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GFC 28 - A New Hope PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Datu I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I comes into the arena with Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata blaring out of the sound system. Roddy Piper will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Datu I !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. I manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piper throws a shot from downtown. I moves away and avoids it.
Piper connects with the punch.
I closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Piper quickly recovers to half guard.
I thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piper's head.
I is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piper regains full guard. Nicely done.
I lands a couple of elbows.
Piper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
I working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper controls I momentarily but I frees himself.
I connects with a couple of short punches.
I with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and I defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I is working Piper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Piper controls I momentarily but I frees himself.
Piper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
I looking to pass the guard.
I trying to control but Piper is working from the bottom.
I postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
I wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
Piper managing to control the position.
I pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piper is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
I checks a leg kick nicely.
I bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
I fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Piper takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
I tries to move to mount but Piper blocks the move with his legs.
I has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Piper is working to avoid the ground and pound but I connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I working the ground and pound.
Piper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Piper dodges the ground and pound from I .
You can see the frustration on Piper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Piper is trying to improve his position.
I looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Piper is avoiding damage well.
I is chipping away with strikes.
I lands a few punches from side control.
Piper can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I working the ground and pound.
I lands an elbow.
I working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
I working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I lands a few punches from side control.
I working the ground and pound.
I working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piper takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
I fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Piper wants to control but I postures up.
Piper is trying to get back to half guard.
Piper looks gassed!
I is putting a hurting on Piper here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
I lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Piper down.
You can see the frustration on Piper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Datu I dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
I circles away from the clinch attempt.
I shoots and misses
and Piper counters with a flying knee. Nice.
I gets the takedown into side control.
I working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Piper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Piper is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but I is staying active.
I working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Piper down.
Piper is trying to improve his position.
Piper can't do much from the bottom here.
Piper is breathing heavily.
I passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Piper!
Piper regains half guard.
I throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from I .
Piper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Piper.
Piper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. I doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. I manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
I chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I thows a big elbow that misses.
Piper looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! I has picked Piper up and slammed him! Piper can't keep hold of the triangle and I manages to pass to side control!
Piper is looking for a sweep.
I tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
I is chipping away with strikes.
Datu I overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piper regains half guard.
I is pressing down on Piper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Piper is holding on for now.
I is trying to control the action in half guard but Piper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
I lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Piper has hold of I 's hands but I slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from I .
Piper tries to get to full guard but I has control of the leg.
I wants to control but Piper is keeping him busy.
I moves nicely into side control.
I trying to control the action but Piper is working from the bottom.
I scores with a couple of short elbows.
I wants to control but Piper is keeping him busy.
Piper struggling a bit here.
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.
I working the head and body with strikes.
Piper is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked I off and has taken his back!
I turns into Piper and is now in his guard.
I is pushing down on Piper's leg trying to pass to half guard. Piper is fighting to maintain full guard but I has managed to sneak the leg through.
Piper trying to control here.
Ground and pound from I .
Piper trying to control here.
I controlling the pace.
I drops an elbow to the side of Piper's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Datu I dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
I keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Piper throws a leg kick that misses.
I shoots in and gets a takedown into Piper's guard.
I scoring with punches to the head and body.
I with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
I postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. I defends it easily.
I throws a big right hand that misses.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piper trying to control the position.
Piper managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I postures up in Piper's guard and throws a big left but Piper blocks it.
I postures up and lands a big shot to Piper's brow.
I with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
I in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
I missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Piper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piper looking to hit a scissor sweep but I is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as I accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
I trying to control but Piper is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piper is trying to control the position but I postures up.
I trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Piper keeping moving, preventing I from controlling successfully.
Piper keeping full guard, as I tries to pass.
Roddy Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
I has a takedown stuffed.
I shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than I was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I avoids the attempt from Piper to control.
Piper is desperately trying to improve his position but I has a good base and remains in mount.
I looking to finish Piper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piper!
I working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
I can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Piper is looking to escape.
Piper is looking to improve his position but I isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Piper is squirming around, avoiding I 's attempts to control the action.
Piper is trying to escape the mount.
I looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
I scoring with strikes but Piper is staying in there.
I tries to control but Piper wriggling away.
I landing shots from mount.
I scoring with strikes but Piper is staying in there.
Piper is looking to improve his position but I isn't that keen on the idea.
I fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Datu I showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for I , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Datu I !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosif Dzugashavili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kastriot Skenderbeu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skenderbeu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back In Black. Kastriot Skenderbeu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iosif Dzugashavili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kastriot Skenderbeu!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzugashavili shoots and misses
so Skenderbeu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dzugashavili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skenderbeu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skenderbeu pushes down on Dzugashavili's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dzugashavili tries to get to full guard but Skenderbeu has control of the leg.
Skenderbeu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dzugashavili does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skenderbeu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Skenderbeu controlling his opponent.
Skenderbeu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Skenderbeu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skenderbeu punching from mount but Dzugashavili doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Skenderbeu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dzugashavili is desperately trying to improve his position but Skenderbeu has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzugashavili holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Skenderbeu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Skenderbeu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dzugashavili avoids a series of strikes thrown by Skenderbeu.
Skenderbeu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dzugashavili is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Skenderbeu thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Skenderbeu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dzugashavili is squirming around, avoiding Skenderbeu's attempts to control the action.
Skenderbeu controlling from mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dzugashavili is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Skenderbeu landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Iosif Dzugashavili has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzugashavili throwing hammer fists to the chest of Skenderbeu. What's that going to do exactly?
Skenderbeu working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Dzugashavili turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Skenderbeu off and cradles Dzugashavili's limp body as Skenderbeu celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kastriot Skenderbeu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simen Hestneas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hestneas's entrance music is Van Canto - Rebellion. A fine choice. Ernst comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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157 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simen Hestneas!
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, Tim Ernst!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hestneas misses with a low kick.
Ernst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hestneas darts in trying to clinch
and Ernst holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ernst blocks an elbow strike from Hestneas.
Ernst managing to block the knees to the body from Hestneas.
Hestneas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hestneas misses with an elbow strike.
Ernst has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hestneas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hestneas pushes off an throws an elbow but Ernst leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ernst takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tim Ernst has been cut.
Hestneas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hestneas keeps control of Ernst as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hestneas lands an elbow inside that Ernst shrugs off.
Ernst has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ernst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hestneas as Ernst tries to tie him up.
Hestneas stalling.
Hestneas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ernst's defenses.
Hestneas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ernst takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hestneas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst tries to break free but Hestneas pushes him back against the cage.
Hestneas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hestneas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ernst's defenses.
Hestneas stops a takedown attempt from Ernst.
Hestneas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ernst is trying to force a seperation but Hestneas has the dominant position.
Ernst blocks an elbow strike from Hestneas.
Ernst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hestneas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Tim Ernst's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hestneas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ernst's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hestneas throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Hestneas.
Ernst fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Simen Hestneas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Ernst.
Hestneas lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ernst tries to circle away but Hestneas has him pinned against the cage.
Ernst drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hestneas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ernst is trying to break the clinch but Hestneas is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hestneas lands an elbow that stopped Ernst in his tracks for a moment.
Hestneas missing with knees to the body.
Hestneas lands a damaging elbow.
Hestneas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ernst wants to get back to striking at distance but Hestneas won't allow it.
Ernst dodges an elbow strike from Hestneas.
Hestneas tries a knee to the head but Ernst blocks it.
Hestneas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ernst avoids it.
Hestneas lands an elbow that stopped Ernst in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Tim Ernst's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ernst.
Ernst tightens his grip and picks Hestneas up, before dumping him to the ground. Hestneas manages to land in guard.
Ernst missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ernst looking to pass the guard.
Ernst with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ernst has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hestneas is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst stands up from Hestneas's guard - Ernst perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hestneas lands a brutal head kick. Ernst looks out on his feet and Hestneas throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Simen Hestneas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Gaetan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne (Clawfinger K.O. remix). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Fox!
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, Ditte Gaetan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox moves into the clinch.
Gaetan wants a takedown but no success here.
Gaetan has Fox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Fox - that landed with a thud.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Gaetan wants a takedown but no success here.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ditte Gaetan.
Gaetan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gaetan can't get the takedown.
Gaetan is trying to drag Fox to the mat but Fox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fox breaks from the clinch.
Gaetan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gaetan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fox counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fox.
Fox stops a takedown attempt from Gaetan.
Gaetan looks gassed!
Gaetan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fox pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fox stuns Gaetan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fox clinches up against the cage.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaetan backwards.
