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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulov Nalimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Big Daddy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ulov Nalimov's chin.
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295 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulov Nalimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nalimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Big Daddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ulov Nalimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nalimov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Nalimov as Big Daddy shoots in.
Big Daddy fails with a takedown attempt.
Nalimov throws a lazy right hand but Big Daddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Big Daddy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nalimov scores with a hook.
It looks like Johnny Big Daddy has been cut.
Nalimov has managed to clinch.
Nalimov gets underhooks to prevent Big Daddy's takedown attempt.
Ulov Nalimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Big Daddy.
Big Daddy lands with a right to the head.
Big Daddy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nalimov smiles and moves away.
Big Daddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Daddy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nalimov sizes up Big Daddy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nalimov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Big Daddy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nalimov did well to prevent Big Daddy getting side control.
Big Daddy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nalimov defends it well.
Big Daddy looks gassed!
Big Daddy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nalimov controls his leg.
Nalimov wants to get back to full guard.
Big Daddy blocks the strikes from Nalimov.
Nalimov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nalimov scores with a sloppy right hand. Big Daddy should have avoided that one.
A jab from Nalimov does it's job there.
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!
Nalimov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Johnny Big Daddy's cut even more.
Big Daddy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nalimov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy takes one to the side of the head.
Nalimov connects with a body shot.
Nalimov lands a big right hand that sends Big Daddy crashing to the mat! Nalimov stays standing though and waves Big Daddy back to his feet!
Big Daddy is rocked!
Big Daddy walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Nalimov swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ulov Nalimov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Jokinen.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Bunga moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen dances in with a quick combination. Bunga is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Jokinen snaps Bunga's head back. Bunga stumbles backwards against the cage. Jokinen steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Bunga's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Bunga just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Otso Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Argiv Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean has chosen Eminence Front as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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290 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Argiv Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Bunga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bunga is out of range.
Dean cracks Bunga with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bunga looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dean finish him?
Bunga is rocked!
It looks like Argiv Bunga has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean flashes Bunga a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Bunga's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Bunga crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Dean punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Dean!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Hrozny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hrozny comes to the cage accompanied by 'Paint It Black' by The Rolling Stones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Hrozny!
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, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrozny changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes takes a swing at Hrozny's ribcage but misses.
Hrozny digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Hrozny shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hrozny was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hrozny looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barnes is desperately trying to improve his position but Hrozny has a good base and remains in mount.
Hrozny with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barnes is not content to let Hrozny control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrozny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hrozny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hrozny stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Hrozny throwing shots but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Hrozny working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hrozny.
Barnes gets full guard.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hrozny manages to get himself to full guard.
Hrozny looking for subs off his back but Barnes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hrozny manages to get to full guard.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hrozny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hrozny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hrozny trying to control the position.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hrozny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hrozny is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barnes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hrozny is looking to sweep but instead, Barnes has passed into half guard.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hrozny tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hrozny misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes lands a with a good body shot.
Hrozny misses with a shot to the body
and Hrozny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hrozny throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Hrozny throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hrozny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hrozny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hrozny is breathing heavily.
Hrozny takes one on the button.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hrozny misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
Hrozny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Hrozny moves his leg out of the way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hrozny.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hrozny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Hrozny misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Hrozny with an uppercut!
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes 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.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hrozny misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hrozny misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hrozny misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hrozny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes throws a body punch but Hrozny moves out of range.
Hrozny scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hrozny misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Hrozny saw it coming and moves away.
Pacman Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hrozny misses with a wild body shot.
Hrozny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hrozny throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hrozny swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hrozny. That did some damage!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a body punch but Hrozny moves out of range.
Barnes jabs at Hrozny's body.
Hrozny throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hrozny throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Hrozny checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes swinging wilding here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Hrozny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Hrozny throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hrozny thinking.
Hrozny tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hrozny somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Hrozny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hrozny was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Hrozny is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hrozny manages to avoid it.
Hrozny swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hrozny thinking.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hrozny misses with a wild body shot.
