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Desire of a Champion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Tudorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim Tudorov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Tudorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tudorov darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Tudorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tudorov preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tudorov is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle here but Tudorov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tudorov working away.
Tudorov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tudorov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudorov controlling from side mount.
Tudorov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tudorov taking a breather here.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Tudorov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelianenko gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Tudorov controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Tudorov is having none of it.
Tudorov trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Tudorov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tudorov wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tudorov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tudorov has gone for a leg lock! Emelianenko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tudorov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard.
Tudorov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tudorov wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Tudorov stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Tudorov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tudorov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tudorov swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Tudorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Tudorov looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Tudorov. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Tudorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tudorov, as that shot connected.
Tudorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tudorov misses with the combination.
Tudorov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
Maxim Tudorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Tudorov tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Tudorov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelianenko avoids a kick to the body.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Tudorov back into the cage.
Tudorov trying to land knees to the body.
Tudorov breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Tudorov is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko leaves Tudorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tudorov tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tudorov is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Tudorov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Emelianenko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tudorov punching from the bottom.
Emelianenko prevents Tudorov from improving his position.
Tudorov trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tudorov is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Tudorov is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Tudorov misses with a body kick.
Tudorov tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Tudorov.
Tudorov is working for takedown but Emelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from Tudorov.
Still in the clinch, Tudorov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudorov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko is pressing down on Tudorov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Tudorov is having none of it.
Tudorov trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tudorov stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
Emelianenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tudorov stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
Emelianenko punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tudorov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Tudorov in close.
Tudorov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tudorov stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Tudorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tudorov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tudorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tudorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tudorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tudorov has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Tudorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Tudorov is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tudorov down to the mat. Tudorov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tudorov 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 Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko feints and as Tudorov raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tudorov seems keen to control Emelianenko's posture.
Tudorov wants to hit a switch here but Emelianenko passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tudorov there!
Emelianenko looking to control but Tudorov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tudorov wants to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko punching from mount but Tudorov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but Tudorov is squirming around nicely.
Emelianenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tudorov tries to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tudorov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tudorov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tudorov and Emelianenko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Emelianenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tudorov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudorov scores with a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko seems keen to control Tudorov's posture.
Tudorov pushing down on Emelianenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Emelianenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Maxim Tudorov.
Well Tudorov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Tudorov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khayyat Mhuyasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Yardstick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khayyat Mhuyasan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lance Yardstick!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yardstick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yardstick has managed to clinch.
Yardstick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yardstick crunches a lovely knee into Mhuyasan's ribcage.
Mhuyasan letting Yardstick take a breather here.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mhuyasan avoiding damage as Yardstick throws knees to the body.
Yardstick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yardstick lands a nice knee to the body.
Yardstick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mhuyasan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mhuyasan is breathing heavily.
Yardstick misses with a knee to the head.
Yardstick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yardstick lands a nice elbow.
Yardstick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mhuyasan blocks it with crossed arms.
Yardstick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yardstick moves into range and clinches up with Mhuyasan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yardstick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yardstick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mhuyasan is working for takedown but Yardstick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mhuyasan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mhuyasan being controlled against the cage.
Yardstick trying to land knees to the body.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but Mhuyasan blocks with his arms.
Mhuyasan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yardstick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mhuyasan blocks it with crossed arms.
Yardstick scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Yardstick.
Mhuyasan avoiding damage as Yardstick throws knees to the body.
Yardstick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mhuyasan blocks it with crossed arms.
Yardstick stops a takedown attempt from Mhuyasan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khayyat Mhuyasan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yardstick breaks from the clinch.
Yardstick doesn't manage to clinch there - Mhuyasan circles away.
Mhuyasan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yardstick avoids it really well and circles away.
Mhuyasan tries to keep at a distance but Yardstick has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mhuyasan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mhuyasan blocks the elbow strike.
Yardstick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yardstick closes the distance and clinches.
