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UFL 42 Gaillard vs Goode PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentin Romanov!
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, Tommy James!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James clinches.
The referee calls for James to work.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
James is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James pushes Romanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romanov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valentin Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy James.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Romanov showed some decent athleticism there.
James is holding on to half guard well.
Romanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romanov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, James has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James tries to roll over but Romanov keeps him under control.
Romanov trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
James keeping control of the position.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanov.
Romanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James clinches with his opponent.
James has picked Romanov up - he's going for a ride! James dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
James trying to mount his opponent but Romanov defends it.
Romanov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Romanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James moves into full mount! Romanov won't be happy about that!
James wants to control the pace but Romanov is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romanov is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James trying to control but Romanov is having none of it.
James throws some wild stikes that Romanov manages to avoid easily.
Romanov is looking to improve his position but James isn't that keen on the idea.
James trying to control but Romanov is having none of it.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James instigates a clinch.
James lands a shoulder strike.
Romanov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
James turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and James manages to end up in side control.
Romanov wants to get back to his feet.
James is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
James trying to control the action but Romanov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Romanov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tommy James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James moves into range and clinches up with Romanov.
James is pressed up against the cage. Romanov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag James down to the mat. James avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Romanov shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Romanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valentin Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romanov somewhat.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romanov's sensitive parts.
Valentin Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Romanov with that takedown attempt.
James wants to clinch.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
James happy to just control the position for now.
Romanov is looking to reverse the position.
James lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is being controlled here.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanov keeps working.
Romanov is trying to escape the position but James is controlling the position.
Let's hope that James has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Romanov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of James.
James controls the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tommy James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romanov tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Romanov!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Romanov wants to hold on but James pushes him away.
James tries to control but Romanov wriggling away.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James trying to control but Romanov is having none of it.
James looking to secure an arm triangle but Romanov defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy James 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Romanov misses with a combination
and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Romanov won't be happy with that.
James throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
James is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
James trying to control the position but Romanov is working away.
James controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Romanov tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
Romanov struggling a bit here.
James trying to control the position but Romanov is working away.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romanov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Romanov is not content to let James control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tommy James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romanov fails with the takedown
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romanov lands in his opponent's guard.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romanov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! James is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Romanov, into his guard.
James wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
Valentin Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Romanov is retaining full guard.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James passes Romanov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
James is keen to just control but Romanov is a slippery customer.
Tommy James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James not doing much here.
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romanov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from James.
James wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romanov's head.
Romanov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as James controls the pace.
Romanov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Systema Fred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Greengrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Systema Fred!
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, Reggie Greengrass!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greengrass wants to clinch.
Fred stuffs the takedown attempt from Greengrass. Greengrass gets slowly back to his feet.
Greengrass thows a body shot but no joy.
Fred circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greengrass rushes Fred and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Fred on the inside.
Fred throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fred works on Greengrass's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Fred.
Greengrass has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fred avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fred swings wildly with an uppercut but Greengrass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fred working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Reggie Greengrass has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Fred scores with a nice short uppercut.
Greengrass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fred rushes Greengrass and presses him up against the cage.
Fred scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greengrass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greengrass looks gassed!
Fred with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fred with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greengrass takes a shot to the head.
Fred lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Fred.
Fred with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Fred as the two fighters clinch.
Fred lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greengrass backwards.
Fred gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fred throws an elbow but misses.
Fred scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fred.
Fred works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Fred.
A short left from Fred.
Fred lands a knee to the body.
Fred presses Greengrass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fred obliges.
Fred scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greengrass looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Greengrass jumps guard but Fred stands there with Greengrass around his waist. Greengrass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Systema Fred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Greengrass.
A right handed body shot lands from Fred.
Greengrass takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fred scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Fred.
Fred misses with a knee strike.
Fred swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greengrass jumps guard.
Greengrass working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fred wants to stand but Greengrass has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fred wants to control from the top but Greengrass keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greengrass controlling Fred's posture.
Greengrass working for a triangle but Fred defends it easily.
Fred is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Greengrass has an active guard here but Fred has managed to pass into half guard.