Fox lands an uppercut.
Fox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gaetan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaetans head.
Fox gets through Gaetan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaetan has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fox.
Fox lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Ditte Gaetan has been cut.
Fox prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fox is leaning against Gaetan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaetans head.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaetan backwards.
A short right from Fox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetan fails with the takedown.
Ditte Gaetan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaetan doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Fox counter with a right hand.
Fox scores with a one two! Gaetan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gaetan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gaetan colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Fox as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gaetan is left battered and dazed whilst Fox and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Fox!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgios Finlitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustard has chosen Beat it as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgios Finlitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Mustard!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustard misses with a shot to the body
and Finlitis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finlitis.
Mustard goes for a takedown attempt but Finlitis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mustard swings widly with a right hand
and Finlitis counters with a shoot takedown. Mustard fights it but they end up in guard.
Finlitis is looking to stand up but Mustard won't let him.
Mustard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finlitis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finlitis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Finlitis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mustard is proving hard to escape from.
Mustard is pulling down on Finlitis's head. It's preventing any offense from Finlitis, at least for the moment.
Finlitis wants to get up but he can't break Mustard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mustard is pulling down on Finlitis's head to control his posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finlitis wants to clinch.
Finlitis fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustard throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlitis counters with a single leg into guard. Mustard didn't expect that.
Mustard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mustard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Finlitis's face.
Mustard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Finlitis is surviving well by controlling Mustard's body position as best he can.
Finlitis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard is landing with some decent strikes but Finlitis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mustard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Finlitis?
Mustard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mustard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mustard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Finlitis looks a forlorn figure.
Mustard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finlitis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mustard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mustard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mustard has isolated one of Finlitis's arms. Finlitis looking to fight him off but Mustard twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Mustard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Nova.
Nova scores with a three punch combo!
Nova swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ivanov counters with a good low kick that Nova was not able to check.
Nova 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.
Ivanov closes the distance but Nova moves to the side
and Nova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nova counters with a low kick, right behind Ivanov 's knee.
Nova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
Nova misses with a double jab
and Ivanov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nova really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nova is looking to slow Ivanov down with leg kicks.
Ivanov darts in trying to clinch
and Ivanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nova.
Nova cracks Ivanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ivanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nova.
Ivanov tries to land a front kick but Nova steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Nova.
Nova connects with a right hand. Ivanov shakes it off.
Ivanov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ivanov out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Viktor Nova!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taz Devil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taz Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo connects with a high kick.
Devil pushes Bravo up against the cage in a clinch.
Devil gets through Bravo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bravo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bravo lands a nice uppercut.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.
Devil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Devil.
Devil cracks Bravo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bravo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Devil finish him?
Bravo is rocked!
Devil is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bravo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bravo is out cold! Devil holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz Devil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulson comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Cowboys from Hell. Kreese has chosen Saw Theme (Dubstep) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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147 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Paulson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kreese!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paulson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kreese closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Paulson quickly recovers to half guard.
Paulson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kreese scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulson wants to control but Kreese is keeping busy.
Paulson tries to get to full guard but Kreese has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paulson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paulson unloads with some shots from mount but Kreese bucks and avoids them well.
Paulson throws some wild stikes that Kreese manages to avoid easily.
Paulson misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulson wants to control the pace but Kreese is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kreese slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paulson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paulson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulson thows a huge punch but Kreese dodges it nicely.
Paulson is trying to control. Kreese wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paulson tries to pass to full mount but Kreese defends it.
Paulson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kreese controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese is staying active underneath Paulson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kreese wants to get back to his feet.
Kreese works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kreese looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulson is one step ahead there.
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.
Paulson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paulson trying to control but Kreese is working from the bottom.
Robert Paulson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Paulson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kreese was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulson.
Paulson misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Kreese with that takedown attempt.
Paulson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kreese dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paulson tries for a takedown but Kreese sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kreese lands with a shot to the body.
Kreese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Kreese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paulson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreese throws an overhand right that lands on Paulson's shoulder, as Paulson tries to avoid the shot.
Kreese looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
Kreese misses the shot to the body.
Paulson misses with a wild body shot.
Paulson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kreese throws a shot from downtown. Paulson moves away and avoids it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kreese. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kreese swings widly with a right hand
and Paulson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kreese's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Paulson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paulson thows a big elbow that misses.