Hrozny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the body from Hrozny misses
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hrozny has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes slips under a jab from Hrozny.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hrozny misses the shot to the body.
Jan Hrozny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hrozny thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hrozny swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hrozny thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes 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. This is the final round!
Hrozny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hrozny.
Hrozny swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hrozny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes swings for the body but Hrozny moves out of range.
Barnes wants to slow Hrozny down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hrozny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hrozny misses with a shot to the body
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Hrozny throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Hrozny checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hrozny moves away.
Hrozny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Hrozny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Hrozny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hrozny 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Hrozny keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrozny trying to control the position here.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hrozny trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrozny wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hrozny moves away.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hrozny loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hrozny.
Hrozny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Hrozny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hrozny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hrozny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hrozny works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hrozny throws out the jab.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Hrozny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hrozny misses its intended target.
Hrozny throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Hrozny checks it.
Hrozny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hrozny takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hrozny misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hrozny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hrozny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Hrozny moves his leg out of the way.
Hrozny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Hrozny.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hrozny walks into a jab.
Barnes swings for the body but Hrozny moves out of range.
Hrozny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hrozny looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Hrozny misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hrozny misses.
Barnes punishes Hrozny's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes cracks Hrozny with a good jab.
Hrozny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes tests Hrozny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrozny.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Hrozny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes 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 Hrozny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hrozny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hrozny scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrozny misses with a wild body shot.
Hrozny looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Hrozny throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jan Hrozny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hrozny shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barnes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barnes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hrozny is stalling here. Barnes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hrozny seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barnes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hrozny tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hrozny is trying to control Barnes's posture but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hrozny sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hrozny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Pacman Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hrozny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes scores with a kick to the body.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Hrozny.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrozny.
Hrozny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Hrozny didn't see that one coming.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hrozny blocks the body kick.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Hrozny saw that one coming.
Barnes jabs Hrozny right on the nose. Hrozny blinks but takes it well.
Hrozny misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hrozny throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hrozny takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pacman Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pacman Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Pacman Barnes!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Pacman Barnes!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Pacman Barnes!
Pacman Barnes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyoshi Kazuhide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuhide comes into the arena with 'Samurai' by Shurik'n blaring out of the sound system. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin. Rolls Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miyoshi Kazuhide's chin.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miyoshi Kazuhide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Kazuhide checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kazuhide thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kazuhide lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Kazuhide moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazuhide.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazuhide.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws and low kick but Kazuhide moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Kazuhide moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhide fails with the takedown.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kazuhide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie defending well as Kazuhide loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuhide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Kazuhide just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhide checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuhide moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Kazuhide counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie tries to hold on but Kazuhide postures up.
A nice elbow there by Kazuhide.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie tries to hold on but Kazuhide postures up.
A nice elbow there by Kazuhide.
Kazuhide wants to control but instead Gracie manages to regain half guard.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Kazuhide has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Kazuhide lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazuhide with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazuhide postures up.
Kazuhide in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kazuhide is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazuhide manages to get himself to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kazuhide throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Kazuhide working the ground and pound effectively.
Kazuhide is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Kazuhide working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie is rocked!
Kazuhide postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gracie bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kazuhide and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyoshi Kazuhide!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Bakharev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Rovanpera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakharev comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live For This. Rovanpera has chosen Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Bakharev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Rovanpera!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovanpera lands a nice hook to Bakharev's body. Bakharev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rovanpera throws a nice looking combination but Bakharev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bakharev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Bakharev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rovanpera misses with a straight right.
Bakharev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Rovanpera misses.
Bakharev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bakharev moves away from the strike by Rovanpera.
Bakharev walks into a stiff left hand from Rovanpera.
Bakharev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rovanpera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bakharev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bakharev jabs at Rovanpera's body.
Rovanpera jabs at Bakharev's body.
Bakharev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rovanpera napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakharev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rovanpera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bakharev wants to control but Rovanpera is keeping him busy.
Rovanpera is trying to get back to half guard.
Rovanpera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bakharev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovanpera is trying to improve his position.
