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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valery Vanchugov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valery Vanchugov!
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, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami lands a body shot.
Vanchugov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanchugov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Okami pushes Vanchugov off looking to stand but Vanchugov dives back in and keeps control.
Vanchugov working the head and body with strikes.
Vanchugov drops an elbow to the side of Okami's head.
Vanchugov 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.
Vanchugov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanchugov working the head and body with strikes.
Vanchugov is nestled in close to Okami, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Okami pushes Vanchugov off looking to stand but Vanchugov dives back in and keeps control.
Vanchugov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vanchugov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okami avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vanchugov.
Vanchugov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Vanchugov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okami won't allow Vanchugov to pass to mount.
Vanchugov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Okami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vanchugov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vanchugov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Okami looks gassed!
Vanchugov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vanchugov thows a huge punch but Okami dodges it nicely.
Vanchugov throwing shots but Okami is blocking nicely.
Vanchugov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okami's head.
Ground and pound from Vanchugov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanchugov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okami defending well though.
Vanchugov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vanchugov lands strikes from half guard.
Vanchugov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vanchugov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vanchugov lands a nice short elbow.
Vanchugov drops an elbow to the side of Okami's head.
Vanchugov stands up out of the half guard.
Vanchugov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okami jabs Vanchugov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valery Vanchugov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami misses with a double jab.
Okami's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vanchugov under the eye.
Yushin Okami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okami leaves Vanchugov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vanchugov misses with a looping right.
Vanchugov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanchugov shoots for a double leg takedown but Okami sprawls well. He's pushed Vanchugov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vanchugov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okami connects with a single shot there.
Okami throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Vanchugov crashing down! Vanchugov tries to stagger back to his feet but Okami just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Vanchugov asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yushin Okami!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Rubaylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Jevgenij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Jevgenij will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Rubaylo!
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, Boris Jevgenij!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubaylo misses with a head kick.
Rubaylo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jevgenij backs up against the cage.
Rubaylo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jevgenij takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jevgenij fails with the takedown
and Rubaylo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jevgenij tries to clinch but Rubaylo moves away
and Rubaylo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubaylo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jevgenij misses with a takedown attempt
and Jevgenij takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivan Rubaylo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Jevgenij.
Jevgenij tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rubaylo counters with a three punch combo that has Jevgenij backing up. Jevgenij nods at Rubaylo to acknowledge the strikes.
Jevgenij dives in and grabs Rubaylo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rubaylo pushes down on Jevgenij's head and hops out.
Jevgenij tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rubaylo counters with a left to the body.
Jevgenij looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jevgenij gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jevgenij misses with a right hand
and Rubaylo counters with a one-two to the body.
Jevgenij closes the distance but Rubaylo moves to the side
and Rubaylo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rubaylo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubaylo is trying to force a seperation but Jevgenij has the dominant position.
Jevgenij misses with a punch on the inside.
Jevgenij unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rubaylo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jevgenij keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rubaylo's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Jevgenij.
Jevgenij scores a nice knee to the body.
Jevgenij putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rubaylo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rubaylo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubaylo is trying to break the clinch but Jevgenij is controlling him.
Jevgenij with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rubaylo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jevgenij throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rubaylo blocks it with crossed arms.
Rubaylo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubaylo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jevgenij backs up against the cage.
Rubaylo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jevgenij dives in and grabs Rubaylo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rubaylo pushes down on Jevgenij's head and hops out.
Rubaylo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rubaylo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jevgenij tries for a takedown but Rubaylo circles away easily
and Rubaylo counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jevgenij tries for a takedown but Rubaylo circles away easily
letting Rubaylo counter with a right hand.
Rubaylo lands with a nice combination. Jevgenij backs away looking to recover.
Jevgenij takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rubaylo is working the combinations to good effect here.
No luck for Jevgenij with that takedown attempt.
Jevgenij avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jevgenij tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rubaylo counters with a three punch combo that has Jevgenij backing up. Jevgenij nods at Rubaylo to acknowledge the strikes.
