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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heinz Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heinz Medvedev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Jackson's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Heinz Medvedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medvedev misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Medvedev parries the strikes from Jackson easily there. Jackson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Medvedev to escape.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Medvedev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson tries to stand but Medvedev is controlling his head.
Jackson trying to control the action but Medvedev is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Medvedev sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedev wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson is pressing down on Medvedev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Medvedev is holding on for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Medvedev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Medvedev.
Medvedev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Medvedev sprawls well.
Medvedev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Medvedev lands a head shot.
Jackson is rocked!
Medvedev throws a shot to the body.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Medvedev finish him?
Jackson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson loses concentration momentarily and Medvedev pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Jackson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Medvedev finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heinz Medvedev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Farhad Famyhod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Mika is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Farhad Famyhod!
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, Ivan Mika!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Famyhod misses the shot to the body.
Mika connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Famyhod momentarily.
Mika shoots in but Famyhod avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Mika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Famyhod throws a big shot that misses.
Famyhod misses with a double jab.
Famyhod lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mika throws a one two combo.
Mika thows a body shot but no joy.
Famyhod misses with a double jab
letting Mika counter with a right hand.
Famyhod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Famyhod darts in and clinches Mika up against the cage.
Mika lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Famyhod or not.
Mika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mika rushes Famyhod and presses him up against the cage.
Mika lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika breaks from the clinch.
Mika darts in trying to clinch
and Famyhod counters with a one-two to the body.
Famyhod takes a swing at Mika's ribcage but misses.
Mika drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mika passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mika misses with the ground and pound.
Mika controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Mika 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.
Mika decides to stand back up. Mika steps back and let's Famyhod get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mika throws a nice looking combination but Famyhod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Famyhod misses with a wild combination.
Mika decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Famyhod is breathing heavily.
Mika is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Famyhod avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mika.
Mika is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Famyhod tries to roll over but Mika keeps him under control.
Mika not doing much here.
Mika is looking to take a break and control but Famyhod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ivan Mika just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mika shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Famyhod has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mika finds it's way round the side to connect with Famyhod's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mika slips a jab and a cross from Famyhod.
Mika takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Famyhod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Famyhod stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Famyhod wants it to stay on the feet.
Farhad Famyhod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Mika.
Famyhod swinging wilding here.
Famyhod swinging wilding here.
Mika scores a takedown into full mount!
Mika tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mika fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Mika dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mika clinches.
Famyhod has had enough of the clinch but Mika keeps him there for the moment.
Mika lands a shot to the body.
Famyhod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mika throws a predictable looking body shot
and Famyhod counters with a series of strikes. Mika will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Famyhod counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Famyhod is looking to clinch.
No luck for Mika with that takedown attempt.
Mika tests Famyhod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mika fails with an attempt to clinch.
Famyhod fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Famyhod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mika tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mika closes this distance looking for a takedown but Famyhod circles away.
Mika looks to land a combination but Famyhod avoids it well.
Famyhod throws a combination that misses
and Mika counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mika.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mika passes Famyhod's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Famyhod is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mika sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Famyhod tries to get to full guard but Mika has control of the leg.
Mika not doing much here.
Mika seems to be working for a kimura but Famyhod defends the submission attempt.
Mika looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Famyhod is looking for a sweep. Mika is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mika controlling the action here.
Mika's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ivan Mika just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Mika throws a jab but it's blocked by Famyhod.
Famyhod moves away from the strike by Mika.
Mika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Famyhod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mika circles away quickly and effectively.
Famyhod misses with a combination
and Mika counters with a single leg into guard. Famyhod didn't expect that.
Mika trying to control the position from guard on top but Famyhod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mika slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mika sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Famyhod's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Mika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mika tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mika throws a looping overhand right but Famyhod ducks down to avoid it.
Famyhod throws a series of punches but Mika moves out of range.
Famyhod misses with a body shot.
Mika shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mika jabs Famyhod right on the nose. Famyhod blinks but takes it well.
Famyhod defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mika.
Mika throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Famyhod stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mika looks to land a combination but Famyhod avoids it well.
