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CCL 185 Grand Tourney: Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivo Petric!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric with a lazy takedown attempt
and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Petric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
Petric with a lazy takedown attempt
and William counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whonjon William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Petric.
A frustrated look appears on Petric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by William as Petric tries to tie him up.
William stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petric tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petric blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William breaks from the clinch.
Petric moves into the clinch successfully.
Petric is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petric pulls William into guard.
William wants to stand but Petric has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
William stands and steps away. Petric gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
William closes the distance and clinches.
Petric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
William just leaning against Petric, taking a breather.
Petric has William pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. William manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
William keeps control of Petric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric wants a takedown.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
Petric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but William has him pressed against the cage.
Petric tries to pull guard but William won't allow it.
Petric fails to pull guard.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William prevents Petric from breaking the clinch.
Petric avoids a wild elbow strike from William.
Petric letting William take a breather here.
William wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petric looking for a takedown.
Petric avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Petric is trying to break free.
Petric avoids the elbow strike from William, against the cage.
Petric tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Petric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but William has him pressed against the cage.
William avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William scores with a shoulder strike.
William keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petric's efforts to push away.
Come on William - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from William.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from William as the two fighters clinch.
Petric looks gassed!
Petric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
William closes the distance and pushes Petric back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by William.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from William.
William stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Whonjon William.
Petric misses with a takedown
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
William stalling the fight.
William missing with knees to the body.
Petric tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from William.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petric goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petric tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petric seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
William scores with a hook to the body.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Petric is breathing heavily.
William throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrics head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Whonjon William.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivo Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William gets in close and instigates a clinch.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Petric tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from William.
Petric breaks the clinch.
Petric with a lazy takedown attempt
and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from William.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Petric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
William pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petric has his takedown stuffed
and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whonjon William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Petric.
William is struggling to control the position.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
William breaks the clinch.
Whonjon William is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William moves into the clinch.
Whonjon William has scored more points in the clinch so far.
William slows down the pace here.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William leaning against his opponent.
Petric has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. William avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Whonjon William.
Petric with a poor takedown
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
William is trying to break the clinch but Petric has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric working hard to break the clinch.
William lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with William for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
William misses with a knee to the head.
William throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from William.
William avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
William is working Petric over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William dominated that second round.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
Petric has had enough of the clinch but William keeps him there for the moment.
William is pressed up against the cage. Petric has hold of a leg and is looking to drag William down to the mat. William avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
William throws a head kick that misses
and Petric counters with a solid body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
William tries to break free but Petric pushes him back against the cage.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William prevents Petric from breaking the clinch.
Petric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William leaning against his opponent.
William looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from William.
Petric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petric can't get the takedown.
Petric is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whonjon William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Petric.
Petric prevents William from breaking the clinch.
Petric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
Petric moves out of range of the body kick from William.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William clinches up with Petric and pushes him back against the cage.
Petric prevents William from breaking the clinch.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petric.
William has Petric pressed against the cage.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
William gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Whonjon William.
Petric fails with the takedown
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
Ivo Petric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but William is keeping busy.
William is working Petric over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
William is working Petric over against the cage.
Petric blocks an elbow strike.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William has Petric pressed against the cage, preventing Petric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.
William slowing the pace effectively.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
William will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petric up against the cage.
William prevents a body shot from Petric.
William wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petric is trying to work for a single leg takedown but William pulls him back up using the underhooks.
William is struggling to control the position.
William blocking some punches.
William misses with a knee strike.
William's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whonjon William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petric tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and William is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whonjon William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whonjon William!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franz Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Marihuanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Stefaniak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Stefaniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bariga Marihuanich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefaniak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marihuanich's guard.
Stefaniak throwing strikes from guard but Marihuanich blocks nicely.
Marihuanich working a defensive guard here.
Stefaniak trying to control but Marihuanich is working from the bottom.
Marihuanich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stefaniak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stefaniak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marihuanich controlling the position.
Stefaniak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marihuanich working for a triangle but Stefaniak defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marihuanich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stefaniak defends it easily.
Stefaniak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marihuanich is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stefaniak wants to get back to his feet but Marihuanich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marihuanich trying to control but Stefaniak is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marihuanich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stefaniak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marihuanich on the ground.
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.
Marihuanich throwing strikes from guard but Stefaniak blocks nicely.
