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PCL 51: Battle of Chaeronea PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oskari Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Firestarter. Nothing has chosen Vegan Reich - The Way It Is as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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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
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oskari Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nothing. That did some damage!
Nothing has his takedown stuffed
and Jokinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nothing gets a clinch.
Nothing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
It looks like All or Nothing has been cut.
Jokinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with the ground and pound.
Jokinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control the position but Nothing is working away.
Nothing has one of Jokinen's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Nothing gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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.
Nothing makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nothing.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.
Nothing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen preventing the sweep.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Nothing is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body kick there by Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jokinen rushes Nothing and presses him up against the cage.
Nothing avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Nothing blocks with his arms.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nothing's face.
Nice elbow from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Nothing blocks with his arms.
Nothing jumps guard but Jokinen stands there with Nothing around his waist. Nothing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nothing blocks an uppercut.
Nothing fails to pull guard.
Oskari Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of All or Nothing.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nothing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Jokinen has hold of one of Nothing's legs. Nothing is fighting the takedown attempt but Jokinen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskari Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on All or Nothing's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nothing has Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nothing stalling the fight.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Nothing controls the action.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Nothing blocks it.
Nothing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nothing manages to pull guard.
Nothing looking for a sweep. Not yet Nothing, not yet.
Jokinen postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Nothing is retaining full guard.
Nothing looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jokinen passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Nothing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nothing trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
All or Nothing has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nothing clinches up with Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nothing checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen drives through and clinches with Nothing against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jokinen smiles and moves away.
Nothing darts in and clinches Jokinen up against the cage.
Nothing managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Nothing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jokinen walks away with a smile on his face. Nothing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jokinen clinches with his opponent.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nothing clinches up against the cage.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to push Nothing away but Nothing has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Jokinen.
Nothing has Jokinen pressed against the cage, preventing Jokinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jokinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nothing avoids it.
Nothing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jokinen walks away with a smile on his face. Nothing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oskari Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of All or Nothing.
Nothing rushes Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Nothing moves into the clinch.
Jokinen can't break the clinch.
Nothing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jokinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskari Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on All or Nothing's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nothing rushes Jokinen and presses him up against the cage.
Nothing jumps guard.
Nothing working a defensive guard here.
Nothing is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jokinen won't allow Nothing to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nothing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. All or Nothing wasn't active enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nothing drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Nothing controlling from the top position.
Jokinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nothing wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Oskari Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Nothing postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. All or Nothing was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nothing.
Jokinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nothing's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nothing misses with a looping right.
Nothing shoots in and gets a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Nothing from controlling successfully.
Nothing controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but Nothing is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nothing trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. All or Nothing wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nothing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oskari Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nothing moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
All or Nothing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nothing's sensitive parts.
Nothing moves into range and clinches up with Jokinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
All or Nothing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jokinen 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskari Jokinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anigilyator Usurpator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jam comes to the cage accompanied by Transylvania. Bob Jam could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anigilyator Usurpator's chin.
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142 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Jam!
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, Anigilyator Usurpator!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam misses with a straight right.
Usurpator slips a straight right by Jam.
Jam misses the jab.
Usurpator on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Usurpator shoots and misses
and Jam counters with a stiff right hand.
Usurpator is rocked!
Jam closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Usurpator out cold! Usurpator corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Jam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alikai Drustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid has chosen Don't Save Us From The Flames as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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200 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alikai Drustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mad Reid!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drustav throws a low kick but Reid avoids it.
A big right from Reid misses.
Reid misses with a shot to the body
and Drustav counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reid looks gassed!
Drustav lands a jab to Reid's midsection.
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!
Nice combo by Drustav! Oh, that's hurt him - Reid falls to the canvas and Drustav follows him into side control.
Reid is rocked!
It looks like Mad Reid has been cut.
Drustav lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reid is still in real trouble! Can Drustav finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drustav controlling from side mount.
Drustav has an Americana. Reid didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Drustav is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Drustav hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alikai Drustav!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Shining Down" by Lupe Fiasco kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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138 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ren Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Snegov circles away easily
and Snegov scores with a counter punch that sends Gracie to the canvas! Snegov smells blood - he's punishing Gracie with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gracie has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Snegov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxwell Smart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrant shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smart napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Durrant wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smart, who protects the arm well.
