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RCD 34: Russian Combat PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antony Siver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Perciwall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antony Siver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Perciwall!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siver throws a head kick but Perciwall moves out of range.
Perciwall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perciwall wants it to stay on the feet.
Siver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perciwall circles away.
Perciwall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perciwall tries a head kick but it misses.
Siver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Perciwall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siver looks for a takedown but Perciwall sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antony Siver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perciwall throws a lazy head kick
and Siver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Siver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perciwall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Siver shoots in and drives through. Perciwall sprawls well.
Perciwall throws a head kick but Siver moves out of range.
Siver shoots in and gets a takedown into Perciwall's guard.
Siver prevents Perciwall from getting back to his feet.
Siver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siver engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antony Siver wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Siver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Antony Siver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siver is breathing heavily.
Perciwall misses with a two punch combination.
Perciwall throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Siver is defended easily by Perciwall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siver throws a sloppy head kick
and Perciwall counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Perciwall looking to finish!
Siver is rocked!
Perciwall wants to pass the guard but Siver is keeping the position.
Oh Siver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perciwall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Perciwall wants to get up but he can't break Siver's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Siver seems to have got his legs back now.
Siver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perciwall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Siver wants to stand up but Perciwall is controlling him.
Siver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perciwall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siver shoots in for a takedown but Perciwall shows good takedown defense.
Perciwall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perciwall misses with the combination.
Siver tries to clinch but Perciwall moves away
and Siver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perciwall throws a right hand that Siver ducks under and follows up with a left that Siver also avoids with ease.
Siver could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Perciwall throws a sloppy head kick and Siver moves out of range easily.
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.
Siver tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Perciwall.
Siver throws a head kick but Perciwall moves out of range.
Siver blocks a head kick by Perciwall.
Perciwall fails to land with a series of punches.
Siver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perciwall's waist but Perciwall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Siver off to one side.
Perciwall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siver.
No joy there for Perciwall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perciwall misses with a head kick.
No luck for Siver with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Perciwall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perciwall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Siver backs up against the cage.
Siver thows a leg kick but Perciwall checks it
and Perciwall counters with a one-two to the body.
Siver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Siver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Perciwall misses
and Siver counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Siver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Perciwall slaps away a takedown attempt from Siver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Siver avoids the head kick by Perciwall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siver dives in and grabs Perciwall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perciwall pushes down on Siver's head and hops out.
Siver blocks a head kick by Perciwall.
Perciwall misses with a straight left.
Siver closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as Siver stalls from top position.
Siver throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Perciwall parries the strikes from Siver easily there. Siver is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perciwall to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Siver is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Perciwall wants to get back to his feet but Siver is dominant here and he's now got Perciwall's back!
Siver controls the action.
Perciwall is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siver controls the position.
Siver looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Perciwall taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antony Siver!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cowboy Henry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Impaler misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Impaler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Henry successfully pulls guard.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Henry wants to sweep here but The Impaler controlling him for the moment.
Henry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Henry.
The Impaler is in a horrible position here. Henry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Henry avoids the attempt from The Impaler to control.
Henry with good strikes from the mount here!
Henry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but The Impaler manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Impaler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The Impaler is trying to control Henry's posture but Henry avoids it.
The Impaler is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Impaler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Impaler prevents Henry from moving into mount.
Henry working away.
Henry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
The Impaler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Impaler gets back to half guard.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler is positioning himself well to prevent Henry advancing to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Impaler has hold of Henry's hands but Henry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Henry is thwarting The Impaler's attempts to control the position.
The Impaler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
The Impaler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of The Impaler's head.
The Impaler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henry trying to mount his opponent but The Impaler defends it.
Henry prevents The Impaler from improving his position.
The Impaler taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry working The Impaler over with strikes.
The Impaler wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Impaler taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Impaler defending well though.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Impaler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Impaler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Impaler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
The Impaler is trying to maintain the position but Henry is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry working The Impaler over with strikes.
The Impaler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry trying to pass the guard but The Impaler defending well.
