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RC 69 - Paulsen vs. Oppeboen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kot Leopold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopold comes to the cage accompanied by Military Soviet Hymn. Jackson has chosen The Disintegrators by Megadeth as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kot Leopold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kane Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a crisp one two that drops Leopold! Jackson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Leopold to his feet! Leopold is in big trouble!
Leopold is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Leopold is out of range.
Jackson throws a body punch but Leopold moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Leopold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Kot Leopold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Leopold knows he should have avoided that one.
Leopold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Leopold to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kane Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SD Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, SD Plissken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Lavelle!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plissken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavelle.
SD Plissken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavelle shoots in and bounces Plissken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Plissken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lavelle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plissken is keeping the position for now.
Plissken wants to stand and escape but Lavelle is having none of it.
Plissken kicks Lavelle off and gets to his feet.
Plissken tries to bum rush Lavelle with a series of wild strikes but Lavelle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plissken slaps away a takedown attempt from Lavelle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Plissken misses with a looping right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Plissken.
Plissken lands a nice forearm strike.
Plissken decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lavelle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plissken counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lavelle won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavelle tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Plissken advances to full mount.
Plissken is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Lavelle looks to clinch
and Plissken counters with a stiff right hand.
Lavelle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Plissken was covering up waiting for the punch and Lavelle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lavelle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lavelle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lavelle looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lavelle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lavelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Plissken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plissken is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lavelle is controlling him.
Lavelle has gone for a leg lock! Plissken slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lavelle's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plissken gets to his feet - Lavelle follows without any prompting.
Lavelle dodges the punch combination from Plissken.
Plissken throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Lavelle colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Plissken as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Lavelle is left battered and dazed whilst Plissken and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). SD Plissken!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam comes to the cage accompanied by Military Soviet Hymn . Ben Steele has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steele somewhat.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Bam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steele is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bam Bam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steele.
Bam gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steele to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bam working for a triangle but Steele defends it easily.
Steele throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Bam is keeping the position.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Bam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steele stands up out of Bam's guard for a moment - Bam manages to land a nice upkick.
Bam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bam working a defensive guard here.
Bam wants to sweep but no luck.
Bam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bam throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Steele not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steele accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bam doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Steele counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Steele working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bam doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Steele is in close to Bam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steele with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bam is looking for a triangle but Steele pushes his legs off easily.
Bam is breathing heavily.
Steele lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele slips nicely into half guard.
Bam works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bam is pulling down on Steele's head. It's preventing any offense from Steele, at least for the moment.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam working a defensive guard here.
Bam tries to strike from the bottom.
Steele wants to control from the top but Bam keeps moving.
Steele scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bam had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Steele is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bam Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Steele's back instead.
Steele is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Steele tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bam avoids the attempt from Steele to control.
Bam working Steele over with strikes here.
That's four 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.
Bam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Bam connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bam misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bam thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Steele is looking to improve his position but Bam isn't that keen on the idea.
Bam lands a heavy elbow.
Bam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bam avoids the attempt from Steele to control.
Steele sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bam throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bam lands a nice short elbow.
Steele trying to hold on to Bam's head to control him but Bam postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steele is doing well to control the position and prevent Bam from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Steele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bam counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steele won't be happy with that.
Bam working the ground and pound.
Bam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bam working the head with strikes.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bam is putting a hurting on Steele here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bam trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele struggling a bit here.
Steele taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ground and pound from Bam seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bam tries to score with some ground and pound. Steele controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Steele takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steele is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steele knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Steele is trying to control Bam's posture but Bam avoids it.
Steele sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bam Bam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steele pushes Bam off looking to stand but Bam dives back in and keeps control.
Steele wants to get back to full guard.
Bam wants to take a breather but Steele is having none of it.
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.
Bam lands with a punch from half guard.
Steele tries to roll over but Bam keeps him under control.
Steele looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bam lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bam connects with a nice short shot to Steele's temple.
Bam working the head and body with strikes.
Bam seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Steele is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bam Bam!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hero Tasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death by Slayer. Igor Svetnela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hero Tasaki's chin.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Svetnela!
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, Hero Tasaki!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tasaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tasaki avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Tasaki blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Hero Tasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Tasaki with that takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svetnela is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Svetnela looking to throw knees to the head but Tasaki is blocking nicely.
Tasaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Svetnela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tasaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Svetnela won't allow it.
Svetnela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tasaki tries to break the clinch but Svetnela is controlling the position.
Svetnela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tasaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tasaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Svetnela has double underhooks.
