
Alexander Tarabrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sev Kritzkiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kritzkiy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sev Kritzkiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kritzkiy 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sev Kritzkiy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Bruzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruzinski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hello. This should be fireworks!
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167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Bruzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan King!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vladimir Bruzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King throws a nice looking combination but Bruzinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruzinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bruzinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruzinski moves into the clinch.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King gets through Bruzinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruzinski is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bruzinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bruzinski tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruzinski controls his hands.
Bruzinski can't break the clinch.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Bruzinski jumps guard but King stands there with Bruzinski around his waist. Bruzinski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Bruzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruzinski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bruzinski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bruzinski trying to control the position.
Bruzinski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
Bruzinski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Bruzinski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski wants to control the position but King says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
King controlling the action here.
Bruzinski trying to control but King postures up.
King blocks the strikes from Bruzinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Bruzinski wants to get back to full guard.
Bruzinski trying to hold on to King's head to control him but King postures up.
Bruzinski wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Bruzinski with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruzinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruzinski closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Bruzinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
A shot to de liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruzinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruzinski moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Bruzinski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Bruzinski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King tries to clinch up but Bruzinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruzinski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruzinski.
A bone on bone clash there as Bruzinski blocks the leg kick.
Bruzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King stalks Bruzinski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bruzinski's face. Bruzinski staggers backwards, shaken.
King misses with a low kick.
King blocks a head kick by Bruzinski.
Some wild striking there from King.
Bruzinski is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruzinski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruzinski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alan King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruzinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King moves in looking to clinch but Bruzinski pushes him off.
Bruzinski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bruzinski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruzinski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski works his way into side control.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bruzinski wants to get back to full guard.
Bruzinski is working hard here to advance position.
King is looking to advance position but Bruzinski won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski trying to control from the bottom.
Bruzinski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
Bruzinski missing with strikes from the back.
King is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bruzinski missing with strikes from the back.
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.
Bruzinski thows a strike but King uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by King as he ends up in Bruzinski 's guard!
King trying to control but Bruzinski is working from the bottom.
Bruzinski looking for subs off his back but King has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bruzinski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Bruzinski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bruzinski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Bruzinski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
Bruzinski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruzinski lands with a nice body kick.
Bruzinski shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Bruzinski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Bruzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruzinski circles away.
Bruzinski tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Bruzinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruzinski lands a front kick.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruzinski shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Bruzinski swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bruzinski.
A nice combination there by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King misses with a wild combination.
Bruzinski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Bruzinski persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King connects with a body shot.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruzinski is just out of range.
Bruzinski misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bruzinski rather than just go for the knockout.
Bruzinski throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King motions for Bruzinski to come forward. King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruzinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski tries to clinch up.
Bruzinski drives through and clinches with King against the ropes.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Alan King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruzinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruzinski backwards.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruzinski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
Bruzinski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King throws out a loose jab but Bruzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruzinski wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruzinski.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruzinski.
Vladimir Bruzinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from King on the inside.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruzinski.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruzinski backwards.
King lands a left hand.
Bruzinski is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bruzinski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Bruzinski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Morino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krystov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Morino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Krystov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Morino.
Morino looks to land a left hand but Krystov moved out of range nicely.
Morino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krystov moves away.
Krystov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ben Morino has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krystov lands a really nice looking cross but Morino seems unphased.
Morino is rocked!
Morino blocks a jab.
Morino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krystov counters with a huge left! Morino is in big trouble! He's backing up but Krystov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Morino from any more damage. A dominating finish by Krystov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Krystov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Tubzinki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tubzinki comes to the ring accompanied by Tube Snake Boogie. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randall Tubzinki!
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, King Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tubzinki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emelianenko is defended easily by Tubzinki.
Nice sprawl there from Tubzinki as Emelianenko shoots in.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Tubzinki.
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tubzinki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Randall Tubzinki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Emelianenko.
Tubzinki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tubzinki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tubzinki scores a takedown into full mount!
Emelianenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tubzinki lands with some strikes.
