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RC 74 - Derby Day PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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215 cm
25
278 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Schwarzenegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Dragonov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Dragonov.
A jab from Dragonov misses.
Dragonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwarzenegger misses with a takedown attempt - Dragonov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dragonov throws a body punch but Schwarzenegger moves out of range.
Schwarzenegger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Schwarzenegger trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragonov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schwarzenegger postures up in Dragonov's guard and throws a big left but Dragonov blocks it.
Dragonov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Schwarzenegger trying to control but Dragonov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dragonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schwarzenegger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schwarzenegger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragonov misses with a two punch combination.
Dragonov lands a left and a right that send Schwarzenegger crashing to the mat, dazed. Dragonov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Dragonov misses its intended target.
Schwarzenegger ducks under a wild hook from Dragonov.
Schwarzenegger shoots for a takedown but Dragonov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schwarzenegger dodges the punch combination from Dragonov.
Schwarzenegger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragonov tries to avoid it but Schwarzenegger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragonov to the ground. Dragonov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dragonov misses with a few strikes there.
Dragonov throws a body punch but Schwarzenegger moves out of range.
Boris Dragonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragonov tries to bum rush Schwarzenegger with a series of wild strikes but Schwarzenegger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schwarzenegger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragonov throws out the jab.
Dragonov throws an overhand right that lands on Schwarzenegger's shoulder, as Schwarzenegger tries to avoid the shot.
Dragonov misses with the combination.
Schwarzenegger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dragonov did well to prevent Schwarzenegger getting side control.
Schwarzenegger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dragonov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schwarzenegger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schwarzenegger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Schwarzenegger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dragonov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dragonov is trying to stand.
Schwarzenegger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dragonov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schwarzenegger thows a huge punch but Dragonov dodges it nicely.
Dragonov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dragonov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzenegger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dragonov tries to kick Schwarzenegger off but Schwarzenegger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schwarzenegger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragonov defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dragonov won't allow Schwarzenegger to pass to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dragonov is staying active underneath Schwarzenegger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schwarzenegger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schwarzenegger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragonov's waist but Dragonov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schwarzenegger off to one side.
Dragonov throws a hook to the side of Schwarzenegger's head but Schwarzenegger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragonov lands a jab to the nose.
Dragonov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dragonov throws a sloppy head kick and Schwarzenegger moves out of range easily.
Dragonov looks gassed!
Dragonov lands a big head kick that sends Schwarzenegger tumbling to the mat! Dragonov takes a step backwards and waves Schwarzenegger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Schwarzenegger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzenegger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Dragonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Schwarzenegger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schwarzenegger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dragonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwarzenegger circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schwarzenegger avoids the head kick by Dragonov.
Schwarzenegger shoots in and bounces Dragonov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dragonov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schwarzenegger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schwarzenegger with a nice head shot there.
Dragonov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schwarzenegger throws and elbow that misses. Dragonov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schwarzenegger's guard. Nice move by Dragonov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov stays in close to Schwarzenegger's body and controls the position.
Schwarzenegger had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dragonov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Schwarzenegger Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dragonov's back instead.
Dragonov is trying to get back to his feet but Schwarzenegger has full control of the position and if anything, Dragonov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Schwarzenegger is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Schwarzenegger 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.
Dragonov is trying to stand back up.
Dragonov tries to roll but Schwarzenegger sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger misses with an elbow to the head.
Schwarzenegger thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Schwarzenegger looking for the choke but no joy.
Schwarzenegger thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Dragonov biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Schwarzenegger missing with punches from the back.
Schwarzenegger scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dragonov is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Schwarzenegger scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Schwarzenegger throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Schwarzenegger thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Schwarzenegger somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Schwarzenegger's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
You can see the frustration on Dragonov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Schwarzenegger tightening his grip on Dragonov, looking for the choke.
Schwarzenegger punches the canvas rather than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger not allowing Dragonov to control his hands.
Dragonov is trapped and Schwarzenegger is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Schwarzenegger lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Schwarzenegger punches the canvas rather than the man.
Schwarzenegger trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dragonov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Schwarzenegger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Schwarzenegger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Schwarzenegger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dragonov stuffs the takedown attempt from Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragonov looks to land a right hand but Schwarzenegger moved out of range.
Dragonov throws a series of punches but Schwarzenegger moves out of range.
Dragonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragonov cracks Schwarzenegger with an open hand slap.
Dragonov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dragonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragonov scores with a jab.
Dragonov moves out of range of the body kick.
Dragonov scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwarzenegger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dragonov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dragonov wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Dragonov.
Boris Dragonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Schwarzenegger with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Dragonov. No joy for Schwarzenegger on that attempt.
Boris Dragonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Dragonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwarzenegger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragonov.
Schwarzenegger moves into the clinch.
Dragonov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dragonov is looking to break free of the clinch but Schwarzenegger has double underhooks.
Schwarzenegger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dragonov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schwarzenegger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dragonov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schwarzenegger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dragonov prevents it.
Dragonov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schwarzenegger has him pressed against the cage.
Dragonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schwarzenegger is trying to drag Dragonov to the mat but Dragonov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dragonov prevents the takedown attempt.
Schwarzenegger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dragonov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dragonov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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.