Durrant is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smart manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smart prevents Durrant from improving his position.
Smart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Durrant is just riding it out for now. Smart eventually gives up the hold.
Smart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant is defending against the submission attempts here by Smart.
Durrant trying to hold on to Smart's head to control him but Smart postures up.
Smart looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Durrant wants to control but Smart is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Durrant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smart.
Durrant trying to hold on to Smart's head to control him but Smart postures up.
Smart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durrant defending well though.
Smart is trying to control the action in half guard but Durrant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durrant's head.
Durrant is refusing to be controlled, as Smart sits in half guard.
Durrant won't allow Smart to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart is just content to waste time from the top position. Durrant takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smart tries to free his leg and advance position but Durrant is retaining full guard.
Smart trying to control but Durrant is working from the bottom.
Smart postures up.
Smart is looking to work some ground and pound but Durrant has wrist control.
Durrant controls Smart momentarily but Smart frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Durrant keeping full guard, as Smart tries to pass.
Smart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smart drops back, looking for a kneebar! Durrant looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Durrant looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Durrant!
Durrant tries for a kimura but Smart is defending well.
Durrant working away.
Smart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durrant gets to mount! Smart was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Durrant looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Durrant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Smart scores with a four punch combination!
Durrant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durrant has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Smart clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Smart looking very determined here, making life difficult for Durrant.
Durrant working for a choke but Smart is defending well.
Durrant has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Smart tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smart tries to reverse the position but Durrant maintains control.
Durrant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Durrant goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Smart turns into him and now he's in Durrant's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smart controls the pace.
Smart with a nice head shot there.
Smart trying to control but Durrant is working from the bottom.
Smart stands and throws Durrant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Durrant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smart trying to control the action but Durrant is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smart prevents Durrant from escaping the position.
Durrant is not content to let Smart control the position.
Smart stands up and beckons Durrant to his feet.
Smart gets the takedown into side control.
Smart stands up and beckons Durrant to his feet.
Smart gets caught flat footed, as Durrant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Durrant is breathing heavily.
Durrant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Smart is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Smart has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant keeping full guard, as Smart tries to pass.
Smart works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Durrant is trying to control but can't.
Smart working over Durrant with some ground and pound. Durrant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Smart there.
Smart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durrant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durrant defending well though.
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.
Durrant is defending against the submission attempts here by Smart.
Smart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smart working over Durrant with some ground and pound. Durrant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smart slips a nice elbow through Durrant's hands, connecting with Durrant's forehead.
Smart throws a strike but Durrant avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Durrant trying to control the position here.
Smart throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Smart dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durrant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smart to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Durrant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smart drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Durrant dives on top into guard.
Smart is striking off his back. Durrant thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Durrant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Durrant is just content to waste time from the top position. Smart takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Durrant manages to get himself to full guard.
Smart is looking to advance position but Durrant has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Smart is squirming around, avoiding Durrant's attempts to control the action.
Durrant has control of Smart's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smart regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Durrant is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smart can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Durrant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smart is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart is working hard here to advance position.
Smart tries to hold on but Durrant postures up.
Smart is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Durrant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smart regains half guard.
Durrant is working for a kimura but Smart is defending it quite comfortably.
Durrant is looking to advance position but Smart won't allow it.
Smart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Durrant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smart is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Smart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smart can't keep his opponent in guard - Durrant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smart tries to roll over but Durrant keeps him under control.
Durrant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Durrant seems to be looking for submissions.
Smart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Durrant drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smart looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smart looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smart!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrant can't do much from the bottom here.
Durrant tries to bench press Smart off him but Smart keeps the position.
Durrant regains half guard there - taking advantage of Smart's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Smart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Durrant wants to get back to full guard but Smart has mounted him!
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 Maxwell Smart.
I think Smart 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Smart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spazzy Magee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuno Mashinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuno Mashinata will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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23
144 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spazzy Magee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stuno Mashinata!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mashinata closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magee to the mat! Magee manages to get full guard.
Mashinata trying to control the position from guard on top but Magee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magee seems keen to control Mashinata's posture.