Mhuyasan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yardstick prevents it.
Yardstick looking to throw knees to the head but Mhuyasan is blocking nicely.
Yardstick stalling in the clinch.
Yardstick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mhuyasan.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but Mhuyasan blocks with his arms.
Mhuyasan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mhuyasan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yardstick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mhuyasan avoids it.
Yardstick taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardstick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mhuyasan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but Mhuyasan blocks with his arms.
Mhuyasan pulls guard effortlessly.
Mhuyasan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yardstick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yardstick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mhuyasan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yardstick tries to stand but Mhuyasan is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yardstick wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Mhuyasan's closed guard. He's half up but Mhuyasan has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Mhuyasan pivots and extends the arm, Yardstick falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Mhuyasan! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khayyat Mhuyasan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buduu Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buduu Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger clinches up against the cage.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Krueger won't allow it.
Krueger prevents the takedown attempt.
Krueger stalling the fight.
Krueger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Krueger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Liddell wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buduu Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krueger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Krueger scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Buduu Liddell has been cut.
Krueger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liddell jumps guard but Krueger stands there with Liddell around his waist. Liddell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger is struggling to control the position.
Liddell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Krueger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krueger stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Freddy Krueger.
Liddell has a takedown stuffed.
Krueger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krueger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Krueger has managed to clinch.
Krueger leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Krueger prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Krueger - that landed with a thud.
Krueger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Liddell successfully pulls guard.
Krueger won't allow Liddell to sweep him here.
Krueger stops Liddell from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is looking to work some ground and pound but Liddell has wrist control.
Krueger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Liddell being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krueger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Krueger thows a big elbow that misses.
Liddell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krueger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krueger passes Liddell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to get back to full guard.
Liddell gets full guard.
Krueger thows a big elbow that misses.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krueger.
Krueger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krueger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Liddell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Krueger escapes and throws Liddell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Krueger lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buduu Liddell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krueger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Krueger!
Krueger sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Krueger controlling the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krueger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krueger is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krueger is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Liddell is staying active.
Krueger is defending against the submission attempts here by Liddell.
Liddell is thwarting Krueger's attempts to control the position.
Krueger manages to get to full guard.
Krueger has Liddell pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throwing strikes from guard but Krueger blocks nicely.
Krueger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Liddell is aware though and is defending well.
Krueger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Liddell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krueger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liddell trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Krueger manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Krueger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Liddell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krueger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krueger trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krueger pushing down on Liddell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Liddell is not content to let Krueger control the position.
Liddell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
Krueger trying to control from half guard but Liddell is working away.
Liddell trying to control but Krueger postures up.
Liddell is refusing to be controlled, as Krueger sits in half guard.
Liddell tries to get to full guard but Krueger has control of the leg.
Krueger is thwarting Liddell's attempts to control the position.
Krueger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Liddell is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Liddell.
Liddell looks up at the clock and then as Krueger takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Liddell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krueger dodges the ground and pound from Liddell.
Krueger wants to control but Liddell postures up.
Buduu Liddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krueger manages to work his way to half guard, despite Liddell's best efforts.
Krueger gets full guard.
Krueger is trying to control the position but Liddell postures up.
Liddell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liddell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Krueger looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Krueger looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Krueger!
Krueger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buduu Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buduu Liddell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Krueger shows good takedown defense.
Krueger tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liddell.
Liddell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krueger is trying to defend but Liddell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Krueger moves into full guard.
Liddell preventing the sweep.
Krueger is trying to control the position but Liddell postures up.
Krueger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krueger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krueger trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
Liddell tries to free his leg and advance position but Krueger is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Krueger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krueger misses with a straight right.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Krueger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liddell thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Liddell lands in his opponent's guard.
Liddell postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Krueger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Liddell, into his guard.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krueger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krueger.
Krueger trying to control but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Krueger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liddell trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krueger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liddell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liddell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liddell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krueger pinned against the cage. Krueger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buduu Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Liddell with that takedown attempt.
