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TD 17: challengers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pugan Puganchich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutal Rapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutal Rapist will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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262 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pugan Puganchich!
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, Brutal Rapist!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puganchich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rapist gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rapist is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rapist thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Puganchich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rapist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rapist postures up.
Rapist is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rapist looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puganchich keeping moving, preventing Rapist from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rapist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puganchich is keeping the position for now.
Puganchich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rapist is aware though and is defending well.
Rapist advances position into side control!
Puganchich regains half guard.
Rapist is trying to control the action in half guard but Puganchich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Puganchich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Puganchich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rapist is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rapist is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Puganchich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Puganchich looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Rapist is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Puganchich to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Rapist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puganchich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rapist controls the pace.
Rapist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rapist showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rapist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puganchich is keeping the position for now.
Rapist wants to control from the top but Puganchich keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brutal Rapist hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Puganchich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rapist wants to control but Puganchich postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pugan Puganchich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puganchich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Puganchich trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.
Rapist working a defensive guard but Puganchich passes into half guard.
Rapist wants to improve his position but Puganchich is controlling well.
Rapist is concentrating on defense, preventing Puganchich from advancing position.
Rapist is looking to control Puganchich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rapist avoid being mounted?
Rapist trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puganchich swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rapist is now in Puganchich's guard. A big mistake from Puganchich there, giving up the dominant position!
Rapist trying to control but Puganchich is working from the bottom.
Puganchich is trying to control the position but Rapist postures up.
Puganchich keeping moving, preventing Rapist from controlling successfully.
Rapist thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Puganchich keeping moving, preventing Rapist from controlling successfully.
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.
Puganchich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Puganchich keeping moving, preventing Rapist from controlling successfully.
Puganchich looking for a guillotine here but Rapist defends easily.
Rapist trying to control the position from guard on top but Puganchich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapist is posturing up here but Puganchich has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rapist tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rapist has to tap! Slick submission there by Puganchich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pugan Puganchich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ostap Dzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhon Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhon Sullivan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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, Ostap Dzu!
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, Jhon Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Dzu avoids them all with ease.
Dzu ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Dzu moves out of range.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzu is just out of range.
Dzu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Dzu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
Sullivan tries to kick Dzu off in order to stand up. Dzu Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sullivan is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Dzu take his back! Uh oh - Dzu has got a rear naked choke here! Sullivan is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ostap Dzu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The BillyBoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamura is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teriyaki boyz - Tokyo drift. Kiyoshi Tamura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The BillyBoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiyoshi Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BillyBoy has Tamura up against the cage in a clinch.
Tamura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as BillyBoy walks away with a smile on his face. Tamura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
BillyBoy instigates a clinch.
Tamura tries to pull guard but BillyBoy holds him up against the cage and eventually Tamura drops back down to his feet.
Tamura tries to pull guard but BillyBoy holds him up against the cage and eventually Tamura drops back down to his feet.
The BillyBoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiyoshi Tamura.
BillyBoy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for BillyBoy.
BillyBoy lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kiyoshi Tamura has been cut.
BillyBoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tamura jumps guard but BillyBoy stands there with Tamura around his waist. Tamura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
BillyBoy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tamura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. BillyBoy smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BillyBoy looks to land a combination but Tamura avoids it well.
BillyBoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tamura moves in looking to clinch but BillyBoy pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura is looking to clinch.
BillyBoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and BillyBoy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by BillyBoy.
BillyBoy leaning against his opponent.
Tamura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tamura tries to throw a body punch but BillyBoy avoids it by throwing Tamura back against the cage.
Tamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
BillyBoy misses with an elbow strike.
BillyBoy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tamura's face.
BillyBoy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
BillyBoy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with BillyBoy for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as BillyBoy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
BillyBoy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tamura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. BillyBoy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tamura tries to pull guard but BillyBoy holds him up against the cage and eventually Tamura drops back down to his feet.
Tamura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tamura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. BillyBoy just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by BillyBoy.
Tamura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as BillyBoy walks away with a smile on his face. Tamura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
BillyBoy looks to land a combination but Tamura avoids it well.
The BillyBoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
BillyBoy throws a combination that misses
and Tamura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamura tries to free his leg and advance position but BillyBoy is retaining full guard.
BillyBoy keeping moving, preventing Tamura from controlling successfully.