Svetnela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tasaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tasaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svetnela lands a damaging elbow.
Svetnela scores with a knee to the head.
Svetnela lands a good knee to the midsection. Tasaki won't want to take too many of those.
Tasaki looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svetnela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Hero Tasaki has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hero Tasaki.
Tasaki is working for takedown but Svetnela is calmly controlling the position for now.
Svetnela lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Svetnela.
Nice elbow from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands with a light punch inside.
Svetnela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Svetnela.
Svetnela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Svetnela is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Svetnela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svetnela lands a good knee to the midsection. Tasaki won't want to take too many of those.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Tasaki in his tracks for a moment.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Tasaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svetnela just stands there and leans against the cage.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tasaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svetnela scores with a knee to the head.
Svetnela connects with a knee to the head.
Svetnela is pressed up against the cage. Tasaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Svetnela down to the mat. Svetnela avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Svetnela rushes Tasaki and presses him up against the cage.
Svetnela with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a knee to the body.
Svetnela lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Svetnela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tasaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tasaki tries for a takedown but Svetnela manages to get underhooks.
Svetnela keeps control of Tasaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tasaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tasaki successfully pulls guard.
Tasaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tasaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Svetnela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tasaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Svetnela can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tasaki looking to control.
Svetnela preventing the sweep.
Svetnela tries to free his leg and advance position but Tasaki is retaining full guard.
Svetnela is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Svetnela wanted to stand there but Tasaki had control of the position.
Svetnela is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tasaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Tasaki, not yet.
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.
Svetnela controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tasaki keeping moving, preventing Svetnela from controlling successfully.
Tasaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svetnela is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svetnela is looking to stand up but Tasaki won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hero Tasaki'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.
Tasaki shoots in for a takedown but Svetnela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tasaki missing with a left hand there. Svetnela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tasaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Svetnela pinned against the cage. Svetnela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Svetnela lands a head kick. Tasaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Svetnela has taken the fight to the clinch.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Svetnela avoiding damage.
Tasaki is working for takedown but Svetnela is calmly controlling the position for now.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hero Tasaki.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svetnela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela lands a good knee to the midsection. Tasaki won't want to take too many of those.
Svetnela lands an elbow inside that Tasaki shrugs off.
Svetnela leaning his opponent against the cage.
Svetnela utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Svetnela as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svetnela obliges.
A short right from Svetnela.
Svetnela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tasaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Svetnela connects with a knee to the head.
Tasaki has Svetnela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Svetnela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tasaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left hand lands to the body for Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tasaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tasaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Svetnela creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tasaki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Svetnela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tasaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Svetnela gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tasaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Svetnela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tasaki jumps guard.
Tasaki has his foot on Svetnela's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Svetnela works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Tasaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Svetnela is aware though and is defending well.
Svetnela not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Svetnela is looking to stand up but Tasaki 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.
Tasaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Svetnela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasaki slips under a jab from Svetnela.
Svetnela slips a jab and a cross from Tasaki.
Svetnela lands a front kick.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
Svetnela moves into the clinch.
Tasaki tries to break the clinch but Svetnela is controlling the position.
Igor Svetnela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Svetnela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tasaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svetnela lands a knee to the body.
Svetnela lands a knee to the body.
Svetnela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tasaki's elbow.
Tasaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svetnela lands an elbow inside that Tasaki shrugs off.
Svetnela pushes Tasaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Svetnela lands an elbow inside that Tasaki shrugs off.
Svetnela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tasaki can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svetnela.
Tasaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Svetnela pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Svetnela is pushing Tasaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Svetnela working Tasaki over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela stalls.
Tasaki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Svetnela uses from the top position.
Svetnela controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tasaki working for a triangle but Svetnela defends it easily.
Tasaki is looking for a triangle but Svetnela pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tasaki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Svetnela has passed into side control.
Svetnela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tasaki on the ground.
Svetnela moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hero Tasaki'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. This is the final round!
Svetnela moves into range and clinches up with Tasaki.
Tasaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Svetnela walks away with a smile on his face. Tasaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tasaki throws a hook but Svetnela blocks it.
Svetnela rushes Tasaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Svetnela lands a knee to the body.
Svetnela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Svetnela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Svetnela scores with a shot to the side of Tasaki's head.
Svetnela with a knee to the head.
Tasaki goes for a takedown attempt but Svetnela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tasaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hero Tasaki.
Svetnela lands a big head kick that sends Tasaki tumbling to the mat! Svetnela takes a step backwards and waves Tasaki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tasaki is rocked!
