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KDFC: Mailov vs Braga PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scary Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivgeny Chumakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chumakov has chosen Little Wing - SRV as his entrance music. The key to victory for Scary Spice has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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, Scary Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivgeny Chumakov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice lands a high kick!
It looks like Ivgeny Chumakov has been cut.
Chumakov has managed to clinch.
Chumakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Spice won't allow it.
Chumakov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Chumakov.
Chumakov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chumakov tries for a kimura but Spice is defending well.
Spice is looking to reverse the position.
Chumakov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chumakov misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spice gets back to half guard.
Chumakov wants to take a breather but Spice is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumakov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spice defending well though.
Spice wants to control but Chumakov is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spice manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spice seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chumakov is in close to Spice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chumakov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spice is pulling down on Chumakov's head. It's preventing any offense from Chumakov, at least for the moment.
Chumakov looking to pass the guard.
Chumakov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chumakov throwing strikes but missing.
Chumakov thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chumakov stopping the sweep attempt from Spice.
Chumakov has gone for a leg lock! Spice slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chumakov's guard.
Chumakov keeping moving, preventing Spice from controlling successfully.
Spice is looking to stand up but Chumakov won't let him.
Spice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spice throws and elbow that misses. Chumakov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spice's guard. Nice move by Chumakov!
Spice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Spice holds on and takes a little breather.
Spice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chumakov trying to control but Spice is working from the bottom.
Chumakov with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chumakov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chumakov content to stall in guard here.
Spice pulls Chumakov in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Spice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chumakov throws a combination that misses
and Spice counters with a nice leg kick.
Chumakov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spice throws a nice head kick!
Chumakov avoids the head kick by Spice.
Chumakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spice counters with a nice leg kick.
Ivgeny Chumakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Chumakov misses
and Spice counters with a low kick, right behind Chumakov 's knee.
Spice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scary Spice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivgeny Chumakov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spice tries to keep at a distance but Chumakov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chumakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spice has him pressed against the cage.
Chumakov letting Spice take a breather here.
Chumakov tries to break the clinch but Spice is controlling the position.
Chumakov jumps guard and drags Spice to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Spice working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chumakov's head.
Chumakov working for a triangle but Spice defends it easily.
Spice lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chumakov 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.
Spice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spice is looking to work some ground and pound but Chumakov has wrist control.
Chumakov looking for a guillotine here but Spice defends easily.
Chumakov is breathing heavily.
Spice stands up from Chumakov's guard - Spice perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chumakov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chumakov avoids the head kick by Spice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chumakov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chumakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chumakov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spice is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spice has escaped and now he's on top!
Chumakov keeping moving, preventing Spice from controlling successfully.
Spice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chumakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spice wants to control from the top but Chumakov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumakov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spice defends well.
Spice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spice with a nice head shot there.
Spice's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chumakov wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spice tries to free his leg and advance position but Chumakov is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spice throwing strikes but missing.
Spice 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.
Spice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spice trying to control but Chumakov is working from the bottom.
Spice stands and steps away. Chumakov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chumakov clinches.
Chumakov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chumakov wants to control for a moment but Spice uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Spice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Spice wants to sweep here but Chumakov controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scary Spice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivgeny Chumakov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Spice dodges the punch combination from Chumakov.
Spice lands a high kick!
Chumakov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spice is trying to defend but Chumakov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chumakov wants to work for an arm triangle but Spice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spice manages to get to full guard.
Chumakov wants to control from the top but Spice keeps moving.
Chumakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumakov postures up.
Spice looking to control but Chumakov passes into half guard.
Chumakov is trying to control the action in half guard but Spice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chumakov stops Spice from getting back to his feet.
Chumakov is thwarting Spice's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chumakov in particular looking to stall.
Spice is staying active underneath Chumakov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spice trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivgeny Chumakov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Spice throws a front kick that sends Chumakov stumbling back into the cage.
Spice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chumakov drives through with a takedown into Spice's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spice is working an open guard so Chumakov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chumakov rushes Spice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chumakov is keeping busy.
Chumakov looking to stall.
Spice manages to break the clinch.
Spice lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chumakov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chumakov lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spice trying to keep a closed guard but Chumakov is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spice is on top in guard.
Spice trying to control but Chumakov is working from the bottom.
Chumakov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spice trying to control but Chumakov is working from the bottom.
Spice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chumakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chumakov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spice trying to control the position from guard on top but Chumakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Scary Spice wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chumakov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivgeny Chumakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spice presses Chumakov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chumakov misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivgeny Chumakov.