Jevgenij misses with a takedown
and Rubaylo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rubaylo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jevgenij looks to clinch
and Rubaylo counters with a two punch combo.
Rubaylo throws a combination. Jevgenij tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jevgenij tries to clinch
and Rubaylo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rubaylo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jevgenij moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jevgenij shoots in for a double leg but Rubaylo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rubaylo!
Jevgenij has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jevgenij escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rubaylo fails to land with a series of punches.
Jevgenij misses with a leg kick.
Jevgenij darts in trying to clinch
and Rubaylo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jevgenij with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rubaylo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jevgenij moves to clinch but Rubaylo breaks away
and Rubaylo counters with a three punch combo that has Jevgenij backing up. Jevgenij nods at Rubaylo to acknowledge the strikes.
Rubaylo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rubaylo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jevgenij.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubaylo is looking to land body kicks.
Rubaylo lands with a nice combination. Jevgenij backs away looking to recover.
Rubaylo misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Rubaylo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jevgenij throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jevgenij is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rubaylo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jevgenij.
A punch combination from Rubaylo misses.
Jevgenij tries to clinch
and Rubaylo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rubaylo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ivan Rubaylo has been cut.
Jevgenij has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jevgenij pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rubaylo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rubaylo throws a sloppy head kick and Jevgenij moves out of range easily.
Jevgenij tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rubaylo counters with a straight right hand.
Rubaylo throws a right and a left that Jevgenij avoids nicely.
Rubaylo lands with a nice combination. Jevgenij backs away looking to recover.
Rubaylo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jevgenij counters by moving into the clinch.
Jevgenij lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubaylo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jevgenij is breathing heavily.
Rubaylo is trying to force a seperation but Jevgenij has the dominant position.
Rubaylo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jevgenij has double underhooks.
Rubaylo working hard to break the clinch.
Jevgenij with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rubaylo blocking some punches.
Rubaylo is trying to break free.
Jevgenij tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jevgenij jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rubaylo walks away with a smile on his face. Jevgenij gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rubaylo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jevgenij.
Jevgenij shoots in and drives through. Rubaylo sprawls well.
Jevgenij will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivan Rubaylo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Jevgenij.
A head kick misses from Rubaylo.
Ivan Rubaylo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubaylo misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubaylo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jevgenij tries for a takedown but Rubaylo circles away easily
and Rubaylo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jevgenij thinking.
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.
Rubaylo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boris Jevgenij seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubaylo misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubaylo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jevgenij moves to clinch but Rubaylo breaks away
and Rubaylo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubaylo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rubaylo throws a series of punches but Jevgenij moves out of range.
Rubaylo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jevgenij closes the distance and clinches.
Jevgenij drags the fight down to the ground.
Rubaylo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jevgenij's head.
Rubaylo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubaylo gets to his feet. Jevgenij looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rubaylo throws a lazy head kick
and Jevgenij counters with a shoot takedown. Rubaylo fights it but they end up in guard.
Jevgenij wants to pass the guard but Rubaylo is keeping the position.
Rubaylo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jevgenij postures up in Rubaylo's guard and throws a big left but Rubaylo blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jevgenij is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rubaylo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rubaylo has escaped and now he's on top!
Rubaylo stopping the sweep attempt from Jevgenij.
Jevgenij has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rubaylo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubaylo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jevgenij.
Jevgenij shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rubaylo as he avoids it easily.
Rubaylo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jevgenij back to the cage. Rubaylo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jevgenij wants to clinch but Rubaylo slips to the side
enabling Rubaylo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rubaylo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jevgenij moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jevgenij tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rubaylo counters with a one-two to the body.
Rubaylo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jevgenij is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rubaylo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rubaylo fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Ivan Rubaylo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Rubaylo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rubaylo stalks Jevgenij and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jevgenij's face. Jevgenij staggers backwards, shaken.