Tamura tries to free his leg and advance position but BillyBoy is retaining full guard.
Tamura looking to sit in guard and control but BillyBoy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamura is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but BillyBoy frees his head nicely. Oh but Tamura has switched to an armbar! BillyBoy is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kiyoshi Tamura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rony Jaa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Rony Jaa!
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, Dr Cox!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cox's sensitive parts.
Cox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jaa is looking for a sweep.
Cox trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Jaa is looking to reverse the position.
Jaa is trying to control Cox's posture but Cox avoids it.
Jaa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jaa tries to get out of the position.
Jaa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cox tries for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.
Jaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa struggling a bit here.
Cox tries for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa tries to escape but Cox is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cox wants to control but Jaa is keeping him busy.
Cox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jaa can't do much from the bottom here.
Cox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cox tries for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Jaa is working hard here to advance position.
Jaa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cox has hold of Jaa's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jaa seems comfortable defending it but Cox has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jaa is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jaa is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Cox couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dr Cox!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kopylov!
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, Abel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopylov misses with a straight left.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Kopylov throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kopylov's knee momentarily.
Kopylov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kopylov throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kopylov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Kopylov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kopylov throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kopylov looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Kopylov misses its intended target.
Kopylov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kopylov really felt that one!
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Kopylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kopylov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kopylov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kopylov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Kopylov pushes him off.
Kopylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Kopylov misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Kopylov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kopylov throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Kopylov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kopylov misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Kopylov was not able to check.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kopylov moves out of range.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Kopylov.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kopylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Kopylov down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kopylov throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopylov misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Kopylov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kopylov misses with a double jab.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kopylov is having none of it.
Kopylov lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Kopylov misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Kopylov with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kopylov.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Vladimir Kopylov has been cut.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kopylov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kopylov throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Kopylov connects with a crisp jab.
Kopylov misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Kopylov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kopylov throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Kopylov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kopylov throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Kopylov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Kopylov circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kopylov moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kopylov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Kopylov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Kopylov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kopylov misses.
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kopylov really felt that one!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopylov looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Kopylov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kopylov throws a body kick the misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Kopylov keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Kopylov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kopylov is having none of it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kopylov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kopylov.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Kopylov is avoiding it.
Kopylov throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Kopylov misses with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kopylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kopylov misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kopylov's knee momentarily.
Kopylov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kopylov throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Kopylov thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Kopylov 's knee.
Johnson takes one on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kopylov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kopylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Kopylov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kopylov throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kopylov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kopylov throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Kopylov.
Kopylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopylov throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopylov throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Kopylov's legs.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Kopylov.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Kopylov checks it.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kopylov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Kopylov.
Abel Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kopylov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Kopylov shrugs it off.
Vladimir Kopylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kopylov blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Kopylov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Kopylov misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Kopylov misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Kopylov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopylov blocks it with crossed arms.
Kopylov tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kopylov drops back down to his feet.
Kopylov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kopylov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kopylov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kopylov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kopylov throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Kopylov throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
A head kick by Kopylov misses
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kopylov throws a combination that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Kopylov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kopylov is defending well for now.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Kopylov avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Kopylov is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kopylov jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kopylov dives on top into guard.
Kopylov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kopylov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kopylov content to stall in guard here.
Kopylov wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Kopylov.
Kopylov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kopylov lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Kopylov punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kopylov works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Kopylov lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Kopylov tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kopylov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Kopylov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kopylov misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Kopylov throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kopylov scores with a punch to the head.
Kopylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kopylov moves out of range.
Kopylov connects with a body shot.
Kopylov scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Kopylov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kopylov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kopylov has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Kopylov manages to pass to side control!
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson is trying to escape the position but Kopylov is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopylov decides to stand back up.
Kopylov throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kopylov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kopylov missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kopylov swinging wildly here.
Kopylov with a jab.
Kopylov misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Kopylov.
Kopylov throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Kopylov misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a head kick. That will keep Kopylov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kopylov throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Kopylov misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Kopylov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kopylov throws a one two combo.
Kopylov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Kopylov misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Kopylov looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Kopylov misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Kopylov moves out of range easily.