I think Spice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scary Spice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everybody Have Fun Tonight- Wang Chung. 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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172 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wang Chung!
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, Dexter Mercier!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chung doesn't seem bothered though.
Chung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chung throws a shot to the body.
Chung throws a leg kick
and Mercier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chung slips a jab and a cross from Mercier.
Mercier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chung has time to react.
Chung is rocked!
Chung misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Chung off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Mercier follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Chung was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dexter Mercier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandango Sparmaqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xamos Othella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xamos Othella will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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218 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mandango Sparmaqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xamos Othella!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Othella shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Othella has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Othella swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sparmaqua is now in Othella's guard. A big mistake from Othella there, giving up the dominant position!
Othella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sparmaqua defends well.
Othella keeping moving, preventing Sparmaqua from controlling successfully.
Othella striking off his back but it's not causing Sparmaqua any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Othella is on top in guard.
Sparmaqua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Othella doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Othella manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparmaqua working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparmaqua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Othella is one step ahead there.
Sparmaqua has his foot on Othella's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Othella works his way back into a safe position though.
Sparmaqua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Othella looking to pass the guard.
Sparmaqua had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Othella defends it easily.
Othella loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparmaqua has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Othella should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sparmaqua has tightened it up now! Othella should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mandango Sparmaqua!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo del Lago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Royler!
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, Rodrigo del Lago!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royler digs a good hook to del Lago's body.
Royler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
del Lago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Royler's waist but Royler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing del Lago off to one side.
Royler checks a low kick from del Lago.
del Lago closes the distance and clinches.
Royler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Royler digs a right hand underneath del Lago's ribcage. del Lago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Royler.
del Lago is working for takedown but Royler is calmly controlling the position for now.
del Lago looks gassed!
del Lago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Royler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Royler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down del Lago.
Royler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of del Lagos head.
Royler scores with a shot to the side of del Lago's head.
Royler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Royler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royler lands a shoulder strike.
del Lago is rocked!
Royler unloads with a big right hand that wobbles del Lago! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Royler is unloading with more strikes now! del Lago drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Royler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ainars Gailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ainars Gailis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bret McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses.
McKenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Gailis moves out of range easily.
McKenzie closes the distance and pushes Gailis back into the cage.
McKenzie works on Gailis's body with a couple of short punches.
McKenzie has Gailis pressed against the cage, preventing Gailis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gailis wants to get back to striking at distance but McKenzie won't allow it.
McKenzie misses with some punches.
McKenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Gailis controls his hands.
McKenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Gailis.
McKenzie digs a right hand underneath Gailis's ribcage. Gailis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gailis.
Gailis throws a head punch that misses.
McKenzie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for McKenzie.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gailis or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from McKenzie as the two fighters clinch.
Gailis is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for McKenzie.
A hook to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKenzie.
A nice left hand lands by McKenzie.
McKenzie cracks Gailis with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from McKenzie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
A left hand lands to the body for McKenzie.
McKenzie pushes Gailis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKenzie lands with a right to the head.
McKenzie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gailis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McKenzie cracks Gailis with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McKenzie misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from McKenzie - that landed with a thud.
McKenzie pushes Gailis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McKenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
McKenzie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie lands a body shot.
McKenzie is leaning against Gailis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McKenzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McKenzie working aggressively here.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gailis takes a shot to the head.
McKenzie is working Gailis over against the cage.
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
McKenzie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
A short right from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gailis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a shoulder strike.
McKenzie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gailis.
McKenzie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gailis.
A short right from McKenzie.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
A short body shot lands from McKenzie as the two fighters clinch.
McKenzie lands a nice uppercut.
McKenzie is leaning against Gailis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McKenzie is leaning against Gailis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gailis.
McKenzie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
Gailis wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie keeps control of Gailis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gailis takes a shot to the head.
McKenzie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McKenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gailis.
McKenzie pushes Gailis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from McKenzie.
McKenzie is working Gailis over against the cage.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
McKenzie cracks Gailis with a nice body shot.
Gailis tries to break the clinch but McKenzie is controlling the position.
McKenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKenzie cracks Gailis with a nice body shot.
McKenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gailiss head.
Gailis tries to break free but McKenzie pushes him back against the cage.
McKenzie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from McKenzie - that landed with a thud.
McKenzie lands with a left to the head.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Gailis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKenzie digs a right hand into Gailis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gailis's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gailis.
