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GFC 135lb Tournament Semifinal PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bert Beryllium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Gaetan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ditte Gaetan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bert Beryllium's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bert Beryllium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Gaetan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beryllium shoots and misses
and Gaetan counters with a left and a right that stings Beryllium.
Beryllium shoots and misses
and Gaetan moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gaetan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gaetan is trying to break the clinch but Beryllium has him pressed against the cage.
Beryllium looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Beryllium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beryllium tries to score a body lock takedown but Gaetan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gaetan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beryllium has his takedown stuffed
and Gaetan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gaetan.
Gaetan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beryllium shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gaetan counters with a series of strikes. Beryllium will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gaetan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beryllium has his takedown stuffed
and Gaetan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beryllium has his takedown stuffed
and Gaetan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beryllium fails with the takedown
and Gaetan counters with a head kick.
Beryllium moves forwards but Gaetan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beryllium darts in trying to clinch
and Gaetan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaetan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaetan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gaetan is trying to force a seperation but Beryllium has the dominant position.
Beryllium changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gaetan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beryllium fails with the takedown
and Gaetan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium fails with the takedown
and Gaetan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaetan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beryllium's calf.
Ditte Gaetan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaetan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beryllium's calf.
Gaetan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaetan counters by moving into the clinch.
Gaetan breaks the clinch.
Beryllium with a poor takedown
and Gaetan counters by moving into the clinch.
Gaetan pulls Beryllium into guard.
Beryllium wants to control from the top but Gaetan keeps moving.
Gaetan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beryllium gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beryllium wants to control from the top but Gaetan keeps moving.
Gaetan working for a triangle but Beryllium defends it easily.
Gaetan is working an open guard so Beryllium takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beryllium tries for a takedown but Gaetan circles away easily
and Gaetan counters with a right hand to the body.
Beryllium misses with a takedown
and Gaetan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gaetan is trying to break the clinch but Beryllium has him pressed against the cage.
Gaetan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gaetan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Beryllium wants to control from the top but Gaetan keeps moving.
Beryllium drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gaetan dives on top into guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ditte Gaetan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beryllium fails with the takedown
and Gaetan counters with a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaetan goes for a takedown attempt but Beryllium pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beryllium tries for a takedown but Gaetan circles away easily
and Gaetan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gaetan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beryllium's head.
Beryllium scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beryllium seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beryllium passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beryllium wants to take Gaetan's back here but Gaetan is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gaetan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beryllium trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beryllium takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Beryllium tries to control but Gaetan wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gaetan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Beryllium wants to control but Gaetan is keeping him busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Bert Beryllium wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Beryllium looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beryllium gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium looks to clinch
and Gaetan moves into the clinch.
Beryllium has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaetan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Beryllium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beryllium has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gaetan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beryllium goes for a takedown attempt but Gaetan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beryllium misses with a takedown
and Gaetan counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beryllium tries for a takedown but Gaetan circles away easily
and Gaetan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beryllium misses with a takedown
and Gaetan moves into the clinch.
Gaetan tries to circle away but Beryllium has him pinned against the cage.
Gaetan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gaetan breaks the clinch.
Gaetan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gaetan counters with a head kick.
Beryllium with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gaetan counters with a left and a right that stings Beryllium.
Beryllium misses with a takedown
and Gaetan counters with an outside leg kick.
Gaetan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beryllium changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gaetan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beryllium tries for a takedown but Gaetan circles away easily
and Gaetan counters with a left and a right that stings Beryllium.
Beryllium fails with the takedown
and Gaetan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ditte Gaetan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Beryllium's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gaetan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaetan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaetan presses Beryllium against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gaetan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beryllium.
Gaetan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaetan is trying to break the clinch but Beryllium is controlling him.
Gaetan breaks from the clinch.
Gaetan misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beryllium misses with a takedown attempt
and Gaetan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaetan has managed to clinch.
A short left from Gaetan.
Beryllium tries to score a body lock takedown but Gaetan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Beryllium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beryllium drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beryllium drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaetan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaetan is trying to push Beryllium away but Beryllium has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gaetan manages to break the clinch.