Bakharev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rovanpera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bakharev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rovanpera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rovanpera gets back to half guard.
Bakharev stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rovanpera is looking to improve his position.
Bakharev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rovanpera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rovanpera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bakharev seems to be working for a kimura but Rovanpera defends the submission attempt.
Bakharev passes to side control.
Bakharev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakharev is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera manages to get back to half guard.
Bakharev is keen to just control but Rovanpera is a slippery customer.
Rovanpera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bakharev pulls his head out easily.
Bakharev prevents Rovanpera from improving his position.
Rovanpera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bakharev is working away from the top position though.
Rovanpera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bakharev kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bakharev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bakharev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rovanpera's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rovanpera pushes Bakharev off looking to stand but Bakharev dives back in and keeps control.
Rovanpera trying to hold on to Bakharev's head to control him but Bakharev postures up.
Rovanpera manages to get to full guard.
Bakharev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rovanpera working a defensive guard here.
Bakharev throws a strike but Rovanpera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bakharev keeping full guard, as Rovanpera tries to pass.
Rovanpera drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bakharev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bakharev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bakharev!
Rovanpera gets back to half guard.
Bakharev misses with a head shot. Rovanpera uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rovanpera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera working a defensive guard here.
Bakharev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rovanpera is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rovanpera has escaped and now he's on top!
Rovanpera gets to his feet - Bakharev follows without any prompting.
Bakharev tries to clinch up but Rovanpera circles away and keeps his distance.
Rovanpera throws out a loose jab but Bakharev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakharev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rovanpera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bakharev misses its intended target.
Rovanpera misses the jab.
Bakharev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rovanpera jabs at Bakharev's body.
Rovanpera lands with a right hand.
Rovanpera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rovanpera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bakharev on the side of the head.
Seppo Rovanpera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakharev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera lands with a shot to the body.
Bakharev tries to clinch but Rovanpera is having none of it.
Rovanpera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakharev.
Rovanpera misses with an uppercut.
Rovanpera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bakharev at a distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bakharev misses with a body shot.
Rovanpera sizes up Bakharev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Rovanpera. That snapped Bakharev's head back.
Rovanpera jabs at Bakharev's body.
Rovanpera cracks Bakharev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rovanpera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rovanpera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Bakharev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bakharev walks into a straight right hand from Rovanpera.
Nice uppercut lands for Rovanpera. That snapped Bakharev's head back.
Rovanpera scores with a punch to the head.
Bakharev is rocked!
Bakharev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Bakharev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakharev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bakharev seems to have got his legs back now.
Rovanpera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bakharev.
Bakharev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rovanpera.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera thuds his right hand into Bakharev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rovanpera misses with a straight right.
Rovanpera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakharev.
A jab from Rovanpera finds it's way through Bakharev's defenses.
Bakharev staying out of range there.
A big left from Rovanpera misses.
Bakharev is looking to land body kicks.
Rovanpera 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.
Bakharev tries to close the distance and clinch but Rovanpera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Rovanpera.
Bakharev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rovanpera swivels and escapes.
Bakharev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rovanpera throws out the jab.
Rovanpera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Rovanpera misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Rovanpera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bakharev shoots for a double leg takedown but Rovanpera sprawls well. He's pushed Bakharev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bakharev tries to close the distance and clinch but Rovanpera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rovanpera thuds a left hand into Bakharev's body.
Bakharev moves in looking to clinch but Rovanpera pushes him off.
Bakharev dodges the punch combination from Rovanpera.
A lazy left from Rovanpera finds it's target.
Rovanpera throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakharev.
Rovanpera lands a nice looking body shot.
Bakharev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera throws a hook but Bakharev avoids it easily.
Seppo Rovanpera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bakharev slips a jab from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakharev.
Rovanpera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakharev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bakharev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rovanpera.
Bakharev ducks right into an uppercut from Rovanpera.
Bakharev ducks right into an uppercut from Rovanpera.
Bakharev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rovanpera.
Bakharev shoots in for a double leg but Rovanpera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bakharev wants to clinch up but Rovanpera keeps it at a distance.