Gailis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands with a left to the head.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gailis.
Gailis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKenzie cracks Gailis with a nice body shot.
McKenzie lands a right hand.
A short right from McKenzie on the inside.
McKenzie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gailis is trying to force a seperation but McKenzie has the dominant position.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie cracks Gailis with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gailis is trying to break the clinch but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
Gailis tries to break free but McKenzie pushes him back against the cage.
Gailis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenzie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McKenzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie lands a right hand.
McKenzie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gailis's efforts to push away.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from McKenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret McKenzie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McKenzie moves into the clinch.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
McKenzie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gailis tries to break the clinch but McKenzie is controlling the position.
A short right from McKenzie on the inside.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from McKenzie - that landed with a thud.
McKenzie lands a left hand.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gailis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gailis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from McKenzie as the two fighters clinch.
Gailis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
McKenzie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gailis's efforts to push away.
McKenzie keeps control of Gailis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKenzie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gailis is trying to push McKenzie away but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Gailis blocks it.
McKenzie lands a body shot.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie lands with a light punch inside.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gailis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKenzie is leaning against Gailis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gailis wants to break free but McKenzie has control.
Gailis takes a shot to the head.
Gailis is rocked!
A short right from McKenzie on the inside.
Oh Gailis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKenzie pushes Gailis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from McKenzie.
Gailis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gailis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a right hand.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gailis.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKenzie lands a nice uppercut.
McKenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gailiss head.
Gailis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKenzie keeps control of Gailis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
Bret McKenzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gailis.
Gailis seems to have got his legs back now.
McKenzie lands a body shot.
McKenzie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McKenzie gets through Gailis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKenzie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
Gailis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McKenzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McKenzie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie is working Gailis over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a nice uppercut.
Gailis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from McKenzie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
Gailis takes a shot to the head.
McKenzie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKenzie misses with some punches.
McKenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from McKenzie.
Good body shot from McKenzie.
Good body shot from McKenzie.
Gailis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKenzie presses Gailis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McKenzie lands a right hand.
McKenzie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McKenzie presses Gailis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
McKenzie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gailis or not.
McKenzie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a right hand.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gailis can't break the clinch.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKenzie is working Gailis over against the cage.
McKenzie lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body.
McKenzie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gailis or not.
A left hand lands to the body for McKenzie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie digs a right hand underneath Gailis's ribcage. Gailis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKenzie presses Gailis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from McKenzie as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McKenzie.
A head punch on the inside from McKenzie fails to land.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gailis uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McKenzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
McKenzie lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from McKenzie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McKenzie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gailis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from McKenzie.
Nice body punch from McKenzie - that landed with a thud.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret McKenzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McKenzie moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from McKenzie as the two fighters clinch.
Gailis is trying to break free.
McKenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
McKenzie tries to throw a body punch but Gailis avoids it by throwing McKenzie back against the cage.
Gailis is trying to force a seperation but McKenzie has the dominant position.
McKenzie lands a body shot.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie pushes Gailis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from McKenzie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie is leaning against Gailis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McKenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gailiss head.
McKenzie lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie pushes Gailis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for McKenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKenzie works on Gailis's body with a couple of short punches.
Gailis trying to stall but McKenzie improves his position.
McKenzie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gailiss head.
A short right from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gailis or not.
McKenzie lands with a light punch inside.
McKenzie cracks Gailis with a nice body shot.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie works on Gailis's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKenzie presses Gailis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gailis is trying to push McKenzie away but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike.
McKenzie is leaning against Gailis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Gailis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie is leaning against Gailis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKenzie lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from McKenzie on the inside.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
McKenzie digs a right hand into Gailis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gailis's gas tank.
McKenzie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gailis or not.
Gailis takes a shot to the head.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
McKenzie cracks Gailis with a nice body shot.
McKenzie pushes Gailis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gailis takes a shot to the head.
McKenzie lands a nice uppercut.
McKenzie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gailis wants to break free but McKenzie has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from McKenzie - that landed with a thud.
McKenzie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gailis uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie lands with a left to the head.
McKenzie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McKenzie.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gailis.
Gailis wants to break free but McKenzie has control.
McKenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
Gailis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gailis backwards.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Gailis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gailis blocking some punches.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKenzie misses with some punches.
McKenzie lands a body shot.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gailis can't break the clinch.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gailis wants to get back to striking at distance but McKenzie won't allow it.