Dragonov tries to break the clinch but Schwarzenegger is controlling the position.
Dragonov working aggressively here.
Dragonov working hard to break the clinch.
Schwarzenegger keeps control of Dragonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragonov is looking to break free of the clinch but Schwarzenegger has double underhooks.
Dragonov has had enough of the clinch but Schwarzenegger keeps him there for the moment.
Schwarzenegger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dragonov wants to break free but Schwarzenegger has control.
Dragonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Dragonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dragonov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Dragonov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Nerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Podryv Ustoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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264 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flavius Nerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Podryv Ustoev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ustoev throws a head kick that misses.
Flavius Nerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ustoev instigates a clinch.
Nerva is pressed up against the cage. Ustoev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nerva down to the mat. Nerva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nerva misses with a looping right.
Ustoev misses with a head kick.
Ustoev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nerva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nerva looks to land a combination but Ustoev avoids it well.
Nerva lands a slapping body shot.
Nerva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ustoev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nerva.
Ustoev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ustoev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nerva.
Nerva throws a jab but it's blocked by Ustoev.
Nerva scores with the left hand. Ustoev knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nerva misses with a body shot.
Ustoev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ustoev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nerva tries to circle away but Ustoev has him pinned against the cage.
Ustoev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nerva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flavius Nerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Podryv Ustoev.
Ustoev closes the distance and pushes Nerva back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ustoev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nerva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ustoev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ustoev looks gassed!
Nerva has hold of one of Ustoev's legs. Ustoev is fighting the takedown attempt but Nerva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nerva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nerva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ustoev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nerva.
Nerva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ustoev has momentary wrist control but Nerva slips an elbow through the middle.
Ustoev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nerva postures up in Ustoev's guard and throws a big left but Ustoev blocks it.
Nerva connects with a couple of short punches.
Nerva cracks Ustoev with a solid left hand.
Nerva distracts Ustoev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nerva throwing strikes but missing.
Ustoev working for a triangle but Nerva defends it easily.
Nerva stopping the sweep attempt from Ustoev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nerva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ustoev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nerva distracts Ustoev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ustoev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ustoev is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nerva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nerva tries to free his leg and advance position but Ustoev is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nerva is in close to Ustoev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ustoev working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nerva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nerva throwing strikes but missing.
Ustoev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nerva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nerva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nerva postures up.
Nerva lands a couple of digs.
Nerva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ustoev had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nerva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ustoev Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nerva's back instead.
Nerva tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nerva turns into Ustoev and is now in his guard.
Nerva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nerva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ustoev has wrist control.
Nerva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ustoev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ustoev tries to clinch there but Nerva circles away.
Ustoev looks for a takedown but Nerva sprawls well.
Ustoev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nerva.
Ustoev tries to close the distance and clinch but Nerva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nerva misses with a straight left.
Nerva throws a series of punches but Ustoev avoids them all with ease.
Nerva misses with a body shot.
Nerva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ustoev is defended easily by Nerva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nerva throws a series of punches but Ustoev avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavius Nerva dominated that round.
That's time! Nerva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nerva misses with the combination.
Nerva slaps away a takedown attempt from Ustoev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nerva throws a body punch but Ustoev moves out of range.
Nerva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nerva cracks Ustoev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ustoev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nerva finish him?
Ustoev is rocked!
Ustoev avoids the body shot from Nerva.
A big right from Nerva misses.
Ustoev avoids the body shot from Nerva.
Nerva lands a big uppercut and Ustoev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ustoev looks OK. Nerva waves Ustoev back to his feet!
Ustoev is still on wobbly legs! Can Nerva finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nerva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ustoev doesn't manage to clinch there - Nerva circles away.
Ustoev seems to have recovered his senses.
Ustoev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ustoev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ustoev is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerva keeps the fight on the outside.
Ustoev slips under a jab from Nerva.
Ustoev tries to clinch up but Nerva circles away and keeps his distance.
Nerva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ustoev shoots in and drives through. Nerva sprawls well.
Nerva scores with a nice head shot.
Nerva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nerva wants it to stay on the feet.
Flavius Nerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Podryv Ustoev.
Nerva throws an overhand right that lands on Ustoev's shoulder, as Ustoev tries to avoid the shot.
No luck for Ustoev with that takedown attempt.
Nerva throws a hook but Ustoev blocks it.
Ustoev wants to clinch.
Nerva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ustoev staying out of range there.
Nerva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ustoev can do to turn this around?
Ustoev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nerva misses.
Ustoev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ustoev has a takedown stuffed.
Ustoev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ustoev moves away from the strike by Nerva.
Ustoev tries to clinch but Nerva is having none of it.
Ustoev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nerva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ustoev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ustoev tries to clinch but Nerva moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Nerva or perhaps it was just good defense by Ustoev which made him look bad.
Nerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ustoev was well out of range. Poor timing from Nerva.
Nerva keeps the fight on the outside.
Ustoev wants to clinch up but Nerva keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nerva.
Nerva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ustoev.
Nerva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ustoev tries to clinch there but Nerva circles away.
Nerva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ustoev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ustoev tries to clinch up.
Nerva throws a jab but it's blocked by Ustoev.
A swing and a miss from Nerva.