Rovanpera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bakharev is looking to clinch but Rovanpera is avoiding it.
Bakharev has Rovanpera up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rovanpera.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rovanpera tries to break free but Bakharev pushes him back against the cage.
Rovanpera tries to break the clinch but Bakharev is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bakharev backwards.
Bakharev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rovanpera tries to circle away but Bakharev has him pinned against the cage.
Rovanpera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seppo Rovanpera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rovanpera scores with a jab to the body.
Rovanpera drops Bakharev with a beautiful combination! Bakharev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rovanpera is looking for the KO!
It looks like Alexey Bakharev has been cut.
Rovanpera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bakharev throws a leg kick but Rovanpera moved away.
Rovanpera connects with a right hand. Bakharev shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rovanpera misses with an uppercut.
Rovanpera scores with a three punch combo!
Rovanpera cracks Bakharev with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bakharev tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rovanpera pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bakharev is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Rovanpera!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Payao Kamsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konung Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamsing's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Can Dance - Toward the Within. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Konung Igor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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23
150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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20
154 lbs
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Good knees
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Payao Kamsing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konung Igor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamsing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kamsing trying to stall but Igor improves his position.
Kamsing scores a nice knee to the body.
Igor can't get the takedown.
Igor looking for a takedown.
Kamsing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kamsing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Kamsing.
Kamsing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Igor looks gassed!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kamsing.
Kamsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kamsing taking a breather.
Kamsing working Igor over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kamsing obliges.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kamsing.
Kamsing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kamsing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kamsing.
Kamsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kamsing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Igor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kamsing gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Payao Kamsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konung Igor.
Kamsing crunches a lovely knee into Igor's ribcage.
Kamsing landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kamsing.
Kamsing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kamsing is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamsing lands a good knee to the midsection. Igor won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Kamsing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Igor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamsing pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kamsing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kamsing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kamsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kamsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Igor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kamsing lands a knee to the body.
Kamsing stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kamsing stops a takedown attempt from Igor.
Kamsing stalling the fight.
Kamsing landing knees to the head.
Kamsing lands a knee to the head.
Kamsing stops a takedown attempt from Igor.
Kamsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Igor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kamsing is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing working Igor over with knees to the body.
Igor is trying to drag Kamsing to the mat but Kamsing just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kamsing manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kamsing landing knees to the head.
Kamsing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kamsing misses with a knee to the head.
Kamsing with a knee to the head.
Igor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kamsing slowing the pace effectively.
Igor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamsing smiles and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kamsing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamsing but Kamsing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kamsing misses with a low kick.
Kamsing walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Igor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Igor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamsing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamsing rushes Igor and presses him up against the cage.
Kamsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Igor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamsing pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A knee to the head by Kamsing.
Kamsing crunches a lovely knee into Igor's ribcage.
Kamsing leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kamsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Igor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kamsing connects with a knee to the head.
Kamsing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kamsing crunches a lovely knee into Igor's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Kamsing.
Kamsing landing knees to the head.
Kamsing lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Igor tries for a takedown but Kamsing manages to get underhooks.
Igor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kamsing tries to stall but Igor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Payao Kamsing.
Kamsing scores with a push kick.
Kamsing wants to land a leg kick but Igor is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payao Kamsing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Igor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kamsing.
Kamsing misses with a body kick.
Kamsing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kamsing tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Igor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kamsing tries to land a front kick but Igor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamsing throws a front kick aimed at Igor's knee but Igor avoids it well.
Payao Kamsing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamsing fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Igor checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamsing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Igor.
Kamsing throws a solid leg kick but Igor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamsing.
Kamsing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Igor is out of range.
Igor blocks the body kick.
Kamsing misses with a low kick.
Kamsing throws a sloppy head kick and Igor moves out of range easily.
Kamsing tries to clinch up but Igor circles away and keeps his distance.
Igor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamsing avoids it really well and circles away.
Payao Kamsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konung Igor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamsing 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 Igor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Igor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamsing tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Igor is able to avoid easily.
Igor misses with a takedown attempt - Kamsing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Igor fails with the takedown.
Igor is breathing heavily.
Kamsing is looking to slow Igor down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor blocks a low kick nicely.