The Impaler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry moves nicely into side control.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on The Impaler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henry scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henry cracks The Impaler with a big elbow.
Henry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Impaler is rocked!
The Impaler is breathing heavily.
Henry lands a strong strike to the head of The Impaler. That's dazed him! Henry looking to finish here. The Impaler is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Henry lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cowboy Henry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Bartrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vernon Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bartrov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid jabs Bartrov right on the nose. Bartrov blinks but takes it well.
Reid cracks Bartrov with an open hand slap.
Bartrov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartrov swinging wildly here.
Reid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reid throws a head kick that misses
and Bartrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bartrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reid is keeping the position for now.
Bartrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bartrov won't allow Reid to get back to his feet.
Bartrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartrov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Reid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Reid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Reid!
Reid decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bartrov to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartrov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reid darts in and clinches Bartrov up against the cage.
Bartrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Bartrov fails to land.
Reid wants to break free but Bartrov has control.
Reid prevents Bartrov from breaking the clinch.
Reid is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartrov has double underhooks.
Bartrov tries to circle away but Reid has him pinned against the cage.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Reid prevents a body shot from Bartrov.
Reid is trying to push Bartrov away but Bartrov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartrov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Bartrov blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Bartrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Bartrov is controlling him.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bartrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Bartrov has him pressed against the cage.
Bartrov misses with some punches.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reid blocking some punches.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Bartrov has him pressed against the cage.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Bartrov is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Reid.
Bartrov tries to work over Reid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reid is trying to break free.
Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bartrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartrov.
Reid throws a combination that misses
and Bartrov counters with a good low kick that Reid was not able to check.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Bartrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Reid should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reid throws a right hand that Bartrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartrov also avoids with ease.
Bartrov tries to bum rush Reid with a series of wild strikes but Reid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartrov tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reid throws a right hand that Bartrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartrov also avoids with ease.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid throws a one two combo.
Reid feints a jab promting Bartrov to slip. Reid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bartrov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reid gets a clinch.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Bartrov blocks with his arms.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bartrov - that landed with a thud.
Reid wants to break free but Bartrov has control.
Bartrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Bartrov has him pressed against the cage.
Bartrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid is working the combinations to good effect here.
Reid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Bartrov is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Bartrov fails to land.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid lands an uppercut.
Bartrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid blocking some punches.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid wants to get back to striking at distance but Bartrov won't allow it.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Bartrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bartrov has him pressed against the cage.
Reid is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartrov has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid keeps control of Bartrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid is trying to push Bartrov away but Bartrov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid can't break the clinch.
Bartrov misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Reid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartrov.
Bartrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Bartrov.
Reid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartrov.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Bartrov.
Bartrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Vernon Reid has been cut.
Reid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bartrov.
Bartrov is rocked!
Reid steps in with a hook that catches Bartrov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Reid follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bartrov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vernon Reid!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Krasowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Porunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krasowsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Under the Knife. Ilya Porunov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Krasowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Porunov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasowsky scores a takedown into full mount!
Porunov tries to lock up and control but Krasowsky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krasowsky takes Porunov's back.
Porunov fending off the submission attempt from Krasowsky.
Porunov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Porunov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krasowsky is cranking Porunov's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Porunov! He's tightened the choke and Porunov is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dylan Krasowsky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salman Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad's entrance music is Eazy-E - Gimme Dat Nut . A fine choice. Ariel Piechocki struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ariel Piechocki looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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187 lbs
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salman Ahmad!
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, Ariel Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmad moves into the clinch.
Ahmad pulls Piechocki into guard.
Piechocki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Piechocki content to stall in guard here.
Ahmad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Piechocki being controlled here momentarily.
Piechocki trying to control but Ahmad is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ariel Piechocki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ahmad moves into the clinch.
Ahmad avoiding damage.
Piechocki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ahmad for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Piechocki wants a takedown but no success here.
Ahmad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Salman Ahmad.
Ahmad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Piechocki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Piechocki looks gassed!
Ahmad wants to get back to full guard.
Ahmad is working hard here to advance position.
Piechocki is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ahmad reverses the position - he's now on top in Piechocki's guard.
