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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Russki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Karchinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russki comes to the cage accompanied by TIME TO DIE KARCHINSKI; SAY GOODNIGHT. Ken Karchinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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271 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Russki!
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, Ken Karchinski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russki checks a leg kick.
Russki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karchinski pinned against the cage. Karchinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Russki scores with a takedown into Karchinski's guard.
Russki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Karchinski wants to sweep here but Russki controlling him for the moment.
Russki controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Russki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nikolai Russki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Russki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karchinski being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Russki is pushing down on Karchinski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karchinski is fighting to maintain full guard but Russki has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karchinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russki.
Russki 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.
Russki moves into full mount! Karchinski won't be happy about that!
Russki dominating with strikes here.
Russki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Russki swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikolai Russki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvis comes to the cage accompanied by Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto. Diego Elvis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Elvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvis throws a right hand that ORourke ducks under and follows up with a left that ORourke also avoids with ease.
Elvis scores with a one two! ORourke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Elvis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ORourke wants to clinch.
ORourke tries to clinch but Elvis moves out of range.
Ivan ORourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORourke defending well as Elvis loads up on a big left hand.
ORourke wants to clinch.
Elvis tests ORourke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elvis.
ORourke is rocked!
Elvis gets a big slam - oh, ORourke is out! ORourke is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Diego Elvis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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190 lbs
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202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for McGee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGee.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
McGee avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Drago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Drago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drago.
McGee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract McGee.
McGee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago shoots in looking for a takedown. McGee tries to sprawl out of it but Drago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGee 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 Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGee's guard.
Drago is fighting to break McGee's control of his arms but McGee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGee sprawls well initially but Drago persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McGee looks like he's trying to stand up.
McGee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Drago slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drago tries to keep at a distance but McGee has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGee stalling the fight.
McGee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.
McGee prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
McGee effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGee taking a breather.
McGee lands an uppercut.
McGee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McGee.
A short body shot lands from McGee as the two fighters clinch.
McGee has Drago pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy McGee.
McGee lunges at Drago with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drago's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Billy McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McGee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Drago lands with a straight right. McGee didn't see that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from McGee.
Drago tries for a takedown but McGee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - McGee scores with a four punch combination!
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Drago takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! McGee cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy McGee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Sidorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Sidorov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelly Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Sidorov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wells lands with a nice combination. Sidorov backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Marko Sidorov has been cut.
Sidorov throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
Sidorov lands with a slapping head kick.
Wells tries to keep at a distance but Sidorov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wells has had enough of the clinch but Sidorov keeps him there for the moment.
Sidorov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sidorov works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidorov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Sidorov.
Sidorov missing with knees to the body.
Sidorov has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sidorov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wells misses with a punch on the inside.
Sidorov tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Sidorov tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but Sidorov has the dominant position.
Sidorov blocks a body shot from Wells.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Sidorov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sidorov tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Wells blocks an elbow strike.
Sidorov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sidorov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sidorov has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells can't find room to land a body shot as Sidorov controls the action.
Sidorov lands an elbow inside that Wells shrugs off.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Sidorov.
Sidorov lands an elbow inside.
Sidorov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sidorov lands a body punch.
Sidorov lands an elbow inside.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sidorov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sidorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sidorov misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sidorov fails to land.
Sidorov throws a head punch that misses.
Sidorov tries to work over Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wells is trying to break free.
Sidorov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wells or not.
Wells misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Sidorov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidorov. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sidorov throws a hook but Wells blocks it.
Wells throws a shot from downtown. Sidorov moves away and avoids it.
Sidorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wells loads up on a big right hand but Sidorov slips the punch.
Sidorov looks to land a right hand but Wells moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sidorov moves into the clinch successfully.
Sidorov blocks a body shot from Wells.
Sidorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sidorov.
Sidorov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wells tries a body shot but Sidorov blocks it.
Sidorov'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.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sidorov has him pressed against the cage.
Sidorov can't find room to land a body shot as Wells controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Sidorov as the two fighters clinch.
Sidorov tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Sidorov back against the cage.
Sidorov lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Sidorov.
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Sidorov won't allow it.
Sidorov keeps control of Wells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sidorov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Sidorov.
A body shot lands from Sidorov.
Sidorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sidorov has Wells pressed against the cage.