Igor checks the leg kick.
Kamsing lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamsing 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 Igor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Igor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamsing throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamsing wants to clinch.
Kamsing is looking to clinch.
Konung Igor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kamsing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Igor is out of range.
Kamsing slaps away a takedown attempt from Igor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Igor checks a low kick from Kamsing.
Igor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Igor tries for a takedown but Kamsing sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamsing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Igor. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Kamsing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payao Kamsing dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kamsing throws a body kick that misses.
Kamsing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Igor's sensitive parts.
Kamsing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Igor.
Kamsing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamsing wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
Igor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kamsing circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Igor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kamsing's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Igor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Igor 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.
Igor stopping the sweep attempt from Kamsing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamsing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Igor passes into half guard.
Kamsing is defending against the submission attempts here by Igor.
Kamsing desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Igor prevents Kamsing from improving his position.
Kamsing wants to control but Igor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Igor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kamsing defends it well.
Kamsing tries to roll over but Igor keeps him under control.
Kamsing keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing is looking to improve his position.
Igor passes to side control.
Igor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Igor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kamsing manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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.
Igor is working for an americana but Kamsing has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Igor was thinking about the submission.
Kamsing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Igor looking to pass the guard.
Kamsing has Igor pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Igor pushes down on Kamsing's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Konung Igor just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Igor as he checks the leg kick.
Kamsing tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Igor.
Igor tries for a takedown but Kamsing sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor fails with a takedown attempt.
Payao Kamsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konung Igor.
Kamsing tries to clinch but Igor is having none of it.
Igor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamsing.
Some bone on bone action there as Igor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Igor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamsing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamsing throws a body kick that misses.
Kamsing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamsing looks for the body kick but Igor saw that one coming.
Kamsing tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Igor checks a leg kick.
Kamsing thuds his shin into the meat of Igor's side.
Kamsing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Igor checks the leg kick.
Igor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kamsing sprawls well. Kamsing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Igor gets slowly back to his feet.
Kamsing throws a leg kick but Igor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kamsing tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Igor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kamsing. Kamsing obviously looking to wear him down.
Igor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kamsing is fending him off so far but Igor persists. Nope, Kamsing circles away and we're back to standing.
Kamsing misses with a low kick.
Kamsing tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Igor moves out of range of the body kick from Kamsing.
Igor fails to land the takedown.
Kamsing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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.
Kamsing is looking to clinch.
Kamsing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamsing stuffs the takedown.
Kamsing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamsing throws a head kick but Igor moves out of range.
Kamsing misses with a kick to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamsing throws out a leg kick but Igor moves out of range and Kamsing only half commits.
Igor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamsing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payao Kamsing had his way with Konung Igor in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kamsing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamsing throws a wild body kick that Igor sees coming a mile off.
Kamsing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamsing looks for the body kick but Igor saw that one coming.
Igor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kamsing tries to get to full guard but Igor has control of the leg.
Kamsing desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Igor uses his free foot to push down on Kamsing's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kamsing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor looking for a guillotine from mount but Kamsing is having none of it.
Igor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Igor looking to secure an arm triangle but Kamsing defends it well.
Igor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kamsing to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kamsing shrugs it off.
Kamsing is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Igor working for a submission but Kamsing is keeping him at bay.
Igor prevents Kamsing from getting the reversal.
Igor avoids the attempt from Kamsing to control.
Igor has control of Kamsing's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kamsing regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Igor has hold of Kamsing's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kamsing manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kamsing on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamsing tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kamsing is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kamsing and Igor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kamsing is trying to improve his position.
Kamsing is working hard here to advance position.
Igor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamsing is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Igor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kamsing, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kamsing is looking for a sweep.
Igor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamsing is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kamsing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Igor on the ground.
Kamsing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Konung Igor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payao Kamsing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Igor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Igor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Konung Igor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kamsing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Payao Kamsing!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Payao Kamsing!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Payao Kamsing!
Payao Kamsing wins by unanimous decision!
Payao Kamsing retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends? . 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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191 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilham Aliyev!