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.
Krueger closes the distance and clinches.
Krueger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Krueger tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Krueger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Liddell up against the cage.
Krueger receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Liddell tries to score a body lock takedown but Krueger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Krueger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krueger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Krueger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Valentine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Huxtable!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxtable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Huxtable throws a head kick that half lands.
Huxtable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine moves into the clinch.
Huxtable blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Huxtable is trying to break the clinch but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine landing knees to the body.
Valentine effectively controlling the action here.
Huxtable has had enough of the clinch but Valentine keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valentine as Huxtable tries to tie him up.
Huxtable is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentine has double underhooks.
Valentine lands an elbow inside.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Huxtable's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huxtable breaks the clinch.
Valentine moves in looking to clinch but Huxtable pushes him off.
Valentine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huxtable fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Huxtable circles away.
Huxtable tries a head kick but it misses.
Huxtable throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huxtable bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cliff Huxtable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huxtable pinned against the cage. Huxtable gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Huxtable.
Huxtable throws a head kick that misses.
Huxtable misses with a head kick.
Huxtable throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Huxtable throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Huxtable. Beautiful body shot.
Huxtable plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Huxtable lands a big head kick that sends Valentine to the canvas! Huxtable follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Huxtable!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Morientes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morientes comes to the cage accompanied by Rap Das Armas. Araujo has chosen Bawitdaba as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Morientes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gustavo Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morientes moves out of range of the leg kick from Araujo.
Araujo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Araujo wants to clinch.
Morientes keeps the fight on the outside.
Morientes ducks under a wild hook from Araujo.
Araujo wants to clinch up but Morientes keeps it at a distance.
Araujo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Araujo throws a solid leg kick but Morientes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Araujo.
Gustavo Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Araujo misses.
Araujo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morientes.
Morientes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Morientes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araujo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morientes.
Araujo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Araujo tries to clinch up but Morientes circles away and keeps his distance.
Araujo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morientes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Araujo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch but Morientes keeps him there for the moment.
Araujo wants to break free but Morientes has control.
Araujo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Araujo stops a takedown attempt from Morientes.
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.
Araujo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Araujo tries a low kick but Morientes avoids it.
Araujo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Araujo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morientes shoots in but Araujo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morientes blocks a head kick by Araujo.
Morientes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morientes throws a jab when Araujo was well out of range.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
Araujo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes moves out of range as Araujo throws a body kick.
Araujo misses with a low kick.
Araujo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Araujo wants to clinch.
Araujo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morientes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Araujo!
Araujo tries to buck Morientes off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morientes looking to ground and pound but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Morientes goes for an armbar but Araujo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Araujo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Araujo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morientes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Araujo. Araujo obviously looking to wear him down.
Araujo works the jab nicely.
Morientes is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Araujo as Morientes shoots in.
Morientes takes one on the button.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
Araujo wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Araujo dominated that round.
That's time! Morientes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Araujo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morientes's sensitive parts.
Araujo throws a sloppy head kick and Morientes moves out of range easily.
Morientes moves out of range of the body kick.
Morientes moves out of range as Araujo throws a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morientes.
Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morientes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo tries to clinch up but Morientes circles away and keeps his distance.
Araujo swings for the body but Morientes moves out of range.
Gustavo Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morientes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Araujo!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morientes thowing shots but they're missing.
Araujo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Araujo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morientes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Araujo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Araujo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Araujo is breathing heavily.
Morientes misses with a head shot.
Araujo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morientes breaks from Araujo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morientes lands with some strikes.
Morientes avoids the attempt from Araujo to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo can't escape the position.
Araujo wants to get back to his feet.
Morientes with shots to the head and body - Araujo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Araujo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Morientes throws some wild stikes that Araujo manages to avoid easily.
Araujo is bucking up trying to escape but Morientes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morientes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Araujo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Araujo tries to escape but Morientes is in control.