Sidorov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wells.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells prevents a body shot from Sidorov.
Sidorov has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sidorov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sidorov obliges.
Sidorov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Sidorov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wells lands a body shot.
Wells letting Sidorov take a breather here.
Wells misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sidorov stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sidorov.
Sidorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sidorov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sidorov lands a body shot.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sidorov has him pressed against the cage.
Sidorov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wells is breathing heavily.
Sidorov lands an elbow inside.
Sidorov pushes off an throws an elbow but Wells leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sidorov lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sidorov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wells's brow.
Sidorov avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sidorov tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Sidorov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sidorov lands a left hand.
Wells tries to break free but Sidorov pushes him back against the cage.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidorov. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wells throws a right hand that Sidorov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sidorov also avoids with ease.
Kelly Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sidorov moves into the clinch.
Sidorov working Wells over with knees to the body.
Sidorov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sidorov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sidorov.
A left hand lands to the body for Sidorov.
Sidorov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wells's defenses.
Sidorov misses with a body punch.
Wells tries to break free but Sidorov pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Sidorov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Sidorov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wells throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sidorov clinches.
Sidorov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sidorov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sidorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sidorov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidorov. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sidorov moves in looking to clinch but Wells pushes him off.
Wells scores with the left hand. Sidorov knows he should have avoided that one.
Wells looks to score with a jab to the body but Sidorov is just out of range.
Wells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sidorov throws a sloppy head kick and Wells moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sidorov clinches up with Wells and pushes him back against the cage.
Sidorov lands a right hand.
Sidorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Sidorov won't allow it.
Sidorov misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wells.
Wells avoiding damage as Sidorov throws knees to the body.
Sidorov is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sidorov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov keeps control of Wells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Sidorov on the inside.
Wells is trying to break free.
Sidorov looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Sidorov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Wells.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Sidorov has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sidorov - that landed with a thud.
Sidorov tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Sidorov back against the cage.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sidorov misses with a body punch.
Sidorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wells's elbow.
Sidorov tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Sidorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sidorov has him pressed against the cage.
Sidorov lands a nice knee to the body.
Sidorov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sidorov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wells.
A hook to the body from Sidorov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov stalling.
Wells blocks a body shot from Sidorov.
Sidorov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Sidorov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wells struggles to land a body shot inside as Sidorov controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Sidorov.
Sidorov lands a knee to the body.
Sidorov missing with knees to the body.
Sidorov presses Wells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Sidorov is controlling him.
Sidorov misses with some punches.
Sidorov misses with a punch to the body.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sidorov keeps control of Wells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sidorov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sidorov can't find room to land a body shot as Wells controls the action.
Wells looking to stall.
Wells is trying to break free.
Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sidorov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Sidorov.
A short right from Sidorov on the inside.
Sidorov digs a right hand into Wells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wells's gas tank.
Marko Sidorov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Wells tries to circle away but Sidorov has him pinned against the cage.
Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Sidorov.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Sidorov - that landed with a thud.
Sidorov leaning against his opponent.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wells being controlled against the cage.
Wells tries to break the clinch but Sidorov is controlling the position.
Sidorov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sidorov missing with knees to the body.
Wells trying to control the position but instead, Sidorov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wells into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Still in the clinch, Sidorov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sidorov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wells up against the cage.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Sidorov.
Sidorov tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Sidorov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sidorov is leaning against Wells and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sidorov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sidorov.
Sidorov lands with a right to the head.
Sidorov tries to work over Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wells takes an elbow to the temple.
Wells looking to stall.
Sidorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Sidorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Sidorov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sidorov moves into range and clinches up with Wells.
Sidorov blocks a body shot from Wells.
Sidorov lands with a right to the head.
Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sidorov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sidorov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sidorov.
Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Sidorov.
Sidorov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Sidorov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Nice elbow from Sidorov.
Sidorov is leaning against Wells and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wells takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sidorov is working Wells over against the cage.
Sidorov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sidorov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Sidorov.
Sidorov lands an elbow inside that Wells shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sidorov.
Sidorov missing with knees to the body.
Sidorov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wells blocking some punches.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Sidorov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sidorov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sidorov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sidorov.
Wells wants to break free but Sidorov has control.
Sidorov scores with a hook to the body.
Sidorov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sidorov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells tries to circle away but Sidorov has him pinned against the cage.