Jevgenij closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rubaylo did well to prevent Jevgenij getting side control.
Rubaylo is looking to escape.
Jevgenij wants to pass the guard but Rubaylo is defending well.
Jevgenij works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jevgenij is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rubaylo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rubaylo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rubaylo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jevgenij lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jevgenij working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jevgenij lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jevgenij looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rubaylo is trying to stand.
Jevgenij pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jevgenij throwing strikes here but Rubaylo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jevgenij looking for a guillotine from mount but Rubaylo is having none of it.
Jevgenij working the ground and pound effectively.
Jevgenij connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rubaylo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rubaylo bucks Jevgenij off and manages to get back to his feet!
Rubaylo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jevgenij looks to clinch
and Rubaylo counters with a three punch combo that has Jevgenij backing up. Jevgenij nods at Rubaylo to acknowledge the strikes.
Jevgenij fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jevgenij on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rubaylo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jevgenij.
A right-left combo lands from Rubaylo.
Jevgenij wants to clinch
and Rubaylo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jevgenij throws a combination that misses
and Rubaylo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rubaylo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivan Rubaylo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jevgenij shoots in for a double leg but Rubaylo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ivan Rubaylo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Jevgenij.
Rubaylo throws a shot to the body.
Jevgenij is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jevgenij throws a head kick but Rubaylo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubaylo throws a series of strikes that have Jevgenij backpedaling.
Rubaylo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rubaylo wants it to stay on the feet.
Rubaylo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jevgenij showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rubaylo.
Jevgenij has a takedown stuffed.
Jevgenij tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rubaylo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rubaylo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jevgenij working Rubaylo over with knees to the body.
Jevgenij missing with knees to the body.
Jevgenij misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubaylo can't break the clinch.
Rubaylo tries to break free but Jevgenij pushes him back against the cage.
Jevgenij looking to throw knees to the head but Rubaylo is blocking nicely.
Rubaylo has had enough of the clinch but Jevgenij keeps him there for the moment.
Jevgenij tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubaylo avoids it.
Rubaylo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jevgenij looking to throw knees to the head but Rubaylo is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Rubaylo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rubaylo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jevgenij breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jevgenij tries to clinch
and Rubaylo counters with a left and a right that stings Jevgenij.
Jevgenij throws a body kick that misses.
Jevgenij has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jevgenij misses with a low kick.
Rubaylo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boris Jevgenij has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Rubaylo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jevgenij tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rubaylo counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Jevgenij comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rubaylo 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ivan Rubaylo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Colby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffen Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steffen Hansen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drake Colby!
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, Steffen Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hansen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colby misses with a few strikes there.
Hansen connects with a combination that backs up Colby into the cage. Hansen lands a flurry of punches that gets past Colby's guard. Colby is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Hansen bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffen Hansen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roax Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roax Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Roax Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rett ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Rett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rett looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Rett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rett preventing the sweep.
Rett postures up.
Gracie wants to stand but Rett is controlling the position.
Rett passes into half guard.
Rett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gracie has worked his arm free - good work by Gracie!
Gracie is pushing Rett's head away, looking to escape. Rett manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rett trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Rett is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gracie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rett but great work by Gracie.
Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Rett get back to his feet.
Rett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rett moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Rett throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rett is in Gracie's guard.
Rett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rett wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rett throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rett's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Rett managing to control the position.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Rett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roax Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Rett moved away.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rett tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie throws a low kick but Rett moves out of range easily.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Rett throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Rett wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Rett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Rett.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Gracie catches Rett right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie swings for the body but Rett moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Rett takes one on the button.
Rett ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roax Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rett trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Rett laying and praying for a moment but Gracie takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gracie wants to control the action here but instead Rett manages to pass to full mount!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Rett there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie wants to control but Rett is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Rett is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Still in half guard, Rett seems content to control.
Rett works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rett on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by Rett there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Rett's attempts to control the action.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rett wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie tries to hold on but Rett pushes him away.