Beryllium shoots and misses
and Gaetan counters with a stiff right hand.
Beryllium ducks right into an uppercut from Gaetan.
Bert Beryllium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaetan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beryllium with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gaetan counters with a one-two to the body.
Beryllium tries to keep at a distance but Gaetan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gaetan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beryllium wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetan scores with a shot to the side of Beryllium's head.
Gaetan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beryllium.
Gaetan wants to get back to striking at distance but Beryllium won't allow it.
Beryllium's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaetan tries to break free but Beryllium pushes him back against the cage.
Gaetan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beryllium gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gaetan.
Gaetan prevents the takedown attempt.
Gaetan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beryllium is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gaetan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gaetan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beryllium darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gaetan trying to control but Beryllium postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gaetan is just riding it out for now. Beryllium eventually gives up the hold.
Beryllium is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bert Beryllium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaetan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beryllium would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beryllium throws a big right hand that misses.
Ditte Gaetan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beryllium drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gaetan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Beryllium has Gaetan in his guard.
Gaetan advances position into side control!
Beryllium bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ditte Gaetan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaetan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ditte Gaetan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kardanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tungsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kardanov comes to the cage accompanied by Riders on the storm. Tim Tungsten told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kardanov!
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, Tim Tungsten!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tungsten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kardanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kardanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tungsten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kardanov looks for a takedown but Tungsten sprawls well.
Kardanov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tungsten quickly recovers to half guard.
Kardanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kardanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tungsten is looking for a sweep. Kardanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kardanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tungsten trying to hold on to Kardanov's head to control him but Kardanov postures up.
Kardanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kardanov is working for a kimura but Tungsten is defending it quite comfortably.
Kardanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tungsten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kardanov.
Kardanov is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tungsten is looking to improve his position.
Tungsten is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tungsten is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tungsten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tungsten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kardanov.
Kardanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tungsten is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kardanov is trying to control the action in half guard but Tungsten is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kardanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tungsten with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kardanov misses with a head shot. Tungsten uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kardanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardanov works over Tungsten with some ground and pound from guard.
Kardanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tungsten is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kardanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tungsten looking for a sweep. Not yet Tungsten, not yet.
Kardanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tungsten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kardanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kardanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tungsten is keeping the position for now.
Tungsten keeping moving, preventing Kardanov from controlling successfully.
Kardanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kardanov throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kardanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tungsten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kardanov throws and elbow that misses. Tungsten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kardanov's guard. Nice move by Tungsten!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Kardanov 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.
Kardanov with a poor takedown
and Tungsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tungsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kardanov manages to avoid it.
Tungsten misses with a few strikes there.
Tungsten misses the body punch
and Kardanov counters with a single leg into guard. Tungsten didn't expect that.
Kardanov pushing down on Tungsten's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kardanov thows a huge punch but Tungsten dodges it nicely.
Kardanov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kardanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tungsten has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kardanov is working away from the top position though.
Tungsten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tungsten is looking to improve his position.
Tungsten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tungsten regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kardanov.
Kardanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tungsten pulls Kardanov in to control the position.
Tungsten pushes Kardanov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kardanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Tungsten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tungsten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kardanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tim Tungsten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kardanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tungsten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kardanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kardanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kardanov rushes Tungsten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kardanov wants the takedown. Tungsten is fighting it off but Kardanov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tungsten's guard against the cage.
Kardanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tungsten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kardanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tungsten is retaining full guard.
Tungsten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kardanov is aware though and is defending well.
Tungsten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kardanov throwing strikes from guard but Tungsten blocks nicely.
Kardanov postures up in Tungsten's guard and throws a big left but Tungsten blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tungsten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kardanov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tungsten looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tungsten looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tungsten!
Kardanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Kardanov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tungsten works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tungsten is putting a hurting on Kardanov here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Tungsten are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tungsten working the ground and pound from side control.
Kardanov gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tungsten seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kardanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kardanov 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.
Kardanov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tungsten chips away with some ground and pound.
