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Night of Champions- 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Contin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osvaldo Torrado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Contin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osvaldo Torrado!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Contin tries to work over Torrado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torrado is trying to force a seperation but Contin has the dominant position.
Contin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torrado up against the cage.
Contin tries to land knees in the clinch but Torrado avoids the damage to the body.
Contin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Contin can't find room to land a body shot as Torrado controls the action.
Contin throws an elbow but it misses.
Contin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torrado is trying to break free.
Torrado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torrado dodges an elbow strike from Contin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contin struggles to land a body shot inside as Torrado controls his hands.
Contin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torrado blocking some punches.
Torrado blocks an uppercut.
Contin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contin misses with an elbow strike.
Torrado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Contin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torrado's elbow.
Contin goes for a takedown attempt but Torrado pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vlad Contin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Contin tries to clinch but Torrado moves away
and Torrado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Vlad Contin has been cut.
Contin is looking to clinch but Torrado is avoiding it.
Contin closes the distance but Torrado moves to the side
and Torrado counters with a huge right that knocks Contin out cold! Torrado is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Osvaldo Torrado!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itachi Uchicha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Itachi Uchicha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchicha tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Uchicha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jackson working away.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Uchicha regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uchicha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Uchicha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Uchicha uses the momentum to regain guard.
Uchicha could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchicha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uchicha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Uchicha looking for a triangle here. Jackson is fighting it but it looks tight! Uchicha pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jackson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Itachi Uchicha!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Mc Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semki Est (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semki Est is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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322 lbs
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300 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerry Mc Nothing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Semki Est!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Nothing tries to clinch but Est moves away
and Est counters by clinching up.
Est dodges an elbow strike from Mc Nothing.
Est is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mc Nothing gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mc Nothing lands a knee to the head.
Est drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mc Nothing pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mc Nothing rushes Est and presses him up against the cage.
Est avoids the elbow strike from Mc Nothing, against the cage.
Mc Nothing lands a knee to the body.
Mc Nothing drops Est with a big knee straight up the middle! Est is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Semki Est has been cut.
Est looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mc Nothing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mc Nothing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Est, pushing him back against the cage.
Mc Nothing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mc Nothing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mc Nothing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mc Nothing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mc Nothing.
Est is rocked!
Mc Nothing scores a nice knee to the body.
Mc Nothing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mc Nothing.
Mc Nothing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mc Nothing working the clinch nicely. Est is working for position but Mc Nothing cracks him with a big knee to the head! Est crumples up against the cage and Mc Nothing lands two more shots before the ref can save Est! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jerry Mc Nothing!
Jerry Mc Nothing retains his super heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Limonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodelo Chenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limonov comes to the cage accompanied by LollyPop - Танцуй, суч. Eduard Limonov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Limonov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodelo Chenkov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chenkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Limonov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chenkov scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Rodelo Chenkov has been cut.
Limonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Limonov misses with the body kick
and Chenkov counters by clinching up.
Chenkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Limonov is trying to break free.
Chenkov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chenkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Limonov avoids it.
Chenkov landing knees to the head.
Chenkov tries to land a knee to the head but Limonov blocks with his arms.
Limonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chenkov tries to clinch up
and Limonov counters with a head kick.
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!
Limonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chenkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chenkov wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chenkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Limonov misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Limonov throws a series of strikes that have Chenkov backpedaling.
Limonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chenkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chenkov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Limonov counters with an outside leg kick.
Limonov sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Chenkov to the ground! Limonov dives into full mount looking to finish!
Chenkov is rocked!
Limonov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Limonov dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Limonov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chenkov looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov controls the position.
Limonov not allowing Chenkov to control his hands.
What can Chenkov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Eduard Limonov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Limonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chenkov.
Limonov throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Limonov.
Limonov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chenkov looks gassed!
Limonov scores with a head kick. Chenkov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That has opened up Rodelo Chenkov's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from Limonov.
