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DIV-E Forty-two PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhrgryn Raedwulfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen Soviet March as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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253 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jhrgryn Raedwulfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raedwulfson throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Jhrgryn Raedwulfson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raedwulfson avoids it really well and circles away.
Raedwulfson misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raedwulfson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raedwulfson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raedwulfson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raedwulfson throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Raedwulfson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Raedwulfson circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raedwulfson, as that shot connected.
Raedwulfson leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whack! Raedwulfson lands a heavy head kick that drops Emelianenko. The ref tackles Raedwulfson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Emelianenko was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jhrgryn Raedwulfson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ange fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying ONeill's choice of entrance music: Ninja Turtles. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ange fili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dane ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from fili.
ONeill shoots for a double leg takedown but fili sprawls well. He's pushed ONeill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ONeill shoots in and bounces fili off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
ONeill seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
fili looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but ONeill puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
fili wants to control but ONeill is keeping busy.
fili looking for subs from the bottom but ONeill mounts him!
fili is looking to improve his position but ONeill isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill controlling the pace for now.
fili can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeill trying to control but fili is having none of it.
ONeill avoids the attempt from fili to control.
fili working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ONeill controlling his opponent.
fili squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
ONeill wants to get back to his feet but fili is holding on tight.
fili is in all sorts of trouble here.
ONeill stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
ONeill throws a nice looking combination but fili bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
fili misses with a takedown attempt
and ONeill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
ONeill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and fili decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in ONeill's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill keeping full guard, as fili tries to pass.
fili throws and elbow that misses. ONeill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in fili's guard. Nice move by ONeill!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ONeill trying to control the position from guard on top but fili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
fili has his feet on ONeill's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
fili misses with a takedown attempt
and ONeill counters with a two punch combo.
fili fails with the takedown
and ONeill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ange fili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill sitting in guard here, content to control.
fili escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ONeill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
fili is breathing heavily.
fili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ONeill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ONeill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
fili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
ONeill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
ONeill wants to get up but he can't break fili's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
fili is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ONeill defends well.
fili trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane ONeill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by ONeill.
ONeill trying to control the action but fili is working from the bottom.
fili tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but ONeill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
fili struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
fili is looking to regain half guard here but ONeill keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill wants to control but fili is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
ONeill swinging wilding here.
ONeill tries for a takedown but fili circles away easily
and fili counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by fili.
fili looking to pass the guard.
ONeill wants to stand and escape but fili is having none of it.
ONeill is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fili drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and ONeill dives on top into guard.
fili looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
fili looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
ONeill wants to control from the top but fili keeps moving.
ONeill 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.
fili striking off his back but it's not causing ONeill any problems.
fili looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but ONeill puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
fili tries to get to full guard but ONeill has control of the leg.
ONeill controlling the pace.
fili trying to control but ONeill postures up.
fili looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
ONeill is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
fili looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ONeill passes into side control, despite fili's attempt to control the position.
fili is trying to control ONeill's posture but ONeill avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ONeill advances to mount.
fili tries to lock up and control but ONeill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 ange fili will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
ONeill misses with a series of wild punches.
Dane ONeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
fili with a poor takedown
and ONeill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in fili's guard.
fili has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but ONeill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
ONeill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
fili is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
ONeill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
ONeill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
fili throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
fili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ONeill is controlling him.
fili 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
ONeill 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
ONeill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fili is keeping the position for now.
fili is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ONeill defends well.
ONeill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ONeill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
fili trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill is stalling in the full guard.
fili is looking for a triangle but ONeill pushes his legs off easily.
ONeill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. fili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
ONeill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
ONeill seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
ONeill got a little sloppy there for a moment and fili has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ONeill has managed to get both his arms back between fili's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ONeill is stalling in the full guard.
fili tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane ONeill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well ONeill 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 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane ONeill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boxing JiuJitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Gorgy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorgy has chosen Nostalgia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boxing JiuJitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Gorgy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorgy darts in and clinches JiuJitsu up against the cage.
Gorgy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
JiuJitsu blocks an elbow strike from Gorgy.