Rett looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Rett has control of Gracie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gracie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rett wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie tries to hold on but Rett postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randon Rett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rett back to the cage. Gracie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rett is out of range.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rett is able to avoid easily.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Rett walks into a left hand.
Rett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Rett off balance momentarily.
Rett slips under a jab from Gracie.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Rett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie thows a body kick. Rett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rett avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Rett's head back.
Rett darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Rett 's knee.
Rett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rett misses with a low kick.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Rett moved out of range.
Rett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Randon Rett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett throws a head kick that misses.
Rett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Rett off balance momentarily.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Rett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rett takes one on the button.
Roax Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rett slips under a jab.
A head kick by Rett misses
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Rett moves out of range easily.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rett throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rett.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Rett blocks a low kick nicely.
Rett slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rett somewhat.
Roax Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Rett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rett is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Rett.
Rett misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a body kick.
Rett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rett blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Rett.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Rett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Rett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rett momentarily.
Rett misses with a head kick.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Rett avoids it well.
Rett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Rett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Rett's head but Rett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rett shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Rett saw that one coming.
Rett looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Rett should have avoided that one.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roax Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roax Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitrii Kochegarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vsevolod Vsevolizski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vsevolizski has chosen Грот - Рубежи as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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23
211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitrii Kochegarov!
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, Vsevolod Vsevolizski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochegarov tries to close the distance and clinch but Vsevolizski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kochegarov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kochegarov looks for the body kick but Vsevolizski saw that one coming.
Kochegarov darts in trying to clinch
and Kochegarov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vsevolizski 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.
Vsevolizski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kochegarov looking to control.
Vsevolizski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kochegarov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vsevolizski is controlling him.
Vsevolizski passes into half guard.
Kochegarov is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochegarov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vsevolizski in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vsevolizski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kochegarov circles away quickly and effectively.
Vsevolizski clinches.
Kochegarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vsevolizski avoids it.
Vsevolizski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kochegarov.
Vsevolizski managing to block the knees to the body from Kochegarov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolizski trying to stall but Kochegarov improves his position.
Kochegarov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vsevolizski throws an elbow but it misses.
Vsevolizski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vsevolizski fails to pull guard.
Kochegarov trying to stall but Vsevolizski improves his position.
Vsevolizski managing to block the knees to the body from Kochegarov.
Kochegarov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vsevolizski avoiding damage as Kochegarov throws knees to the body.
Kochegarov is breathing heavily.
Kochegarov lands a knee to the body.
Vsevolizski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kochegarov up against the cage.
Vsevolizski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kochegarov is trying to maintain a safe position but Vsevolizski gets an underhook and turns Kochegarov into the cage.
Vsevolizski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kochegarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vsevolizski avoids it.
Kochegarov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolizski misses with a punch on the inside.
Vsevolizski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kochegarov walks away with a smile on his face. Vsevolizski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dmitrii Kochegarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vsevolod Vsevolizski.
Kochegarov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vsevolizski.
Vsevolizski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vsevolizski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vsevolizski.
Vsevolizski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kochegarov avoids the damage to the body.
Vsevolizski avoiding damage as Kochegarov throws knees to the body.
Vsevolizski throws a punch but it's blocked by Kochegarov.
Kochegarov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vsevolizski avoiding damage as Kochegarov throws knees to the body.
Kochegarov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vsevolizski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vsevolizski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vsevolizski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kochegarov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vsevolod Vsevolizski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vsevolizski moves into the clinch successfully.
Vsevolizski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vsevolizski avoids the elbow strike from Kochegarov, against the cage.
Kochegarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vsevolizski avoids it.
Vsevolizski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kochegarov is trying to keep an underhook but Vsevolizski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vsevolizski is working for a submission of some sort.
Vsevolizski controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vsevolod Vsevolizski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vsevolizski darts in and clinches Kochegarov up against the cage.
Vsevolizski looking to throw knees to the head but Kochegarov is blocking nicely.