Limonov connects with a leg kick. Chenkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Limonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chenkov darts in trying to clinch
and Limonov counters with a big head kick but Chenkov shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chenkov tries to clinch up
and Limonov counters with a straight that turns Chenkov's legs to rubber! Limonov pushes forward with more strikes and Chenkov goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduard Limonov!
Eduard Limonov is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ullas Aslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aslan's entrance music is Agnostic Front - For My Family. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ullas Aslan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aslan fails to land the takedown.
Buakaw cracks Aslan with a good jab.
Aslan wants to clinch.
Aslan walks into a stiff left hand from Buakaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aslan.
Ullas Aslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buakaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Aslan. Aslan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ullas Aslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buakaw lands a jab-cross combination.
Aslan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buakaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buakaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aslan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buakaw can pounce on him.
Aslan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buakaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aslan fails with a takedown attempt.
Aslan is breathing heavily.
Buakaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aslan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buakaw - the referee stops the clock and Aslan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buakaw. Aslan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Buakaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aslan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buakaw.
Buakaw looks to land a combination but Aslan avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Buakaw!
Buakaw misses with a double jab
and Aslan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aslan thows a huge punch but Buakaw dodges it nicely.
Aslan prevents Buakaw from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aslan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aslan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Buakaw is trying to stand back up but Aslan is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aslan throwing shots but Buakaw is blocking nicely.
Buakaw tries to kick Aslan off but Aslan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aslan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aslan works his way into side control.
Aslan lands some shots froms side control.
Aslan working the ground and pound.
Aslan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Aslan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw defending against the ground and pound.
Aslan cracks Buakaw with a big elbow.
Aslan scoring with punches from side control.
Aslan is working Buakaw over with some ground and pound from side control.
Aslan throws a strike aimed at the side of Buakaw's head but Buakaw avoids it well.
Buakaw taking punishment in the form of punches.
Aslan in side control, throwing shots but Buakaw defends.
Aslan decides to stand back up. Aslan steps back and let's Buakaw get back to his feet.
Aslan scores with a takedown into Buakaw's guard.
Aslan postures up and lands a big shot to Buakaw's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aslan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aslan in side control, throwing shots but Buakaw defends.
Aslan 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.
The strikes coming from Aslan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aslan lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aslan landing a few strikes.
Aslan cracks Buakaw with a big right hand but Buakaw just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aslan cracks Buakaw with a big elbow.
Buakaw taking punishment in the form of punches.
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 Ullas Aslan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aslan with a hook.
Aslan closes the distance but Buakaw moves to the side
and Buakaw counters with a solid body kick.
Buakaw throws a solid leg kick but Aslan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buakaw.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buakaw counters with a good, hard body kick but Aslan shrugs it off.
Buakaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aslan.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Buakaw enables Aslan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Buakaw manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Aslan thows a big elbow that misses.
Buakaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ullas Aslan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buakaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buakaw is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aslan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aslan throws a big right hand that misses.
Aslan passes into half guard.
Aslan is pressing down on Buakaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Buakaw is holding on for now.
Buakaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aslan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aslan drops an elbow to the side of Buakaw's head.
Buakaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aslan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aslan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buakaw defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aslan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buakaw avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aslan.
Buakaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aslan.
Aslan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aslan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aslan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aslan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aslan uses his free foot to push down on Buakaw's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Buakaw.
Aslan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aslan dominating with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buakaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aslan lands with some strikes.
Buakaw takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aslan landing shots from mount.
Aslan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Buakaw is rocked!
The referee warns Buakaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Buakaw is still in real trouble! Can Aslan finish him?
Aslan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aslan cracks Buakaw with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ullas Aslan!
Ullas Aslan is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Radchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasteel comes to the cage accompanied by Celtic Music. The crowd seem to be enjoying Radchenko's choice of entrance music: Korn - Wake Up Hate . The key to victory for Semmy Kasteel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Semmy Kasteel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Radchenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Kasteel.
Kasteel jabs at Radchenko's body.
Kasteel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kasteel tests Radchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Kasteel misses.
Kasteel misses with a straight left.
Radchenko blocks a jab.
Kasteel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasteel lands with a nice body punch.
Radchenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kasteel defending well though.
Radchenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kasteel blocking the ground and pound.
Radchenko lands a big shot there that rocks Kasteel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Radchenko throws some wild stikes that Kasteel manages to avoid easily.
Kasteel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Radchenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Radchenko throws some wild stikes that Kasteel manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko looking to ground and pound but Kasteel is blocking nicely.
Radchenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kasteel hang on?
Radchenko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kasteel because Radchenko loaded up on that one.
Kasteel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Radchenko.
Kasteel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Radchenko.
Radchenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kasteel's face.
Radchenko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kasteel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Radchenko dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Kasteel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Radchenko is looking to advance position but Kasteel won't allow it.
Radchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kasteel defending well though.
Radchenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kasteel's head.
Radchenko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kasteel is staying active underneath Radchenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Radchenko is pressing down on Kasteel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kasteel is holding on for now.
Radchenko is nestled in close to Kasteel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Radchenko working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Radchenko.
Kasteel tries to get to full guard but Radchenko has control of the leg.
Radchenko is pressing down on Kasteel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kasteel is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radchenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Radchenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kasteel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Radchenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kasteel to the ground. Radchenko is now in Kasteel's guard.
Radchenko thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radchenko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kasteel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Radchenko has Kasteel in his guard.
Kasteel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Radchenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kasteel!
Radchenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Radchenko punching from mount but Kasteel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radchenko landing strikes from the mount.
Kasteel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Radchenko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Radchenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Kasteel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kasteel tries to get out of the position.
Radchenko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kasteel because Radchenko loaded up on that one.
Radchenko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Radchenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Radchenko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Radchenko looking for a guillotine from mount but Kasteel is having none of it.
Kasteel taking shots to the head.
Radchenko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kasteel because Radchenko loaded up on that one.
Radchenko looking to ground and pound but Kasteel is blocking nicely.
Kasteel blocking the ground and pound.
Kasteel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Radchenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kasteel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Radchenko.
Radchenko 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radchenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kasteel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Radchenko looking to control but Kasteel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Radchenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Radchenko with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radchenko controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel tries to reverse the position but Radchenko maintains control.
Kasteel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Radchenko breaks from Kasteel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Kasteel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radchenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Radchenko breaks from Kasteel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radchenko working for a guillotine from mount but Kasteel is in no mood to give up.
Kasteel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Radchenko on the ground.
Radchenko looking to ground and pound but Kasteel is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Radchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kasteel throws a looping overhand right but Radchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Radchenko closes the distance and clinches up with Kasteel, looking for a takedown. Radchenko pushes Kasteel against the cage but Kasteel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kasteel scores with a nice right hand.
Kasteel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Radchenko at a distance.
Radchenko moves forwards but Kasteel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kasteel thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasteel scores with a punch to the head.
Radchenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel throws a good cross that connects.
Radchenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Kasteel.
Kasteel tries to clinch up but Radchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Kasteel misses.
Radchenko throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kasteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasteel connects with a body shot that sends Radchenko's belly button to the back.
Kasteel digs a good body shot into Radchenko's ribs.
Radchenko moves forwards but Kasteel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Kasteel.
Kasteel throws a shot to the body.
Radchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasteel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Radchenko doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Kasteel. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasteel, as that shot connected.
Kasteel cracks Radchenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kasteel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Radchenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kasteel doesn't seem phased though.
Kasteel scores with a body shot.
A jab from Kasteel finds it's way through Radchenko's defenses.
Kasteel tests Radchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Radchenko has his takedown stuffed
and Kasteel counters with a nice body shot.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Radchenko.
Kasteel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kasteel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Kasteel cracks Radchenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Semmy Kasteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasteel moves in looking to clinch but Radchenko pushes him off.
Radchenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kasteel avoids it really well and circles away.
Kasteel stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasteel jabs Radchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Kasteel clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Radchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasteel.
Radchenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Radchenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasteel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kasteel tries to clinch but Radchenko moves out of range.
Kasteel scores with a nice head shot.