Greengrass looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fred tries to stand but can't do so whilst Greengrass controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Systema Fred dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Greengrass's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greengrass tries a head kick but it misses.
Greengrass moves into the clinch successfully.
Fred lands a body shot.
Fred pushes Greengrass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greengrass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Greengrass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fred lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greengrass backwards.
A right hand to the body from Fred.
Fred works on Greengrass's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Fred on the inside.
Fred works on Greengrass's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fred.
Good body shot from Fred.
Fred tries a knee to the head but Greengrass blocks it.
Fred working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fred.
Fred is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greengrass is defending well for now.
Greengrass scores with a knee to the head.
Greengrass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fred scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greengrass blocks a body shot from Fred.
Greengrass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fred is defending well for now.
Fred pushes Greengrass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Greengrass lands a knee to the head.
Greengrass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greengrass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greengrass misses with a knee strike.
Greengrass gets control of Fred's arms and successfully pulls guard. Greengrass will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fred trying to control the position from guard on top but Greengrass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greengrass is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fred is aware though and is defending well.
Fred wants to stand and escape but instead Greengrass has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Greengrass works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fred is looking to escape.
Greengrass trying to control from half guard but Fred is working away.
Fred is trying to stand back up but Greengrass is controlling him
Greengrass is looking to advance position but Fred won't allow it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Greengrass maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fred could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Greengrass has cracked it and Fred is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Greengrass!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reggie Greengrass!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Melikhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Pankratev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pankratev has chosen Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go as his entrance music. Sergey Melikhov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Melikhov!
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, Maksim Pankratev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melikhov misses with a straight left.
Melikhov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pankratev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pankratev forces Melikhov back against the cage and clinches.
Pankratev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Melikhov is trying to force a seperation but Pankratev has the dominant position.
Pankratev tries to land knees in the clinch but Melikhov avoids the damage to the body.
Melikhov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pankratev pulls guard successfully.
Melikhov wanted to stand there but Pankratev had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pankratev wants to sweep but no luck.
Pankratev trying to control the position.
Melikhov gets to his feet. Pankratev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Melikhov tries to clinch up
and Pankratev counters with a shoot takedown. Melikhov fights it but they end up in guard.
Pankratev lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melikhov wants to stand and escape but Pankratev is having none of it.
Melikhov keeping moving, preventing Pankratev from controlling successfully.
Pankratev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pankratev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melikhov's head.
Pankratev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
I looks like Pankratev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Melikhov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Melikhov keeping moving, preventing Pankratev from controlling successfully.
Melikhov wants to stand and escape but Pankratev is having none of it.
Melikhov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pankratev trying to control but Melikhov is working from the bottom.
Melikhov is looking to stand up but Pankratev isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melikhov misses with a double jab
and Pankratev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Melikhov's guard now.
Pankratev wants to pass the guard but Melikhov is keeping the position.
Pankratev stands up from Melikhov's guard - Pankratev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pankratev scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pankratev tries to control but Melikhov wriggling away.
Pankratev controlling the position easily from mount.
Melikhov tries to buck Pankratev off but he can't manage it.
Pankratev lands with some strikes.
Melikhov is trying desperately to improve position.
Pankratev has hold of Melikhov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Melikhov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pankratev looks gassed!
Melikhov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pankratev wants to control the pace but Melikhov is squirming around nicely.
Pankratev controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Melikhov working to try and regain half guard.
Pankratev stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Melikhov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pankratev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Melikhov's guard now.
Pankratev is pushing down on Melikhov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Melikhov is fighting to maintain full guard but Pankratev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pankratev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Melikhov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Melikhov is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pankratev is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Pankratev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Melikhov misses with a double jab.
Pankratev tries to clinch up but Melikhov circles away and keeps his distance.
Pankratev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Melikhov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Melikhov does no damage.
Melikhov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pankratev counters by clinching up.
Pankratev lands a good knee to the midsection. Melikhov won't want to take too many of those.
Pankratev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pankratev is working for takedown but Melikhov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pankratev successfully pulls guard.
Melikhov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pankratev's guard.
Melikhov wants to stand and escape but instead Pankratev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pankratev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melikhov keeping moving, preventing Pankratev from controlling successfully.