Magee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mashinata is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mashinata tries to free his leg and advance position but Magee is retaining full guard.
Magee controlling Mashinata's posture.
Magee looking for a sweep. Not yet Magee, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Spazzy Magee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mashinata stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mashinata wants it to stay on the feet.
Mashinata darts in and clinches Magee up against the cage.
Mashinata lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Magee misses with an elbow over the top.
Magee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mashinata just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mashinata.
Mashinata tightens his grip and picks Magee up, before dumping him to the ground. Magee manages to land in guard.
Mashinata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mashinata trying to control but Magee is working from the bottom.
Magee has Mashinata pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashinata won't allow Magee to get back to his feet.
Mashinata preventing the sweep.
We're going to have a standup here because Spazzy Magee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Magee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Magee passes Mashinata's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Magee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Magee works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magee lands with some strikes.
Magee lands a big shot there that rocks Mashinata but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mashinata is looking to escape.
Magee lands a big shot there that rocks Mashinata but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Magee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mashinata wants to control but Magee is having none of it.
Mashinata working to try and regain half guard.
Mashinata wants to control but Magee is having none of it.
Magee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mashinata manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mashinata tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magee trying to control the action but Mashinata is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Magee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Magee cracks Mashinata with a big right hand but Mashinata just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Magee grinds an elbow into Mashinata's temple.
Mashinata sneaks back into half guard.
Mashinata wants to improve his position but Magee is controlling well.
Mashinata misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Magee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spazzy Magee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mashinata tries to clinch up
and Magee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magee throws a big right hand that misses.
Magee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mashinata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magee defends well.
Mashinata working a defensive guard here.
Magee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mashinata, up you get!
Mashinata misses with a takedown attempt
and Magee counters with a single leg into guard. Mashinata didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magee trying to control the position from guard on top but Mashinata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magee works over Mashinata with some ground and pound from guard.
Magee wants to pass the guard but Mashinata is keeping the position.
Magee wanted to stand there but Mashinata had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee is looking to work some ground and pound but Mashinata has wrist control.
Mashinata looking to control.
Magee trying to control but Mashinata is working from the bottom.
Mashinata looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mashinata moves in looking to clinch but Magee pushes him off.
Magee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Magee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mashinata keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Mashinata's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mashinata tries to bench press Magee off him but Magee keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Magee scoring with punches from side control.
Mashinata gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mashinata wants to control but Magee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magee tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mashinata controls his leg.
Magee stalling away here and it's allowed Mashinata to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Magee is looking to advance position but Mashinata has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mashinata throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashinata punching from mount but Magee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Magee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mashinata looking to finish with strikes here!
Mashinata tries to control but Magee wriggling away.
Magee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Magee tries to hold on but Mashinata pushes him away.
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.
Mashinata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mashinata throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mashinata trying to control but Magee is having none of it.
Magee is desperately trying to improve his position but Mashinata has a good base and remains in mount.
Magee is bucking up trying to escape but Mashinata cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mashinata prevents Magee from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spazzy Magee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mashinata!
Magee tries for a takedown but Mashinata circles away easily
and Mashinata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mashinata wants to control from the top but Magee keeps moving.
Mashinata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mashinata works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Magee wants to sweep here but Mashinata controlling him for the moment.
Magee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mashinata is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee trying to keep a closed guard but Mashinata is proving a slippery customer.
Magee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Spazzy Magee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magee is trying to control the position but Mashinata postures up.
Mashinata thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Spazzy Magee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Magee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mashinata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mashinata trying to control but Magee is working from the bottom.
Spazzy Magee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mashinata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mashinata throws a big right hand that misses.
Magee keeping moving, preventing Mashinata from controlling successfully.
Mashinata postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Magee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mashinata, into his guard.
Mashinata is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashinata wants to sweep here but Magee controlling him for the moment.
Magee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Magee trying to control but Mashinata is working from the bottom.
Magee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Magee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Spazzy Magee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mashinata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mashinata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Magee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mashinata napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mashinata manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Magee trying to control from half guard but Mashinata is working away.
Mashinata is trying to control but can't.
Mashinata is staying active underneath Magee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mashinata wants to improve his position but Magee is controlling well.
