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EPF 38: Danae vs. Ollongren PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Cheburtsow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ulyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Cheburtsow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Ulyanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulyanov instigates a clinch.
Cheburtsow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ulyanov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ulyanov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cheburtsow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cheburtsow struggling a bit here.
Ulyanov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cheburtsow wants to control but Ulyanov postures up.
Ulyanov tries to stand but Cheburtsow is controlling his head.
Cheburtsow is trying to get back to half guard.
Ulyanov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cheburtsow prevents Ulyanov from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulyanov controlling from side mount.
Ulyanov working the head with strikes.
Ulyanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cheburtsow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ulyanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ulyanov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cheburtsow will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ulyanov wants to stand but Cheburtsow is controlling his arm.
Cheburtsow taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cheburtsow is being controlled here.
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.
Cheburtsow stops Ulyanov from passing to mount.
Ulyanov takes a little break here. Cheburtsow wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ulyanov working away.
Ulyanov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ulyanov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulyanov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Cheburtsow's face as Ulyanov controls the position.
Ulyanov grinds an elbow into Cheburtsow's temple.
Cheburtsow is looking for a sweep.
Ulyanov is trying to get an arm triangle but Cheburtsow is defending well.
Cheburtsow taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ulyanov staying calm.
Ulyanov working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulyanov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ulyanov tries to stand but Cheburtsow controls the position and pulls Ulyanov into his guard.
Ulyanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ulyanov working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulyanov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cheburtsow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cheburtsow keeping full guard, as Ulyanov tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ulyanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ulyanov pushes Cheburtsow up against the cage in a clinch.
Ulyanov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ulyanov manages to end up in side control.
Ulyanov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cheburtsow prevents Ulyanov from moving into mount.
Ulyanov takes a little break here. Cheburtsow wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ulyanov looks up at the clock and then as Cheburtsow takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ulyanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheburtsow struggling a bit here.
Ulyanov cracks Cheburtsow with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulyanov controls the position.
Ulyanov wants to stand but Cheburtsow is controlling his arm.
Ulyanov working the ground and pound.
Ulyanov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ulyanov tries to advance to mount but Cheburtsow denies him.
Ulyanov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ulyanov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Ulyanov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cheburtsow is trying to control Ulyanov's posture but Ulyanov avoids it.
Ulyanov cracks Cheburtsow with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Ulyanov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulyanov scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulyanov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cheburtsow, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here.
Ulyanov lands some shots froms side control.
Ulyanov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ulyanov working the head and body with strikes.
Ulyanov controls the position.
Ulyanov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cheburtsow is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ulyanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ulyanov throws a sloppy head kick and Cheburtsow moves out of range easily.
Cheburtsow misses with a takedown
and Ulyanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ulyanov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Cheburtsow's face as Ulyanov controls the position.
Ulyanov wants to stand but Cheburtsow has his arm trapped.
Ulyanov working the head with strikes.
Ulyanov controlling the position from side mount.
Ulyanov is chipping away with strikes.
Cheburtsow wants to control but Ulyanov postures up.
Ulyanov staying calm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulyanov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ulyanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cheburtsow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ulyanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ulyanov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cheburtsow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cheburtsow takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Cheburtsow's face as Ulyanov controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheburtsow wants to control but Ulyanov postures up.
Vladimir Ulyanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cheburtsow seems a little lost for a moment, as Ulyanov dominates the positioning.
Ulyanov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cheburtsow down.
Cheburtsow takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulyanov wants to stand but Cheburtsow is controlling his arm.
Ulyanov tries to advance to mount but Cheburtsow denies him.
Cheburtsow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ulyanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cheburtsow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ulyanov happy to just control the position for now.
Leonid Cheburtsow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimir Ulyanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulyanov working the head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Ulyanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ulyanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Ulyanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Donald Duck has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Donald Duck seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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289 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adriano Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez tries to clinch but Duck moves away
and Duck counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Duck throws the kick towards the body but Fernandez avoids it.