Tungsten engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tungsten won't allow Kardanov to sweep him here.
Kardanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tungsten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anton Kardanov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kardanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A combination from Tungsten does no damage.
Kardanov forces Tungsten back against the cage and clinches.
Tungsten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tungsten is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kardanov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tungsten to the mat. Tungsten regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kardanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tungsten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kardanov defends well.
Tungsten is trying to keep Kardanov in close.
Kardanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tungsten is retaining full guard.
Kardanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kardanov thows a big elbow that misses.
Anton Kardanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kardanov trying to move into half guard but instead Tungsten has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tungsten controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kardanov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tungsten manages to get himself to full guard.
Kardanov pushes down on Tungsten's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kardanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tungsten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kardanov.
Tungsten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tungsten is trying to get back to full guard.
Kardanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardanov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tungsten has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kardanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kardanov thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tungsten to regain full guard.
Kardanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tungsten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kardanov trying to control but Tungsten is working from the bottom.
Kardanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Tim Tungsten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kardanovis looking to pass into half guard but Tungsten pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tungsten is in guard.
Kardanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tungsten is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tungsten trying to control but Kardanov is working from the bottom.
Kardanov is trying to keep Tungsten in close.
Kardanov wants to sweep here but Tungsten controlling him for the moment.
Kardanov trying to keep a closed guard but Tungsten is proving a slippery customer.
Kardanov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tungsten is desperately trying to get back to half 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.
Kardanov tries to control but Tungsten wriggling away.
Kardanov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kardanov blocks Tungsten's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Kardanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kardanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Kardanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mamath Blah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamath Blah!
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, Marijo Palavra!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palavra shoots in for a double leg but Blah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Palavra looks for a takedown but Blah sprawls well.
Palavra misses with a takedown
and Blah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamath Blah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marijo Palavra.
Palavra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blah manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blah is adopting a defensive guard.
Palavra stands and throws Blah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Palavra has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Blah on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blah tries to get out of the position.
Palavra wants to finish this one by submission but Blah is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Palavra.
Blah is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palavra looking to control but Blah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palavra lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Palavra landing shots from mount.
Palavra is working for a guillotine from mount but Blah frees his head quite easily.
Blah is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blah is working hard here to advance position.
Palavra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palavra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Palavra with good strikes from the mount here!
Palavra with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Palavra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blah keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palavra is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Palavra extends the arm and Blah is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marijo Palavra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by SmashinSomethin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Bennet avoids a kick to the body.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bennet checks the leg kick.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven misses with a right hand
and Bennet counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Bennet to acknowledge the strikes.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bennet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven closes the distance but Bennet moves to the side
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Draven moved out of range.
Bennet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet slips under a jab from Draven.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Bennet moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a front kick that sends Bennet stumbling back into the cage.
Bennet tests Draven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Draven.
Draven swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Draven connects with a body shot.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven lands with a nice body kick.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Draven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bennet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Draven throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Bennet misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draven misses with a low kick as Bennet jumps back.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Draven throws a head kick that Bennet semi-blocks.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draven thinking.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick by Draven misses
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bennet misses its intended target.
Bennet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bennet throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Draven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennet counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Bennet to acknowledge the strikes.
Draven is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Bennet moves out of range easily.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennet.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven misses with a leg kick
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a right hand
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Bennet lands a nice shot that snaps Draven's head back.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draven darts in trying to clinch
and Bennet counters with a nice body shot.
A solid body kick from Draven.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Bennet lands a really nice looking cross but Draven seems unphased.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven blocks a jab.
Bennet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Draven.
Bennet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven throws a push kick but Bennet slaps the foot to one side.
Bennet connects with a nice looking jab.
Draven throws a head kick that misses
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bennet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Draven looks for the body kick but Bennet saw that one coming.
Draven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Draven tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven throws a combination that misses
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennet throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet moves out of range of the leg kick from Draven.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Draven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draven slips under a jab from Bennet.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven misses with the body kick
letting Bennet counter with a right hand.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Bennet sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Draven misses.
