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CCL 185 Grand Tourney: Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and courtney Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, courtney Drake!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake lands a high kick!
Capone dives in and grabs Drake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drake pushes down on Capone's head and hops out.
Drake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Capone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Capone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Drake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Capone defends it well.
Drake seems to be looking for submissions.
Capone tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Drake stands up and beckons Capone to join him on the feet.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Capone has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Capone wants to stall.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake throws an elbow that misses.
Capone looking to stall.
Capone lands a damaging elbow.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Capone blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Capone.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake letting Capone take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drake.
Capone is looking to control Drake's arms but Drake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Capone has his back to the cage.
Drake tries to pull guard but Capone holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake looks gassed!
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Capone stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Capone.
Capone shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Capone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Capone.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Capone is blocking nicely.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drake takes an elbow to the temple.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Capone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Capone tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
Capone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capone really is a fat lump.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capone connects with a knee to the head.
Capone stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Capone.
Capone stalling.
Capone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Capone lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone controlling the action here for a moment.
Capone lands a knee to the body.
Capone connects with a knee to the head.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Capone smiles and moves away.
Capone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Capone closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
Capone is pushing Drake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Capone lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Capone.
Capone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Capone stalling in the clinch.
Capone lands a knee to the body.
Capone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Capone seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Don Capone.
Capone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake closes the distance and clinches up with Capone, looking for a takedown. Drake pushes Capone against the cage but Capone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Don Capone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of courtney Drake.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drake enables Capone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drake manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capone trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Capone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Capone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Capone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Capone.
Capone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Capone shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Drake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Capone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Capone tries to lock up and control but Drake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Capone shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Capone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Capone doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Capone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters with a head kick.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Capone has his takedown stuffed
and Drake counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Capone circles away.
No luck for Capone with that takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Capone enables Drake to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Capone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Drake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Drake scores with a head kick. Capone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Capone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Capone wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Don Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Capone.
Drake is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Capone's half guard.
Drake tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Capone.
Capone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drake is working away from the top position though.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drake tries to stand but can't do so whilst Capone controls his leg.
Drake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Capone is just riding it out for now. Drake eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone trying to hold on to Drake's head to control him but Drake postures up.
Capone tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Capone is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Capone trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
courtney Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Capone closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Capone pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Capone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Capone's guard.
Capone looking to control.
Drake stands up from Capone's guard - Drake perhaps looking for a knockout.
Capone tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Capone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drake avoids the strikes from the bottom by Capone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Capone has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Drake but great work by Capone.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Capone drags him back down.
Capone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Drake is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Capone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Capone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drake is avoiding damage well.
Capone prevents Drake from escaping the position.
Capone wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Capone looks up at the clock and then as Drake takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Capone smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Capone landing strikes.
Capone trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Drake is not content to let Capone control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Capone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drake is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Capone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Capone advances nicely into full mount.
Capone tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Capone is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drake is surviving well by controlling Capone's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
courtney Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... courtney Drake!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juninho Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by 115. Juninho Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juninho Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Petrov shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie has his feet on Petrov's thighs here. He's pushed Petrov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Petrov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juninho Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Zrinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dobryi Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikola Zrinski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikola Zrinski!
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, Dobryi Dag!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooh a lovely combination from Dag sends Zrinski down but not out. Dag dives into side control looking to finish.
Zrinski is rocked!
It looks like Nikola Zrinski has been cut.
Zrinski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oh Zrinski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dag is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zrinski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zrinski seems to have got his legs back now.
Dag tries for a kimura but Zrinski is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dag wants to control but Zrinski is keeping him busy.
Zrinski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dag.
The ground and pound from Dag seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zrinski is looking to reverse the position.
Dag is working to tighten is grip on Zrinski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Zrinski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dag is really squeezing tight and eventually Zrinski passes out! Dag breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dobryi Dag!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Kaltova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasper Kaltova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jasper Kaltova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaltova closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seagal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaltova shoots and misses
and Seagal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seagal throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kaltova tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Seagal is in Kaltova's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seagal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaltova wants to sweep here but Seagal controlling him for the moment.