Ahmad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ahmad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahmad forces his way into half guard.
Ahmad lands with a punch from half guard.
Ahmad not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad moves into full mount! Piechocki won't be happy about that!
Ahmad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ahmad raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ahmad landing shots from mount.
Ahmad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ahmad with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Piechocki is rocked!
Ahmad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Piechocki is still in real trouble! Can Ahmad finish him?
Piechocki takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ahmad's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salman Ahmad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
175 lbs
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22
180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Henry getting side control.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henry 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.
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. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
Green pushes Henry off looking to stand but Henry dives back in and keeps control.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green has hold of Henry's hands but Henry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
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. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
Green is trying to stand.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Green taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry prevents Green from standing back up.
Green on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henry 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.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henry winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Green tries to kick Henry off but Henry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Green is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Green is still in real trouble! Can Henry finish him?
Green looks gassed!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Henry landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Henry.
Green is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Henry landing shots from mount.
Henry lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Green! Henry sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Green and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dunch Henry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ah comes to the cage accompanied by Drivin South. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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173 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Ah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drwal misses with a takedown attempt
and Ah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drwal's knee momentarily.
Drwal looks gassed!
Drwal blocks a leg kick.
Drwal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ah.
Ah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ah tries to close the distance and clinch but Drwal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drwal circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drwal's knee momentarily.
Ah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ah swings for the body but Drwal moves out of range.
Drwal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ah.
Ah wants to clinch up but Drwal keeps it at a distance.
Ah tries to clinch up but Drwal circles away and keeps his distance.
Drwal checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ah tries to clinch but Drwal is having none of it.
Ah moves in looking to clinch but Drwal pushes him off.
Ah tries to clinch up but Drwal circles away and keeps his distance.
Ah throws a head kick that misses
and Drwal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ah has Drwal pulled in close to control his posture.
Drwal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ah is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Drwal, into his guard.
Drwal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drwal working for a triangle but Ah defends it easily.
Ah content to stall in guard here.
Ah tries to free his leg and advance position but Drwal is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ah controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drwal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drwal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ah controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drwal manages to avoid it.
Ah is looking to score with low kicks.
Drwal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ah.
Ah throws a push kick but Drwal slaps the foot to one side.
Ah swings for the body but Drwal moves out of range.
Ah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drwal counters with a shoot takedown. Ah fights it but they end up in guard.
Ah pulls Drwal in close to prevent any damage.
Ah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drwal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ah is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Drwal, into his guard.
Ah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ah is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Drwal.
Ah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drwal on the ground.
Drwal is looking for a sweep.
Drwal is breathing heavily.
Ah is looking to take a break and control but Drwal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drwal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drwal actively working from the bottom here.
Drwal actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Ah 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.
Drwal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drwal looking for submissions off his back.
Ah sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ah is trying to control the action in half guard but Drwal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Ah 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drwal tries to get to full guard but Ah has control of the leg.
We're going to have a standup here because Mr Ah wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drwal counters with a shoot takedown. Ah fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomasz Drwal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drwal keeps the fight on the outside.
Drwal with a poor takedown
and Ah finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drwal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drwal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ah. Drwal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ah scores with a push kick.
Ah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drwal manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ah, right into the meat.
Drwal swats away the attempt to clinch by Ah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ah jabs at Drwal's body.
Ah throws the kick towards the body but Drwal avoids it.
Ah connects with a leg kick. Drwal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Ah tenderised Drwal's leg. Drwal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ah throws a front kick that sends Drwal stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ah wants to clinch.
Ah misses with a body kick.
Drwal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drwal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ah is looking to wear down Drwal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drwal manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ah is looking to clinch.
Ah throws the left hand but Drwal avoids the punch easily.
Drwal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ah misses with a hook.
Ah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ah catches Drwal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Ah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ah 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Ah!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanrosch Timoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes into the arena with Give My Bullet Back blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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21
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kanrosch Timoshenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timoshenko looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Timoshenko counter with a right hand.