Morientes cracks Araujo with a big right hand but Araujo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Morientes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Araujo is trying to control Morientes's posture but Morientes avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes scoring with punches and elbows.
Araujo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morientes is controlling him well.
Morientes working the ground and pound from side control.
Morientes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morientes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Morientes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Araujo wants to clinch up but Morientes keeps it at a distance.
Morientes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Araujo misses.
Morientes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Morientes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch but Morientes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morientes fails with a takedown attempt.
Morientes swats away the attempt to clinch by Araujo.
Araujo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morientes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Araujo keeps Morientes at a distance using the push kick.
Araujo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Araujo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Morientes dominated that second round.
That's time! Morientes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Araujo moves in looking to clinch but Morientes pushes him off.
Araujo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Araujo tries to clinch there but Morientes circles away.
Araujo misses with a body kick.
Araujo moves in looking to clinch but Morientes pushes him off.
Morientes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Araujo tries to clinch but Morientes is having none of it.
Araujo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Araujo throws a low kick, looking for Morientes's leg but Morientes calmly moves out of range.
Araujo throws a head kick but Morientes moves out of range.
Morientes moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morientes avoids the head kick by Araujo.
Morientes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Araujo to the mat! Araujo manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Araujo pushes Morientes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Araujo tries to clinch there but Morientes circles away.
Araujo looks to score with a jab to the body but Morientes is just out of range.
Araujo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morientes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morientes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Araujo sprawls well. Araujo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morientes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morientes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morientes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Araujo doesn't manage to clinch there - Morientes circles away.
Araujo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morientes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Araujo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morientes is defended easily by Araujo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Morientes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araujo misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Araujo to the mat! Araujo manages to get full guard.
Araujo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Araujo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morientes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Araujo as he jumps to the side.
Morientes blocks a head kick by Araujo.
Nice sprawl there from Araujo as Morientes shoots in.
Araujo tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morientes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Araujo is looking to clinch.
Araujo throws a leg kick but Morientes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch but Morientes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Araujo slips under a jab from Morientes.
Araujo moves in looking to clinch but Morientes pushes him off.
Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morientes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morientes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Araujo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Araujo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Araujo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Araujo!
Gustavo Araujo is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Tehana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Tehana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rui Ferreira's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rui Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Tehana!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Tehana.
Tehana tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Tehana instigates a clinch.
Ferreira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tehana misses with a knee strike.
Ferreira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ferreira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tehana fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tehana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet.
Tehana working away.
Tehana goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ferreira has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tehana but great work by Ferreira.
Ferreira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ferreira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tehana takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tehana is looking to reverse the position.
Ferreira grinds an elbow into Tehana's temple.
Who's going to make the next move?
Ferreira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Tehana is not content to let Ferreira control the position.
Tehana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ferreira.
Tehana manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ferreira's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control the action but Tehana is working from the bottom.
Ferreira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tehana on the ground.
Tehana trying to control but Ferreira postures up.
Tehana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferreira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Ferreira tries to clinch up
and Tehana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tehana is trying to work for a kimura but Ferreira is defending well.
Tehana looks gassed!
Ferreira is in trouble now - Tehana has advanced to mount!
Ferreira can't escape the position.
Ferreira defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tehana.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferreira is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Tehana dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tehana swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferreira.
Rui Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira tries to clinch
and Tehana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tehana is trying to work for a kimura but Ferreira is defending well.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tehana wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferreira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ferreira pushes Tehana off looking to stand but Tehana dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tehana is working for a kimura but Ferreira is defending it quite comfortably.
Tehana is thwarting Ferreira's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tehana slips a jab and a cross from Ferreira.
Ferreira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tehana defends it nicely.
Ferreira shoots and misses
and Tehana counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tehana.
Ferreira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the temple.
Tehana successfully pulls guard.
Ferreira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tehana seems keen to control Ferreira's posture.