Marihuanich stops Stefaniak from standing up.
Stefaniak keeping moving, preventing Marihuanich from controlling successfully.
Stefaniak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marihuanich is controlling him.
Marihuanich trying to control the position from guard on top but Stefaniak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bariga Marihuanich.
Stefaniak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marihuanich working a defensive guard here.
Stefaniak thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marihuanich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stefaniak is one step ahead there.
Stefaniak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marihuanich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stefaniak throws a big right hand that misses.
Stefaniak looking to sit in guard and control but Marihuanich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marihuanich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stefaniak wants to get back to his feet.
Stefaniak trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marihuanich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stefaniak is avoiding damage well.
Marihuanich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marihuanich fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stefaniak trying to remain calm as Marihuanich controls from the top position.
Stefaniak is trying to buck Marihuanich off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bariga Marihuanich will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stefaniak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stefaniak won't allow Marihuanich to sweep him here.
Stefaniak postures up.
Stefaniak trying to control but Marihuanich is working from the bottom.
Marihuanich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stefaniak manages to get himself to full guard.
Marihuanich stops Stefaniak from standing up.
Marihuanich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stefaniak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich trying to move into half guard but instead Stefaniak has managed to sweep!
Stefaniak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stefaniak trying to control the position from guard on top but Marihuanich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stefaniak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stefaniak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marihuanich is keeping the position for now.
Stefaniak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marihuanich is trying to keep Stefaniak in close.
Stefaniak landing with the ground and pound.
Stefaniak won't allow Marihuanich to sweep him here.
Stefaniak wants to pass the guard but Marihuanich is keeping the position.
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.
Marihuanich throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marihuanich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stefaniak has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Marihuanich to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Stefaniak is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Marihuanich pulls down on the head and he's put Stefaniak to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bariga Marihuanich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juninho Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciek Rostecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostecki has chosen Kobra "Witamy w mieście" as his entrance music. 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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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juninho Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maciek Rostecki!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostecki misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Rostecki pulls Gracie into guard.
Rostecki working a defensive guard here.
Rostecki looking for a sweep. Not yet Rostecki, not yet.
Rostecki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rostecki keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie pushing down on Rostecki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rostecki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Rostecki dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie is trying to control. Rostecki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rostecki is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Rostecki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rostecki trying to get back to full guard but Gracie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Rostecki is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rostecki turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
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!
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Rostecki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is pressing down on Rostecki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rostecki passes into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Rostecki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rostecki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rostecki preventing the sweep.
Rostecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rostecki's guard.
Rostecki keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Rostecki is keeping the position.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie prevents Rostecki from getting back to his feet.
Gracie won't allow Rostecki to sweep him here.
Rostecki can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rostecki is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Rostecki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juninho Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rostecki shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rostecki!
Gracie has hold of Rostecki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rostecki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Rostecki is having none of it.
Rostecki is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie has hold of Rostecki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rostecki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Rostecki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie working for a submission but Rostecki is keeping him at bay.
Rostecki tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Rostecki tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie working Rostecki over with strikes here.
Rostecki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rostecki wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Rostecki is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Rostecki is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie 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! Gracie extends the arm and Rostecki is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juninho Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Capone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Lavelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Capone!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavelle throws a head kick but Capone moves out of range.
Lavelle lands with a kick to the temple. Capone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lavelle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Capone backs up against the cage.
Capone is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Lavelle Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Capone is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nate Lavelle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dobryi Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesco White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: Smoke the Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dobryi Dag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesco White!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dag.
White jumps guard.
Dag trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dag wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White is looking for a triangle but Dag pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dag trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Dag tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is trying to control the position but Dag postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dag closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Dag from controlling successfully.
Dag looking to pass the guard.
Dag is working hard here to advance position.
Dag stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dag wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
Dag working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dag is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dag trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Dag goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, White has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dag but great work by White.
White trying to control the position but Dag is working away.
White working the head with strikes.
Dag is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dag keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is pressing down on Dag's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dag is holding on for now.
Dag tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks the strikes from Dag.
Dag wants to get back to full guard but White has mounted him!
Dag sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dag wants to get back to full guard.
White passes to full mount!
White looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
White prevents Dag from getting the reversal.
White wants to control the pace but Dag is squirming around nicely.