Draven throws a right hand that misses
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Draven is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven moves to clinch but Bennet breaks away
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Draven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven staying out of range there.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Bennet moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Draven misses with a shot to the body
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Draven there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick by Draven misses
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Draven.
Draven takes one to the chin there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a head kick.
Bennet jabs Draven right on the nose. Draven blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bennet 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bennet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Grishin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilnur Ilias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilias has chosen Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death 2 as his entrance music. Ilnur Ilias is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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26
130 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Grishin!
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, Ilnur Ilias!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilias fails to land with a series of punches.
Grishin gets a takedown into half guard.
Ilias is in trouble now - Grishin has advanced to mount!
Grishin unloading with bombs!
Grishin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grishin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ilias for as long as he can get away with.
Grishin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grishin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishin thowing shots but they're missing.
Grishin controlling the pace for now.
Grishin with shots to the head and body - Ilias looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grishin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grishin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grishin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grishin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ilias in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grishin landing punches.
Grishin cracks Ilias with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grishin lands with some strikes.
Grishin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grishin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grishin content just to control the position here.
Grishin dominating with strikes here.
Grishin controlling from mount.
Grishin with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin content just to control the position here.
Grishin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grishin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grishin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ilias hang on?
Ilias taking shots to the head.
Grishin landing punches.
Ilias takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grishin controlling from mount.
Grishin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ilias looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin landing strikes from the mount.
Grishin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grishin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grishin controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grishin dominating with strikes here.
Grishin lands with some strikes.
Grishin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ilias?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grishin with a couple of short strikes.
Ilias looks gassed!
Grishin is landing with some decent strikes but Ilias is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grishin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Grishin 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.
Ilias misses with a series of wild punches.
Ilias looks to land a right hand but Grishin moved out of range.
Ilnur Ilias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ilias.
Ilias misses with a double jab.
Grishin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ilias's guard.
Maxim Grishin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grishin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grishin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grishin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ilias is breathing heavily.
Grishin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grishin postures up in Ilias's guard and throws a big left but Ilias blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grishin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maxim Grishin just wasn't active enough.
Grishin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grishin showed some decent athleticism there.
Grishin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grishin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grishin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grishin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ilias to regain full guard.
Grishin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grishin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grishin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin postures up in Ilias's guard and throws a big left but Ilias blocks it.
Ilias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilias can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grishin controls the pace.
Ilias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grishin.
Grishin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maxim Grishin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ilias tries to sprawl but Grishin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin content to control rather than advance.
Grishin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ilias can do to turn this around?
Grishin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ilias defending well though.
Grishin throwing shots but Ilias is blocking nicely.
Grishin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grishin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grishin in particular looking to stall.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Grishin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grishin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ilias.
Grishin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ilias napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Grishin stalls from top position.
An elbow from Grishin crashes against the mat.
Grishin 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.
Grishin is working Ilias over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grishin scoring with punches from side control.
Grishin looks up at the clock and then as Ilias takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grishin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishin scores with punches from side control.
Ilias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grishin controlling the position from side mount.
Grishin advances to full mount.
Grishin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ilias's face.
Grishin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ilias can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grishin unloading with bombs!
Grishin landing punches.
Grishin controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grishin raining down shots from the mount!
Grishin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grishin lands a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grishin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grishin raining down shots from the mount!
Grishin landing strikes from the mount and Ilias is in trouble!
Grishin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grishin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ilias?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin controlling from the full mount.
Grishin unloading with bombs!
Ilias is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grishin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grishin controlling from mount.
Grishin with a couple of short strikes.
Grishin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ilias can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ilias is in a horrible position here. Grishin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grishin cracks Ilias with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ilnur Ilias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Grishin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Grishin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grishin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Grishin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ulfsson looks to throw the jab but Grey is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ulfsson!
Ulfsson moves to clinch but Grey breaks away
and Grey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulfsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ulfsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grey misses with a leg kick
letting Ulfsson counter with a right hand.
Ulfsson is looking to clinch but Grey is avoiding it.