Let's hope that Tehana has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tehana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ferreira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ferreira wants to stand but Tehana is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira stands up and waves to Tehana to follow him.
Ferreira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tehana counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ferreira's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rui Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tehana tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferreira is retaining full guard.
Ferreira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tehana defends well.
Tehana drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Tehana seems to have locked his on tight now - Ferreira screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Tehana, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Matthew Tehana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henryk Walezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henryk Walezy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdual Jemall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henryk Walezy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walezy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jemall looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walezy is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walezy is trying to get back to half guard.
Walezy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jemall has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Walezy tries to improve position but can't.
Jemall working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jemall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Walezy is looking to regain half guard here but Jemall keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jemall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Walezy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jemall lunges at Walezy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walezy's hand.
Walezy shoots and misses
and Jemall counters with a stiff right hand.
Walezy tries for a takedown but Jemall circles away easily
and Jemall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jemall works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walezy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jemall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walezy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walezy looks gassed!
Jemall thows a huge punch but Walezy dodges it nicely.
Jemall thows a huge punch but Walezy dodges it nicely.
Walezy looking for submissions off his back.
Jemall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walezy sees it coming and defends easily.
Jemall seems to be working for a kimura but Walezy defends the submission attempt.
Walezy actively working from the bottom here.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jemall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jemall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walezy jumps guard.
Walezy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jemall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jemall lands a couple of elbows.
Walezy wants to sweep here but Jemall controlling him for the moment.
Jemall trying to control but Walezy is working from the bottom.
Jemall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Walezy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Walezy has escaped and now he's on top!
Jemall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemall working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Walezy has passed into half guard!
Walezy stands up from half guard.
Walezy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jemall pushes Walezy off looking to stand but Walezy dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walezy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walezy content to control rather than advance.
Jemall pushes Walezy off and gets back to his feet.
Jemall throws a shot from downtown. Walezy moves away and avoids it.
Jemall swings for the body but Walezy moves out of range.
Jemall shoots and misses
and Walezy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jemall keeping moving, preventing Walezy from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jemall wants to stand and escape but Walezy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abdual Jemall will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walezy darts in trying to clinch
and Jemall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jemall.
Jemall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jemall misses with a two punch combination.
Jemall closes the distance and clinches.
Jemall breaks from the clinch.
Walezy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Walezy throwing shots but Jemall is blocking nicely.
Walezy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemall has one foot on Walezy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Abdual Jemall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jemall, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Jemall.
Walezy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jemall was covering up waiting for the punch and Walezy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Walezy wants to stand but Jemall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Walezy is breathing heavily.
Jemall pushes Walezy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemall moves into range and clinches up with Walezy.
Walezy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jemall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jemall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jemall tries to clinch but Walezy is having none of it.
Jemall pushes Walezy up against the cage in a clinch.
Jemall looking for a takedown.
Jemall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jemall throws a shot from downtown. Walezy moves away and avoids it.
Jemall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walezy wants to improve his position but Jemall is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemall is looking for a kimura but Walezy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jemall to get the leverage.
Walezy is pressing down on Jemall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jemall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Walezy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jemall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henryk Walezy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walezy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jemall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walezy looking for subs off his back but Jemall has passed one foot through into half guard.
Walezy trying to hold on to Jemall's head to control him but Jemall postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jemall connects with a nice short shot to Walezy's temple.
Jemall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Walezy pushes Jemall off looking to stand but Jemall dives back in and keeps control.
Walezy looking for submissions off his back.
Jemall is working for a kimura but Walezy is defending it quite comfortably.
Jemall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jemall trying to control from half guard but Walezy is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abdual Jemall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab by Jemall.
Jemall looks to land a combination but Walezy avoids it well.
Jemall misses with a two punch combination.
Jemall connects with a jab.
Jemall closes the distance and pushes Walezy back into the cage.
Jemall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walezy's efforts to push away.
Walezy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jemall.