Svetnela seems to be stalking Tasaki here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Tasaki drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igor Svetnela!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mania comes to the cage accompanied by Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar '98. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania misses with a body kick.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Mania.
An inside leg kick lands from Mania.
Mania will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Mania.
Mania is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Mania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mania finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henderson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mania lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mania lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
Mania lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mania misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mania lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mania thows a body shot but no joy.
Mania thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Mania misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mania.
Mania swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mania cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mania lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into rage.
Horse Mania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mania connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania scores with a push kick.
Mania throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mania with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mania.
Mania fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mania thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Mania is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Mania lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Mania looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Mania slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Mania moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mania throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Mania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mania.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania lands a nice looking body shot.
Mania lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mania.
Mania cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Mania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mania lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mania lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into rage.
Mania cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Henderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Mania does no damage.
Mania is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mania.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Mania.
Mania bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henderson's head backwards.
Mania is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Mania saw that one coming.
Mania plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mania.
Nice body kick from Mania.
Mania throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Mania cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Mania.
Mania lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mania.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horse Mania dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henderson throws a hook but Mania blocks it.
Mania tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Mania counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horse Mania is winning the standup battle so far.
Mania scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mania tries to work over Henderson's front leg with a kick but Henderson checks it.
A good leg kick by Mania.
Mania lands with a nice body kick.
Mania chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mania lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mania doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mania connects with a jab.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Mania's head but Mania sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mania slips under a jab from Henderson.
Mania takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mania throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A shot to de liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
Mania getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mania displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mania throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Henderson throws a body punch but Mania moves out of range.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mania with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mania displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Mania keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mania looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mania counters with an inside leg kick.
Mania tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mania scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Mania throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mania is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Mania misses.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mania lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mania walks into a jab.
Henderson moves out of range as Mania strikes.
Mania waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Mania swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Mania seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mania looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mania sprawling to the canvas! Mania rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Henderson finish him?!
Mania is rocked!
Mania is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson lands a with a good body shot.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Mania moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Mania moved out of range nicely.
Mania takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mania looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Mania is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mania counters with a leg kick.
Mania seems to have got his legs back now.
Mania bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Mania uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Mania fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mania makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mania.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Mania.
Henderson slips under a jab from Mania.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson drops Mania with a beautiful combination! Mania stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henderson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Horse Mania has been cut.
Henderson fakes the body blow, causing Mania to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Mania goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Henderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Edvard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. 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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22
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunnar Edvard!
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, Peter Big!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big moves out of range of the strikes.
Edvard scores with a one two! Big had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Big throws a right and a left that Edvard avoids nicely.
Edvard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Big.
Big misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edvard.
Big takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edvard throws a big shot that misses.
Edvard loads up on a big right hand but Big slips the punch.
Big blocks a jab.
Edvard lands a right hook to the body.
Big looks gassed!
Edvard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Big's head backwards.
Edvard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Big counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edvard closes the distance and clinches up with Big, looking for a takedown. Edvard pushes Big against the cage but Big circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Big is looking to clinch.
Edvard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edvard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Big moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Big misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edvard.
Edvard drops Big with a beautiful combination! Big stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edvard is looking for the KO!
Big is rocked!
It looks like Peter Big has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvard punishes Big's body with a nice straight punch.
Big is still on wobbly legs! Can Edvard finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big avoids a punch combination nicely.
Big seems to have recovered his senses.
Edvard lands a with a good body shot.
Edvard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Big misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edvard.
Big shoots in for a double leg but Edvard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left lands for Edvard.
Big misses with a hook. Edvard ducked under it nicely.
A nice combination there by Edvard.
Edvard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edvard!
Edvard jabs at Big's body.
Edvard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edvard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Big counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Edvard misses.
Big swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edvard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Big throws a series of punches but Edvard avoids them all with ease.
Edvard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Big counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Big misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edvard.
Edvard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Edvard duly obliges.
Big looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Big is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edvard rather than just go for the knockout.
Edvard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edvard trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edvard preventing the sweep.
Big trying to strike off his back.
Edvard chips away with some ground and pound.
Big trying to strike off his back.
Edvard trying to control but Big is working from the bottom.
Big looking for a sweep. Not yet Big, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Big misses with a wild body shot.
Edvard misses with a takedown attempt
and Big counters with a series of strikes. Edvard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Big shoots in and bounces Edvard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Big must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Big throws a strike but Edvard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edvard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Big tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edvard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Big swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edvard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Edvard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Big's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Big is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edvard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Big counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Big tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Big.