Pankratev stops Melikhov from standing up.
Melikhov striking off his back but it's not causing Pankratev any problems.
Melikhov wants to stand and escape but Pankratev is having none of it.
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.
Pankratev content to stall in guard here.
Melikhov controls Pankratev momentarily but Pankratev frees himself.
Melikhov is looking to stand up but Pankratev isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melikhov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pankratev closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Pankratev.
Melikhov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pankratev pulls Melikhov into guard.
Melikhov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pankratev is proving hard to escape from.
Pankratev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Melikhov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pankratev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pankratev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Melikhov wants to get back to his feet.
Pankratev controlling his opponent.
Pankratev working for a guillotine from mount but Melikhov is in no mood to give up.
Pankratev avoids the attempt from Melikhov to control.
Melikhov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Melikhov tries to get out of the position.
Pankratev get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pankratev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pankratev.
Melikhov keeping moving, preventing Pankratev from controlling successfully.
Melikhov wants to stand and escape but Pankratev is having none of it.
Pankratev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pankratev stands up from Melikhov's guard - Pankratev perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Pankratev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Melikhov clinches but Pankratev breaks the clinch
and Pankratev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pankratev.
Melikhov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pankratev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pankratev lands an elbow inside that Melikhov shrugs off.
Melikhov breaks from the clinch.
Melikhov misses with a combination
and Pankratev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melikhov won't be happy with that.
Pankratev tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pankratev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pankratev trying to control the position but Melikhov is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melikhov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pankratev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pankratev tries to move to mount but Melikhov blocks the move with his legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Melikhov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pankratev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Melikhov breaks from the clinch.
Melikhov fails to land with a series of punches.
Pankratev closes the distance and pushes Melikhov back into the cage.
Melikhov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pankratev lands an elbow just above Melikhov 's eye.
Pankratev decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov wanted to stand there but Pankratev had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pankratev has control of Melikhov's left arm, preventing Melikhov from doing any damage.
Pankratev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Melikhov manages to get himself to full guard.
Pankratev gets to his feet. Melikhov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pankratev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Melikhov scores with a four punch combination!
Melikhov misses with a double jab
and Pankratev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pankratev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Melikhov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pankratev lands an elbow that stopped Melikhov in his tracks for a moment.
Pankratev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Melikhov walks away with a smile on his face. Pankratev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sergey Melikhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Pankratev.
Melikhov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melikhov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melikhov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melikhov misses with a series of wild punches.
Pankratev has closed the distance and engaged Melikhov in a clinch.
Melikhov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pankratev jumps guard.
Melikhov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pankratev holds on and takes a little breather.
Melikhov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pankratev on the ground.
Melikhov preventing the sweep.
Maksim Pankratev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melikhov is looking to stand up but Pankratev won't let him.
Pankratev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pankratev wants to sweep here but Melikhov controlling him for the moment.
Pankratev is trying to keep Melikhov in close.
Melikhov stops Pankratev from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Melikhov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melikhov throws a series of punches but Pankratev avoids them all with ease.
Pankratev slips a jab and a cross from Melikhov.
Sergey Melikhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pankratev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maksim Pankratev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pankratev 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksim Pankratev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gigaroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Millar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darren Millar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Gigaroth!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gigaroth misses with a body shot.
Gigaroth wants to clinch.
Roman Gigaroth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gigaroth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Millar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gigaroth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gigaroth is looking to clinch but Millar is avoiding it.
Millar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Millar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gigaroth as he avoids it easily.
Gigaroth is looking to clinch.
Millar shoots for a double leg takedown but Gigaroth sprawls well. He's pushed Millar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gigaroth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Millar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gigaroth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Millar. Millar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Darren Millar has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Millar is defended easily by Gigaroth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Millar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millar fails to land with a series of punches.
Gigaroth is looking to clinch.
Millar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gigaroth.
Gigaroth ducks under a wild hook from Millar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigaroth doesn't manage to clinch there - Millar circles away.
Millar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gigaroth tries to clinch up.
Gigaroth gets a clinch.
Gigaroth lands an elbow inside.