Paulson thows a big elbow that misses.
Paulson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kreese is keeping the position for now.
Kreese wants to stand up but Paulson is controlling him.
That's two 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.
Paulson is working Kreese over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kreese pulls Paulson in to control the position.
Kreese tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Paulson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kreese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kreese connects with a jab.
Paulson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kreese under the eye.
Kreese lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a body punch but Kreese moves out of range.
Kreese thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kreese defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paulson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kreese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kreese throws out a powerful jab.
Kreese misses with a wild body shot.
Kreese with a hook.
Kreese throws a sloppy body shot
and Paulson counters with a nice body shot.
Kreese closes the distance and clinches up with Paulson, looking for a takedown. Kreese pushes Paulson against the cage but Paulson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Paulson.
Kreese thows a body shot but no joy.
Kreese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paulson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kreese counters with a takedown into side control.
Paulson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paulson trying to control from the bottom.
Kreese prevents Paulson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Paulson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paulson takes a swing at Kreese's ribcage but misses.
Kreese closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Paulson did well to prevent Kreese getting side control.
Paulson is trying to stand back up but Kreese is controlling him
Kreese tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paulson is trying to control but can't.
Paulson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kreese manages to pass to mount!
Paulson is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson wants to get back to his feet.
Paulson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kreese can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kreese looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paulson trying to control but Kreese is working from the bottom.
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.
Kreese kicks Paulson off and gets to his feet.
Kreese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulson takes a swing at Kreese's ribcage but misses.
Kreese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulson moves away.
Kreese misses the shot to the body.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Paulson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Paulson tries to buck Kreese off but Kreese is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Paulson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kreese off and has taken his back!
Paulson wants to control but Kreese is keeping busy.
Paulson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kreese is trying to stand back up.
Paulson wants to control the position but Kreese frees himself and scrambles - Paulson manages to regain control in side control.
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.
Kreese struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Paulson crashes against the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kreese wants to control but Paulson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kreese really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreese. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kreese's head.
Paulson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kreese should have avoided that one.
Paulson shoots in for a takedown but Kreese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kreese.
Paulson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kreese misses the shot to the body.
Paulson wants to clinch.
Kreese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paulson's guard.
Paulson is pulling down on Kreese's head to control his posture.
Paulson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kreese is controlling him.
Kreese landing with the ground and pound.
Kreese trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson has control of Kreese's left arm, preventing Kreese from doing any damage.
Paulson looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulson, not yet.
Kreese must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robert Paulson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Paulson moves out of range of the strikes.
Kreese looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
Paulson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paulson throws a combination that misses
and Kreese counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson wants to control but Kreese postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Kreese.
Paulson tries to improve position but can't.
Kreese trying to control the action but Paulson is working from the bottom.
Kreese lands an elbow.
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.
Paulson is looking to reverse the position.
Paulson is working hard here to advance position.
Kreese in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Paulson gets back to half guard.
Paulson is looking for a sweep. Kreese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kreese dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kreese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Paulson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kreese as he jumps to the side.
Kreese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulson manages to avoid it.
Paulson looks to land a right hand but Kreese moved out of range.
Paulson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreese lands with a nice body punch.
Paulson with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreese.
Paulson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kreese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paulson counters by moving into the clinch.
Kreese manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paulson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paulson throws a jab when Kreese was well out of range.
Kreese looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
Kreese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulson manages to avoid it.
Kreese with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paulson misses with a hook to the body
and Kreese counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kreese is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paulson rather than just go for the knockout.
Paulson misses with a two punch combination.
Kreese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreese.
Kreese fails with the takedown.
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.
Paulson moves away from the strike by Kreese.
Kreese keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paulson cracks Kreese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Paulson misses.
Paulson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kreese misses the shot to the body.
Kreese looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Paulson as Kreese shoots in.
Robert Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kreese.
Paulson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson fails to land the takedown.
Kreese swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paulson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paulson.
Paulson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreese controls his hands.
Paulson throws a head punch that misses.
Kreese is fighting off a takedown attempt but Paulson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kreese to the mat. Kreese regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Paulson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paulson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kreese has wrist control.
Paulson wants to control from the top but Kreese keeps moving.
Paulson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robert Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson won't allow Kreese to get back to his feet.