Kopylov throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kopylov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kopylov. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Kopylov does it's job there.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Kopylov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kopylov cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Kopylov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kopylov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kopylov can't break the clinch.
Kopylov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kopylov tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Kopylov tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Kopylov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kopylov.
Kopylov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson motions for Kopylov to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kopylov looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kopylov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Kopylov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kopylov throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kopylov lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kopylov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Kopylov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kopylov moves out of range.
Kopylov lands with a right hand.
Kopylov throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kopylov misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kopylov scores with a three punch combo!
Kopylov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Kopylov lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Kopylov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kopylov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kopylov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Hui (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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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hui closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hui swats away the attempt to clinch by Capone.
Capone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Capone could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Capone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hui shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hui showed some decent athleticism there.
Capone trying to hold on to Hui's head to control him but Hui postures up.
Capone tries to roll over but Hui keeps him under control.
Hui in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Capone tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hui!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sun Hui!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Dobbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal NineThousand (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lloyd Dobbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hal NineThousand!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NineThousand misses with a lunging right hand
and Dobbler counters with a straight right hand.
Dobbler lands a nice looking kick to the body. NineThousand takes a step back to recover.
NineThousand has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dobbler.
NineThousand lands a two punch combo.
NineThousand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Dobbler misses the target.
NineThousand stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dobbler.
NineThousand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dobbler counters with a straight right hand.
Dobbler misses the jab.
NineThousand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobbler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
NineThousand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dobbler.
Nice strikes from Dobbler there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobbler is controlling the pace.
NineThousand won't allow Dobbler to pass to mount.
Dobbler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but NineThousand does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dobbler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dobbler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed NineThousand's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dobbler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dobbler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NineThousand on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dobbler controlling the pace.
Dobbler passes to side control.
Dobbler controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbler in side control lands a decent elbow.
NineThousand dodges the ground and pound from Dobbler.
Dobbler throwing strikes but NineThousand manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
NineThousand really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dobbler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Dobbler's face, being in this tough position on 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.
NineThousand prevents Dobbler from escaping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dobbler manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dobbler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dobbler is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Dobbler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dobbler dodges the punch combination from NineThousand.
NineThousand throws a lazy uppercut
and Dobbler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dobbler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dobbler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dobbler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from NineThousand.
Dobbler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
NineThousand fails to land with a series of punches.
Dobbler lands with a nice body kick.
NineThousand throws a head kick but Dobbler moves out of range.
NineThousand misses with a double jab
and Dobbler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in NineThousand's guard now.
NineThousand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dobbler looking to pass the guard.
NineThousand wants to get back to his feet but Dobbler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobbler trying to control the position from guard on top but NineThousand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dobbler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
NineThousand keeping moving, preventing Dobbler from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lloyd Dobbler.
Dobbler misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Dobbler.
NineThousand throws out a powerful jab.
Dobbler misses with a kick to the body.
NineThousand moves out of range of the strikes.
Dobbler connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from NineThousand.
Dobbler fails with a takedown attempt.
Dobbler drops his hands momentarily and NineThousand takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
NineThousand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dobbler counters with a leg kick.
Dobbler clinches.
A frustrated look appears on NineThousand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dobbler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dobbler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite NineThousand's efforts to push away.
A short right from Dobbler on the inside.
Dobbler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
NineThousand throws a series of punches but Dobbler avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbler thows a body kick. NineThousand tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dobbler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobbler throws a leg kick which misses NineThousand's front leg but catches the back leg as NineThousand tries to avoid it.
Dobbler slips a jab and a cross from NineThousand.
NineThousand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dobbler.
Dobbler throws a wild body kick that NineThousand sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dobbler.
Dobbler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dobbler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but NineThousand is out of range.
Dobbler moves in looking to clinch but NineThousand pushes him off.
NineThousand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dobbler.
NineThousand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Dobbler.
A combination from NineThousand does no damage.
NineThousand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobbler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
NineThousand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
NineThousand misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NineThousand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dobbler counters with a big head kick but NineThousand shrugs it off.
NineThousand moves away from the strike by Dobbler.
NineThousand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hal NineThousand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dobbler throws a wild body kick that NineThousand sees coming a mile off.
NineThousand misses with a double jab
and Dobbler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dobbler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dobbler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dobbler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but NineThousand does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobbler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks NineThousand with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobbler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Dobbler dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
NineThousand blocks the body kick.