Famyhod fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mika throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mika looks to land a combination but Famyhod avoids it well.
Mika tries to clinch but Famyhod is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Famyhod throws a right hand that Mika ducks under and follows up with a left that Mika also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Famyhod lands a jab to Mika's midsection.
Famyhod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Famyhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mika throws out the jab.
Famyhod takes a swing at Mika's ribcage but misses.
Famyhod connects with a nice looking jab.
Famyhod defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mika.
Farhad Famyhod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Mika.
Some wild striking there from Famyhod.
Mika has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Famyhod tries to bum rush Mika with a series of wild strikes but Mika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Famyhod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Famyhod slips a straight right by Mika.
Mika has a takedown stuffed.
Famyhod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mika looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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.
Famyhod misses with a jab to the body
and Mika counters by moving into the clinch.
Famyhod tries to circle away but Mika has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Famyhod just leaning against Mika, taking a breather.
Mika displaying some good clinch control by pressing Famyhod up against the cage.
Mika tries to score a body lock takedown but Famyhod shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Famyhod wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mika breaks from the clinch.
Mika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mika shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Famyhod as he jumps to the side.
Ivan Mika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mika fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Famyhod tries to clinch up but Mika circles away and keeps his distance.
Famyhod jabs at Mika's body.
Famyhod tries to clinch there but Mika circles away.
A nice combination there by Famyhod.
Mika misses with a hook to the body
and Famyhod counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Famyhod swings for the body but Mika moves out of range.
Mika misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mika shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Famyhod pinned against the cage. Famyhod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mika takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Famyhod scores with a hook to the body. Mika takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Famyhod takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ivan Mika is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from Famyhod.
Mika takes the fight into the clinch.
Mika drops down looking for an ankle pick but Famyhod pulls his leg out and moves away.
Farhad Famyhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mika throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Famyhod counter with a right hand.
Mika tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Famyhod swivels and escapes.
Famyhod misses with a wild combination.
Mika clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farhad Famyhod showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mika 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Mika!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MR J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Ricardo Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MR J!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
J looks for a takedown but Moreira sprawls well.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Moreira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down J for as long as he can get away with.
J looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreira postures up.
Moreira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moreira trying to stand up but can't free himself from J's guard.
J should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J keeping moving, preventing Moreira from controlling successfully.
J trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Moreira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moreira stopping the sweep attempt from J.
J trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from J.
J lands a front kick.
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.
Moreira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
J gets caught flat footed, as Moreira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moreira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moreira wants to control from the top but J keeps moving.
Moreira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moreira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of J is proving hard to escape from.
J looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moreira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moreira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moreira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moreira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moreira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
J is trying to keep Moreira in close.
J has a closed guard, preventing Moreira from standing up.
Moreira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moreira wants to control from the top but J keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moreira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like MR J has been cut.
Moreira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moreira controlling the action here.
J tries to roll over but Moreira keeps him under control.
J looks gassed!
J is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moreira pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Moreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MR J's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
J takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ricardo Moreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooh a lovely combination from Moreira sends J down but not out. Moreira dives into side control looking to finish.
J is rocked!
J is being controlled here.
J is still in real trouble! Can Moreira finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreira advances to mount.
Moreira controlling his opponent.
J throwing hammer fists to the chest of Moreira. What's that going to do exactly?
J seems to have recovered his senses.
Moreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
J really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
J is breathing heavily.
Moreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J is trying to stand up.
Moreira working J over with strikes here.
Moreira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moreira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moreira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moreira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moreira postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for J to stand up.
J takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moreira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
J gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moreira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moreira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moreira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moreira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Moreira wants to control from the top but J keeps moving.
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.
Moreira stands up and waves to J to follow him.
J takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up MR J's cut even more.
Moreira clinches up with J and pushes him back against the cage.
Moreira lands a right hand.
J fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moreira pulls guard successfully.
J wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
Moreira pushes J off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreira looks to land a combination. J sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Moreira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on MR J's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moreira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moreira.
Moreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
J darts in trying to clinch
and Moreira scores with a counter punch that sends J to the canvas! Moreira smells blood - he's punishing J with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! J has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Moreira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Harville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puyol Papandopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Harville could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Puyol Papandopulus'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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Harville!