Ustoev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nerva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nerva scores with a nice right hand.
Ustoev tries to clinch there but Nerva circles away.
Nice defenses there by Ustoev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nerva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ustoev manages to avoid it.
Flavius Nerva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ustoev defending well as Nerva loads up on a big left hand.
Ustoev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ustoev shoots in for a takedown but Nerva shows good takedown defense.
Ustoev is looking to clinch.
Nerva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ustoev tries to clinch up but Nerva circles away and keeps his distance.
Ustoev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nerva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nerva throwing shots but Ustoev is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nerva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ustoev is trying is best to control the position here.
Flavius Nerva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nerva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavius Nerva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nerva dives in and grabs Ustoev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ustoev pushes down on Nerva's head and hops out.
Ustoev looks for a takedown but Nerva sprawls well.
Nerva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ustoev is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nerva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ustoev.
Nerva throws a hook but Ustoev blocks it.
Nerva throws the left hand but Ustoev avoids the punch easily.
Ustoev tries to close the distance and clinch but Nerva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nerva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ustoev - the referee stops the clock and Nerva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ustoev. Nerva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ustoev connects with a high kick.
It looks like Flavius Nerva has been cut.
Ustoev doesn't manage to clinch there - Nerva circles away.
Ustoev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ustoev slips a jab from Nerva.
Ustoev lands with a kick to the temple. Nerva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ustoev manages to avoid it.
Ustoev darts in and clinches Nerva up against the cage.
Ustoev pulls Nerva into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ustoev is trying to keep Nerva in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nerva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ustoev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ustoev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nerva throwing strikes from guard but Ustoev blocks nicely.
Nerva throwing strikes from guard but Ustoev blocks nicely.
Ustoev controls Nerva momentarily but Nerva frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nerva misses the jab.
Ustoev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nerva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ustoev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nerva.
Nerva closes the distance and clinches up with Ustoev, looking for a takedown. Nerva pushes Ustoev against the cage but Ustoev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flavius Nerva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ustoev lands a big head kick that sends Nerva tumbling to the mat! Ustoev takes a step backwards and waves Nerva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nerva is rocked!
Ustoev throws a quick head kick that knocks Nerva silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Ustoev is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Podryv Ustoev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Von Lydeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Von Lydeman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Price thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Von Lydeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Price with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Von Lydeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Lydeman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Price wants to pass the guard but Von Lydeman is keeping the position.
Von Lydeman trying to keep a closed guard but Price is proving a slippery customer.
Price throws a strike but Von Lydeman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Price is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Von Lydeman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Von Lydeman moves out of range easily.
Von Lydeman tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Lydeman misses the target.
Price shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Von Lydeman as he avoids it easily.
Price is breathing heavily.
Price looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Von Lydeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Von Lydeman lands a two punch combo.
Von Lydeman tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Lydeman tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.
Von Lydeman throws a big shot that misses.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Von Lydeman slips the punch.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman blocks a head kick by Price.
Von Lydeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Von Lydeman clinches up against the cage.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bubba Price has been cut.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Von Lydeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lydeman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.
Von Lydeman lands a nice elbow.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Von Lydeman scores with a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Price.
Von Lydeman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Lydeman has him pressed against the cage.
Von Lydeman landing knees to the body.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Von Lydeman lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off.
Von Lydeman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Price's efforts to push away.
Von Lydeman scores with a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman lands a damaging elbow.
Von Lydeman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.
Von Lydeman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Lydeman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Von Lydeman lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Von Lydeman with a knee to the head.
Price tries to break the clinch but Von Lydeman is controlling the position.
Von Lydeman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Price in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Von Lydeman has Price pressed against the cage, preventing Price from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the body.
Von Lydeman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lydeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Price has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Lydeman keeps control of Price as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Von Lydeman.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Von Lydeman tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Price working hard to break the clinch.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Lydeman stops a takedown attempt from Price.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Lydeman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.
Von Lydeman scores with a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Lydeman lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
Von Lydeman has Price pressed against the cage, preventing Price from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman lands a right hand.
Von Lydeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow.
Von Lydeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Price has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Lydeman tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Von Lydeman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Price.
Von Lydeman connects with a knee to the head.
Price wants to break free but Von Lydeman has control.
Von Lydeman stops a takedown attempt from Price.
Von Lydeman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.
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.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Von Lydeman landing knees to the head.
Price wants to break free but Von Lydeman has control.
Von Lydeman with a knee to the head.
Price tries to break the clinch but Von Lydeman is controlling the position.
Price takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Lydeman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Von Lydeman misses with a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the body.
Price breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack Von Lydeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Lydeman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Price takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Lydeman misses with a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Lydeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Lydeman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Lydeman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Lydeman is looking to clinch.
Von Lydeman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price moves away from the strike by Von Lydeman.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Von Lydeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Price's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Von Lydeman misses the jab.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price takes one to the chin there.
Von Lydeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Lydeman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Von Lydeman tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Von Lydeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Von Lydeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack Von Lydeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Von Lydeman as he connects with a hook.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Lydeman rushes Price and presses him up against the cage.
Von Lydeman scores with a hook to the body.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Von Lydeman lands a shoulder strike.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Von Lydeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Lydeman connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price has had enough of the clinch but Von Lydeman keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Lydeman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Von Lydeman is controlling him.