Ulfsson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson misses with an uppercut
and Grey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ulfsson!
Grey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ulfsson is looking to get to half guard.
Ulfsson wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
Ulfsson is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Ulfsson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ulfsson working to try and regain half guard.
Grey thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey prevents Ulfsson from getting the reversal.
Grey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey controlling his opponent.
Ulfsson wants to control but Grey is having none of it.
Grey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ulfsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ulfsson trying to hold on to Grey's head to control him but Grey postures up.
Grey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ulfsson defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ulfsson.
Ulfsson wants to sweep here but Grey controlling him for the moment.
Ulfsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grey controls the pace.
Grey preventing the sweep.
Ulfsson looking to control.
Grey postures up in Ulfsson's guard and throws a big left but Ulfsson blocks it.
Grey trying to control but Ulfsson is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grey.
Grey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ulfsson avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Ulfsson closes the distance but Grey moves to the side
and Grey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ulfsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ulfsson trying to control from the bottom.
Ulfsson is trying to stand back up but Grey is controlling him
Grey passes into side control, despite Ulfsson's attempt to control the position.
Grey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ulfsson keeps working.
Grey fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ulfsson controls the position for a moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derrick Grey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ulfsson cracks the inside of Grey's front leg.
Ulfsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfsson wants to clinch up but Grey keeps it at a distance.
Ulfsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grey's sensitive parts.
Ulfsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Grey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ulfsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ulfsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulfsson moves in looking to clinch but Grey pushes him off.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ulfsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice sprawl there from Ulfsson as Grey shoots in.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ulfsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Grey counters by moving into the clinch.
Grey has Ulfsson pushed against the cage.
Grey fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Grey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ulfsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey throws a hook to the side of Ulfsson's head but Ulfsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ulfsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ulfsson throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Ulfsson tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Ulfsson misses
and Grey counters with a left and a right that stings Ulfsson.
Ulfsson tries to clinch but Grey moves out of range.
Ulfsson wants to clinch up but Grey keeps it at a distance.
Ulfsson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ulfsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Grey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Ulfsson tries to roll over but Grey keeps him under control.
Ulfsson has hold of Grey's hands but Grey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ulfsson is trying to stand back up but Grey is controlling him
Grey content to control rather than advance.
Grey prevents Ulfsson from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulfsson is staying active underneath Grey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derrick Grey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grey throws a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a two punch combo.
Grey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grey counters with a takedown into side control.
Ulfsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Grey postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ulfsson sneaks back into half guard.
Ulfsson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Grey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson pushes Grey off looking to stand but Grey dives back in and keeps control.
Grey is trying to control the action in half guard but Ulfsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ulfsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grey tries to free his leg and advance position but Ulfsson is retaining full guard.
Grey is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulfsson has wrist control.
Grey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ulfsson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Grey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson moves in looking to clinch but Grey pushes him off.
Ulfsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Grey circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Grey finds it's target.
Ulfsson throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Ulfsson misses with an uppercut
and Grey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ulfsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grey. Grey obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grey.
Ulfsson lands a head kick. Grey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Derrick Grey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey lands a nice looking body kick.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that Grey semi-blocks.
Ulfsson is looking to clinch.
Ulfsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ulfsson throws a solid leg kick but Grey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ulfsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson misses with a leg kick.
Grey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ulfsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Crunch! Ulfsson slams his shin into Grey's torso.
Grey swats away the attempt to clinch by Ulfsson.
Grey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ulfsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ulfsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Grey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Grey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulson comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Cowboys from Hell. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mario Bravo enters the cage!
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Paulson. Beautiful body shot.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Bravo. No joy for Paulson on that attempt.
Paulson looks to land a right hand but Bravo moved out of range.
Bravo misses with a jab to the body
and Paulson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Paulson misses with a takedown attempt - Bravo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulson counters with a one-two to the body.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Paulson.
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Paulson counters with a left to the body.
Paulson scores with a shot to the body.
Paulson connects with a body shot that sends Bravo's belly button to the back.