McKenzie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head punch on the inside from McKenzie fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Gailis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gailis is trying to force a seperation but McKenzie has the dominant position.
McKenzie misses with some punches.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie keeps control of Gailis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gailis blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gailis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
McKenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gailis's elbow.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
Gailis is trying to break the clinch but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McKenzie fails to land.
Gailis blocking some punches.
McKenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Gailis controls the action.
Gailis blocks an uppercut.
Gailis is trying to break free.
Ainars Gailis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gailis misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret McKenzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McKenzie 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret McKenzie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anatoliy Himura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Absten Brews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anatoliy Himura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Absten Brews's chin.
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166 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoliy Himura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Absten Brews!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brews throws a leg kick which misses Himura's front leg but catches the back leg as Himura tries to avoid it.
Brews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Himura counters with a single leg into guard. Brews didn't expect that.
Brews is trying to control the position but Himura postures up.
Brews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Himura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brews pulls Himura in close to prevent any damage.
Brews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brews punching from the bottom - just letting Himura know he's still in a fight.
Brews looking for a sweep. Not yet Brews, not yet.
Brews keeping moving, preventing Himura from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brews looking for a sweep. Not yet Brews, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Himura wants to stand but Brews has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We're going to have a standup here because Anatoliy Himura wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brews gets caught flat footed, as Himura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Himura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brews has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Himura has managed to get both his arms back between Brews's legs - danger averted.
Brews is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brews has a closed guard, preventing Himura from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brews is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Himura frees his head nicely. Oh but Brews has switched to an armbar! Himura is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Absten Brews!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius has chosen Marcia Carolus Rex as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nik Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius moves into range and clinches up with Volkov.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Nik Volkov has been cut.
Volkov tries for a takedown but Aurelius manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aurelius.
Aurelius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Aurelius.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov avoiding damage as Aurelius throws knees to the body.
Aurelius lands with a light punch inside.
Aurelius prevents the takedown attempt.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Aurelius.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aurelius obliges.
Aurelius lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov tries to score a body lock takedown but Aurelius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aurelius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volkov or not.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow.
Aurelius lands a right hand.
Aurelius lands a knee to the body.
Aurelius lands a damaging elbow.
Volkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aurelius.
A short right from Aurelius on the inside.
Aurelius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aurelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius lands an elbow that stopped Volkov in his tracks for a moment.
Volkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Aurelius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Volkov is rocked!
Volkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Aurelius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Aurelius.
Aurelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aurelius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Aurelius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside that Volkov shrugs off.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius working Volkov over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkovs head.
Aurelius landing knees to the body.
Aurelius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius digs a right hand underneath Volkov's ribcage. Volkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aurelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aurelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with a hook to the body.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nik Volkov's cut is getting worse.
Volkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aurelius lands an elbow inside that Volkov shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aurelius.
Nice elbow from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aurelius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Volkov avoiding damage as Aurelius throws knees to the body.
Volkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Aurelius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aurelius lands a damaging elbow.
Aurelius lands a nice uppercut.
Volkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aurelius lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aurelius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Aurelius.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkov takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands with a light punch inside.
Aurelius digs a right hand into Volkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkov's gas tank.
Aurelius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aurelius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aurelius lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside that Volkov shrugs off.
Nik Volkov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aurelius lands a left hand.
Aurelius digs a right hand underneath Volkov's ribcage. Volkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nik Volkov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelius scores with a spinning back kick!
Volkov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters by moving into the clinch.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.
Aurelius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aurelius tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aurelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius lands a damaging elbow.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike.
Volkov is trying to drag Aurelius to the mat but Aurelius just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Nik Volkov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Aurelius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
Aurelius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aurelius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aurelius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Volkov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aurelius.
Aurelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Volkov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aurelius prevents it.
Volkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.
Volkov tries for a takedown but Aurelius manages to get underhooks.
Aurelius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nik Volkov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sigvard Aurelius! Sigvard Aurelius retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Golf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Hamedovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
160 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Golf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aziz Hamedovic!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamedovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Golf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hamedovic counters with a shoot takedown. Golf fights it but they end up in guard.
Golf scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamedovic misses the target.
Golf feints and then cracks Hamedovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamedovic down.
Golf defending well as Hamedovic loads up on a big left hand.
Hamedovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Golf's head backwards.
Golf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Golf.
Golf scores with a jab. Hamedovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hamedovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golf lands a head kick. Hamedovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Golf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hamedovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Golf misses with a hook.