Price wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Price is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Lydeman has double underhooks.
Von Lydeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Lydeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Von Lydeman keeps control of Price as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Lydeman prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Von Lydeman regains guard immediately.
Price tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Lydeman is retaining full guard.
Price preventing the sweep.
Price slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Price misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Von Lydeman dodges the ground and pound from Price.
Price looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Von Lydeman is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Price crashes against the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab by Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman 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.
Von Lydeman throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Lydeman misses with a wild combination.
Von Lydeman connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Lydeman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Lydeman takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price has a takedown stuffed.
Von Lydeman wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price avoids the body shot from Von Lydeman.
Price drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Von Lydeman controlling Price's posture.
Price postures up in Von Lydeman's guard and throws a big left but Von Lydeman blocks it.
Von Lydeman controls Price momentarily but Price frees himself.
Von Lydeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Price trying to control but Von Lydeman is working from the bottom.
Price drops back looking for a leg! Von Lydeman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Von Lydeman manages to kick Price off! Price jumps back into Von Lydeman's guard.
Price postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Von Lydeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Price, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lydeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price looking for a guillotine here but Von Lydeman defends easily.
Von Lydeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Price has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Von Lydeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bubba Price's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Lydeman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Von Lydeman connects with a crisp jab.
Von Lydeman swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Von Lydeman misses the shot to the body.
Von Lydeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Von Lydeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Lydeman lands a with a good body shot.
Von Lydeman is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
Von Lydeman cracks Price with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Price on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Von Lydeman is looking to clinch.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Von Lydeman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Lydeman lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Lydeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Von Lydeman scores with a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman with a knee to the head.
Von Lydeman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Price in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Von Lydeman as the two fighters clinch.
Von Lydeman misses with a knee strike.
Price has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Von Lydeman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Von Lydeman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Lydeman tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Von Lydeman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Lydeman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Price.
Von Lydeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Price wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Von Lydeman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Price takes a knee right on the jaw!
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Lydeman has him pressed against the cage.
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Lydeman has him pressed against the cage.
Von Lydeman tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von Lydeman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Price has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Von Lydeman is trying to keep an underhook but Price manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Price looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Von Lydeman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Price thows a huge punch but Von Lydeman dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lydeman wants to get back to full guard.
Von Lydeman is trying to maintain the position but Price is very close to passing his half guard.
Price 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.
Price works his foot free and advances to mount.
Price with good strikes from the mount here!
Von Lydeman regains half guard.
Price trying to mount his opponent but Von Lydeman defends it.
Price passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Von Lydeman!
Von Lydeman wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lydeman is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Price connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Price wants to control the pace but Von Lydeman is squirming around nicely.
Von Lydeman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Price tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Von Lydeman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Price looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Price looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Von Lydeman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Price.
Von Lydeman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Price thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Von Lydeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Lydeman wants to control but Price is having none of it.
Von Lydeman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Von Lydeman wants to hold on but Price pushes him away.
Price landing strikes from the mount and Von Lydeman is in trouble!
Bubba Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Von Lydeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Price looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Price punching from mount but Von Lydeman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Von Lydeman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Lydeman 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Von Lydeman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winner.
Winner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Winner with a flurry of punches that miss.
fist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winner on the ground.
Winner lands a couple of digs.
Winner scoring with punches to the head and body.
fist wriggles free and stands up.
Winner fails with the takedown.
No luck for Winner with that takedown attempt.
fist ducks right into an uppercut from Winner.
Winner closes the distance and clinches up with fist, looking for a takedown. Winner pushes fist against the cage but fist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harry fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Winner.
fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Winner throws a series of strikes that have fist backpedaling.
fist fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
fist connects with a looping right hand.
Winner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Winner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
fist wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Winner.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
fist is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Winner trying to control but fist is having none of it.
Winner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
fist is in a horrible position here. Winner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
fist wants to get back to his feet.
Winner wants to control the pace but fist is squirming around nicely.
fist tries to buck Winner off but he can't manage it.
Winner throws some wild stikes that fist manages to avoid easily.
Winner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
fist's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Winner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as fist is looking to escape.
Winner is landing with some decent strikes but fist is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
fist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
fist squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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.
Winner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Winner controlling his opponent.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
fist is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Winner punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner 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.
Winner swings for the body but fist moves out of range.
Winner blocks a head kick by fist.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
fist gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winner wants to pass the guard but fist is keeping the position.
fist is looking to stand up but Winner isn't so interested in that idea.
Winner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winner wants to control from the top but fist keeps moving.
Winner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of fist's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as fist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winner throwing strikes from guard but fist blocks nicely.
Winner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
fist tries to clinch but Winner moves out of range.
Winner slips under a jab.
Winner keeps the fight on the outside.
Winner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Winner. That snapped fist's head back.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
fist tries to clinch but Winner is having none of it.
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by fist.
Winner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
fist throws a combination that misses
and Winner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winner misses with the combination.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but fist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
fist tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Winner scores with a four punch combination!
fist connects with a high kick.
Winner scores with a punch to the head.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.
fist misses the shot to the body.
fist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
fist moves out of range as Winner strikes.