Tubzinki landing strikes from the mount.
Tubzinki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tubzinki looking to control but Emelianenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tubzinki working Emelianenko over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubzinki working the ground and pound effectively.
Emelianenko is working to get back to half guard.
Tubzinki is landing with some decent strikes but Emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Emelianenko working to try and regain half guard.
Tubzinki 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.
Tubzinki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tubzinki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Emelianenko looks a forlorn figure.
Tubzinki is going olschool here, as he tries to force Emelianenko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Emelianenko shrugs it off.
Tubzinki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tubzinki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tubzinki working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Emelianenko looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Tubzinki! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Randall Tubzinki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumalaton Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirmu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Halloween Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jumalaton Hirmu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jumalaton Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirmu is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Hirmu tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hirmu.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez lands with a cross.
It looks like Jumalaton Hirmu has been cut.
Hirmu misses with a head kick.
Hirmu tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Hirmu shoots for a takedown but Lopez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hirmu ducks straight into an uppercut from Lopez and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Hirmu maanges to regain guard straight away.
Hirmu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hirmu is still in real trouble! Can Lopez finish him?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lopez drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lopez as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hirmu screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lopez! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jose Lopez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Vedhult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slayer - Hell Awaits. Vedhult is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The skatt bros - Life at the outpost. Kenneth Vedhult has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Arlovski!
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, Kenneth Vedhult!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vedhult closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arlovski to the mat! Arlovski manages to get full guard.
Arlovski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vedhult stays in close to Arlovski's body and controls the position.
Vedhult trying to control but Arlovski is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vedhult slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arlovski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vedhult controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski trying to keep a closed guard but Vedhult is proving a slippery customer.
Vedhult won't allow Arlovski to sweep him here.
Vedhult is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vedhult trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arlovski managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vedhult stopping the sweep attempt from Arlovski.
Vedhult must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vedhult trying to control but Arlovski is working from the bottom.
Vedhult tries to free his leg and advance position but Arlovski is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arlovski loads up on a big right hand but Vedhult slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Arlovski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vedhult doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Vedhult.
Vedhult shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vedhult showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vedhult trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arlovski looking to control.
Vedhult is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vedhult looking to pass the guard.
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.
Vedhult trying to move into half guard but instead Arlovski has managed to sweep!
Vedhult not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arlovski is looking to stand up but Vedhult won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vedhult fails to land the takedown.
Arlovski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vedhult to score with a decent uppercut.
Arlovski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vedhult.
Arlovski throws a right hand that Vedhult ducks under and follows up with a left that Vedhult also avoids with ease.
Vedhult tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vedhult shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arlovski defends it nicely.
Ivan Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Vedhult.
Vedhult is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Vedhult dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vedhult shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arlovski defends it nicely.
Vedhult swings for the body but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski throws and low kick but Vedhult moves out of range easily.
Vedhult blocks the body kick.
Vedhult just misses with a punch to the body.
Vedhult shoots in for a takedown but Arlovski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vedhult wants to clinch.
Arlovski lands with a shot to the body.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Vedhult, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vedhult is breathing heavily.
Arlovski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivan Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vedhult takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Kenneth Vedhult has been cut.
Vedhult blocks the body kick.
Vedhult shoots for a takedown but Arlovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivan Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Vedhult.
The fighters circling - Arlovski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arlovski throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlovski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vedhult moves into the clinch.
Vedhult misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arlovski tries to break free but Vedhult pushes him back against the ropes.
Arlovski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vedhult.
Arlovski lands with a light punch inside.
Arlovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Vedhult won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski pushes Vedhult back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but Vedhult blocks it.
Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vedhult misses the shot to the body.
Vedhult slips under a jab.
Arlovski throws a head kick but Vedhult moves out of range.
Arlovski catches Vedhult napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Vedhult to the canvas!
Vedhult is rocked!
Arlovski stands up and waves to Vedhult to follow him.