Duck looks for the body kick but Fernandez saw that one coming.
Fernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duck avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Fernandez.
Fernandez tries to move into range but Duck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duck pinned against the cage. Duck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donald Duck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Fernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Duck finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Duck.
Duck connects with a leg kick. Fernandez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duck cracks the inside of Fernandez's front leg.
Duck scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duck lands an overhand right.
Duck moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Duck lands a shot to the body.
Duck lands with a light punch inside.
Duck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
Duck drops Fernandez with a big right hand! Duck charges in looking to finish - Fernandez manages to keep Duck in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Fernandez is rocked!
Fernandez is working an open guard so Duck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Duck finish him?
Duck jabs at Fernandez's body.
Fernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Duck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fernandez's calf.
Duck lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fernandez takes a step back to recover.
Fernandez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Duck lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Duck.
Duck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duck connects with a high kick.
Duck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Duck.
Duck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fernandez. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duck lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Duck.
Fernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duck connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duck throws a head kick that Fernandez semi-blocks.
Nice jab there from Duck.
Fernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duck.
Duck feints and then cracks Fernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fernandez down.
Duck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Duck.
Duck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck scores with a nice body kick.
Duck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck 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.
Fernandez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duck.
Duck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fernandez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duck, right into the meat.
Duck misses with a series of wild punches.
Duck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fernandez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Duck.
Duck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandez can do to turn this around?
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Duck thows a body kick. Fernandez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donald Duck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck lands a body shot.
Duck feints and then cracks Fernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fernandez down.
Fernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Duck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duck is fending him off so far but Fernandez persists. Nope, Duck circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
Duck lands with a nice body kick.
Adriano Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donald Duck is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fernandez's calf.
Fernandez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Duck - that will leave a mark!
Fernandez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duck.
Fernandez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fernandez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Duck is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck scores with a sloppy right hand. Fernandez should have avoided that one.
Duck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fernandez darts in trying to clinch
and Duck counters with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duck.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Fernandez tries to keep at a distance but Duck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duck stalling.
A short uppercut from Duck.
Duck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
Duck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandezs head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
Fernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duck pulls his leg out and moves away.
Duck throws a sloppy head kick and Fernandez moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck 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!
Duck lands a head kick. Fernandez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Duck lands a head kick. Fernandez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duck jabs at Fernandez's body.
Fernandez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duck scoring well with a low kick there.
Fernandez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duck scores with a head kick. Fernandez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Duck scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck throws a nice head kick!
Duck connects with a high kick.
Fernandez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duck scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Duck finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fernandez on the side of the head.
Duck moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Duck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duck has Fernandez pressed against the cage.
Duck lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck pushes Fernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duck throws a big uppercut that drops Fernandez! More strikes from Duck and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fernandez lies dazed against the cage as Duck celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Duck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Beerov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gray Beerov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beerov throws a right hand that IV ducks under and follows up with a left that IV also avoids with ease.
IV lands a right hook to the body.
Beerov closes the distance and pushes IV back into the cage.
IV tries to pull guard but Beerov holds him up against the cage and eventually IV drops back down to his feet.
IV tries to pull guard but Beerov holds him up against the cage and eventually IV drops back down to his feet.
IV manages to pull guard.
IV escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beerov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
IV is adopting a defensive guard.
IV avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now IV is on top in guard.
Beerov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV trying to control the position from guard on top but Beerov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
IV postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
IV trying to control the position from guard on top but Beerov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
IV engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
IV trying to control but Beerov is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan IV wasn't active enough on the ground.
IV tries to clinch up
and Beerov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beerov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
IV manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beerov manages to get himself to full guard.
Beerov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
IV slips nicely into half guard.
IV thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beerov's head.
Beerov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. IV is working away from the top position though.