Dag is trying to stand.
Dag keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dag wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dag keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dag swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
White goes for an armbar but Dag turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dag.
Dag looking to pass the guard.
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 Dobryi Dag will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dag dodges the punch combination from White.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Dag counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dag.
Dag wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Dag tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White has his foot on Dag's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dag works his way back into a safe position though.
White will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dag doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dag manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dag slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dag tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
Dag trying to control the position but White is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dag tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White wants to control but Dag is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Dag sits in half guard.
Dag passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White!
Dag prevents White from getting the reversal.
Dag looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dag with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dag throws some wild stikes that White manages to avoid easily.
Dag throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! White has his hands clasped together but Dag breaks the hold and White is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Dag!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dobryi Dag!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goliaf Tor (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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260 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair De Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goliaf Tor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De Jong regains half guard.
De Jong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tor working the head and body with strikes.
De Jong regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Jong wants to stand up but Tor is controlling him.
Tor stands up over De Jong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Jong keeping moving, preventing Tor from controlling successfully.
Tor prevents De Jong from getting back to his feet.
De Jong is trying to control the position but Tor postures up.
Tor working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Jong's head.
Tor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Jong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Jong keeping moving, preventing Tor from controlling successfully.
De Jong is looking to stand up but Tor isn't so interested in that idea.
Tor landing some decent shots from guard.
Tor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Jong's guard.
De Jong trying to control the position.
Tor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tor is in close to De Jong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Jong is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tor pushes down on De Jong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Jong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tor scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Jong is rocked!
Tor lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt De Jong quite badly. De Jong pulls Tor in close trying to recover. Tor postures up and lands two really hard shots that put De Jong on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but De Jong doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goliaf Tor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee has chosen Dropkick Murphys - The Warrior's Code as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Howard Wolowitz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Howard Wolowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Mcghee!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolowitz shoots in for a takedown but Mcghee shows good takedown defense.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mcghee.
Wolowitz shoots for a double leg takedown but Mcghee sprawls well. He's pushed Wolowitz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mcghee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolowitz is out of range and Mcghee settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolowitz takes a swing at Mcghee's ribcage but misses.
Wolowitz misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee misses with a low kick.
A big left from Wolowitz misses.
Wolowitz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcghee pinned against the cage. Mcghee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Wolowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolowitz works Mcghee's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wolowitz tries to bum rush Mcghee with a series of wild strikes but Mcghee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolowitz. Mcghee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wolowitz does it's job there.
Mcghee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcghee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wolowitz with a poor takedown
and Mcghee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wolowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wolowitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wolowitz is looking to wear down Mcghee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcghee avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 Howard Wolowitz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wolowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wolowitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcghee counters with an outside leg kick.
Wolowitz misses the shot to the body.
Wolowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcghee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee moves out of range as Wolowitz strikes.
Mcghee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Wolowitz with that takedown attempt.
A low kick from Mcghee is predictable there
and Wolowitz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolowitz wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcghee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wolowitz passes to side control.
Wolowitz grinds an elbow into Mcghee's temple.
Mcghee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcghee can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mcghee holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mcghee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wolowitz is looking to take a break and control but Mcghee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz throwing strikes but Mcghee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wolowitz tries to bench press Mcghee off him but Mcghee keeps the position.
Mcghee working away.
Wolowitz stops Mcghee from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolowitz can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Wolowitz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcghee throws a sloppy head kick and Wolowitz moves out of range easily.
Mcghee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wolowitz under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolowitz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mcghee back to the cage. Wolowitz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz swings for the body but Mcghee moves out of range.
Mcghee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcghee misses with a hook
and Wolowitz counters with a right hand to the body.
Wolowitz takes a swing at Mcghee's ribcage but misses.
That's two 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.
Mcghee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wolowitz tests Mcghee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolowitz cracks Mcghee with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee misses with a low kick.
Wolowitz shoots in for a takedown but Mcghee shows good takedown defense.
Mcghee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolowitz misses with a left hand
and Mcghee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Willie Mcghee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wolowitz scores with a jab to the head.
Wolowitz closes the distance and clinches up with Mcghee, looking for a takedown. Wolowitz pushes Mcghee against the cage but Mcghee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wolowitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolowitz shoots and misses
and Mcghee counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Howard Wolowitz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wolowitz, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Wolowitz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Syete Gabilog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shante Franklin 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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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Syete Gabilog!