Dobbler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobbler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from NineThousand.
Dobbler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dobbler misses with the ground and pound.
Dobbler wants to control but NineThousand is keeping him busy.
NineThousand defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dobbler controlling the position from side mount.
Dobbler throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and NineThousand works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobbler wants to control but NineThousand is keeping him busy.
Dobbler thows a huge punch but NineThousand dodges it nicely.
Dobbler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Dobbler wants to pass the guard but NineThousand is defending well.
Dobbler is taking a breather. NineThousand says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lloyd Dobbler just wasn't active enough.
Dobbler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
NineThousand scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
NineThousand scores with a jab.
Hal NineThousand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
NineThousand fails to land with a series of punches.
NineThousand stalks Dobbler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dobbler's face. Dobbler staggers backwards, shaken.
NineThousand takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dobbler is looking to clinch but NineThousand is avoiding it.
Dobbler misses with a head kick.
Dobbler throws a good cross that connects.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dobbler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dobbler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of NineThousand backwards.
NineThousand is trying to push Dobbler away but Dobbler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dobbler.
Dobbler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hal NineThousand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
NineThousand cracks Dobbler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
NineThousand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dobbler misses with a looping right.
Dobbler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hal NineThousand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobbler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dobbler thows a huge punch but NineThousand dodges it nicely.
Dobbler trying to control from NineThousand's half guard. NineThousand has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dobbler trying to control but NineThousand is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Dobbler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dobbler 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Dobbler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Vovkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigmund Neujd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Vovkov!
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, Sigmund Neujd!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neujd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Neujd lands in his opponent's guard.
Vovkov controls Neujd momentarily but Neujd frees himself.
Neujd trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vovkov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Neujd managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Neujd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neujd with the ground and pound but Vovkov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Neujd throwing strikes but missing.
Vovkov trying to keep a closed guard but Neujd is proving a slippery customer.
Vovkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neujd.
Neujd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neujd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neujd landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neujd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neujd wants to control from the top but Vovkov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neujd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vovkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neujd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vovkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neujd throws and elbow that misses. Vovkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neujd's guard. Nice move by Vovkov!
Neujd pushes Vovkov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neujd rushes Vovkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neujd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vovkov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neujd moves into the clinch successfully.
Neujd goes for a takedown attempt but Vovkov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neujd clobbers Vovkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vovkov shoots and misses
and Neujd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neujd working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vovkov's thigh. Vovkov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Neujd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neujd working some strikes from top position.
Vovkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neujd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neujd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neujd thows a big elbow that misses.
Vovkov is breathing heavily.
Neujd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vovkov's head.
Neujd is working Vovkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Neujd passes Vovkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neujd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovkov wants to get back to full guard.
Neujd is nestled in close to Vovkov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neujd lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigmund Neujd 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.
Neujd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vovkov tries to break the clinch but Neujd is controlling the position.
Neujd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vovkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vovkov wants to break free but Neujd has control.
Neujd tries to score a body lock takedown but Vovkov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vovkov is pressed up against the cage. Neujd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vovkov down to the mat. Vovkov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vlad Vovkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigmund Neujd.
Vovkov has his takedown stuffed
and Neujd counters with a takedown into side control.
Vovkov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sigmund Neujd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neujd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neujd lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neujd throws a strike but Vovkov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vovkov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neujd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neujd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neujd is looking to work some ground and pound but Vovkov has wrist control.
Neujd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neujd thows a big elbow that misses.
Neujd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Neujd is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Neujd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vovkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vovkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neujd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Neujd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vovkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neujd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neujd lands a couple of elbows.
Neujd throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neujd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neujd postures up in Vovkov's guard and throws a big left but Vovkov blocks it.
Vovkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neujd trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neujd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Neujd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Neujd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovkov keeping moving, preventing Neujd from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neujd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neujd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neujd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neujd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vovkov's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neujd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neujd throwing strikes but missing.
Neujd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigmund Neujd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Neujd closes the distance and clinches.
Neujd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vovkov prevents it.
Vovkov gets underhooks to prevent Neujd's takedown attempt.
Vovkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vovkov is trying to push Neujd away but Neujd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Neujd tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vlad Vovkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigmund Neujd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neujd looking for a takedown.
Neujd tries for a takedown but Vovkov manages to get underhooks.