Paulson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paulson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kreese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robert Paulson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kreese swings for the body but Paulson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kreese 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kreese!
John Kreese is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's entrance music is THE PRODIGY - voodoo people. A fine choice. Ivan Lavronenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a one two combo.
Lavronenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Lavronenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lavronenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man has one foot on Lavronenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Lavronenko. Lavronenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Lavronenko throws a series of strikes that have Man backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavronenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demo Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Lavronenko.
Man misses with a body punch
and Lavronenko counters with a straight right hand.
Lavronenko avoids the body shot from Man.
Lavronenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lavronenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man scores with a body shot.
Lavronenko looks gassed!
Man tests Lavronenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demo Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Man catches Lavronenko right on the button with a cross.
Man drops Lavronenko with a beautiful combination! Lavronenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Man is looking for the KO!
Lavronenko is rocked!
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavronenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavronenko misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Lavronenko has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Demo Man!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Raptor (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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144 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a body punch
and Raptor counters with a three punch combo that has Petrov backing up. Petrov nods at Raptor to acknowledge the strikes.
Raptor darts in and clinches Petrov up against the cage.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Raptor.
Raptor has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov stalling the fight.
Raptor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrov working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Raptor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Petrov.
Come on Petrov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Raptor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raptor lands a left hand.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Raptor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raptor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Raptor misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Raptor controls his hands.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Raptor lands a left hand.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Raptor avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raptor.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Raptor is stalling here.
Raptor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Petrov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Raptor won't allow Petrov to sweep him here.
Petrov is trying to keep Raptor in close.
Petrov pulls Raptor in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Raptor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Petrov's guard.
Petrov tries to roll over but Raptor keeps him under control.
Raptor trying to pass the guard but Petrov defending well.
Raptor is just content to waste time from the top position. Petrov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Raptor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Petrov is proving hard to escape from.
Raptor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrov is keeping the position for now.
Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raptor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raptor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raptor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raptor cracks Petrov with a solid left hand.
Petrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raptor tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
Petrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raptor is looking to improve his position.
Raptor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrov is thwarting Raptor's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raptor moves into full guard.
Raptor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petrov won't allow Raptor to sweep him here.
Raptor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raptor has his hands on Petrov's head, controlling the position.
Petrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raptor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrov cracks Raptor with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Raptor 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.
Raptor missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raptor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raptor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Raptor jumps back.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raptor counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Petrov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Raptor counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raptor.
Raptor dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Raptor avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov has closed the distance and engaged Raptor in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov tries to work over Raptor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Raptor digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Raptor.
Raptor throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Raptor scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Raptor lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raptor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Raptor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raptors head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Raptor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Raptor working aggressively here.
A short right from Raptor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Raptor being controlled against the cage.
Raptor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petrov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raptor scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Raptor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Raptor digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raptor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raptor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Raptor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raptor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Petrov on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Raptor fails to land.
Raptor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Raptor has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov can't get the takedown.
Raptor lands with a light punch inside.
Raptor misses with some punches.
Raptor lands a nice uppercut.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Petrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Raptor lands a nice shot to the body.
Raptor swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raptor misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Raptor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raptor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Raptor.
Raptor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raptor digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Petrov jumps into guard, dragging Raptor to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor thows a big elbow that misses.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raptor stays in close to Petrov's body and controls the position.
Raptor scoring with some ground and pound.
Raptor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrov is keeping the position for now.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Raptor from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raptor tries to stand but Petrov is controlling from the bottom.
Petrov trying to keep a closed guard but Raptor is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raptor chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Raptor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Raptor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raptor misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Raptor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raptor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raptor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raptor just leaning against Petrov, taking a breather.
Raptor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raptor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Petrov is trying to trip Raptor. He has hold of a leg but Raptor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Petrov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Raptor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Petrov won't allow Raptor to sweep him here.
Petrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Raptor.
Raptor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raptor keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Raptor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Petrov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raptor is looking for a triangle but Petrov pushes his legs off easily.
Petrov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raptor seems keen to control Petrov's posture.
Petrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raptor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raptor wants to hit a switch here but Petrov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Raptor there!
Raptor tries to hold on but Petrov postures up.
Petrov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Petrov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raptor is rocked!
Petrov cracks Raptor with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Petrov!
Kirill Petrov is the new featherweight champion!
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