Golf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hamedovic.
Golf thows a body shot but no joy.
Golf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Hamedovic.
Golf throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Hamedovic misses.
Golf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hamedovic thuds his right hand into Golf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Don Golf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Golf misses.
Sloppy strikes from Golf. Those never looked like landing.
Golf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamedovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hamedovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Golf.
Golf cracks the inside of Hamedovic's front leg.
Hamedovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Golf tries to sprawl out of it but Hamedovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Golf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamedovic digs a good hook to Golf's body.
Hamedovic moves away from the strike by Golf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Golf dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Golf tries a head kick but it misses.
Golf throws a sloppy head kick and Hamedovic moves out of range easily.
Hamedovic misses the shot to the body.
Golf thows a body shot but no joy.
Golf scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamedovic misses with a straight left.
Golf staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamedovic misses with a combination
and Golf counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Golf.
Golf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamedovic lands with a nice body punch.
Hamedovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Golf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golf lands with a kick to the temple. Hamedovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hamedovic misses with an uppercut
and Golf counters with a leg kick.
Golf is looking to chop away at Hamedovic's legs.
Golf tries to work over Hamedovic's front leg with a kick but Hamedovic checks it.
Hamedovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Golf with a nice cross.
Hamedovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hamedovic.
Golf tries a head kick but it misses.
Golf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Golf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golf loads up on a big right hand but Hamedovic slips the punch.
Golf lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hamedovic misses with a hook
and Hamedovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamedovic throws an overhand right that lands on Golf's shoulder, as Golf tries to avoid the shot.
Hamedovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Golf lands with a good body shot.
Hamedovic misses with an uppercut. Golf saw that one coming.
Hamedovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hamedovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golf lands a jab to Hamedovic's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Golf dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Golf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hamedovic's head.
Hamedovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Golf is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Golf. Hamedovic shrugs it off though.
Golf misses with an uppercut.
Golf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hamedovic shoots in for a takedown but Golf shows good takedown defense.
Hamedovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Golf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamedovic thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamedovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Golf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamedovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Hamedovic. Those never looked like landing.
Hamedovic misses with a hook to the body
and Golf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hamedovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Golf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golf misses with a hook
and Hamedovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamedovic blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Golf on the side of the head.
Hamedovic shoots in and drives through. Golf sprawls well.
Golf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamedovic counters with a straight right hand.
Hamedovic slips under a jab.
Hamedovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamedovic misses with a hook
and Golf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Golf scores with a jab. Hamedovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golf throws a hook to the side of Hamedovic's head but Hamedovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamedovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Don Golf is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamedovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hamedovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Golf counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamedovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Golf counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamedovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Golf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golf lands a right hook to the body.
Golf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamedovic is defended easily by Golf.
Don Golf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aziz Hamedovic.
Golf misses with a double jab
and Hamedovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Golf thinking.
Golf throws a sloppy head kick and Hamedovic moves out of range easily.
Golf connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Golf clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hamedovic blocks a leg kick.
Hamedovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golf misses with a hook. Hamedovic ducked under it nicely.
Golf lands a head kick!
Golf moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamedovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf throws the left hand but Hamedovic avoids the punch easily.
Hamedovic misses the body punch
and Golf counters with a head kick.
Hamedovic throws a big shot that misses.
Golf lands a head kick. Hamedovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Golf misses with a shot to the body
and Hamedovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golf tries to sprawl but Hamedovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hamedovic wants to control but Golf is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic wants to free his trapped foot but Golf is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Golf manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Golf fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hamedovic is out of range.
Golf fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamedovic in the body.
Hamedovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golf swings widly with a right hand
and Hamedovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamedovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Golf to the mat! Golf manages to get full guard.
Hamedovic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Golf manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Golf stands up and waves to Hamedovic to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hamedovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Golf counters with a leg kick.
Hamedovic misses with a hook. Golf ducked under it nicely.
Golf lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Golf had his way with Aziz Hamedovic in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hamedovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Golf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamedovic manages to avoid it.
Hamedovic misses with a body punch
and Golf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamedovic swings for the body but Golf moves out of range.
Hamedovic looks to land a left hand but Golf moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamedovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golf.
Hamedovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Golf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hamedovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golf swings for the body but Hamedovic moves out of range.
Hamedovic misses with a hook to the body
and Golf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Golf swings widly with a right hand
and Hamedovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Golf misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golf misses the body punch
enabling Hamedovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Golf lands with a kick to the temple. Hamedovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Golf misses the jab.