Edvard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Big can do to turn this around?
Big throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Big rushes Edvard and presses him up against the cage.
Big stalling in the clinch.
Big makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edvard is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Big.
Oh Edvard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Big doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edvard seems to have got his legs back now.
Big taking a breather.
Big creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Edvard with a big uppercut! Edvard tries to clinch up but Big pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Edvard to the mat! Edvard covers up and Big unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peter Big!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe comes to the cage accompanied by The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Rob Mugabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
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, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mugabe scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mugabe scores with a jab to the head.
Davis is rocked!
Mugabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Mugabe does no damage.
Mugabe misses with a wild combination.
Mugabe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mugabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Rob Mugabe has been cut.
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!
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mugabe misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mugabe misses with a wild combination.
Mugabe avoids the head kick by Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis moves out of range as Mugabe strikes.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mugabe is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mugabe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mugabe misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis is looking to slow Mugabe down with leg kicks.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Mugabe with an uppercut!
Rob Mugabe's cut is getting worse.
Davis lands a big head kick that sends Mugabe tumbling to the mat! Davis takes a step backwards and waves Mugabe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mugabe is rocked!
Mugabe throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Mugabe slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis sends Mugabe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Davis is motioning to the referee to let Mugabe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Mugabe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mugabe misses with a combination
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Mugabe seems to have got his legs back now.
Davis lands a big right hand that sends Mugabe crashing to the mat! Davis stays standing though and waves Mugabe back to his feet!
Rob Mugabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mugabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mugabe.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Mugabe's shoulder, as Mugabe tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws a head kick but Mugabe moves out of range.
Mugabe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mugabe throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Mugabe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Mugabe misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a good low kick that Mugabe was not able to check.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Mugabe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis is looking to clinch but Mugabe is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws the left hand but Mugabe avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Mugabe slips the punch.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeez, Rob Mugabe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A punch combination from Mugabe misses.
Mugabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mugabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis throws a hook but Mugabe blocks it.
Mugabe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis cracks Mugabe with a good jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Mugabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taylor Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalle Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes into the arena with Military Soviet Hymn blaring out of the sound system. Hjalle Heavy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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218 lbs
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214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalle Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavy takes one on the button.
Daniels throws a right hand that Heavy ducks under and follows up with a left that Heavy also avoids with ease.
Daniels stuffs the takedown.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heavy tries to clinch up.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Heavy moved out of range.
Daniels feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Heavy sprawling to the canvas! Heavy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Daniels finish him?!
It looks like Hjalle Heavy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heavy shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
Daniels feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Heavy sprawling to the canvas! Heavy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Daniels finish him?!
Heavy is rocked!
Heavy doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Heavy is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
A jab from Daniels misses.
Heavy seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels lands a big right hand that sends Heavy crashing to the mat! Daniels stays standing though and waves Heavy back to his feet!
Heavy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjalle Heavy.
Heavy looks gassed!
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Heavy slips the punch.
Daniels cracks Heavy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Heavy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Daniels finish him?
Daniels cracks Heavy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Heavy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Daniels finish him?
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heavy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Heavy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daniels lands a big uppercut and Heavy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Heavy looks OK. Daniels waves Heavy back to his feet!
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Heavy walks into a stiff left hand from Daniels.
Heavy drops his hands momentarily. Daniels doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Heavy staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Heavy doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Daniels!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by Chinese Athem. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ming Xin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Xin swivels and escapes.
Drago seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Xin shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Drago is backing up but Xin catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Drago covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Xin Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ming Xin!
Ming Xin retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen's entrance music is Enter the Ninja. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borre Oppeboen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oppeboen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Oppeboen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen swings for the body but Oppeboen moves out of range.
Oppeboen fails to land with a series of punches.
Oppeboen throws a hook but Paulsen blocks it.
Oppeboen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Oppeboen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to clinch but Oppeboen is having none of it.
Oppeboen avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
A punch lands to the side of Oppeboen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Borre Oppeboen has been cut.
Oppeboen misses with a hook. Paulsen ducked under it nicely.
Paulsen lands a left and a right that send Oppeboen crashing to the mat, dazed. Paulsen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Oppeboen.
Paulsen slips a jab from Oppeboen.
Paulsen jabs Oppeboen right on the nose. Oppeboen blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Borre Oppeboen's cut even more.
Paulsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oppeboen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppeboen is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Paulsen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Oppeboen crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Oppeboen's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Paulsen!
Jan Paulsen retains his heavyweight title!
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