Kochegarov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vsevolizski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vsevolizski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vsevolizski has Kochegarov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kochegarov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vsevolizski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kochegarov can't fight it off and eventually Vsevolizski manages to take the fight to the floor. Kochegarov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kochegarov trying to keep a closed guard but Vsevolizski is proving a slippery customer.
Kochegarov has momentary wrist control but Vsevolizski slips an elbow through the middle.
Vsevolizski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vsevolizski pushes down on Kochegarov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kochegarov is trying to control but can't.
Vsevolizski is looking for a kimura here.
Vsevolizski content to control rather than advance.
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.
Vsevolizski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kochegarov defends it well.
Vsevolizski winds up and cracks Kochegarov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vsevolizski gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kochegarov tries to close the distance and clinch but Vsevolizski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kochegarov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vsevolizski counters with a single leg into guard. Kochegarov didn't expect that.
Vsevolizski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolizski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vsevolizski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kochegarov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vsevolizski has Kochegarov in his guard.
Vsevolizski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vsevolizski is looking for a triangle but Kochegarov pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolizski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vsevolizski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kochegarov passes into half guard.
Vsevolizski actively working from the bottom here.
Vsevolizski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kochegarov pulls his head out easily.
Vsevolizski regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vsevolod Vsevolizski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vsevolizski rushes Kochegarov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kochegarov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kochegarov wants to clinch.
Kochegarov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vsevolizski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vsevolizski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vsevolizski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vsevolizski lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vsevolizski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vsevolizski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vsevolizski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kochegarov sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vsevolizski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vsevolizski working Kochegarov over with strikes.
Kochegarov is refusing to be controlled, as Vsevolizski sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolizski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kochegarov sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vsevolizski in particular looking to stall.
Vsevolizski is looking for a kimura but Kochegarov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vsevolizski to get the leverage.
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. Vsevolizski connects with a nice short shot to Kochegarov's temple.
Kochegarov has hold of Vsevolizski's hands but Vsevolizski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vsevolizski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolizski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vsevolizski seems to be looking for submissions.
Vsevolizski controlling the action here.
Vsevolizski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vsevolizski dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolizski stands up from mount. Strange move.
Vsevolizski has Kochegarov up against the cage in a clinch.
Vsevolizski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dmitrii Kochegarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vsevolizski misses with a punch to the body.
Vsevolizski is trying to push Kochegarov away but Kochegarov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kochegarov working Vsevolizski over with knees to the body.
Vsevolizski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kochegarov avoids it.
Kochegarov is trying to push Vsevolizski away but Vsevolizski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kochegarov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vsevolizski blocks an elbow strike from Kochegarov.
Kochegarov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vsevolizski is defending well for now.
Kochegarov prevents Vsevolizski from breaking the clinch.
Kochegarov looking to slow down the pace here.
Vsevolizski missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vsevolod Vsevolizski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vsevolizski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vsevolod Vsevolizski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ullas Aslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Raouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aslan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Agnostic Front - For My Family. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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24
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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149 lbs
0 - 2 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ullas Aslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan Raouf!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raouf rushes Aslan and presses him up against the cage.
Raouf tries to circle away but Aslan has him pinned against the cage.
Raouf tries a body shot but Aslan blocks it.
Raouf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aslan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raouf's efforts to push away.
Aslan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raouf's efforts to push away.
Aslan keeps control of Raouf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aslan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raouf pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aslan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aslan looks up at the clock and then as Raouf takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aslan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Raouf taking a bit of punishment here - Aslan scoring with strikes.
Aslan landing strikes.
Aslan lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslan landing a few strikes.
Aslan lands an elbow.
Raouf is rocked!
Aslan 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.
Aslan working the body and head with strikes.
Raouf is still in real trouble! Can Aslan finish him?
Aslan lands an elbow.
Aslan lands an elbow.
Aslan stands up.
Aslan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aslan drops an elbow to the side of Raouf's head.
Raouf seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aslan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aslan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aslan winds up and cracks Raouf with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Aslan connects with a nice short shot to Raouf's temple.