Beerov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
IV is keen to just control but Beerov is a slippery customer.
IV is thwarting Beerov's attempts to control the position.
Beerov is breathing heavily.
IV is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
IV trying to control the action but Beerov is working from the bottom.
IV missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
IV frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
IV landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
IV takes Beerov's back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards IV.
IV is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Beerov with him. Beerov is trying to defend but IV has an arm under the chin now! Beerov grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan IV!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Vallee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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196 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Vallee!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Vallee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vallee showed some decent athleticism there.
Vallee decides to return to a standing position.
Da Souza drives through with a takedown into Vallee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Souza won't allow Vallee to sweep him here.
Da Souza passes Vallee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vallee wants to get back to his feet.
Da Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Da Souza trying to pass the guard but Vallee defending well.
Vallee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da Souza.
Vallee is looking to get back to is feet but Da Souza passes into side control.
Vallee is looking to regain half guard here but Da Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Da Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vallee defends it well.
Vallee trying to control from the bottom.
Da Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Da Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vallee manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Da Souza tries to clinch there but Vallee circles away.
Da Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vallee to the mat! Vallee manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallee is looking for a triangle but Da Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Da Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vallee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Souza 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.
Da Souza has gone for a leg lock! Vallee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Da Souza's guard.
Da Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vallee is aware though and is defending well.
Vallee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Da Souza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Da Souza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Da Souza!
Da Souza decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Souza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vallee's guard now.
Da Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Vallee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Da Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Da Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vallee is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vallee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Da Souza has his foot on Vallee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vallee works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Souza has his foot on Vallee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vallee works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Souza is breathing heavily.
Da Souza keeping full guard, as Vallee tries to pass.
Vallee has gone for a leg lock! Da Souza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vallee's guard.
Da Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Da Souza off and has taken his back!
Da Souza defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vallee's arms.
Da Souza manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Da Souza.
Vallee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vallee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vallee postures up.
Vallee chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Souza working for a triangle but Vallee defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Souza pushes Vallee off and gets back to his feet.
Da Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vallee did well to prevent Da Souza getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Da Souza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Da Souza is defended easily by Vallee.
Da Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Da Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Da Souza wanted to stand there but Vallee had control of the position.
Vallee wants to sweep but no luck.
Da Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Da Souza stops Vallee from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vallee kicks Da Souza off and gets to his feet.
Vallee clinches with his opponent.
Da Souza looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vallee.
Vallee drags the fight down to the ground.
Vallee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Souza is one step ahead there.
Da Souza prevents Vallee from getting back to his feet.
Da Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vallee's guard.
Da Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vallee defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza throws a strike but Vallee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vallee 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.
Vallee keeping moving, preventing Da Souza from controlling successfully.
Vallee trying to control the position.
Da Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vallee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vallee controls Da Souza momentarily but Da Souza frees himself.
Da Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vallee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Da Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Vallee's legs - danger averted.
Vallee is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Da Souza passes into half guard.
Vallee gets full guard.
Vallee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Da Souza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Da Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vallee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Da Souza somewhat.
Da Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vallee as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Souza counters with a takedown into side control.
Da Souza decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vallee to his feet.
Vallee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallee is looking to stand up but Da Souza won't let him.
Vallee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Da Souza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vallee has Da Souza in his guard.
Vallee keeping moving, preventing Da Souza from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Da Souza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into Vallee's guard.
Da Souza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Da Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Vallee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Souza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Da Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Vallee has wrist control.
Vallee wants to stand up but Da Souza is controlling him.
Da Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Da Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ricardo Da Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza wants to pass the guard but Vallee is keeping the position.
Vallee is trying to keep Da Souza in close.
Vallee is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Da Souza has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Vallee taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Da Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rompevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes to the cage accompanied by Theater Of Salvation . This should be a great matchup!
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168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertrand Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Rompevsky!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell throws a body kick that misses.
Russell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rompevsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russell manages to get himself to full guard.