Vedhult is still on wobbly legs! Can Arlovski finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Arlovski knocks Vedhult out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIG STYLE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Karelin's choice of entrance music: Terminator 2. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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24
287 lbs
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279 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, BIG STYLE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
STYLE drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karelin throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
STYLE creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
STYLE trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
Karelin is looking to regain half guard here but STYLE keeps moving and retains side control.
STYLE wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karelin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and STYLE counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
STYLE will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karelin keeping full guard, as STYLE tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
STYLE trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
STYLE preventing the sweep.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
STYLE forces his way into half guard.
STYLE is looking to advance position but Karelin won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
STYLE has his takedown stuffed
and Karelin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Karelin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karelin.
A right handed body shot lands from Karelin.
Karelin is working STYLE over against the ropes.
Karelin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, STYLE regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
STYLE is trying to keep Karelin in close.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
STYLE is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
STYLE is breathing heavily.
Karelin missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karelin taking some punishment here, with STYLE in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
STYLE blocks the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. STYLE is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karelin missing with punches from the bottom.
Karelin is not content to let STYLE control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin is not content to let STYLE control the position.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. STYLE is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
STYLE is looking to take a break and control but Karelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin trying to hold on to STYLE's head to control him but STYLE postures up.
Karelin missing with punches from the bottom.
STYLE trying to control the action but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin wants to improve his position but STYLE is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karelin tries to clinch but STYLE moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
STYLE with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karelin won't allow STYLE to sweep him here.
STYLE is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
STYLE throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
STYLE not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
STYLE doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Karelin wants to control from the top but STYLE keeps moving.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
STYLE looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karelin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so STYLE counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
STYLE trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
STYLE takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Karelin will probably get the nod.
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.
STYLE darts in trying to clinch
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into side control. STYLE won't be happy with that.
STYLE struggling a bit here.
Karelin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
STYLE misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Karelin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Karelin is chipping away with strikes.
STYLE manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
STYLE performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karelin landing strikes from the bottom.
Karelin wants to control but STYLE is keeping busy.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
STYLE trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is staying active underneath STYLE, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
STYLE takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
STYLE is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
STYLE prevents Karelin from improving his position.
STYLE wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
STYLE stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karelin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.
Karelin moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells STYLE's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing STYLE from controlling successfully.
Karelin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Karelin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
STYLE cracks Karelin with a solid left hand.
STYLE working some strikes from top position.
STYLE forces his way into half guard.
Karelin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
STYLE works his way into side control.
STYLE is looking to take a break and control but Karelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin is trying to improve his position.
STYLE lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE is working Karelin over with some ground and pound from side control.
STYLE trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
Karelin tries to bench press STYLE off him but STYLE keeps the position.
Karelin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
STYLE scoring with punches and elbows.
STYLE tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no STYLE has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
STYLE blocks the strikes from Karelin.
STYLE is working Karelin over with some ground and pound from side control.
STYLE lands a few punches from side control.
Karelin is looking for a sweep.
BIG STYLE overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
STYLE working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
STYLE scoring with punches and elbows.
STYLE 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.
You can see the frustration on Karelin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karelin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but STYLE is staying active.
STYLE is looking to take a break and control but Karelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BIG STYLE dominated that second round.
That's time! STYLE's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Karelin is looking to clinch.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt
and STYLE counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Karelin's guard now.
Karelin working a defensive guard here.
STYLE stands and throws Karelin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
STYLE trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
STYLE is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karelin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karelin is trying to get back to half guard.
Karelin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karelin wants to control but STYLE postures up.
STYLE working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is looking for a sweep.
STYLE trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
STYLE cracks Karelin with a big elbow.
Karelin keeps STYLE under control for a moment.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Karelin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
STYLE takes a little break here. Karelin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Karelin taking a bit of punishment here - STYLE scoring with strikes.
STYLE controls the position.
STYLE landing a few strikes.
STYLE controlling the position.
STYLE trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
STYLE landing a few strikes.
Karelin tries to bench press STYLE off him but STYLE keeps the position.
STYLE is trying to get an arm triangle but Karelin is defending well.
STYLE wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Karelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
STYLE lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to get back to half guard.
Karelin is trying to escape the position but STYLE is controlling the position.