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, Puyol Papandopulus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harville tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papandopulus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Papandopulus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Harville sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Papandopulus to the ground! Harville dives into full mount looking to finish!
Papandopulus is rocked!
It looks like Puyol Papandopulus has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harville loads up with a big shot that hurts Papandopulus! He's pulled Harville in close but Harville has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Papandopulus survive? More strikes from Harville and Papandopulus is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Harville!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Mantelavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tazar Keegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mantelavo comes into the arena with Long Hard Road Out Of Hell by Marilyn Manson blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Mantelavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tazar Keegan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keegan shoots in but no luck this time.
Keegan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mantelavo was covering up waiting for the punch and Keegan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keegan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keegan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keegan connects with a couple of short punches.
Keegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mantelavo is retaining full guard.
Keegan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantelavo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mantelavo keeping full guard, as Keegan tries to pass.
Keegan scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keegan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mantelavo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keegan distracts Mantelavo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mantelavo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keegan throws and elbow that misses. Mantelavo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Keegan's guard. Nice move by Mantelavo!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keegan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan pushes Mantelavo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mantelavo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keegan.
Keegan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mantelavo is trying to defend but Keegan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mantelavo tries to roll over but Keegan keeps him under control.
Mantelavo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Keegan on the ground.
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. Keegan connects with a nice short shot to Mantelavo's temple.
Keegan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keegan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keegan throwing shots but Mantelavo is blocking nicely.
Mantelavo is trying to maintain the position but Keegan is very close to passing his half guard.
Keegan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantelavo wants to get back to his feet.
Keegan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Keegan is trying to control. Mantelavo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mantelavo looking for submissions off his back.
Mantelavo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Keegan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mantelavo's head.
Mantelavo is in trouble now - Keegan has advanced to mount!
Keegan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Keegan with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keegan lands a big elbow.
Mantelavo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan prevents Mantelavo from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Keegan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Keegan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Keegan landing shots from mount.
Mantelavo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Keegan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tazar Keegan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between LioneLL Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitre Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitre Romanov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with LioneLL Messi 's chin.
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133 lbs
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131 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, LioneLL Messi !
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, Dimitre Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a series of punches but Messi avoids them all with ease.
Messi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romanov avoids it really well and circles away.
Dimitre Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Romanov works the jab nicely.
Messi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Messi is trying to work for a kimura but Romanov is defending well.
Messi stops Romanov from getting back to his feet.
Messi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Romanov defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Romanov defends it well.
Romanov wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi seems to be working for a kimura but Romanov defends the submission attempt.
Messi is looking for a kimura here.
Romanov is defending against the submission attempts here by Messi .
Messi is breathing heavily.
Messi throwing shots but Romanov is blocking nicely.
Messi uses his free foot to push down on Romanov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Romanov.
Romanov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Romanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romanov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov moves into full guard.
Romanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romanov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Romanov looking for a guillotine here but Messi defends easily.
Messi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romanov's guard.
Messi wants to pass the guard but Romanov is keeping the position.
Romanov pushes Messi off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a few strikes there.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Messi slips the punch.
Romanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanov misses with a two punch combination.
Romanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanov throws the left hand but Messi avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
Romanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Messi moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Messi 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romanov breaks the clinch.
Romanov throws a jab when Messi was well out of range.
Romanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romanov lands a jab to Messi 's midsection.
A lazy left from Romanov finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Messi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitre Romanov dominated that round.
That's time! Messi 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romanov misses with a body shot.
Messi shoots for a double leg takedown but Romanov sprawls well. He's pushed Messi 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Messi .
Romanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Messi is just out of range.
Romanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LioneLL Messi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov throws a right and a left that Messi avoids nicely.
Messi gets the takedown into side control.
Messi is trying to get an arm triangle but Romanov is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Messi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Messi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Romanov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Romanov.
Romanov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Romanov cracks a nice hook into Messi 's ribs.
Messi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LioneLL Messi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to bum rush Messi with a series of wild strikes but Messi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Romanov and Messi goes tumbling to the canvas! Romanov follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Messi is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov decides to return to a standing position.