Kaltova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seagal looking to pass the guard.
Seagal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Seagal pushes down on Kaltova's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kaltova pushes Seagal off but Seagal dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kaltova!
Seagal looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Seagal with a couple of short strikes.
Seagal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kaltova is surviving well by controlling Seagal's body position as best he can.
Kaltova tries to lock up and control but Seagal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Kaltova that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kaltova to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kaltova shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kaltova hang on?
Seagal looking to finish Kaltova with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaltova!
The referee warns Kaltova that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kaltova wants to control but Seagal is having none of it.
Seagal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Seagal loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kaltova scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Seagal land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Seagal stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Seagal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Jermaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi has chosen Nekromantix - Cave Canem as his entrance music. Thor Davi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jared Jermaine!
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, Thor Davi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jermaine misses with a takedown attempt
and Davi counters with a stiff right hand.
Jermaine misses with a takedown
and Davi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davi. That's going to slow Jermaine down.
A jab from Davi finds it's way through Jermaine's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jermaine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Davi counter with a right hand.
Jermaine is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Jermaine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jermaine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jermaine is breathing heavily.
Davi ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Jermaine out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor Davi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sybert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sybert has chosen Victory as his entrance music. Ari Sybert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Hart's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Hart!
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, Ari Sybert!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sybert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sybert stuffs the takedown attempt from Hart. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Sybert throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sybert counters with a left to the body.
Sybert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Sybert.
Ari Sybert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sybert throws a head kick that misses
and Hart counters with a head kick. That will keep Sybert thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sybert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sybert tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sybert throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Sybert throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Sybert tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sybert!
It looks like Ryan Hart has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart shoots in for a double leg but Sybert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Sybert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hart's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hart fails with the takedown
and Sybert counters with a head kick. That will keep Hart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sybert misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sybert connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sybert misses with a head kick.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sybert sprawls well. Sybert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Sybert. That snapped Hart's head back.
Sybert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart moves out of range as Sybert strikes.
Sybert tries a head kick but it misses.
Sybert lands a jab to the head.
Sybert scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sybert - just one landing.
Sybert throws a lazy head kick
and Hart counters with a head kick. That will keep Sybert thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice defenses there by Hart.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sybert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Sybert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hart slips under a jab.
Hart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sybert.
Sybert throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sybert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hart tries to clinch up
and Sybert counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hart wants to clinch
and Sybert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hart thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sybert throws a head kick that misses
and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Sybert fights it but they end up in guard.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
Sybert is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sybert keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Sybert is adopting a defensive guard.
Sybert is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to improve his position but Sybert is controlling well.
Sybert looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hart wants to control but Sybert passes into side.
Hart is looking to regain half guard here but Sybert keeps moving and retains side control.
Sybert moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sybert wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Sybert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sybert 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Sybert!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon McCarty struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.0lbs 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. Jon McCarty looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jhon Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McCarty looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Winchester is working for a kimura but McCarty is defending it quite comfortably.
McCarty is not content to let Winchester control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McCarty is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhon Winchester!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Kafka 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
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, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kafka circles away.
Kafka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kafka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyson's calf.
Tyson tries to clinch but Kafka moves away
and Kafka counters with a nice leg kick.
Kafka lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
Kafka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kafka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kafka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kafka.
Kafka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyson has time to react.
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson tries to clinch but Kafka is having none of it.
Viktor Kafka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kafka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kafka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kafka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
A jab from Kafka finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kafka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kafka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheers as Kafka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Kafka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tyson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tyson looks to clinch
and Kafka counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kafka.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kafka lands the left hand.
Kafka lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Kafka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kafka lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kafka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Kafka stalling in the clinch.
Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kafka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kafka stalling in the clinch but Tyson improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Kafka.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kafka blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Kafka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kafka avoids it.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Kafka blocks with his arms.
Tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kafka avoids it.
Kafka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Kafka blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyson obliges.
Kafka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyson up against the cage.
Tyson lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka has Tyson pressed against the cage.