Wells takes a shot to the head.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
A hook to the body from Wells.
Sidorov avoiding damage.
Sidorov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wells prevents a body shot from Sidorov.
Sidorov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wells up against the cage.
Wells breaks the clinch.
Wells thuds his right hand into Sidorov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wells throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sidorov.
Sidorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Wells swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sidorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Wells swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sidorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Wells misses.
Sidorov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sidorov misses with a head kick.
Sidorov closes the distance and pushes Wells back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Sidorov is controlling him.
Sidorov tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Sidorov lands an elbow that stopped Wells in his tracks for a moment.
Sidorov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Sidorov lands a body punch.
Sidorov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Wells has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wells misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Sidorov to work.
Wells misses with a punch on the inside.
Sidorov lands an elbow just above Wells 's eye.
Wells tries to break the clinch but Sidorov is controlling the position.
Sidorov scores with a hook to the body.
Wells is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sidorov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sidorov.
Sidorov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wells.
A body shot lands from Sidorov.
Sidorov slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Sidorov.
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.
A head punch on the inside from Wells fails to land.
Sidorov lands with a short shot to the head.
Sidorov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Sidorov presses Wells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sidorov trying to land knees to the body.
Sidorov lands a shoulder strike.
Wells is trying to break free.
Sidorov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sidorov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sidorov crunches a lovely knee into Wells's ribcage.
Sidorov is working Wells over against the cage.
Sidorov digs a right hand underneath Wells's ribcage. Wells let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Sidorov.
Sidorov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marko Sidorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wells takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Sidorov - that landed with a thud.
Wells working aggressively here.
Sidorov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wells's efforts to push away.
Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sidorov lands an elbow that stopped Wells in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Sidorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sidorov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Sidorov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCauley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan McCauley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Obama's chin.
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168 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan McCauley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Obama!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCauley shoots for a double leg takedown but Obama sprawls well. He's pushed McCauley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Obama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obama waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract McCauley.
Obama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCauley.
Obama scores with a jab to the head.
Obama scores with a jab.
Obama works over McCauley's head and body with a nice combination.
McCauley shoots in for a takedown but Obama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan McCauley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama lands with a shot to the body.
McCauley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Obama scores with the left hand. McCauley knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obama drops McCauley with a beautiful combination! McCauley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Obama is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obama lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. McCauley is looking to close the distance but Obama sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! McCauley crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope McCauley is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). George Obama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Drive by AMEN. A fine choice. Al Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Bruder!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruder misses with an uppercut.
Bruder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruder shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bruder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Bruder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Marcel Bruder has been cut.
A big right from Silva misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruder lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruder misses with a head kick.
Bruder misses with a wild body shot.
Bruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruder throws a big shot that misses.
Bruder misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lands with a right that hurts Bruder. Bruder looks to clinch but Silva throws a short knee that drops Bruder. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Al Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Berna Radoncik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurik Khripunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berna Radoncik has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berna Radoncik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurik Khripunov !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radoncik lands a big head kick that sends Khripunov tumbling to the mat! Radoncik takes a step backwards and waves Khripunov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Khripunov is rocked!
It looks like Yurik Khripunov has been cut.
Radoncik gets a clinch.
Khripunov is still on wobbly legs! Can Radoncik finish him?
Radoncik pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Khripunov ! Radoncik unloads with more strikes and Khripunov sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berna Radoncik!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Shalbek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Shalbek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 lbs
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227 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shalbek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Shalbek against the cage.
Shalbek has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shalbek trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shalbek into the cage.
Shalbek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalbek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shalbek defending well though.
Shalbek trying to control here.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shalbek defending well though.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shalbek moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shalbek is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez stops Shalbek from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Shalbek is keeping the position.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez prevents Shalbek from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Shalbek blocks nicely.
Shalbek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shalbek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Shalbek keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Shalbek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Shalbek blocks nicely.
Shalbek will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shalbek manages to avoid it.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalbek.
Shalbek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shalbek. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Shalbek which made him look bad.
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Shalbek's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek 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.
Shalbek working a defensive guard here.
Shalbek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shalbek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shalbek has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek 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 looking to work some ground and pound but Shalbek has wrist control.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shalbek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez distracts Shalbek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shalbek working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shalbek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Shalbek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Pedro Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Shalbek ducked under it nicely.