STYLE wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
Karelin throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Karelin lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Karelin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Karelin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karelin working the head and body with strikes.
Karelin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with STYLE. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
STYLE is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karelin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karelin's back!
STYLE scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
STYLE tries to get the hooks in deep but Karelin pushed the leg off.
Karelin rolls, trying to escape but STYLE keeps control of the position.
Karelin is trapped and STYLE is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking very determined here, making life difficult for STYLE.
Karelin grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Karelin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
STYLE landing with strikes.
STYLE throwing damaging strikes from the back! Karelin could be in trouble here!
STYLE connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Karelin to escape the position.
Karelin rolls, trying to escape but STYLE keeps control of the position.
STYLE not allowing Karelin to control his hands.
STYLE scores with strikes from the back.
STYLE biding his time, looking for the opening.
Karelin wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
BIG STYLE showed his dominance in that final round.
I think STYLE has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIG STYLE!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Graf had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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225 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute tries to clinch but Graf moves out of range.
Schrute is looking to clinch.
Schrute throws a series of punches but Graf moves out of range.
Schrute tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Graf.
Graf shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schrute gets full guard.
Graf tries to free his leg and advance position but Schrute is retaining full guard.
Graf thows a big elbow that misses.
Schrute scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Graf 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.
Graf tries to free his leg and advance position but Schrute is retaining full guard.
Schrute keeping moving, preventing Graf from controlling successfully.
Schrute looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graf is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schrute tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Graf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schrute takes one to the chin there.
Graf with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Graf.
Graf moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schrute wants to clinch.
Dwight Schrute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graf scores with a jab.
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!
Schrute misses with a takedown
and Graf counters with a nice uppercut.
Schrute throws a head kick that misses
and Graf counters by clinching up.
Schrute looks gassed!
Schrute tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graf smiles and moves away.
Graf lands a jab to Schrute's midsection.
Schrute on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Graf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schrute is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrute fails with the takedown
and Graf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chris Graf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Schrute.
Graf lands a jab to the head.
Graf moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Schrute goes down! Can Graf finish him!?
Schrute is rocked!
Graf thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graf works over Schrute with some ground and pound from guard.
Schrute working for a triangle but Graf defends it easily.
Schrute is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graf drops back looking for a leg! Schrute is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schrute manages to kick Graf off! Graf jumps back into Schrute's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Graf works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute punching from the bottom.
Schrute looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graf lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schrute is in trouble now - Graf has advanced to mount!
Graf landing punches.
Schrute really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Graf looking to secure an arm triangle but Schrute defends it well.
Schrute is squirming around, avoiding Graf's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute working to try and regain half guard.
Schrute throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Graf with shots to the head and body - Schrute looks very uncomfortable down there.
Graf punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schrute throwing hammer fists to the chest of Graf. What's that going to do exactly?
Graf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schrute swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Schrute is wriggling around trying to escape.
Graf landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schrute is in all sorts of trouble here.
Graf is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Schrute can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graf looking to isolate an arm here. Schrute doesn't see it coming and as Graf extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Graf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Graf!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Acacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo Taalasmaa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeke Acacia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa misses with a leg kick.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acacia as he jumps to the side.
Acacia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taalasmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Acacia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Acacia misses with a hook. Taalasmaa ducked under it nicely.
Acacia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taalasmaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Acacia does no damage.
Acacia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taalasmaa postures up in Acacia's guard and throws a big left but Acacia blocks it.
Acacia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Taalasmaa looking to pass the guard.
Taalasmaa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taalasmaa prevents Acacia from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acacia's head.
Acacia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Acacia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Acacia wants to get back to his feet but Taalasmaa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taalasmaa postures up in Acacia's guard and throws a big left but Acacia blocks it.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of elbows.
Taalasmaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acacia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taalasmaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taalasmaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taalasmaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Acacia sprawls well. Acacia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taalasmaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Zeke Acacia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Acacia tests Taalasmaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Acacia lands a head kick!
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Acacia moves out of range.
Acacia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Acacia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taalasmaa.