Golf slips a straight right by Hamedovic.
Golf throws a head kick but Hamedovic moves out of range.
Hamedovic misses with an uppercut
and Golf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamedovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hamedovic misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Golf misses the target.
A head kick misses from Golf.
Hamedovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Golf is just out of range.
Golf misses the shot to the body.
Golf throws a nice head kick!
Golf scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Golf lunges at Hamedovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamedovic's hand.
Hamedovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamedovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Hamedovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golf manages to avoid it.
Hamedovic missing with a left hand there. Golf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golf throws a sloppy head kick and Hamedovic moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Golf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Golf, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Golf!
Don Golf retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Mailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal - Beyond the North Waves kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Mailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Braga!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mailov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Braga.
Mailov scores with the left hand. Braga knows he should have avoided that one.
Mailov misses with a leg kick
and Braga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mailov misses the jab.
Mailov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mailov throws a right hand that misses
and Braga counters with a nice leg kick.
Braga misses with a body punch
and Mailov counters with a three punch combo that has Braga backing up. Braga nods at Mailov to acknowledge the strikes.
Mailov looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Mailov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mailov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailov scores with a hook to the body. Braga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Braga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mailov counters with a stiff right hand.
Mailov misses with a lunging right hand
and Braga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mailov's head.
Mailov throws a leg kick
and Braga counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mailov won't be happy with that.
Mailov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mailov is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga advances to mount.
Braga thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mailov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mailov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Braga landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mailov working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mailov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mailov tries to hold on but Braga pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Braga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four 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.
Braga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mailov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Braga scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mailov is rocked!
Braga has hold of Mailov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mailov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mailov tries to hold on but Braga postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Braga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Mailov misses.
Braga throws a leg kick that misses.
Mailov lands a nice shot that snaps Braga's head back.
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Mailov.
Mailov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braga throws a big shot that misses.
Mailov throws a lazy uppercut
and Braga counters with a left to the body.
Braga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mailov counters with a good low kick that Braga was not able to check.
Braga staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailov digs a good body shot into Braga's ribs.
Braga shoots in but no luck this time.
Braga throws an off balance right hand
and Mailov counters with a nice leg kick.
Mailov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mailov misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Braga counters with a straight right hand.
Mailov thows a leg kick but Braga checks it
and Braga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mailov's knee momentarily.
Mailov misses the shot to the body.
Mailov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mailov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mailov misses with a right hand
and Braga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mailov misses with a hook
and Braga counters with a leg kick.
Braga walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Mailov.
Braga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mailov pinned against the cage. Mailov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A lazy left from Mailov finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga misses with a hook.
Braga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Mailov misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mailov.
Braga tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Mailov misses
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braga misses the body punch
and Mailov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maxim Mailov is winning the standup battle so far.
Mailov throws a leg kick that misses.
Braga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mailov leaves Braga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maxim Mailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Braga.
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mailov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mailov throws a poor cross that misses
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
Mailov misses with a left hand
and Braga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mailov counters with a low kick, right behind Braga 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mailov misses with a straight left.
Mailov throws a lazy uppercut
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Mailov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mailov misses with a body shot.
Braga jabs Mailov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Mailov.
Braga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick from Mailov misses
and Braga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mailov's knee momentarily.
Braga misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mailov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Braga misses with a right hand
enabling Mailov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mailov.
Mailov tries to bum rush Braga with a series of wild strikes but Braga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mailov thows a leg kick but Braga checks it
and Braga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mailov misses with a combination
and Braga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mailov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braga.
Braga throws a leg kick
and Mailov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga slips a jab and a cross from Mailov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Braga.
Braga misses with an uppercut
and Mailov counters with an outside leg kick.
Mailov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mailov misses with a leg kick
and Braga counters with a stiff right hand.
Braga wants to clinch.
Mailov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braga counters with a low kick, right behind Mailov 's knee.
Mailov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Braga.
Mailov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mailov misses with a hook
and Braga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga misses with an uppercut
and Braga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braga throws a lazy uppercut
and Mailov counters with a stiff right hand.
Mailov slips a straight right by Braga.
Mailov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mailov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mailov misses with a right hand
and Braga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braga.
Mailov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Braga on the ground.
Braga cracks Mailov with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mailov can't keep his opponent in guard - Braga advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mailov is looking to control Braga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mailov avoid being mounted?
Mailov wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Braga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Braga!
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