Li tries for a takedown but Timoshenko circles away easily
and Timoshenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Li has his takedown stuffed
and Timoshenko counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Li with a poor takedown
and Timoshenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timoshenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Li back to the cage. Timoshenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like James Li has been cut.
Li has his takedown stuffed
and Timoshenko counters with a crisp one two that drops Li! Timoshenko thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Li to his feet! Li is in big trouble!
Li is breathing heavily.
Li misses with a takedown
and Timoshenko counters with a body kick that stops Li in his tracks momentarily.
Timoshenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Li. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice leg kick lands there from Timoshenko.
Timoshenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoshenko connects with a leg kick. Li looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Li has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Li there as he acknowledges the shot.
Timoshenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Timoshenko thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Timoshenko swinging wildly here.
Timoshenko drops Li with a beautiful combination! Li stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Timoshenko is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timoshenko has managed to clinch.
Timoshenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Timoshenko pushes Li back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James Li's cut is getting worse.
Timoshenko breaks from the clinch.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Timoshenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Timoshenko manages to break the clinch.
Timoshenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Timoshenko thows a body kick. Li tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Timoshenko cracks Li with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
James Li's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Timoshenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Li tries for a takedown but Timoshenko circles away easily
and Timoshenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Li shoots and misses
and Timoshenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Timoshenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Li had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Timoshenko tries to land a front kick but Li steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Timoshenko lands the left hand.
Timoshenko lands the left hand.
Timoshenko digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko looks for the body kick but Li saw that one coming.
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Timoshenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Timoshenko.
Nice body punch from Timoshenko - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timoshenko.
A right handed body shot lands from Timoshenko.
A short right from Timoshenko on the inside.
Timoshenko lands with a light punch inside.
Timoshenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Timoshenko scores with a shot to the side of Li's head.
Jeez, James Li's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Li changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Timoshenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Li wants to clinch but Timoshenko slips to the side
and Timoshenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Timoshenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timoshenko sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Timoshenko darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
Li being controlled against the cage.
Li is trying to drag Timoshenko to the mat but Timoshenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Timoshenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Timoshenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li looking for a takedown.
Timoshenko breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li fails with the takedown
and Timoshenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Timoshenko throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanrosch Timoshenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Li's cut.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Li fails with the takedown
letting Timoshenko counter with a right hand.
Li drives through with a takedown into guard.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Timoshenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li prevents Timoshenko from getting back to his feet.
Li trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li drops back, looking for a kneebar! Timoshenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Timoshenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Timoshenko!
Timoshenko decides to stand back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Timoshenko. Li shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Timoshenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to move into range but Timoshenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Timoshenko lunges at Li with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li's hand.
Timoshenko jabs at Li's body.
Timoshenko works over Li's head and body with a nice combination.
Timoshenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Timoshenko scores with a shot to the side of Li's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Li's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kanrosch Timoshenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Eenmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eenmaa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heaven Shall Burn - Endzeit. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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201 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
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185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Eenmaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eenmaa misses with a looping left.
Eenmaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emelianenko clinches up against the cage.
Eenmaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eenmaa fails to pull guard.
Eenmaa blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eenmaa counters with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Eenmaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Eenmaa slips to the side
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Eenmaa slips to the side
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Eenmaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eenmaa counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eenmaa throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Eenmaa counters with a series of strikes. Emelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Eenmaa counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eenmaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Eenmaa moves away
and Eenmaa counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko.
Eenmaa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Eenmaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Eenmaa was well out of range.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Eenmaa breaks away
and Eenmaa counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Eenmaa slips to the side
and Eenmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Eenmaa moves away
letting Eenmaa counter with a right hand.
Eenmaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Eenmaa slaps the foot to one side.
Emelianenko works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eenmaa. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Eenmaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Eenmaa moves away
and Eenmaa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eenmaa is able to avoid easily.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Eenmaa circles away.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Eenmaa counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Eenmaa is just out of range.
Eenmaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Emelianenko rushes Eenmaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eenmaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eenmaa tries to pull guard but Emelianenko won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Eenmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko has Eenmaa pushed against the cage.
Eenmaa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Emelianenko smiles and moves away.
Emelianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eenmaa rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mirko Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Eenmaa with a series of wild strikes but Eenmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Eenmaa moves to the side
and Eenmaa counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Eenmaa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Emelianenko smiles and moves away.
Aleksandr Eenmaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Eenmaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a head kick. Eenmaa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Aleksandr Eenmaa has been cut.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Eenmaa jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emelianenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
enabling Eenmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Eenmaa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a series of strikes. Emelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Eenmaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Eenmaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eenmaa looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Eenmaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eenmaa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Eenmaa.
Emelianenko throws a nice head kick!
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
enabling Eenmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Eenmaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eenmaa shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well. He's pushed Eenmaa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Eenmaa.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
enabling Eenmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Eenmaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Eenmaa breaks away
and Eenmaa counters with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Eenmaa breaks away
and Eenmaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eenmaa fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Eenmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eenmaa.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eenmaa is defending well for now.
Eenmaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eenmaa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eenmaa prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eenmaa dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eenmaa with a hook.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Eenmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Eenmaa moves away
and Eenmaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eenmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Eenmaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Eenmaa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eenmaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Eenmaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Eenmaa tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Eenmaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eenmaa catches Emelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Eenmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eenmaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko rushes Eenmaa and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eenmaa.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko presses Eenmaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Eenmaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eenmaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eenmaa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Eenmaa backwards.
Emelianenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eenmaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Eenmaa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eenmaa.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Eenmaa breaks away
and Eenmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eenmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eenmaa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Eenmaa blocks it.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Emelianenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Eenmaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eenmaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Eenmaa circles away.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Eenmaa moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eenmaa.
Emelianenko pushes Eenmaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eenmaa backwards.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
letting Eenmaa counter with a right hand.
Eenmaa blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eenmaa counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Eenmaa shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eenmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Eenmaa breaks away
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eenmaa backs up against the cage.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eenmaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Eenmaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko lands a head kick. Eenmaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Eenmaa moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Eenmaa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko clobbers Eenmaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eenmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eenmaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eenmaa counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Eenmaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Eenmaa moves to the side
and Eenmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eenmaa avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Eenmaa throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Eenmaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Eenmaa blocks it.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Eenmaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eenmaa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Eenmaa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eenmaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eenmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eenmaa lands with a shot to the body.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eenmaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Eenmaa moves to the side
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Eenmaa slips to the side
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eenmaa. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Eenmaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eenmaa connects with a body shot.
Eenmaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Eenmaa moves to the side
and Eenmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Eenmaa slips to the side
and Eenmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Eenmaa slips to the side
and Eenmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Eenmaa moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a straight right hand.
Eenmaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Eenmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eenmaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eenmaa counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Eenmaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Eenmaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Eenmaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Eenmaa moves out of range.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Eenmaa slips to the side
and Eenmaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Eenmaa breaks away
and Eenmaa counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Eenmaa had his way with Mirko Emelianenko in that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Eenmaa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko scores with a push kick.
Emelianenko lands a really nice looking cross but Eenmaa seems unphased.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko throws a front kick that sends Eenmaa stumbling back into the cage.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Eenmaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eenmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eenmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Eenmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Eenmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Eenmaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eenmaa blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Eenmaa misses its intended target.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Eenmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Eenmaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Eenmaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Emelianenko.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelianenko. That's going to slow Eenmaa down.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eenmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with the body kick
and Eenmaa counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eenmaa blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Eenmaa moves away
and Eenmaa counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Eenmaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Eenmaa breaks away
enabling Eenmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
letting Eenmaa counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Eenmaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Eenmaa moves to the side
and Eenmaa counters with a straight right hand.
Eenmaa blocks a leg kick.
Eenmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eenmaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Eenmaa breaks away
and Eenmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eenmaa.
Eenmaa avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eenmaa cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
Eenmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Eenmaa counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Emelianenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eenmaa doesn't seem phased though.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Eenmaa back into the cage.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the side of Eenmaa's head.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Eenmaa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Emelianenko smiles and moves away.
Eenmaa throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aleksandr Eenmaa.
I think Eenmaa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Eenmaa!
Aleksandr Eenmaa retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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