Acacia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taalasmaa looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Acacia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Acacia.
Acacia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Acacia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acacia.
Taalasmaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Acacia blocks a body shot from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Acacia is pressed up against the ropes. Taalasmaa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Acacia down to the mat. Acacia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Acacia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Acacia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Acacia lands in his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Acacia's guard.
Taalasmaa stops Acacia from standing up.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taalasmaa postures up in Acacia's guard and throws a big left but Acacia blocks it.
Acacia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taalasmaa on the ground.
Acacia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acacia keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Acacia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Acacia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taalasmaa is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acacia moves away.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Acacia moved out of range.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Acacia circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acacia was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
A left lands for Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Acacia throws a leg kick which misses Taalasmaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Taalasmaa tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Acacia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Acacia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Taalasmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Acacia misses with a hook to the body
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Acacia's guard now.
Acacia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Acacia tries to get out of the position.
Acacia trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taalasmaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acacia wants to sweep but no luck.
Acacia is working hard here to advance position.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Acacia is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taalasmaa pushing down on Acacia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Taalasmaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taalasmaa thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Acacia to regain full guard.
Taalasmaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Acacia trying to control the position.
Taalasmaa throws and elbow that misses. Acacia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taalasmaa's guard. Nice move by Acacia!
Taalasmaa is looking for a triangle but Acacia pushes his legs off easily.
Taalasmaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Acacia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Acacia postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taalasmaa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taalasmaa looking to finish with strikes here!
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Acacia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taalasmaa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taalasmaa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taalasmaa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Acacia looks a forlorn figure.
Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount and Acacia is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taalasmaa looking to secure an arm triangle but Acacia defends it well.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Acacia working to try and regain half guard.
Acacia holds on, trying desperately to control.
Taalasmaa lands with some strikes.
Acacia is bucking up trying to escape but Taalasmaa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Acacia wants to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is stalling here but it's allowed Acacia to get half guard.
Acacia taking some punishment here, with Taalasmaa in his half guard.
Acacia is not content to let Taalasmaa control the position.
Acacia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Acacia has wrist control.
Taalasmaa won't allow Acacia to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Acacia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acacia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Acacia throws a sloppy head kick
and Taalasmaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Acacia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taalasmaa did well to prevent Acacia getting side control.
Acacia is trying to control the action in half guard but Taalasmaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Acacia postures up.
Taalasmaa is positioning himself well to prevent Acacia advancing to mount.
Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but Acacia is controlling well.
Taalasmaa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taalasmaa.
Acacia tries to stand but Taalasmaa is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacia preventing the sweep.
Taalasmaa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Acacia is now in half guard.
Taalasmaa manages to get to full guard.
Taalasmaa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taalasmaa has his foot on Acacia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Acacia works his way back into a safe position though.
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taalasmaa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Acacia is aware though and is defending well.
Taalasmaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Acacia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Acacia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Acacia trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taalasmaa looking for a guillotine here but Acacia defends easily.
Acacia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taalasmaa is on top in guard.
Acacia wants to sweep but no luck.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa won't allow Acacia to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Acacia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing.
Taalasmaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acacia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taalasmaa works over Acacia with some ground and pound from guard.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of short punches.
Acacia has control of Taalasmaa's left arm, preventing Taalasmaa from doing any damage.
Acacia trying to keep a closed guard but Taalasmaa is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Taalasmaa is pushing down on Acacia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Acacia is fighting to maintain full guard but Taalasmaa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Acacia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taalasmaa is working away from the top position though.
Taalasmaa working the head and body with strikes.
Acacia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Acacia defending well though.
Taalasmaa stops Acacia from getting back to his feet.
Taalasmaa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acacia wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taalasmaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
Seppo Taalasmaa is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Main Attraction as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cage lands a right hook to the body.
Cage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
James tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James looks gassed!
Cage scores with a shot to the body.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract James.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
Cage lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Cage cracks James with an uppercut from hell and James crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Cage's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
James is rocked!
That has opened up Lebron James's cut even more.
Cage stands up from James's guard - Cage perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cage throws an overhand right that drops James like a sack of potatoes! Cage dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Cage!
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