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, Shante Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin misses with a double jab
and Gabilog counters with a nice double leg into side control. Franklin won't be happy with that.
Gabilog is trying to ground and pound but Franklin uses the momentary lack of control by Gabilog to regain half guard.
Franklin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gabilog.
Gabilog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gabilog trying to mount his opponent but Franklin defends it.
Franklin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabilog.
Gabilog thows a huge punch but Franklin dodges it nicely.
Franklin won't allow Gabilog to pass to mount.
Franklin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabilog is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gabilog is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gabilog stops Franklin from getting back to his feet.
Franklin is looking to improve his position.
Franklin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gabilog is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franklin trying to control the position.
Franklin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gabilog is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gabilog lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabilog in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gabilog landing with the ground and pound.
Gabilog not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franklin's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gabilog advances position into side control!
Gabilog working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gabilog works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gabilog in side control, throwing shots but Franklin defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Gabilog seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Franklin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gabilog connects with a decent elbow.
Gabilog with the ground and pound but Franklin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gabilog thows a huge punch but Franklin dodges it nicely.
Gabilog working the head and body with strikes.
Franklin works his way to full guard. Good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franklin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gabilog gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shante Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gabilog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gabilog counters with a shoot takedown. Franklin fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syete Gabilog dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gabilog counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gabilog engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gabilog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gabilog trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gabilog.
Gabilog trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabilog throwing strikes from guard but Franklin blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabilog is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gabilog is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gabilog wanted to stand there but Franklin had control of the position.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Gabilog from controlling successfully.
Franklin wants to sweep here but Gabilog controlling him for the moment.
Gabilog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gabilog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gabilog stands up over Franklin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gabilog drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Franklin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gabilog has Franklin in his guard.
Franklin stops Gabilog from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabilog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Syete Gabilog just wasn't active enough.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gabilog counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gabilog.
Gabilog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gabilog is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
Gabilog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
Gabilog working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Franklin's head.
Gabilog trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog throws a big right hand that misses.
Gabilog is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
Franklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gabilog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Gabilog throws and elbow that misses. Franklin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gabilog's guard. Nice move by Franklin!
Franklin wants to get up but he can't break Gabilog's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gabilog has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Franklin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syete Gabilog dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gabilog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gabilog missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gabilog working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gabilog throwing shots but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Franklin gets full guard.
Gabilog looking to sit in guard and control but Franklin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Franklin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gabilog's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabilog keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Franklin not doing much here.
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.
Gabilog is looking to improve his position.
Franklin controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syete Gabilog has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gabilog shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Franklin is trying to defend but Gabilog finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Franklin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gabilog in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gabilog distracts Franklin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gabilog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shante Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Syete Gabilog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
Franklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Franklin being controlled here, momentarily.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Gabilog tries to pass.
Gabilog is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Syete Gabilog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gabilog 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syete Gabilog!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi has chosen Nekromantix - Cave Canem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kafka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Davi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka throws a lazy uppercut
and Davi counters with an inside leg kick.
Davi sizes up Kafka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kafka throws a lazy uppercut
and Davi counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka misses with a combination
and Davi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kafka misses the body punch
and Davi counters with a thumping low kick.
Davi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two 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.
Kafka throws a right and a left that Davi avoids nicely.
Davi pushes Kafka away with a front kick.
Davi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kafka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davi scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davi scores with a takedown into Kafka's guard.
Davi lands a couple of elbows.
Davi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kafka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davi throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kafka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davi postures up in Kafka's guard and throws a big left but Kafka blocks it.
Kafka keeping moving, preventing Davi from controlling successfully.
Davi throws and elbow that misses. Kafka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davi's guard. Nice move by Kafka!
Kafka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Davi has control of Kafka's left arm, preventing Kafka from doing any damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thor Davi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davi connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Davi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kafka misses with a lunging right hand
and Davi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kafka throws a poor cross that misses
and Davi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kafka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Davi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi takes one on the button.
Kafka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kafka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Davi counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kafka's knee momentarily.
Kafka misses with a double jab
and Davi counters with a two punch combo.