Gigaroth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gigaroth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gigaroth tries a knee to the head but Millar blocks it.
Gigaroth lands an elbow just above Millar 's eye.
Darren Millar's cut is getting worse.
Gigaroth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Millar.
Nice elbow from Gigaroth.
Darren Millar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gigaroth lands a nice elbow.
Gigaroth gets through Millar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gigaroth lands an elbow that stopped Millar in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Darren Millar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gigaroth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Millar's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darren Millar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Gigaroth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urbloks Nokdoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeny Marlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Россия Наци
. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Urbloks Nokdoff!
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, Eugeny Marlov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokdoff tries to bum rush Marlov with a series of wild strikes but Marlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nokdoff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marlov's head.
Nokdoff throws a right hand that Marlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Marlov also avoids with ease.
Nokdoff throws a hook but Marlov avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nokdoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marlov wants to clinch up but Nokdoff keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marlov closes the distance and pushes Nokdoff back into the cage.
Marlov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nokdoff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marlov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Marlov manages to end up in side control.
Marlov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nokdoff sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marlov with the ground and pound but Nokdoff regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nokdoff tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Marlov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nokdoff wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokdoff is squirming around, avoiding Marlov's attempts to control the action.
Marlov throwing strikes here but Nokdoff is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nokdoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marlov punching from mount but Nokdoff doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nokdoff is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nokdoff slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nokdoff is not content to let Marlov control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marlov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nokdoff wants to improve his position but Marlov is controlling well.
Marlov is keen to just control but Nokdoff is a slippery customer.
Nokdoff wants to improve his position but Marlov is controlling well.
Marlov trying to pass the guard but Nokdoff defending well.
Nokdoff is refusing to be controlled, as Marlov sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marlov walks into a left hand.
Nokdoff throws a right and a left that Marlov avoids nicely.
Marlov wants to clinch.
Marlov gets a clinch.
Marlov lands with a right to the head.
Marlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marlov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nokdoff looks to land a combination. Marlov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nokdoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Nokdoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Nokdoff throws a shot from downtown. Marlov moves away and avoids it.
Nokdoff scores with a body shot.
Urbloks Nokdoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Nokdoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Nokdoff misses.
A jab from Nokdoff does it's job there.
Nokdoff throws a right and a left that Marlov avoids nicely.
Nokdoff lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff misses with a two punch combination.
Marlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nokdoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marlov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nokdoff sprawls well. Nokdoff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marlov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nokdoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marlov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, jab by Marlov - just one landing.
Nokdoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Nokdoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Nokdoff is looking to clinch but Marlov is avoiding it.
Nokdoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nokdoff's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nokdoff duly obliges.
Marlov looks for a takedown but Nokdoff sprawls well.
Urbloks Nokdoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeny Marlov.
Marlov looks gassed!
Marlov throws a series of punches but Nokdoff moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nokdoff throws a combination that misses
and Marlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nokdoff misses with a two punch combination.
Nokdoff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Nokdoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urbloks Nokdoff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marlov moves in looking to clinch but Nokdoff pushes him off.
Nokdoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nokdoff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nokdoff misses with a two punch combination.
Nokdoff looks to land a combination. Marlov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nokdoff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marlov.
Marlov is looking to clinch but Nokdoff is avoiding it.
Marlov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nokdoff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marlov somewhat.
Marlov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nokdoff.
Marlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marlov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nokdoff as he avoids it easily.
Urbloks Nokdoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeny Marlov.
Marlov is breathing heavily.
Nokdoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nokdoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nokdoff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Urbloks Nokdoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Nokdoff connects with the punch.
Nokdoff misses with a double jab.
Nokdoff looks to land a combination but Marlov avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokdoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marlov slips a jab and a cross from Nokdoff.
Nokdoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Nokdoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nokdoff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nokdoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nokdoff cracks Marlov with a good jab.
Nokdoff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nokdoff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marlov shoots in but no luck this time.
Nokdoff misses with the combination.
Marlov tries to move into range but Nokdoff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marlov shoots in looking for a takedown. Nokdoff tries to sprawl out of it but Marlov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nokdoff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nokdoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Nokdoff connects with the punch.