Tyson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kafka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson taking a breather.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kafka.
Kafka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kafka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Kafka is blocking nicely.
Kafka is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kafka has his back to the cage.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Kafka blocks it.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Kafka blocks it.
Kafka just leaning against Tyson, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kafka blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyson stalling in the clinch.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Kafka blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kafka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kafka looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kafka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kafka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson misses with a knee strike.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kafka has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Kafka lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kafka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kafka scores with the left hand. Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyson tries to clinch but Kafka is having none of it.
Tyson looks to clinch
and Kafka counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kafka counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson moves to clinch but Kafka breaks away
and Kafka counters with a two punch combo.
Kafka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kafka punishes Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tyson looks to clinch
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kafka, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Kafka.
Kafka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Viktor Kafka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kafka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kafka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kafka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kafka.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kafka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kafka.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Kafka circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Kafka does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kafka, right into the meat.
Tyson takes one on the button.
Kafka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyson on the side of the head.
Kafka scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kafka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kafka lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kafka lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kafka.
Nice shot by Kafka.
Jab from Kafka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Kafka lands a jab to the head.
Kafka tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kafka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyson scrambles back to his feet.
Kafka scores with a shot to the body.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Kafka had a free shot at his head there.
Kafka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kafka with a nice cross.
Tyson wants to clinch
and Kafka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kafka connects with a solid leg kick.
Kafka cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Kafka has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kafka looking to stall.
Kafka avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka scores with a hook to the body.
Kafka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyson up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kafka.
Tyson taking a breather.
Kafka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kafka avoids the damage to the body.
Kafka slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kafka blocks it with crossed arms.
Kafka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kafka is defending well for now.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyson misses with a knee strike.
Tyson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kafka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kafka managing to block the knees to the body from Tyson.
Kafka taking a breather.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kafka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kafka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Kafka is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kafka as he connects with a hook.
Kafka scores with a hook to the body. Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kafka swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Kafka avoids it well.
Kafka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyson closes the distance but Kafka moves to the side
and Kafka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kafka lands with a good body shot.
Kafka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyson under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kafka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kafka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kafka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Good exchange - Kafka coming out on top.
Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Kafka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyson's calf.
Kafka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheers as Kafka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Kafka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kafka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kafka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kafka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kafka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kafka digs a good body shot into Tyson's ribs.
Kafka throws out a powerful jab.
Nice jab there from Kafka.
Kafka lands a head shot.
Tyson is rocked!
Kafka lands with a shot to the body.
Kafka works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Kafka lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kafka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tyson eats them both and turns towards Kafka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kafka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Kafka.
Kafka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kafka lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Kafka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kafka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kafka, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Kafka.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kafka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kafka pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for Kafka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyson gets an underhook and turns Kafka into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tyson misses with a knee strike.
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kafka blocks it with crossed arms.
Kafka is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
Kafka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kafka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Kafka blocks it.
Viktor Kafka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyson trying to stall but Kafka improves his position.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kafka blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Kafka tries to tie him up.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kafka avoids the damage to the body.
Kafka pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Kafka tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kafka works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kafka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kafka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kafka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's entrance music is Dale Oliver - Not A Stranger To (The) Danger. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Reva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reva misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reva shoots and misses
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reva dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Reva didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reva misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Reva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reva misses with a takedown attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko jabs at Reva's body.
Reva shoots in and bounces Emelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Reva isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
Reva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reva drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Reva off! Reva jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Reva is controlling him.
Reva tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reva on the ground.
Reva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reva drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Reva off! Reva jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reva drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Reva off! Reva jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is looking to stand back up but Reva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Emelianenko.
Reva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Emelianenko tries to kick Reva off but Reva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Emelianenko tries to kick Reva off in order to stand up. Reva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emelianenko is trying to buck Reva off.
Reva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emelianenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Emelianenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reva has hold of Emelianenko's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Emelianenko seems comfortable defending it but Reva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Emelianenko is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Emelianenko is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Reva couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Reva! Alexander Reva retains his heavyweight title!
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