Bravo throws a combination that misses
and Paulson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bravo thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Paulson blocks the leg kick.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Paulson connects with a body shot that sends Bravo's belly button to the back.
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravo looks gassed!
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Paulson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mario Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paulson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo being controlled for a moment.
Bravo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson moves into full mount!
Paulson with a couple of short strikes.
Paulson raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bravo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Paulson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that Bravo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Paulson controlling his opponent.
Paulson working the ground and pound effectively.
Paulson breaks from Bravo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson content just to control the position here.
Bravo trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns Bravo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paulson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bravo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Paulson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paulson wants to control the pace but Bravo is squirming around nicely.
Bravo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Paulson controlling his opponent.
Bravo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson content just to control the position here.
Paulson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravo is looking to escape.
Paulson working Bravo over with strikes here.
Bravo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bravo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Paulson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulson landing shots from mount.
Paulson controlling from mount.
Paulson wants to control the pace but Bravo is squirming around nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paulson digs a good hook to Bravo's body.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mario Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paulson counters with a right hand to the body.
Paulson cracks a nice hook into Bravo's ribs.
Paulson lands with a nice combination. Bravo backs away looking to recover.
Paulson shoots in and bounces Bravo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bravo is looking to stand up but Paulson isn't so interested in that idea.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Paulson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Paulson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paulson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulson stays in close to Bravo's body and controls the position.
Paulson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paulson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bravo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paulson is controlling him.
Paulson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Paulson.
Paulson shoots in but Bravo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bravo's guard.
Bravo can't keep his opponent in guard - Paulson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Paulson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paulson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Bravo is trying to stand back up but Paulson is controlling him
Paulson working the head and body with strikes.
Paulson trying to control the pace.
Paulson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paulson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Bravo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bravo hang on?
Paulson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulson tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
Bravo is bucking up trying to escape but Paulson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paulson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bravo looks a forlorn figure.
Bravo is trying to stand.
Paulson trying to control but Bravo is having none of it.
Paulson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bravo looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bravo is trying to stand up.
Paulson dominating with strikes here.
Paulson with shots to the head and body - Bravo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bravo is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Paulson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paulson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulson unloading with bombs!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paulson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bravo on the side of the head.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo misses with a combination
and Paulson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bravo misses with a left hand
and Paulson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paulson.
Paulson advances to half guard.
Paulson controlling the pace.
Paulson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bravo for as long as he can get away with.
Paulson is keen to just control but Bravo is a slippery customer.
Paulson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bravo is looking to get back to is feet but Paulson passes into side control.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bravo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paulson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bravo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Paulson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravo is looking to escape.
Paulson controlling the pace for now.
Paulson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paulson trying to control but Bravo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paulson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paulson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bravo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Paulson landing shots from mount.
Paulson controlling from the full mount.
Paulson won't let Bravo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bravo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Paulson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bravo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Paulson controlling the pace for now.
Paulson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bravo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Paulson landing shots from mount.
Paulson tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Bravo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mario Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paulson with a couple of short strikes.
Bravo is rocked!
Bravo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bravo is in a horrible position here. Paulson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bravo is still in real trouble! Can Paulson finish him?
Bravo is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
Paulson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paulson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paulson controlling his opponent.
Paulson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Robert Paulson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson controlling from mount.
Bravo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Paulson. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Paulson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodor DaCrapulation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Lavronenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theodor DaCrapulation!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaCrapulation avoids the head kick by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lavronenko trying to control the action but DaCrapulation is working from the bottom.
Lavronenko throws a strike but DaCrapulation avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lavronenko stopping the sweep attempt from DaCrapulation.
Lavronenko tries to free his leg and advance position but DaCrapulation is retaining full guard.
Lavronenko throws and elbow that misses. DaCrapulation uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lavronenko's guard. Nice move by DaCrapulation!
DaCrapulation pushing down on Lavronenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DaCrapulation wants to take a breather but Lavronenko is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko wants to control but DaCrapulation is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lavronenko is trying to get back to full guard.