Kafka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kafka throws a poor cross that misses
and Davi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka misses with a leg kick
and Davi counters with an outside leg kick.
Davi cracks a nice hook into Kafka's ribs.
Davi thumps Kafka with a low kick.
Kafka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kafka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kafka cracks Davi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Davi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kafka misses with a hook
and Davi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kafka misses with a hook to the body
and Davi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kafka's knee momentarily.
Kafka throws a poor cross that misses
and Davi counters with a left and a right that stings Kafka.
Kafka throws a lazy uppercut
and Davi counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kafka's guard now.
Davi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kafka is looking to stand up but Davi isn't so interested in that idea.
Davi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kafka has wrist control.
Kafka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davi.
Davi wants to control from the top but Kafka keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kafka is retaining full guard.
Davi thows a big elbow that misses.
Davi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davi passes into half guard.
Davi wants to free his trapped foot but Kafka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kafka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Davi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davi throwing strikes from guard but Kafka blocks nicely.
Davi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davi postures up in Kafka's guard and throws a big left but Kafka blocks it.
Davi is looking to advance position but Kafka has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kafka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davi on the ground.
Davi is squirming around, avoiding Kafka's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davi tries to reverse the position but Kafka maintains control.
Davi bucks up and throws Kafka to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kafka throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Davi really 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davi.
Thor Davi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davi.
Kafka throws a lazy uppercut
and Davi counters with a thumping low kick.
Davi throws a shot from downtown. Kafka moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Davi trying to control the action but Kafka is working from the bottom.
Davi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davi is looking to take a break and control but Kafka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kafka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Davi.
Davi postures up in Kafka's guard and throws a big left but Kafka blocks it.
Davi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davi controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davi pushing down on Kafka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kafka is doing well to control the position and prevent Davi from advancing to side control.
Davi misses with a head shot. Kafka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Davi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kafka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davi thows a big elbow that misses.
Davi throws a big right hand that misses.
Davi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kafka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kafka is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davi lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Davi dominated that fourth 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!
Kafka connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Kafka misses
and Davi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kafka throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Davi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kafka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kafka's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka misses with a lunging right hand
and Davi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kafka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kafka was well out of range. Poor timing from Davi.
Kafka throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka swings widly with a right hand
and Davi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kafka thinking.
Kafka misses with a right hand
and Davi counters with a takedown into side control.
Davi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Davi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davi working the ground and pound but Kafka is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Davi.
Davi working the ground and pound from side control.
Davi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kafka has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Davi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davi throws a strike aimed at the side of Kafka's head but Kafka avoids it well.
Viktor Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Davi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kafka dodges the ground and pound from Davi.
Davi trying to control the action but Kafka is working from the bottom.
Thor Davi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Davi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Davi!
Thor Davi is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reva comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Grave. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tatti Tasapaksu enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Reva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasapaksu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reva misses with a takedown
and Tasapaksu counters with an outside leg kick.
Reva shoots and misses
and Tasapaksu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Reva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Tasapaksu. No joy for Reva on that attempt.
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reva shoots in for a takedown but Tasapaksu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tasapaksu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tasapaksu closes the distance and pushes Reva back into the cage.
Tasapaksu trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is stalling here.
Reva managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reva is defending well for now.
Reva blocks the elbow strike.
Reva being controlled against the cage.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Alexander Reva has been cut.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tasapaksu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reva blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Reva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tasapaksu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reva tries to score a body lock takedown but Tasapaksu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but Reva blocks it.
Tasapaksu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reva up against the cage.
Tasapaksu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reva backwards.
Reva takes an elbow to the temple.
Tasapaksu connects with a knee to the head.
Alexander Reva's cut is getting worse.
Tasapaksu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reva backwards.
Reva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside that Reva shrugs off.
Reva tries to pull guard but Tasapaksu won't allow it.
Tasapaksu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reva tries for a takedown but Tasapaksu manages to get underhooks.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
Tasapaksu is pushing Reva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow.
Reva is trying to drag Tasapaksu to the mat but Tasapaksu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tasapaksu presses Reva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reva is defending well for now.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reva's defenses.
Alexander Reva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tasapaksu lands a damaging elbow.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Alexander Reva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tasapaksu stalling the fight.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Reva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tatti Tasapaksu! Tatti Tasapaksu retains his heavyweight title!
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