Jemall gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walezy tries to roll over but Jemall keeps him under control.
Walezy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walezy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jemall seems to be working for a kimura but Walezy defends the submission attempt.
Jemall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walezy is refusing to be controlled, as Jemall sits in half guard.
Jemall is thwarting Walezy's attempts to control the position.
Walezy manages to get to full 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.
Walezy has his foot on Jemall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jemall works his way back into a safe position though.
Walezy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jemall escapes and throws Walezy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jemall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jemall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jemall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jemall advances to full mount.
Walezy regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemall trying to control from half guard but Walezy is working away.
Walezy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jemall is working for a submission of some sort.
Jemall working over Walezy with some ground and pound. Walezy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walezy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jemall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walezy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jemall.
Jemall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walezy wants to control but Jemall is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jemall lands a head shot.
Walezy misses with a takedown attempt
and Jemall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Walezy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jemall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walezy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jemall defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdual Jemall clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jemall.
Walezy is looking to reverse the position.
Jemall tries to move into full mount but can't pass Walezy's legs.
Walezy can't do much from the bottom here.
Jemall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walezy some visible discomfort.
Walezy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Walezy is looking for a sweep.
Walezy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jemall is chipping away with strikes.
Jemall working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jemall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walezy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walezy struggling a bit here.
Walezy regains half guard.
Walezy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walezy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jemall is working away from the top position though.
Walezy has hold of Jemall's hands but Jemall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jemall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walezy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Walezy looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walezy wants to stand back up but Jemall manages to pass into side control.
Jemall tries for a kimura but Walezy is defending well.
Jemall tries for a kimura but Walezy is defending well.
Walezy is not content to let Jemall control the position.
Jemall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Walezy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jemall's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walezy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jemall pulls his head out easily.
Walezy looking for a kimura from the bottom but Jemall passes into side control!
Jemall stands up.
Jemall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walezy tries to keep at a distance but Jemall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jemall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walezy wants to clinch
and Jemall counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemall lands with a right hand.
Jemall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Walezy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jemall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jemall working some strikes from top position.
Jemall prevents Walezy from getting back to his feet.
Walezy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jemall has passed into half guard!
Walezy is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Jemall there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdual Jemall had his way with Henryk Walezy in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jemall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Jemall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jemall takes the fight into the clinch.
Jemall stalling in the clinch.
Jemall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walezy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jemall has Walezy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walezy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jemall gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Walezy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Walezy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jemall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walezy looking for submissions off his back.
Jemall uses his free foot to push down on Walezy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Walezy.
Jemall looking for a guillotine from mount but Walezy is having none of it.
Walezy regains half guard.
Walezy looking for submissions off his back.
Jemall working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walezy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jemall prevents Walezy from improving his position.
Jemall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walezy is looking to control Jemall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walezy avoid being mounted?
Walezy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jemall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jemall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jemall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Walezy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walezy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemall postures up in Walezy's guard and throws a big left but Walezy blocks it.
Walezy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jemall postures up and lands a big shot to Walezy's brow.
Walezy is looking for a triangle but Jemall pushes his legs off easily.
Abdual Jemall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walezy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walezy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jemall kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jemall working some strikes from top position.
Jemall wants to control from the top but Walezy keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jemall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walezy tries for a takedown but Jemall circles away easily
and Jemall moves into the clinch.
Jemall breaks from the clinch.
Jemall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walezy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walezy trying to control here.
Walezy is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdual Jemall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jemall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:45
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdual Jemall!
Abdual Jemall is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Nielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta's Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Nielson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nielson.
Nielson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nielson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nielson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gomez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nielson's guard! Nice work there by Gomez!
Gomez distracts Nielson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomez stands up over Nielson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nielson's guard.
Nielson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomez pulls his head out easily.
Gomez is looking to advance position but Nielson won't allow it.
Gomez working over Nielson with some ground and pound. Nielson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Nielson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Gomez!
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