Rompevsky trying to control but Russell is working from the bottom.
Rompevsky won't allow Russell to get back to his feet.
Russell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rompevsky on the ground.
Rompevsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russell working a defensive guard here.
Rompevsky sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Russell's guard.
Rompevsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rompevsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Russell is refusing to be controlled, as Rompevsky sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell wants to improve his position but Rompevsky is controlling well.
Rompevsky moves nicely into side control.
Rompevsky is looking to take a break and control but Russell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rompevsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rompevsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rompevsky working away.
Rompevsky has hold of Russell's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Russell tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rompevsky cranks the arm and Russell screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Russell, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mikhail Rompevsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hironimus Sokrateles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamii Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hironimus Sokrateles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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179 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hironimus Sokrateles!
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, Jamii Banana!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokrateles misses with a hook
and Banana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sokrateles throws a right hand that misses
letting Banana counter with a right hand.
Banana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sokrateles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jamii Banana has been cut.
Sokrateles misses with a straight left.
Sokrateles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Banana tries to get to full guard but Sokrateles has control of the leg.
Sokrateles is keen to just control but Banana is a slippery customer.
Sokrateles moves nicely into side control.
Sokrateles tries for a kimura but Banana is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokrateles tries to move to mount but Banana blocks the move with his legs.
Sokrateles working away.
An elbow from Sokrateles crashes against the mat.
Banana is looking for a sweep.
Sokrateles sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Banana is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sokrateles lands a decent elbow from side control.
Banana prevents Sokrateles from moving into mount.
Banana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banana parries the strikes from Sokrateles easily there. Sokrateles is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banana to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana parries the strikes from Sokrateles easily there. Sokrateles is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banana to escape.
Banana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sokrateles winds up and cracks Banana with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sokrateles tries to pass to full mount but Banana defends it.
Sokrateles has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sokrateles misses with a head shot.
Banana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sokrateles tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokrateles avoids the attempt from Banana to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banana is working to get back to half guard.
Sokrateles raining down shots from the mount!
Banana is bucking up trying to escape but Sokrateles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sokrateles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That has opened up Jamii Banana's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sokrateles is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Banana can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokrateles lands a nice shot to the head.
The cut above Jamii Banana's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamii Banana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hironimus Sokrateles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Skeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Skeet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Skeet!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeet slaps away a takedown attempt from Reynolds, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skeet. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skeet.
Skeet sends Reynolds crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Skeet is motioning to the referee to let Reynolds up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Richard Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds has his takedown stuffed
and Skeet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Skeet misses its intended target.
Skeet throws a combination that misses
and Reynolds counters with a three punch combo that has Skeet backing up. Skeet nods at Reynolds to acknowledge the strikes.
Reynolds doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skeet counters with a nice right hand that sends Reynolds toppling to the canvas! Reynolds scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Skeet finish him?!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skeet misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Skeet misses its intended target.
Reynolds closes the distance but Skeet moves to the side
and Skeet counters with a huge right that knocks Reynolds out cold! Skeet is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Drew Skeet!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae comes to the cage accompanied by Labyrinth - Thunder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
212 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ollongren.
Ollongren shoots in but Danae avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ollongren misses with a takedown attempt
and Danae makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perseus Danae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjalar Ollongren.
Danae tries a head kick but it misses.
Danae jabs at Ollongren's body.
Danae connects with an inside leg kick.
Danae is looking to land body kicks.
Danae scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ollongren blocks a head kick by Danae.
Ollongren throws an off balance right hand
and Danae counters with a straight right hand.
Danae lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ollongren looks gassed!
Danae throws a nice looking combination but Ollongren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ollongren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danae counters with a one-two to the body.
Ollongren has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Danae.
Danae plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ollongren is rocked!
Ollongren ducks into an uppercut from Danae and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Perseus Danae!
Perseus Danae retains his light heavyweight title!
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