Marlov dodges the punch combination from Nokdoff.
Nokdoff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marlov clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nokdoff smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Nokdoff.
Nokdoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nokdoff throws a right hand that Marlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Marlov also avoids with ease.
Marlov rushes Nokdoff and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marlov looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nokdoff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marlov's brow.
Nokdoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Marlov won't allow it.
Nokdoff gets underhooks to prevent Marlov's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff has had enough of the clinch but Marlov keeps him there for the moment.
Marlov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nokdoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marlov has Nokdoff pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nokdoff manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nokdoff stops a takedown attempt from Marlov.
Nokdoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Marlov won't allow it.
Marlov keeps control of Nokdoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marlov looking for a takedown.
Marlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Nokdoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four 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.
Nokdoff tries to pull guard but Marlov holds him up against the cage and eventually Nokdoff drops back down to his feet.
Nokdoff wants to stall.
Nokdoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marlov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Marlov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nokdoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marlov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marlov is looking to advance position but Nokdoff has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urbloks Nokdoff dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nokdoff misses with a few strikes there.
Nokdoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marlov misses the jab.
Nokdoff slips a jab and a cross from Marlov.
Marlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nokdoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Marlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marlov walks into a left hand.
Marlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nokdoff, pushing him back against the cage.
Nokdoff has had enough of the clinch but Marlov keeps him there for the moment.
Marlov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nokdoff pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nokdoff misses with a few strikes there.
Nokdoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nokdoff scores with a one two! Marlov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nokdoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Marlov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokdoff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marlov wants to clinch up but Nokdoff keeps it at a distance.
Nokdoff works over Marlov's head and body with a nice combination.
Nokdoff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nokdoff misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marlov jumps into guard, dragging Nokdoff to the mat.
Nokdoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nokdoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nokdoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nokdoff looking to pass the guard.
Nokdoff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marlov keeping moving, preventing Nokdoff from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff stopping the sweep attempt from Marlov.
Marlov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marlov 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marlov.
Marlov is looking to clinch but Nokdoff is avoiding it.
Nokdoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marlov.
Nokdoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Marlov.
A combination from Nokdoff does no damage.
Nokdoff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlov dodges the punch combination from Nokdoff.
Nokdoff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nokdoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nokdoff lands with a straight right. Marlov didn't see that one coming.
Nokdoff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nokdoff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urbloks Nokdoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeny Marlov.
Marlov moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marlov.
Nokdoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Marlov won't allow it.
Marlov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nokdoff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marlov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nokdoff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marlov keeps control of Nokdoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nokdoff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Nokdoff scores with a four punch combination!
Marlov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marlov fails to land the takedown.
Marlov is looking to clinch but Nokdoff is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Nokdoff misses.
Marlov dodges the punch combination from Nokdoff.
Eugeny Marlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nokdoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marlov.
Nokdoff throws a series of punches but Marlov avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Marlov or perhaps it was just good defense by Nokdoff which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nokdoff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marlov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nokdoff.
Urbloks Nokdoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Nokdoff.
Marlov looks to land a right hand but Nokdoff moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urbloks Nokdoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nokdoff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urbloks Nokdoff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smack My Bitch Up by The Prodigy. Diego Nogueira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gideon Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense.
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Frost was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Frost working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Frost thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound.
Frost unloads with some shots from mount but Nogueira bucks and avoids them well.
Frost working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Frost thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Frost 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.
Nogueira is trying to escape the mount.
Frost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Frost looking to control but Nogueira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Frost lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Frost looking to secure an arm triangle but Nogueira defends it well.
Nogueira is desperately trying to improve his position but Frost has a good base and remains in mount.
Frost with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Frost raining down shots from the mount!
Nogueira defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Frost.
Frost sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Frost thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throwing strikes here but Nogueira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira is squirming around, avoiding Frost's attempts to control the action.
Nogueira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frost 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.
Frost looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nogueira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nogueira avoids a series of strikes thrown by Frost.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nogueira wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Nogueira covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to escape but Frost has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nogueira manages to reverse the position and now he's in Frost's guard. Nice work there by Nogueira.