Oh Messi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A cross from Romanov lands.
Romanov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Messi ! Romanov dives in looking to finish! Messi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitre Romanov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antanas Kazlau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexeyevich Romanov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Paint it black. Antanas Kazlau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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182 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antanas Kazlau!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexeyevich Romanov tries to clinch there but Kazlau circles away.
Kazlau fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexeyevich Romanov tries to clinch there but Kazlau circles away.
Alexeyevich Romanov misses with a few strikes there.
Alexeyevich Romanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kazlau is fending him off so far but Alexeyevich Romanov persists. Nope, Kazlau circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexeyevich Romanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kazlau is fending him off so far but Alexeyevich Romanov persists. Nope, Kazlau circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazlau misses with a takedown
and Alexeyevich Romanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kazlau is trying to stand.
Kazlau tries to get to full guard but Alexeyevich Romanov has control of the leg.
Alexeyevich Romanov winds up and cracks Kazlau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kazlau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexeyevich Romanov.
Alexeyevich Romanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kazlau tries to get to full guard but Alexeyevich Romanov has control of the leg.
Kazlau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alexeyevich Romanov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazlau does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alexeyevich Romanov working the head and body with strikes.
Kazlau flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Alexeyevich Romanov winds up and cracks Kazlau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alexeyevich Romanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kazlau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kazlau looks gassed!
Alexeyevich Romanov wants to pass the guard but Kazlau is defending well.
Alexeyevich Romanov 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.
Kazlau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexeyevich Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kazlau throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ground and pound from Alexeyevich Romanov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexeyevich Romanov winds up and cracks Kazlau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alexeyevich Romanov drops an elbow to the side of Kazlau's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexeyevich Romanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Kazlau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexeyevich Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alexeyevich Romanov is nestled in close to Kazlau, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alexeyevich Romanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexeyevich Romanov wants to take a breather but Kazlau is having none of it.
Alexeyevich Romanov is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexeyevich Romanov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kazlau misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kazlau has hold of Alexeyevich Romanov's hands but Alexeyevich Romanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexeyevich Romanov working the head and body with strikes.
Alexeyevich Romanov working over Kazlau with some ground and pound. Kazlau looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alexeyevich Romanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexeyevich Romanov working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazlau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexeyevich Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alexeyevich Romanov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alexeyevich Romanov working over Kazlau with some ground and pound. Kazlau looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kazlau wants to get back to his feet.
Kazlau missing with punches from the bottom.
Alexeyevich Romanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kazlau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands strikes from half guard.
Kazlau taking some punishment here, with Alexeyevich Romanov in his half guard.
Alexeyevich Romanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alexeyevich Romanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Kazlau that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kazlau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kazlau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands a heavy elbow.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kazlau is rocked!
Alexeyevich Romanov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kazlau is still in real trouble! Can Alexeyevich Romanov finish him?
Alexeyevich Romanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Alexeyevich Romanov cracks Kazlau with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Volbeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beerkiller Razmax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Volbeat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beerkiller Razmax!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razmax leaves Volbeat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Volbeat shoots for a takedown but Razmax saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Volbeat.
Razmax tries to clinch there but Volbeat circles away.
Volbeat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Razmax but Razmax pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Volbeat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volbeat fails with a takedown attempt.
Volbeat swats away the attempt to clinch by Razmax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Razmax. No joy for Volbeat on that attempt.
Volbeat looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Volbeat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razmax wants to stand and escape but Volbeat is having none of it.
Volbeat throwing strikes from guard but Razmax blocks nicely.
Volbeat stops Razmax from standing up.
Volbeat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volbeat decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Razmax, up you get!
Razmax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volbeat scores a takedown into full mount!
Volbeat landing strikes, looking to finish!
Volbeat lands a big shot there that rocks Razmax but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Razmax is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Razmax looks gassed!
Volbeat is landing with some decent strikes but Razmax is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Razmax is rocked!
Volbeat lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Razmax! Volbeat sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Razmax and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yuri Volbeat!
Yuri Volbeat retains his super heavyweight title!
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