Winner looks to land a left hand but fist moved out of range nicely.
Harry fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner lands a nice hook to fist's body. fist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winner throws a big shot that misses.
Winner misses with a looping right.
fist throws a sloppy head kick
and Winner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from fist. No joy for Winner on that attempt.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but fist shows good takedown defense.
Harry fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Winner.
fist doesn't manage to clinch there - Winner circles away.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!
fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fist tries a low kick but Winner avoids it.
fist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner.
fist tries to clinch
and Winner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Winner punishes fist's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. fist doesn't seem bothered though.
Winner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of fist's head.
fist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harry fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
fist throws a body kick that misses.
Winner throws a shot to the body.
Winner works the jab nicely.
fist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Winner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. fist was covering up waiting for the punch and Winner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Winner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
fist has momentary wrist control but Winner slips an elbow through the middle.
Winner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Winner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner thows a big elbow that misses.
Winner trying to control the position from guard on top but fist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
fist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if fist tries to get out of the position.
fist can't keep his opponent in guard - Winner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner stalling away here and it's allowed fist to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
fist wants to stand but Winner is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner wants to control from the top but fist keeps moving.
Winner passes fist's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Winner prevents fist from standing back up.
Winner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. fist defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Winner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
fist wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winner lands a nice short elbow.
Winner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
fist wants to get back to his feet.
Winner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Winner trying to mount his opponent but fist defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fist is refusing to be controlled, as Winner sits in half guard.
Winner with the ground and pound but fist uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Winner stops fist from standing up.
Winner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Winner 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.
Harry fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fist is keeping the position for now.
fist is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winner controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
fist trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormack Labrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cormack Labrador!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labrador wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Labrador keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez moves out of range as Labrador strikes.
Cormack Labrador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Labrador sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Labrador sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Cormack Labrador has been cut.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Labrador.
Sanchez feints and as Labrador raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labrador 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez postures up.
Labrador is pulling down on Sanchez's head to control his posture.
Labrador wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez postures up in Labrador's guard and throws a big left but Labrador blocks it.
Labrador looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez won't allow Labrador to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez has Labrador up against the cage in a clinch.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Labrador utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Labrador tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Labrador lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Labrador.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Labrador.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Labrador walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Labrador rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez tries to break free but Labrador pushes him back against the cage.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Labrador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Labrador utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Labrador lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Labrador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez pushes Labrador back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to stall but Labrador uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Labrador keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Labrador has him pressed against the cage.
Labrador lands an elbow inside.
Labrador with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Labrador throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Labrador.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Labrador gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez tries to stall but Labrador uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez trying to stall but Labrador improves his position.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Labrador.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Labrador backwards.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Labrador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Labrador missing with knees to the body.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Labrador keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez clinches up with Labrador and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Labrador's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Labrador's gas tank.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Labrador doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Labrador pinned against the cage. Labrador gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Labrador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Labrador.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Labrador throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Labrador darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Labrador didn't expect that.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Labrador is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Labrador is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Labrador looking to control.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Labrador lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cormack Labrador's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Labrador tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Labrador sprawls well. Labrador wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Labrador tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Labrador as Sanchez shoots in.
Labrador takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Labrador.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Labrador clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Labrador crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Labrador lands a damaging elbow.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Cormack Labrador seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Labrador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Labrador lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labrador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Labrador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez tries to break free but Labrador pushes him back against the cage.
Labrador stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labrador landing knees to the head.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Labrador tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez clinches.
Knees to the body from Labrador.
Labrador lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labrador defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Labrador moves into the clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labrador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Labrador misses with a knee to the head.
Labrador tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Labrador walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Labrador lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Labrador looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Labrador backing up. Labrador nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
Labrador lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Labrador is avoiding it.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Labrador tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Labrador to the ground. Labrador escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Labrador swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Labrador.
Labrador clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Labrador gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Labrador has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Labrador's head.
Labrador trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Labrador has one foot on Sanchez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Labrador tries to clinch up.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Labrador circles away.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Labrador.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Labrador circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Labrador's left leg, looking for a takedown. Labrador pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Labrador tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Labrador lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Labrador with a knee to the head.
Labrador with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Labrador keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Labrador won't allow it.
Labrador lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Labrador improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Labrador obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Labrador has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Labrador lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez jumps guard and drags Labrador to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Labrador must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Labrador trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormack Labrador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cormack Labrador's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Labrador shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanchez cracks Labrador with a solid left hand.
Labrador keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Labrador has wrist control.
Labrador lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Labrador gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sanchez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Labrador.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Labrador controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Labrador. What's that going to do exactly?
Labrador is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sanchez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Labrador maintains control.
Labrador looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Labrador 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.
Labrador looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez wants to hold on but Labrador pushes him away.
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Labrador looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Labrador blocks Sanchez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labrador lands a big elbow.
Tom Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Labrador controlling from mount.
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Labrador controlling from the full mount.
Labrador thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Labrador misses with some ground and pound and Sanchez recovers position to half guard.
Sanchez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labrador seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Labrador wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Labrador, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Labrador gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Labrador.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Labrador tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Labrador won't allow it.