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, BeeJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aliyev.
Aliyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn digs a good body shot into Aliyev's ribs.
Aliyev scores with a shot to the body.
Aliyev lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a jab when Aliyev was well out of range.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aliyev wants to clinch.
Aliyev connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aliyev 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 Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aliyev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Penn is trying to get back to his feet.
Penn regains half guard, as Aliyev was trying to land strikes.
Aliyev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Aliyev is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aliyev to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aliyev thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Aliyev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aliyev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aliyev passes to side control.
Aliyev 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.
Penn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aliyev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Aliyev scoring with strikes.
Aliyev is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penn is trying to get back to his feet.
Penn prevents Aliyev from improving position.
Penn is pushing Aliyev's head away, looking to escape. Aliyev manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilham Aliyev dominated that round.
That's time! Aliyev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Penn swinging wilding here.
Aliyev misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Aliyev. Aliyev gets slowly back to his feet.
Aliyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Aliyev misses.
Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aliyev.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aliyev moves out of range of the strikes.
Aliyev tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Aliyev misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Aliyev.
Penn works Aliyev's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Aliyev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Aliyev wants to land a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Aliyev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Aliyev.
Aliyev slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aliyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Aliyev lands with an overhand left.
BeeJay Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aliyev stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aliyev wants to land a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Aliyev misses with a low kick.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aliyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Aliyev is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev throws a shot to the body.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Aliyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aliyev throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aliyev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aliyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
Aliyev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Aliyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Penn.
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Aliyev on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilham Aliyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aliyev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Aliyev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aliyev postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aliyev prevents Penn from getting back to his feet.
Aliyev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aliyev trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Aliyev looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Aliyev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
Aliyev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aliyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aliyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aliyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left lands for Penn.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Aliyev's head but Aliyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aliyev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Ilham Aliyev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Penn with a nice cross.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aliyev.
Aliyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Aliyev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Aliyev settles back down.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Aliyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penn misses with a combination
and Aliyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aliyev moves into the clinch.
Aliyev can't get the takedown.
Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.
Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Aliyev has double underhooks.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Aliyev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aliyev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Aliyev.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Aliyev has double underhooks.
Penn avoiding damage as Aliyev throws knees to the body.
Aliyev crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Aliyev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aliyev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aliyev has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aliyev throws an elbow that misses.
Penn is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aliyev wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilham Aliyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aliyev can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn avoiding damage as Aliyev throws knees to the body.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aliyev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aliyev misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Aliyev scoring well with a low kick there.
Aliyev avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Aliyev saw that one coming.
Ilham Aliyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Aliyev moved out of range nicely.
BeeJay Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Aliyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aliyev cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Aliyev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aliyev.
Aliyev misses with a body kick.
Aliyev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Penn blocks the leg kick.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Aliyev's shoulder, as Aliyev tries to avoid the shot.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aliyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aliyev manages to avoid it.
Aliyev misses with a low kick.
Aliyev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Aliyev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aliyev is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aliyev lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aliyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Aliyev is just out of range.
Aliyev throws a leg kick that misses.
Aliyev cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn really 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.
Aliyev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn's calf.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aliyev.
Penn swinging wilding here.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Aliyev moves away and avoids it.
Aliyev pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Aliyev is trying to drag Penn to the mat but Penn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Aliyev keeps him there for the moment.
Aliyev lands with a short shot to the head.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Aliyev digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aliyev is stalling here.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Aliyev.
Aliyev looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Aliyev has him pressed against the cage.
Aliyev lands a shot to the body.
Aliyev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Aliyev keeps him there for the moment.
Aliyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aliyev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aliyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Aliyev misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aliyev throws an elbow but misses.
Aliyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoiding damage as Aliyev throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Aliyev.
Aliyev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aliyev stalls.
Aliyev lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Penn avoiding damage as Aliyev throws knees to the body.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Aliyev keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.
Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Aliyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aliyev keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aliyev just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Aliyev pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Aliyev has Penn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Penn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aliyev lands an elbow inside.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aliyev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Aliyev.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aliyev.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aliyev looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Aliyev digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Penn misses the jab.