Nogueira postures up.
Frost has his foot on Nogueira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nogueira works his way back into a safe position though.
Frost trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Frost has a closed guard, preventing Nogueira from standing up.
Nogueira won't allow Frost to sweep him here.
Nogueira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frost sneaks back into half guard.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frost defends it well.
Frost trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frost manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frost looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frost lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nogueira!
Frost is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost trying to control but Nogueira is having none of it.
Frost lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nogueira hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Frost dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Frost missing with a left hand there. Nogueira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Frost as Nogueira shoots in.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Frost moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Diego Nogueira has been cut.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Frost misses.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Nogueira blocks the leg kick.
Frost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira.
Frost scores with a three punch combo!
Frost slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Frost shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.
Frost thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nogueira's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep. Frost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nogueira is just riding it out for now. Frost eventually gives up the hold.
Gideon Frost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost is trying to control the action in half guard but Nogueira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frost is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nogueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Frost throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frost drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Frost jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Frost postures up in Nogueira's guard and throws a big left but Nogueira blocks it.
Frost pushing down on Nogueira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Frost trying to control from half guard but Nogueira is working away.
Frost throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frost.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gideon Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nogueira.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nogueira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frost was covering up waiting for the punch and Nogueira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Frost looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Frost lands a decent punch to the body there.
Frost has his foot on Nogueira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nogueira works his way back into a safe position though.
Nogueira is pushing down on Frost's leg trying to pass to half guard. Frost is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira tries to stand but can't do so whilst Frost controls his leg.
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frost is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frost has managed to free his arm - good work.
Frost trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frost doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Frost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Nogueira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Frost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Nogueira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Frost counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Nogueira! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gideon Frost!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Gaillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goode comes to the cage accompanied by Real Thing. Gaillard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Victoria kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Remi Gaillard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Goode!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remi Gaillard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaillard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaillard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goode.
Goode avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goode takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goode wants to clinch.
Gaillard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaillard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goode misses with a kick to the body.
Goode displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaillard throws out the jab.
Goode is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goode doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaillard circles away.
Gaillard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaillard wants it to stay on the feet.
Goode blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaillard misses with a body shot.
Goode closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goode comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Remi Gaillard has been cut.
Gaillard has a couple of punches blocked by Goode.
Gaillard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goode misses with an elbow strike.
Goode using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaillard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goode throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goode utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gaillard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaillard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goode lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Goode slowing the pace effectively.
Gaillard has had enough of the clinch but Goode keeps him there for the moment.
Gaillard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Gaillard.
Goode lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gaillard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaillard avoiding damage as Goode throws knees to the body.
Goode misses with an elbow strike.
Goode crunches a lovely knee into Gaillard's ribcage.
Goode throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gaillard has had enough of the clinch but Goode keeps him there for the moment.
Goode doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaillard wants to break free but Goode has control.
Goode tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaillard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goode has him pressed against the cage.
Goode missing with knees to the body.
Goode is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Goode unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Goode misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Goode.
That has opened up Remi Gaillard's cut even more.
Goode looking to throw knees to the head but Gaillard is blocking nicely.
Goode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaillard is defending well for now.
Gaillard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaillard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaillard avoids it.
Gaillard avoiding damage as Goode throws knees to the body.
Goode keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaillard's efforts to push away.
Gaillard tries to break the clinch but Goode is controlling the position.
Goode throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goode manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goode tries to stall but Gaillard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goode content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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.
Goode missing with knees to the body.
Goode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaillard.
A frustrated look appears on Gaillard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gaillard wants to get back to striking at distance but Goode won't allow it.
Goode putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaillard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goode comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gaillard managing to block the knees to the body from Goode.
Goode content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goode tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Goode with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaillard managing to block the knees to the body from Goode.
Goode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaillard avoids it.
Goode missing with knees to the body.
Goode unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaillard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Goode dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remi Gaillard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gaillard misses with a body shot.
Goode tries to clinch but Gaillard is having none of it.
Goode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goode is looking to clinch.
Goode shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gaillard as he jumps to the side.