Labrador lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Labrador has him pinned against the cage.
Labrador pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormack Labrador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Labrador has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormack Labrador!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rulon Oboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory has chosen A New Level as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Oboev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oboev looks for a takedown but Gregory sprawls well.
Gregory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oboev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oboev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gregory is trying to defend but Oboev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oboev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Oboev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gregory defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory is defending against the submission attempts here by Oboev.
Gregory keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gregory is looking to control Oboev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gregory avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gregory is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Oboev is staying active.
Oboev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gregory is just riding it out for now. Oboev eventually gives up the hold.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gregory gets caught flat footed, as Oboev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oboev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gregory 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.
Gregory controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gregory trying to control the position here.
Oboev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gregory dives on top into guard.
Gregory stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oboev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregory stays in close to Oboev's body and controls the position.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Oboev keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gregory pushes down on Oboev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oboev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gregory pulls his head out easily.
Oboev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gregory is looking to take a break and control but Oboev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregory is working for a submission of some sort.
Gregory content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rulon Oboev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oboev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gregory napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oboev wants to control but Gregory is keeping him busy.
Oboev working away.
Gregory is looking for a sweep.
Gregory can't do much from the bottom here.
Oboev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oboev swings around for an armbar but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Oboev's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oboev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gregory drops back looking for a leg! Oboev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oboev manages to kick Gregory off! Gregory jumps back into Oboev's guard.
Gregory tries to free his leg and advance position but Oboev is retaining full guard.
Gregory sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oboev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gregory gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gregory got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oboev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gregory has managed to get both his arms back between Oboev's legs - danger averted.
Gregory's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Noah Gregory just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oboev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gregory is fending him off so far but Oboev persists. Nope, Gregory circles away and we're back to standing.
Oboev closes the distance and clinches up with Gregory, looking for a takedown. Oboev pushes Gregory against the cage but Gregory circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gregory throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gregory with a poor takedown
and Oboev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oboev.
Oboev looking to sit in guard and control but Gregory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying to control the position from guard on top but Oboev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oboev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gregory is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gregory trying to control the position from guard on top but Oboev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregory might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oboev kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oboev has his foot on Gregory's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gregory works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Gregory forces his way into half guard.
Gregory is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oboev is staying active underneath Gregory, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gregory is taking a breather. Oboev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Oboev actively working from the bottom here.
Gregory content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oboev is looking to control Gregory's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oboev avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rulon Oboev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oboev shoots and misses
and Gregory counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oboev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gregory misses the jab.
Oboev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gregory counters by moving into the clinch.
Oboev can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rulon Oboev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oboev gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Oboev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gregory is trying to control but Oboev manages to pass to mount!
Oboev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gregory is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gregory and Oboev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Oboev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gregory's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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Oboev is looking to take a break and control but Gregory is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gregory tries to bench press Oboev off him but Oboev keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oboev trying to control the action but Gregory is working from the bottom.
Oboev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gregory has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gregory sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gregory wants to control but Oboev is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gregory reverses the position - he's now on top in Oboev's guard.
Oboev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gregory stacks Oboev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gregory!
Oboev is trying to get back to half guard.
Gregory tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gregory has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oboev tries to bench press Gregory off him but Gregory keeps the position.
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.
Gregory has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oboev is trying to escape the mount.
Noah Gregory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oboev is in a horrible position here. Gregory smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gregory jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Oboev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Gregory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oboev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rulon Oboev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Belikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Label Society - Doomsday Jesus. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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305 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Belikov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado throws a solid leg kick but Belikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fortunado.
Belikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fortunado has time to react.
Fortunado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fortunado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belikov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fortunado shoots in for a double leg but Belikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Belikov throws a leg kick
and Fortunado counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belikov tries to get to full guard but Fortunado has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortunado thows a huge punch but Belikov dodges it nicely.
Fortunado is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fortunado is trying to control the action in half guard but Belikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado misses with a head shot. Belikov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fortunado throws a big right hand that misses.
Fortunado wants to pass the guard but Belikov is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fortunado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fortunado swats away the attempt to clinch by Belikov.
Fortunado dives in and grabs Belikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belikov pushes down on Fortunado's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Fortunado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Fortunado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortunado.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belikov.
Belikov sends Fortunado crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Belikov is motioning to the referee to let Fortunado up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Fernando Fortunado has been cut.
Fortunado walks straight into a right hand from Belikov - that's dropped him! Belikov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Fortunado from any more punishment! Fortunado complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Grigori Belikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikifor comes to the cage accompanied by Enae Volare Mezzo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Loe's choice of entrance music: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "bulls on parade". Harald Loe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nikifor misses.
A swing and a miss from Nikifor.
A big right from Nikifor misses.
Nikifor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nikifor.
Nikifor throws a series of punches but Loe avoids them all with ease.
Loe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loe defending well as Nikifor loads up on a big left hand.
Loe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikifor looks to land a combination but Loe avoids it well.
Loe slips a jab and a cross from Nikifor.
Loe tries to clinch but Nikifor moves out of range.
Nikifor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loe throws a combination that misses
and Nikifor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nikifor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikifor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nikifor's sensitive parts.