Gorgy tries to land knees in the clinch but JiuJitsu avoids the damage to the body.
JiuJitsu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gorgy walks away with a smile on his face. JiuJitsu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gorgy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gorgy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
JiuJitsu throws a one two combo.
JiuJitsu connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Gorgy! He's out on his feet! JiuJitsu rushes in and drops Gorgy with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Boxing JiuJitsu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (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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195 lbs
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Brawler
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Connor!
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, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardy scores with a jab.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Connor can't break the clinch.
Connor tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Connor takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Brad Connor has been cut.
Connor tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Connor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hardy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardy.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Connor's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Connor.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Connor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy pushes Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Connor is rocked!
Hardy creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Connor's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Connor drops to his knees and Hardy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and corrado smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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328 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, corrado smith!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
smith fails with the takedown.
smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
smith throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Hughes lands a head kick. smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like corrado smith has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
smith fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Hughes which made him look bad.
Matt Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of corrado smith.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
smith is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
smith misses with a head kick.
Hughes stuffs the takedown attempt from smith. smith gets slowly back to his feet.
smith is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hughes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for smith.
smith looks gassed!
smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughes sends smith crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hughes is motioning to the referee to let smith up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes lands a big right hand that sends smith crashing to the mat! Hughes stays standing though and waves smith back to his feet!
smith is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes sends smith crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hughes is motioning to the referee to let smith up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughes throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! smith crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Hughes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keeper Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ram Muteshanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muteshanco has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. The key to victory for Keeper Flame has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keeper Flame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ram Muteshanco!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flame fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muteshanco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muteshanco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flame throws out the jab.
Flame keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flame misses with an uppercut. Muteshanco saw that one coming.
Flame drops Muteshanco with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Muteshanco looks back up at him and smiles so Flame waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Muteshanco is rocked!
It looks like Ram Muteshanco has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flame drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Muteshanco's head, knocking him out cold! Flame is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keeper Flame!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dani Thrana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Sadlovsky (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dani Thrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Sadlovsky!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadlovsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sadlovsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thrana throws a right hand that Sadlovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Sadlovsky also avoids with ease.
Sadlovsky lands a head kick!
It looks like Dani Thrana has been cut.
Sadlovsky thumps Thrana with a low kick.
Sadlovsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sadlovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadlovsky scores with a head kick.
Thrana is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sadlovsky. Sadlovsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Thrana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thrana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sadlovsky. That one must have hurt.
Thrana is breathing heavily.
Thrana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roman Sadlovsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadlovsky wants to clinch.
Thrana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sadlovsky.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sadlovsky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadlovsky tries to clinch there but Thrana circles away.
Sadlovsky cracks the inside of Thrana's front leg.
Sadlovsky connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Thrana to the floor! Sadlovsky dives in looking for the finish!
Oh Thrana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sadlovsky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thrana seems to have got his legs back now.
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.
Thrana is not content to let Sadlovsky control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sadlovsky.
Thrana is trying to stand.
Sadlovsky is taking a breather. Thrana 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sadlovsky tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Thrana is looking for a sweep. Sadlovsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sadlovsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Sadlovsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dani Thrana'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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sadlovsky, right into the meat.
Sadlovsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roman Sadlovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadlovsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thrana.
Sadlovsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Sadlovsky.
Thrana keeps the fight on the outside.
Thrana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrana throws a leg kick
and Sadlovsky counters with a leg kick.
Dani Thrana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sadlovsky throws a nice head kick!
Dani Thrana's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thrana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sadlovsky. Sadlovsky obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Sadlovsky uses the oldest trick in the book to send Thrana tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Sadlovsky is absolutely delighted - when Thrana wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roman Sadlovsky!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Culerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Culerovich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dimitry Slova's chin.
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Culerovich!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culerovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Slova circles away.
Slova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ron Culerovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Culerovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Culerovich wants to clinch.
Slova connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Culerovich momentarily.
Culerovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Culerovich tries to clinch but Slova is having none of it.
Culerovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Culerovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Culerovich misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slova bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Culerovich is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Slova take his back! Uh oh - Slova has got a rear naked choke here! Culerovich is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dimitry Slova!