Goode tries to clinch up but Gaillard circles away and keeps his distance.
Goode slips a jab from Gaillard.
Remi Gaillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaillard takes a swing at Goode's ribcage but misses.
Gaillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goode.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Gaillard finds it's target.
Gaillard misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaillard.
Gaillard drops Goode with a beautiful combination! Goode stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gaillard is looking for the KO!
Goode is rocked!
Gaillard throws the left hand but Goode avoids the punch easily.
Gaillard misses with the combination.
Goode tries to clinch up but Gaillard circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaillard throws a shot from downtown. Goode moves away and avoids it.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaillard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaillard misses with a hook.
Gaillard thows a body shot but no joy.
Goode tries to clinch up but Gaillard circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaillard misses with a straight left.
Gaillard throws a hook but Goode blocks it.
Goode has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Goode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode has managed to clinch.
Goode throws an elbow but it misses.
Goode with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goode lands a knee to the head.
Goode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaillard.
Goode prevents Gaillard from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goode.
Gaillard avoids the elbow strike from Goode, against the cage.
Goode trying to stall but Gaillard improves his position.
Goode misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goode misses with an elbow strike.
Gaillard blocks an elbow strike from Goode.
Goode pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goode stalls.
Goode trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gaillard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goode with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gaillard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goode fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaillard avoids it really well and circles away.
Gaillard looks to land a right hand but Goode moved out of range.
Gaillard misses with a few strikes there.
Goode tries to clinch up.
Goode uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaillard.
Goode avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goode shoots for a takedown but Gaillard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goode wants to clinch.
Gaillard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goode.
That's four 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.
Gaillard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaillard misses with a looping left.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaillard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaillard just misses with a punch to the body.
Goode avoids the body shot from Gaillard.
Goode pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goode slips under a jab from Gaillard.
Gaillard misses the jab.
Gaillard throws out a loose jab but Goode uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goode fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goode tries to clinch there but Gaillard circles away.
Goode shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaillard defends it nicely.
Gaillard misses with an uppercut. Goode saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Gaillard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Remi Gaillard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gaillard throws a series of punches but Goode avoids them all with ease.
Gaillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goode circles away quickly and effectively.
Goode is looking to clinch.
Goode rushes Gaillard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goode lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaillard.
Goode avoiding damage.
Gaillard has had enough of the clinch but Goode keeps him there for the moment.
Gaillard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gaillard tries to break free but Goode pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goode lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaillard won't want to take too many of those.
Goode will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaillard up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gaillard as Goode tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Goode obliges.
Goode pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaillard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gaillard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goode creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goode lands an elbow inside.
Gaillard is trying to break free.
Goode dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Goode connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Remi Gaillard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Goode has Gaillard pressed against the cage, preventing Gaillard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gaillard blocks the elbow strike.
Goode tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaillard avoids the damage to the body.
Goode stalls.
Goode looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goode has Gaillard pressed against the cage.
Gaillard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaillard tries to break the clinch but Goode is controlling the position.
Goode crunches a lovely knee into Gaillard's ribcage.
Goode will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaillard up against the cage.
Gaillard takes an elbow to the temple.
Goode trying to land knees to the body.
Gaillard is trying to break free.
Goode crunches a lovely knee into Gaillard's ribcage.
Gaillard is trying to break the clinch but Goode is controlling him.
Gaillard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaillard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee calls for Goode to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gaillard avoiding damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Goode. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gaillard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goode looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gaillard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaillard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goode sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goode tries to clinch up.
Goode drives through and clinches with Gaillard against the cage.
Goode wants to stall.
Gaillard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goode walks away with a smile on his face. Gaillard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gaillard misses the shot to the body.
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.
Gaillard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaillard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaillard throws a series of punches but Goode moves out of range.
Gaillard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaillard throws a right and a left that Goode avoids nicely.
Gaillard throws a jab when Goode was well out of range.
Gaillard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaillard misses with a hook.
Gaillard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goode.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaillard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goode closes the distance and clinches.
Goode tries a knee to the head but Gaillard blocks it.
Gaillard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaillard tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Goode clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Remi Gaillard's cut.