Shalbek wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Shalbek is just out of range.
Shalbek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shalbek scores with a nice right hand.
Pedro Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shalbek throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Shalbek moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Shalbek lands a high kick!
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shalbek tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shalbek to the ground. Shalbek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalbek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shalbek looking for a sweep. Not yet Shalbek, not yet.
Shalbek manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shalbek trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shalbek controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Shalbek controlling his opponent.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Shalbek postures up.
Shalbek trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Shalbek isn't that keen on the idea.
Shalbek controlling from the full mount.
Shalbek wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Shalbek just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shalbek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shalbek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Shalbek's ribs.
Shalbek misses with a leg kick.
Shalbek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Shalbek should have avoided that one.
It looks like Vladimir Shalbek has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shalbek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shalbek tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Vladimir Shalbek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shalbek counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vladimir Shalbek will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shalbek scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shalbek avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shalbek closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Shalbek holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shalbek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vladimir Shalbek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shalbek. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shalbek. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalbek throws a one two combo.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Shalbek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shalbek as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Shalbek counters with a one-two to the body.
Shalbek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Shalbek.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shalbek - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shalbek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shalbek lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shalbek lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Shalbek. Sanchez falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Shalbek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Shalbek!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaban Demidov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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300 lbs
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297 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tau Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaban Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Demidov misses with a low kick.
Demidov tries to clinch but Fang is having none of it.
Fang throws a head kick but Demidov moves out of range.
Fang moves out of range as Demidov strikes.
Fang throws a right and a left that Demidov avoids nicely.
Fang swings for the body but Demidov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demidov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demidov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tau Fang has been cut.
Nice body punch from Demidov.
Fang misses with a straight left.
Fang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demidov moves away.
Fang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Demidov momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fang misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demidov.
Demidov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Fang misses.
Demidov is looking to clinch.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demidov scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demidov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demidov throws a head kick but Fang moves out of range.
Demidov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demidov doesn't manage to clinch there - Fang circles away.
Fang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fang is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fang looks to land a combination but Demidov avoids it well.
Demidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fang was well out of range. Poor timing from Demidov.
Demidov throws a leg kick which misses Fang's front leg but catches the back leg as Fang tries to avoid it.
Demidov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fang if he has to take too many more of those.
Fang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Demidov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fang.
Demidov throws a head kick that misses
letting Fang counter with a right hand.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Demidov.
Demidov wants to clinch up but Fang keeps it at a distance.
Fang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demidov is able to avoid easily.
Fang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demidov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fang missing with a left hand there. Demidov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demidov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tau Fang's cut is getting worse.
Demidov misses with a series of wild punches.
Fang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Demidov.
A big right from Fang misses.
Fang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov lands a head kick that stumbles Fang and the fighters go to the mat.
Fang is rocked!
Demidov is pushing down on Fang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fang is fighting to maintain full guard but Demidov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oh Fang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demidov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov passes to full mount!
Fang seems to have got his legs back now.
Demidov controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fang is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Demidov wants to clinch.
Kaban Demidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demidov.
Demidov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demidov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tau Fang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demidov tests Fang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demidov walks straight into a right hand from Fang - that's dropped him! Fang jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Demidov from any more punishment! Demidov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tau Fang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnstone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hardrock Hallelujah by Lordi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Johnstone!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnstone misses with a wild body shot.
Johnstone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnstone.
Johnstone moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnstone scores with a body shot.
Johnstone misses with a straight right.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Johnstone is out of range.
Johnstone connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes misses with a hook. Johnstone ducked under it nicely.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Johnstone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes throws a hook but Johnstone avoids it easily.
Johnstone moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnstone, as that shot connected.
Johnstone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnstone circles away.
Hughes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnstone is out of range.
Hughes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hughes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnstone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes tries to clinch up
and Johnstone counters with a right hand to the body.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnstone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughes doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnstone digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnstone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hughes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hughes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnstone lands a body shot.
Hughes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnstone scores with a body shot.
Johnstone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnstone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnstone lands with a big right hook that stumbles Hughes - he's out on his feet here! Johnstone follows up with another monster hook that separates Hughes from consciousness! Hughes falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Johnstone stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hank Johnstone!
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