Dimitry Slova retains his featherweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Raton Vaquero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell Smart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Raton Vaquero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxwell Smart!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaquero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smart stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaquero. Vaquero gets slowly back to his feet.
Smart 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.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaquero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaquero is looking to stand up but Smart isn't so interested in that idea.
Smart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vaquero trying to control the position.
Smart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vaquero's guard.
Vaquero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vaquero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vaquero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smart sees it coming and defends easily.
Smart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smart.
Vaquero trying to control but Smart is working from the bottom.
Vaquero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaquero won't allow Smart to get back to his feet.
Smart keeping moving, preventing Vaquero from controlling successfully.
Smart wants to sweep here but Vaquero controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaquero has his takedown stuffed
and Smart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Raton Vaquero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vaquero being controlled for a moment.
Vaquero sneaks back into half guard.
Smart wants to stand up but Vaquero is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart stops Vaquero from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smart wants to stand but Vaquero has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Smart decides to return to a standing position.
Smart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smart is looking to take a break and control but Vaquero 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.
Vaquero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vaquero is working for a submission of some sort.
Vaquero is trying to work for a kimura but Smart is defending well.
Smart looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaquero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vaquero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smart defends it well.
Vaquero is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vaquero is breathing heavily.
Smart trying to control from the bottom.
Smart wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaquero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Smart to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vaquero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smart.
Vaquero scores a takedown into full mount!
Vaquero is going olschool here, as he tries to force Smart to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smart shrugs it off.
Smart looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Smart is desperately trying to improve his position but Vaquero has a good base and remains in mount.
Smart trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vaquero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Smart turns into him and now he's in Vaquero's guard.
Vaquero wants to stand but Smart is controlling the position.
Vaquero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smart's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Smart dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vaquero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vaquero fails with the takedown
and Smart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vaquero's guard now.
Smart is looking to stand up but Vaquero won't let him.
Smart wants to pass the guard but Vaquero is keeping the position.
Vaquero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vaquero fails with the takedown
so Smart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Raton Vaquero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaquero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smart is one step ahead there.
Smart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maxwell Smart has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaquero is looking for a triangle but Smart pushes his legs off easily.
Vaquero is trying to control the position but Smart postures up.
Smart wants to stand but Vaquero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vaquero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vaquero, up you get!
Vaquero shoots in and bounces Smart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smart is looking to stand up but Vaquero isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaquero drops back looking for a leg! Smart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smart manages to kick Vaquero off! Vaquero jumps back into Smart's guard.
Vaquero drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smart dives on top into guard.
Smart throwing strikes from guard but Vaquero blocks nicely.
Vaquero wants to sweep here but Smart controlling him for the moment.
Vaquero is trying to keep Smart in close.
Smart wants to stand but Vaquero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smart wants to pass the guard but Vaquero is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaquero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vaquero controls Smart momentarily but Smart frees himself.
Vaquero is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Vaquero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smart's efforts to push away.
Smart can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vaquero as Smart tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Smart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smart looking to stall.
Vaquero pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart wants to stand but Vaquero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smart wants to control from the top but Vaquero keeps moving.
Vaquero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smart's guard.
Smart wants to get back to his feet but Vaquero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vaquero trying to control but Smart is working from the bottom.
Vaquero 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smart wants to stand up but Vaquero is controlling him.
Smart is controlling Vaquero's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxwell Smart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Vaquero misses with a takedown
and Smart counters with a one-two to the body.
Vaquero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smart counters with a shoot takedown. Vaquero fights it but they end up in guard.
Vaquero wants to get back to his feet but Smart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vaquero looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaquero, not yet.
Vaquero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smart is controlling him.
Smart passes into half guard.
Smart wants to stand up but Vaquero has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smart gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
El Raton Vaquero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaquero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smart counters with a shoot takedown. Vaquero fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Raton Vaquero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vaquero is proving hard to escape from.
Smart is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Vaquero has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Smart is looking to defend but Vaquero has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Smart! Vaquero pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Smart taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). El Raton Vaquero!
El Raton Vaquero retains his bantamweight title!
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