Ground and pound from Aslan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aslan works his way into full mount!
Raouf looks gassed!
Aslan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Aslan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Raouf takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aslan postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Raouf badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Aslan around the waist but Aslan pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Aslan is the winner by TKO! Aslan jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ullas Aslan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian McIanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marta Szarafin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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19
136 lbs
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18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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, Ian McIanson!
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, Marta Szarafin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szarafin with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling McIanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Szarafin misses with a takedown
and McIanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szarafin misses with a takedown attempt
and McIanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ian McIanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marta Szarafin.
Szarafin closes the distance looking to clinch
and McIanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marta Szarafin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szarafin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling McIanson to counter with a crisp jab.
McIanson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szarafin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Szarafin is fighting off a takedown attempt but McIanson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Szarafin to the mat. Szarafin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
McIanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Szarafin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McIanson has managed to get both his arms back between Szarafin's legs - danger averted.
Szarafin 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.
Szarafin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McIanson is stalling in the full guard.
Szarafin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but McIanson frees his head nicely. Oh but Szarafin has switched to an armbar! McIanson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marta Szarafin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kulczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Zangief has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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287 lbs
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250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zangief!
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, Nikolai Kulczak!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulczak has his takedown stuffed
letting Zangief counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zangief sizes up Kulczak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Nikolai Kulczak has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Zangief.
Kulczak moves to clinch but Zangief breaks away
and Zangief counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulczak stuns Zangief with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zangief misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulczak closes the distance but Zangief moves to the side
enabling Zangief to counter with a crisp jab.
Zangief shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kulczak eats them both and turns towards Zangief to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kulczak moves to clinch but Zangief breaks away
and Zangief counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulczak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zangief counters with a left and a right that stings Kulczak.
Kulczak throws a combination that misses
and Zangief counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulczak tries to clinch
and Zangief counters with a series of strikes. Kulczak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kulczak checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulczak looks to clinch
and Zangief counters with a one-two to the body.
Nikolai Kulczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulczak tries to clinch
and Zangief counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kulczak thinking.
Kulczak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zangief counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kulczak looks gassed!
Kulczak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulczak walks into a jab.
That has opened up Nikolai Kulczak's cut even more.
Kulczak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zangief is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulczak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kulczak tries to sprawl but Zangief drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zangief is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zangief 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.
Zangief controlling the action here.
Zangief working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zangief dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Kulczak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zangief lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The cut above Nikolai Kulczak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kulczak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zangief counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kulczak thinking.
Zangief lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nikolai Kulczak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulczak throws a poor cross that misses
and Zangief counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zangief moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kulczak is breathing heavily.
Zangief shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zangief showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Zangief is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulczak pushes Zangief off looking to stand but Zangief dives back in and keeps control.
Zangief has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zangief will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zangief controlling his opponent.
Zangief swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kulczak is now in Zangief's guard. A big mistake from Zangief there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is adopting a defensive guard.
Zangief pushes Kulczak off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kulczak shoots and misses
and Zangief counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulczak closes the distance but Zangief moves to the side
and Zangief counters with a straight right hand.
Zangief cracks Kulczak with an open hand slap.
Nikolai Kulczak's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zangief throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kulczak tries to clinch up
and Zangief counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zangief is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulczak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zangief counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kulczak walks into a stiff left hand from Zangief.
Kulczak wants to clinch
and Zangief counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivan Zangief is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulczak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zangief dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Kulczak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zangief tried to score with a low kick but Kulczak checks it.
Kulczak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zangief counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulczak needs to keep his hands up - Zangief had a free shot at his head there.
Kulczak tries to clinch but Zangief moves away
and Zangief counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zangief performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kulczak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kulczak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zangief is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zangief passes into half guard.
Zangief perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ivan Zangief is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikolai Kulczak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Zangief!
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