Magee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mashinata tries to hold on but Magee postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuno Mashinata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magee 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spazzy Magee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi has chosen Metallica - Iron Man as his entrance music. Lasse Uzi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27
240 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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25
270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Juggernaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juggernaut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uzi moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzi is pressed up against the cage. Juggernaut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Uzi down to the mat. Uzi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Juggernaut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzi counters with a crisp one two that drops Juggernaut! Uzi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Juggernaut to his feet! Juggernaut is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Uzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juggernaut shoots in and drives through. Uzi sprawls well.
Uzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juggernaut, pushing him back against the cage.
Uzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uzi scores with a hook to the body.
Uzi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Juggernaut is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uzi.
Uzi taking a breather.
Uzi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi stalling.
Still in the clinch, Uzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uzi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Uzi.
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!
Uzi landing knees to the head.
Juggernaut is rocked!
Uzi misses with the head strike.
Oh Juggernaut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juggernaut takes an elbow to the temple.
Uzi dips a shoulder and cracks Juggernaut with a mighty uppercut! Juggernaut falls back against the cage and Uzi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Juggernaut is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Uzi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasse Uzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Raton Vaquero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitali Pfeifer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with El Raton Vaquero's chin.
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29
141 lbs
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23
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Raton Vaquero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vaquero is able to avoid easily.
Vaquero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pfeifer as he avoids it easily.
Pfeifer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pfeifer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vaquero clinches.
Vaquero pulls Pfeifer into guard.
Vaquero controls Pfeifer momentarily but Pfeifer frees himself.
Vaquero looking for a triangle here. Pfeifer is fighting it but it looks tight! Vaquero pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Pfeifer is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). El Raton Vaquero!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by You are the best around. Majja has chosen Afroman - Because I Got High as his entrance music. Guru Majja struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs 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. On his way into the cage it seems that Andrei Emelianenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrei Emelianenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
183 lbs
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187 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Emelianenko.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Andrei Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Majja.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
letting Majja counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko misses with the body kick
and Majja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into Majja's guard.
Emelianenko content to stall in guard here.
Emelianenkois looking to pass into half guard but Majja pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Majja is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Majja passes into half guard.
Emelianenko actively working from the bottom here.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Majja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Emelianenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Majja postures up.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emelianenko trying to control the position.
Majja sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emelianenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Majja defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Majja defends well.
Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Majja trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emelianenko's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Emelianenko wants to hit a switch here but Majja passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Emelianenko there!
Emelianenko wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Emelianenko
and Majja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko tries a low kick but Majja avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Majja as Emelianenko shoots in.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Majja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Majja counters with a stiff right hand.
Majja throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Majja manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelianenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Majja, as that shot connected.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Majja avoids the punch easily.
Majja walks forward, straight into a front kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Majja.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Majja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Majja's shoulder, as Majja tries to avoid the shot.
Majja moves out of range as Emelianenko throws a body kick.
Majja stuffs the takedown.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Majja throws a head kick that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a body kick the misses
and Majja counters with a stiff right hand.
Guru Majja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Majja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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.
Majja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Majja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Majja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Majja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Majja as Emelianenko shoots in.
Majja moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guru Majja 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! And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Majja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Majja throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Majja misses
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Majja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Majja keeps moving.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko works over Majja with some ground and pound from guard.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Majja blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Majja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Majja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Majja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Majja keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
Emelianenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Majja's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Majja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Emelianenko content to stall in guard here.
Majja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Majja dives on top into guard.
Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Majja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Majja stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Majja is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Emelianenko has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Majja is looking to defend but Emelianenko has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Majja! Emelianenko pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Majja taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrei Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McGrufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey Luffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufus McGrufus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Monkey Luffy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luffy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from McGrufus misses its intended target.
Luffy misses with a takedown attempt
and McGrufus counters with a crisp right hand that drops Luffy! McGrufus lets Luffy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Luffy is rocked!
A big right from McGrufus misses.
Luffy is still on wobbly legs! Can McGrufus finish him?
McGrufus misses with a looping left.
Luffy seems to have recovered his senses.
Luffy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGrufus counters with a huge right that knocks Luffy out cold! McGrufus is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rufus McGrufus!
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