Nikifor looks to score with a jab to the body but Loe is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor stalks Loe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loe's face. Loe staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Harald Loe has been cut.
Loe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nikifor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loe.
Loe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nikifor throws out the jab.
Nikifor misses with a looping right.
Loe avoids the body shot from Nikifor.
Maksim Nikifor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loe tries to clinch up but Nikifor circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Loe misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor lands a right hook to the body.
Loe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nikifor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikifor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loe's head.
Loe throws a leg kick but Nikifor checks it.
Nikifor misses with a few strikes there.
Nikifor stuns Loe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loe throws a sloppy head kick and Nikifor moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loe misses with a body kick.
Nikifor misses with a series of wild punches.
Loe looks to throw the jab but Nikifor is out of range.
Loe tries to work over Nikifor's front leg with a kick but Nikifor checks it.
Loe takes a swing at Nikifor's ribcage but misses.
Nikifor clobbers Loe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Nikifor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Loe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nikifor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loe circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikifor blocks a leg kick.
Nikifor blocks a low kick nicely.
Loe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maksim Nikifor is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Nikifor misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nikifor, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Nikifor misses its intended target.
Nikifor lands with a straight right. Loe didn't see that one coming.
Nikifor tries to keep at a distance but Loe has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikifor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nikifor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nikifor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loe misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikifor prevents the takedown attempt.
Loe lands an elbow inside.
Nikifor tries to circle away but Loe has him pinned against the cage.
Loe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Loe on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nikifor's brow.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Nikifor in his tracks for a moment.
Nikifor working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nikifor's brow.
Loe working Nikifor over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikifor is trying to break the clinch but Loe has him pressed against the cage.
Nikifor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loe lands an elbow just above Nikifor 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loe.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loe obliges.
Loe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikifor blocks it with crossed arms.
Loe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Nikifor in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Loe controlling the action here for a moment.
Loe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Loe manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Loe.
Loe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nikifor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nikifor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loe misses with a low kick.
Harald Loe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor misses with a body shot
and Loe counters by moving into the clinch.
Loe lands a nice knee to the body.
Loe crunches a lovely knee into Nikifor's ribcage.
Nikifor letting Loe take a breather here.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Nikifor in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Loe.
Stalling in the clinch from Loe.
Loe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maksim Nikifor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikifor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loe can pounce on him.
Loe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nikifor's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikifor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe throws a wild body kick that Nikifor sees coming a mile off.
Loe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nikifor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loe.
Loe shoots in and drives through. Nikifor sprawls well.
Loe throws a nice head kick!
Nikifor thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikifor blocks a low kick nicely.
Nikifor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Loe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harald Loe'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. This is the final round!
Loe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikifor.
A punch combination from Nikifor misses.
Loe scores with a spinning back kick!
Nikifor blocks a head kick by Loe.
Loe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loe lands a jab to Nikifor's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nikifor. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Loe.
The fighters circling - Loe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loe with a nice cross.
Loe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikifor circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Loe misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Loe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Nikifor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Loe.
BOOM! Loe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Loe looking to finish with strikes here!
Loe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Loe landing punches.
Loe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loe thowing shots but they're missing.
Loe wants to control the action but instead Nikifor gets a body lock and reverses into Loe's guard! Nice work!
Nikifor wants to stand but Loe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Loe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikifor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Loe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loe 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Loe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zero Udala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Udala has chosen The Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice as his entrance music. Gynther Gail could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zero Udala's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zero Udala!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Udala.
Gail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Udala.
Gail throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gail avoids the body shot from Udala.
Gail takes one to the chin there.
Zero Udala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udala misses with a straight left.
Udala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gail.
Gail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Udala.
Udala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gail shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gail accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Udala wants to stand and escape but Gail is having none of it.
Gail loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gail stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Udala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Udala wants to sweep here but Gail controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail wants to control from the top but Udala keeps moving.
Udala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gail is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gail misses with a double jab.
Udala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gail decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Udala's guard.
Udala 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.
Gail might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gail throwing strikes from guard but Udala blocks nicely.
Gail is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gail is one step ahead there.
Gail wants to control from the top but Udala keeps moving.
Gail postures up in Udala's guard and throws a big left but Udala blocks it.
Gail wants to control from the top but Udala keeps moving.
Gail in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gail just misses with a punch to the body.
Gail misses the shot to the body.
Gail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Udala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gail takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gail shoots in for a takedown but Udala shows good takedown defense.
Udala misses with a few strikes there.
Zero Udala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Udala lands a head kick. Gail smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut.
Gail avoids a punch combination nicely.
Udala throws a head kick but Gail moves out of range.
Udala misses with the combination.
Udala throws a sloppy head kick and Gail moves out of range easily.
Gail throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Udala was covering up waiting for the punch and Gail finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Udala trying to keep a closed guard but Gail is proving a slippery customer.
Gail 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gail tries to free his leg and advance position but Udala is retaining full guard.
Gail with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gail drops back, looking for a kneebar! Udala looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Udala looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Udala!
Gail is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Udala swings around for an armbar but Gail sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Udala's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zero Udala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Udala misses with a two punch combination.