DaCrapulation is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
DaCrapulation has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lavronenko defend it? DaCrapulation steps over the head and cranks it - Lavronenko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for DaCrapulation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theodor DaCrapulation!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne (Clawfinger K.O. remix). Dincht is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fanfare. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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181 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Dincht bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dincht moves away.
Dincht rushes Fox and presses him up against the cage.
Dincht lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fox.
Dincht breaks the clinch.
Dincht throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dincht fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fox avoids it really well and circles away.
Fox swings for the body but Dincht moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox dodges the punch combination from Dincht.
Dincht misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dincht wants to land a leg kick but Fox is out of range.
Dincht looks to clinch
and Fox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dincht rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dincht tries to land a front kick but Fox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dincht throws a front kick aimed at Fox's knee but Fox avoids it well.
Dincht swings widly with a right hand
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Dincht rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dincht misses with a left hand
and Fox counters with a straight right hand.
Zell Dincht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dincht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dincht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fox doesn't manage to clinch there - Dincht circles away.
Dincht pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dincht moves away.
Dincht shoots in for a double leg but Fox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dincht tries to clinch
and Fox counters with a two punch combo.
Fox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dincht's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht tries to land a front kick but Fox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dincht throws a sloppy body shot
and Fox counters with a right hand to the body.
Dincht is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dincht tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dincht misses with a jab to the body
and Fox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dincht breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dincht.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dincht misses with a looping right.
Dincht misses with a left hand
and Fox counters with a two punch combo.
Dincht thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fox if he has to take too many more of those.
Dincht fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dincht throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fox tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dincht is in Fox's guard.
Dincht prevents Fox from getting back to his feet.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Dincht from controlling successfully.
Fox wants to stand but Dincht is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht slips nicely into half guard.
Dincht wants to free his trapped foot but Fox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dincht wants to take a breather but Fox is having none of it.
Dincht is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dincht.
Dincht is keen to just control but Fox is a slippery customer.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dincht is looking for a kimura but Fox is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dincht to get the leverage.
Dincht wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dincht is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dincht is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dincht.
Dincht has hold of Fox's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fox manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dincht controlling from the full mount.
Dincht is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fox can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dincht is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fox to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fox shrugs it off.
Dincht controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Dincht goes for an armbar but Fox turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fox.
Dincht has control of Fox's left arm, preventing Fox from doing any damage.
Fox wants to stand and escape but instead Dincht has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox is looking to stand up but Dincht isn't so interested in that idea.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Fox misses with a body punch
and Dincht counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fox won't be happy with that.
Fox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fox tries to get out of the position.
Fox is being controlled here.
Dincht scoring with punches and elbows.
Fox is pushing Dincht's head away, looking to escape. Dincht manages to hold on to the position though.
Dincht is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fox is trying to escape and Dincht transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fox is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dincht! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zell Dincht!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Home Grown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
275 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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260 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home Grown!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Nova.
Grown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Grown misses.
Nova lands a big head kick that sends Grown tumbling to the mat! Nova takes a step backwards and waves Grown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grown throws a head kick that misses.
Nova throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grown misses with a hook
and Nova counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grown throws an overhand right that lands on Nova's shoulder, as Nova tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Grown.
Nova keeps the fight on the outside.
Grown slips a jab and a cross from Nova.
Grown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova throws a sloppy head kick and Grown moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Nova.
Nova slips a straight right by Grown.
Nova scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grown in his tracks.
Nova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nova cracks Grown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grown looks to land a right hand but Nova moved out of range.
Grown throws a jab when Nova was well out of range.
Viktor Nova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Nova is predictable there
and Grown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nova really felt that one!
Nova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown looks to land a combination but Nova avoids it well.
Grown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nova.
Nova misses with a hook
and Grown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nova takes a swing at Grown's ribcage but misses.
Nova misses with a lunging right hand
and Grown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nova, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grown cracks Nova with a good jab.
Nova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nova throws a shot from downtown. Grown moves away and avoids it.
Nova misses with a few strikes there.
Nova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nova staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova misses with a hook
and Grown counters with a crisp right that sends Nova to the canvas! Grown follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Home Grown!
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