Aliyev misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Aliyev or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilham Aliyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aliyev ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Aliyev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Aliyev cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Aliyev connects with a looping right hand.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aliyev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aliyev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aliyev fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilham Aliyev had his way with BeeJay Penn in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Aliyev counters with a nice body kick.
Penn catches Aliyev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aliyev has a takedown stuffed.
Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aliyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aliyev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aliyev misses with a body shot.
Aliyev misses the jab.
A big left from Penn misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Aliyev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aliyev trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn has his feet on Aliyev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Aliyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aliyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aliyev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Penn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aliyev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Aliyev wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Aliyev drags him back down.
Aliyev trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Aliyev swings around for an armbar but Penn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aliyev's guard.
Aliyev wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Penn is now in half guard.
Aliyev gets 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.
Penn gets to his feet. Aliyev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aliyev misses with a low kick.
Penn throws a right hand that Aliyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Aliyev also avoids with ease.
Aliyev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aliyev lands in his opponent's guard.
Aliyev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Penn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aliyev, into his guard.
Aliyev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ilham Aliyev.
I think Aliyev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for BeeJay Penn!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Ilham Aliyev!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Ilham Aliyev!
Ilham Aliyev wins by split decision!
Ilham Aliyev retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Shalbek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vladimir Shalbek has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vladimir Shalbek seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shalbek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Vladimir Shalbek has been cut.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Shalbek moves out of range.
Shalbek moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughes.
Shalbek slips under a jab.
Shalbek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Shalbek's shoulder, as Shalbek tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Shalbek pushes Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shalbek throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shalbek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Shalbek ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Shalbek throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shalbek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shalbek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shalbek takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Shalbek staying out of range there.
Hughes throws a monster overhand right that drops Shalbek! Hughes follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hughes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorazd Oras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Nikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Berlin Foot Chase. Gorazd Oras has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the 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, Gorazd Oras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Nikkari!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikkari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nikkari doesn't manage to clinch there - Oras circles away.
Nikkari tries to clinch there but Oras circles away.
Nikkari moves forwards but Oras connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Esko Nikkari has been cut.
Nikkari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oras lands a nice looking body shot.
Nikkari looks to land a left hand but Oras moved out of range nicely.
Oras throws a nice looking combination but Nikkari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oras swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oras checks a leg kick.
Oras takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nikkari misses with a double jab
letting Oras counter with a right hand.
Nikkari lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikkari missing with a left hand there. Oras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nikkari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oras.
Oras lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nikkari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikkari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nikkari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oras moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Oras.
Nikkari wants to clinch up but Oras keeps it at a distance.
Nikkari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oras ducks under a wild hook from Nikkari.
Nikkari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oras, as that shot connected.
Oras throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oras circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oras counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nikkari.
Nikkari throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikkari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oras is out of range.
Nikkari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Esko Nikkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikkari throws a front kick aimed at Oras's knee but Oras avoids it well.
Oras steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikkari.
Nikkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikkari tries to clinch up
and Oras counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oras slips a jab from Nikkari.
Nikkari looks to land a right hand but Oras moved out of range.
Oras lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oras slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nikkari is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nikkari is looking to clinch but Oras is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nikkari.
Oras chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nikkari can pounce on him.
Oras uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nikkari.
Nikkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oras avoids a kick to the body.
Nikkari throws a low kick, looking for Oras's leg but Oras calmly moves out of range.
Oras is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oras checks a leg kick.
Nikkari swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Oras counter with a right hand.
Nikkari looks gassed!
Nikkari is looking to clinch but Oras is avoiding it.
Nikkari tries to clinch but Oras moves away
and Oras counters with a right hand to the body.
Nikkari moves forwards but Oras connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Esko Nikkari's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oras scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oras lands a nice hook to Nikkari's body. Nikkari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oras throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari misses with a double jab
and Oras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oras lands a hook that stumbles Nikkari back into the cage. Oras follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nikkari to the canvas! Oras pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nikkari has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gorazd Oras!
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