Radchenko shoots for a takedown but Kasteel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kasteel misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel cracks Radchenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Semmy Kasteel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasteel scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kasteel.
Kasteel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasteel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Radchenko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Radchenko swings widly with a right hand
and Kasteel moves into the clinch.
Radchenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right hand to the body from Kasteel.
Radchenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kasteel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasteel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasteel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Andrei Radchenko has been cut.
Nice body punch from Kasteel - that landed with a thud.
Kasteel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Kasteel.
Knees to the body from Kasteel.
Kasteel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kasteel lands a shot to the body.
Kasteel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kasteel lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel stalling.
Kasteel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Radchenkos head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kasteel.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kasteel lands a hook that snaps the head of Radchenko backwards.
Kasteel is pushing Radchenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Semmy Kasteel.
Kasteel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel is looking to clinch.
Radchenko shoots in for a takedown but Kasteel shows good takedown defense.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Radchenko.
Kasteel thows a body shot but no joy.
Radchenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasteel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Radchenko's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasteel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Kasteel had his way with Andrei Radchenko in that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Radchenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kasteel lands with a right hand.
Radchenko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kasteel's guard.
Kasteel trying to keep a closed guard but Radchenko is proving a slippery customer.
Radchenko wants to control from the top but Kasteel keeps moving.
Radchenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Radchenko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kasteel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kasteel has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radchenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Radchenko, not yet.
Radchenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Radchenko is on top in guard.
Radchenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Radchenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Radchenko slips nicely into half guard.
Radchenko is thwarting Kasteel's attempts to control the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Radchenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Radchenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kasteel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel is trying to stand.
Radchenko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kasteel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Radchenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Radchenko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Radchenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kasteel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kasteel shrugs it off.
Radchenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Radchenko lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radchenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Radchenko lands a big elbow.
Radchenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Radchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Radchenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:46
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:46
The fight is ruled a draw!
Semmy Kasteel retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Tesovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentin Tesovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baginski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tesovskiy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baginski counters with a shoot takedown. Tesovskiy fights it but they end up in guard.
Baginski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tesovskiy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Baginski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baginski is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tesovskiy has his hands clasped together but Baginski extends an breaks Tesovskiy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Baginski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piotr Baginski!
Piotr Baginski retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Pushka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Zangief has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladimir Pushka!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Pushka.
Pushka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zangief counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zangief misses with a straight right.
Zangief throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zangief throws a right hand that misses
and Pushka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushka wants to clinch.
Pushka closes the distance but Zangief moves to the side
and Zangief counters with a straight right hand.
Pushka lands a big head kick that sends Zangief tumbling to the mat! Pushka takes a step backwards and waves Zangief back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ivan Zangief has been cut.
Pushka throws a head kick but Zangief moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zangief.
Pushka throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Pushka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pushka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief misses with a right hand
and Pushka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zangief is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pushka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zangief avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pushka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushka throws a combination that misses
and Zangief decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pushka's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zangief showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zangief missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zangief throwing strikes from guard but Pushka blocks nicely.
Pushka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pushka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zangief.
Pushka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladimir Pushka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Zangief's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zangief misses with a looping left.
Zangief misses with a hook
and Pushka counters with a head kick that drops Zangief to the mat! Zangief scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Zangief is rocked!
Zangief misses with a left hand
and Pushka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zangief on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pushka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zangief comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wladimir Pushka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pushka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wladimir Pushka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pushka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Zangief rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pushka counters with a crisp one two that drops Zangief! Pushka thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zangief to his feet! Zangief is in big trouble!
Oh Zangief is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pushka misses with a combination
and Zangief counters with a nice uppercut.
Zangief seems to have got his legs back now.
Zangief is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zangief throws an off balance right hand
and Pushka counters with a head kick that drops Zangief to the mat! Zangief scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ivan Zangief's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Pushka lands a heavy head kick that drops Zangief. The ref tackles Pushka to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Zangief was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Wladimir Pushka!
Wladimir Pushka is the new heavyweight champion!
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