Neujd can't get the takedown.
Neujd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovkov stops a takedown attempt from Neujd.
Vovkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Neujd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vovkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vovkov is trying to force a seperation but Neujd has the dominant position.
Vovkov is pressed up against the cage. Neujd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vovkov down to the mat. Vovkov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vovkov tries for a takedown but Neujd circles away easily
and Neujd moves into the clinch.
Vovkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Neujd won't allow it.
Neujd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vovkov misses with a takedown
and Neujd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Neujd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neujd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vovkov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neujd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vovkov, up you get!
Vlad Vovkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neujd feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Neujd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neujd preventing the sweep.
Neujd wants to control from the top but Vovkov keeps moving.
Neujd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vovkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neujd.
Neujd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Neujd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neujd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Neujd lands a couple of elbows.
Neujd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vovkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neujd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neujd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neujd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neujd throwing strikes but missing.
Neujd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neujd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neujd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neujd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neujd with a nice head shot there.
Neujd is pushing down on Vovkov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vovkov is fighting to maintain full guard but Neujd has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vlad Vovkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vovkov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigmund Neujd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neujd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigmund Neujd!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Koslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolf Messing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koslov comes into the arena with Requiem for a Dream blaring out of the sound system. Messing is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Young Jeezy - I Put On. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Koslov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wolf Messing!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koslov throws a series of punches but Messing moves out of range.
Messing shoots and misses
and Koslov counters with a nice uppercut.
Messing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koslov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Koslov misses.
Messing misses with a takedown
and Koslov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Igor Koslov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolf Messing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messing looking for submissions off his back.
Messing works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messing can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koslov controls the pace.
Messing is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koslov is aware though and is defending well.
Messing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koslov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Messing is keeping the position for now.
Messing is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Messing working a defensive guard but Koslov passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Messing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koslov trying to mount his opponent but Messing defends it.
Messing is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koslov pulls his head out easily.
Koslov uses his free foot to push down on Messing's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Messing.
Koslov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koslov controlling from the full mount.
Messing tries to hold on but Koslov pushes him away.
Koslov wants to control the pace but Messing is squirming around nicely.
Messing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Messing is squirming around, avoiding Koslov's attempts to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Messing avoids the head kick by Koslov.
Messing wants to clinch up but Koslov keeps it at a distance.
Koslov tries to land a front kick but Messing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Messing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koslov counters with a series of strikes. Messing will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koslov scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Koslov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koslov misses with a takedown attempt
and Messing counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Messing is looking to take a break and control but Koslov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Messing is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Koslov reverses the position - he's now on top in Messing's guard.
Messing working for submissions but it's allowed Koslov to get to half guard.
Koslov is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messing looking for submissions off his back.
Messing is looking to control Koslov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Messing avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koslov is taking a breather. Messing says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's 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.
Koslov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Messing.
Messing can't do much from the bottom here.
Messing gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Koslov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Messing misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov slows the pace down in half guard.
Messing wants to control but Koslov is keeping busy.
Koslov not doing much here.
Messing trying to hold on to Koslov's head to control him but Koslov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Koslov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A punch combination from Koslov misses.
Koslov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koslov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Messing will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Koslov wants to control but Messing is keeping him busy.
Messing struggling a bit here.
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 Igor Koslov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Koslov sizes up Messing with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koslov misses with a wild combination.
Koslov throws a head kick that misses
and Messing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koslov won't be happy with that.
Messing is looking to take a break and control but Koslov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Messing is trying to get an arm triangle but Koslov is defending well.
Messing tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Messing has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messing goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Koslov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Messing but great work by Koslov.
Koslov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Messing keeps working.
Koslov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Messing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koslov counters with a left and a right that stings Messing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koslov throws a series of punches but Messing avoids them all with ease.
Messing wants to clinch
and Koslov counters with a shoot takedown. Messing fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messing working for a triangle but Koslov defends it easily.
Messing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Messing tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messing working for a triangle but Koslov defends it easily.
Koslov forces his way into half guard.
Messing strikes from the bottom but Koslov passes into mount!
Koslov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Messing is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Messing wants to control but Koslov is having none of it.
Igor Koslov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koslov trying to control but Messing is having none of it.
Wolf Messing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Messing keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koslov looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Koslov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koslov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Koslov!
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