That's time! Goode's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goode is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaillard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Goode moves out of range of the strikes.
Goode clinches up with Gaillard and pushes him back against the cage.
Goode with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goode keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaillard's efforts to push away.
Goode misses with a knee to the head.
Goode trying to stall but Gaillard improves his position.
Goode connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaillard's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goode stalling in the clinch.
Gaillard blocks an elbow strike from Goode.
Goode throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaillard blocks it with crossed arms.
Goode missing with knees to the body.
Gaillard dodges an elbow strike from Goode.
Sol Goode has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaillard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaillard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Goode is just out of range.
Gaillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaillard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goode at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gaillard misses with a hook.
Goode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goode ducks right into an uppercut from Gaillard.
Gaillard misses with a looping left.
Remi Gaillard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaillard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goode moves out of range as Gaillard strikes.
Goode gets a clinch.
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!
Goode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goode throws an elbow but it misses.
Gaillard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaillard is defending well for now.
Goode tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gaillard managing to block the knees to the body from Goode.
Goode has Gaillard pressed against the cage, preventing Gaillard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goode tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goode just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaillard's brow.
Gaillard is trying to force a seperation but Goode has the dominant position.
Gaillard is trying to force a seperation but Goode has the dominant position.
Gaillard dodges an elbow strike from Goode.
Gaillard has had enough of the clinch but Goode keeps him there for the moment.
Gaillard misses with the head strike.
Gaillard managing to block the knees to the body from Goode.
Gaillard being controlled against the cage.
Gaillard can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goode lands an elbow just above Gaillard 's eye.
Gaillard tries to break free but Goode pushes him back against the cage.
Gaillard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaillard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goode tries to clinch but Gaillard moves out of range.
Gaillard throws out a loose jab but Goode uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goode fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goode bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaillard missing with a left hand there. Goode was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goode moves out of range as Gaillard strikes.
Gaillard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Goode keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaillard.
Gaillard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goode.
A punch combination from Gaillard misses.
Goode showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaillard.
Goode is looking to clinch but Gaillard is avoiding it.
Goode shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Goode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaillard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaillard throws a hook to the side of Goode's head but Goode sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Goode 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goode clinches with his opponent.
Goode lands an elbow that stopped Gaillard in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gaillard managing to block the knees to the body from Goode.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Gaillard dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Remi Gaillard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goode tries to clinch but Gaillard is having none of it.
Goode displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaillard throws out the jab.
Gaillard stuffs the takedown attempt from Goode. Goode gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaillard circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Gaillard misses.
Gaillard misses with a wild body shot.
Goode moves into the clinch.
Goode trying to land knees to the body.
Gaillard wants to get back to striking at distance but Goode won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goode slows down the pace here.
Goode blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaillard avoiding damage as Goode throws knees to the body.
Goode with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goode stalling in the clinch but Gaillard improves position.
Gaillard is trying to force a seperation but Goode has the dominant position.
Gaillard wants to get back to striking at distance but Goode won't allow it.
Goode looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gaillard managing to block the knees to the body from Goode.
Gaillard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goode just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaillard.
Gaillard can't break the clinch.
Goode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaillard is defending well for now.
Gaillard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goode just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goode missing with knees to the body.
Goode controlling the action here for a moment.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gaillard avoids the elbow strike from Goode, against the cage.
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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goode.
Gaillard tries to circle away but Goode has him pinned against the cage.
Goode works on Gaillard's body with a couple of short punches.
Goode pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gaillard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goode taking a breather.
Goode throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goode stalls.
Goode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaillard is defending well for now.
Gaillard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goode tries a knee to the head but Gaillard blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaillard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaillard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goode.
Gaillard misses with a hook.
Gaillard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Goode counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Goode trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goode stops Gaillard from standing up.
Goode throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goode is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaillard has wrist control.
Goode stops Gaillard from standing up.
Goode trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaillard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gaillard can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goode on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaillard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaillard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goode tries to clinch but Gaillard moves out of range.
Goode misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sol Goode.
I think Goode has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Goode!
Sol Goode is the new light heavyweight champion!
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