Udala throws an overhand right that lands on Gail's shoulder, as Gail tries to avoid the shot.
Udala misses with a series of wild punches.
Udala stalks Gail and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gail's face. Gail staggers backwards, shaken.
Udala misses with a two punch combination.
Gail scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gail shoots in looking for a takedown. Udala tries to sprawl out of it but Gail keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Udala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Udala throws a sloppy head kick and Gail moves out of range easily.
Udala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Udala throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gail throws a left and a right that both miss
and Udala counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gail is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gail ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Udala is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Udala misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Udala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Udala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gail counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gail drops back, looking for a kneebar! Udala looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Udala looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Udala!
You can see the frustration on Gail's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail is looking to reverse the position.
Udala wants to stand but Gail has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Gail looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gail wants to sweep here but Udala controlling him for the moment.
Udala is looking to stand up but Gail won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail is pulling down on Udala's head to control his posture.
Gail wants to sweep but no luck.
Gail is controlling Udala's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gail keeping moving, preventing Udala from controlling successfully.
Gail manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Udala manages to get himself to full guard.
Udala being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gail trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Udala keeping moving, preventing Gail from controlling successfully.
Gail throwing strikes from guard but Udala blocks nicely.
Gail is pushing down on Udala's leg trying to pass to half guard. Udala is fighting to maintain full guard but Gail has managed to sneak the leg through.
Udala wants to get back to his feet.
Gail throwing shots but Udala is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gail throwing shots but Udala is blocking nicely.
Gail sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Udala defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Gail.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gynther Gail will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Udala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Udala.
Udala misses with a combination
and Gail counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Udala misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Udala does no damage.
Gail throws out a loose jab but Udala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Udala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gail.
Udala misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Udala. No joy for Gail on that attempt.
Udala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gail thows a body shot but no joy.
Gail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udala manages to avoid it.
Zero Udala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udala keeps Gail at a distance using the push kick.
Gail gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Udala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gail is looking to take a break and control but Udala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gail taking a breather here.
Gail is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Udala is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gail throws an elbow but Udala slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udala is looking to reverse the position.
Udala is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Udala is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gail has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Udala lands the left hand.
Udala avoids the body shot from Gail.
Udala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Udala.
Gail is looking to wear down Udala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Udala throws a head kick that misses.
Udala throws a series of punches but Gail avoids them all with ease.
Udala slips under a jab from Gail.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail blocks a head kick by Udala.
Nice defenses there by Gail.
Udala walks into a left hand.
Gail ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gail misses the body punch
and Udala counters with a nice leg kick.
Udala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gail to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Zero Udala has been cut.
Udala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gail closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gail thows a huge punch but Udala dodges it nicely.
Gail seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Udala blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gail.
Gail performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gail is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Udala has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gail missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gail seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Udala is trying to maintain the position but Gail is very close to passing his half guard.
Gynther Gail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Udala tries to get to full guard but Gail has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gynther Gail showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gail has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gynther Gail!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Vedhult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vedhult is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Swedish army orchestra - Beneath our banner. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ragnar Vedhult!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vedhult shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Vedhult avoids it well.
Henderson throws a jab when Vedhult was well out of range.
Vedhult drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ragnar Vedhult seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vedhult tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vedhult somewhat.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vedhult.
Danny Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Vedhult.
Vedhult uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Vedhult looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedhult throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vedhult drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vedhult jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vedhult trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vedhult defends well.
Vedhult drops back looking for a leg! Henderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henderson manages to kick Vedhult off! Vedhult jumps back into Henderson's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henderson has his foot on Vedhult's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vedhult works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vedhult landing some decent shots from guard.
Vedhult trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vedhult is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vedhult stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Henderson kicks Vedhult off and gets to his feet.
Vedhult avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Vedhult shoots in.
Vedhult shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vedhult is defended easily by Henderson.
Vedhult shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henderson wants to control but Vedhult is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vedhult is pressing down on Henderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henderson is holding on for now.
Vedhult lands with a punch from half guard.
Vedhult is nestled in close to Henderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vedhult seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Henderson has recovered full guard.
Vedhult trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vedhult looks gassed!
Henderson has his foot on Vedhult's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vedhult works his way back into a safe position though.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vedhult is controlling him.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vedhult gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vedhult is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vedhult sizes up Henderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vedhult moves away.
Vedhult shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vedhult misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vedhult misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danny Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Vedhult.
A jab from Henderson misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vedhult.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedhult steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Danny Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vedhult feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vedhult throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Vedhult landing with the ground and pound.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vedhult gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vedhult drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Henderson dives on top into guard.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vedhult is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult 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.
Henderson pushes down on Vedhult's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vedhult trying to control here.
Vedhult is looking to improve his position.
Henderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vedhult is just riding it out for now. Henderson eventually gives up the hold.
Vedhult is not content to let Henderson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vedhult avoid being mounted?
Henderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vedhult defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson trying to control from half guard but Vedhult is working away.
Henderson seems to be working for a kimura but Vedhult defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vedhult has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
Vedhult ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vedhult no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vedhult is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Vedhult to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Henderson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Vedhult pulls down on the head and he's put Henderson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ragnar Vedhult!
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