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PCL Rise fo the Pegasi 48 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Taylor (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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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishkin tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Shishkin shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Shishkin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shishkin was covering up waiting for the punch and Taylor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Shishkin keeps moving.
Shishkin is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Taylor rolls with it to try and escape but Shishkin cranks on the arm and Taylor is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexey Shishkin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garcia Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Larson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Child of Mine. Dan Larson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Garcia Vega's chin.
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215 lbs
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Garcia Vega!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega dodges the punch combination from Larson.
Larson misses with a double jab.
Larson lands with a nice combination. Vega backs away looking to recover.
A shot to the liver by Vega. Beautiful body shot.
Larson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vega staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Larson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Larson.
Larson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dan Larson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larson lands with a nice combination. Vega backs away looking to recover.
Vega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larson's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Larson.
Larson misses with a series of wild punches.
Vega lands a jab.
Larson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dan Larson has been cut.
Larson misses with a two punch combination.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larson moves away.
Vega thows a body shot but no joy.
Vega avoids the head kick by Larson.
Larson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vega.
Larson throws a head kick that half lands.
Larson lands with an overhand left.
Larson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Larson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vega doesn't seem phased though.
Larson throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Larson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larson throws a lazy uppercut
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Vega misses with a hook.
Vega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson misses with an uppercut
and Vega counters with a crisp right hand that drops Larson! Vega lets Larson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Larson is breathing heavily.
A jab from Larson misses.
Larson thows a body shot but no joy.
Vega walks into a jab.
Larson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larson throws a combination that misses
and Vega counters with a crisp right hand that drops Larson! Vega lets Larson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Larson is rocked!
Dan Larson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larson slips a jab from Vega.
Oh Larson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vega throws a looping overhand right but Larson ducks down to avoid it.
Larson seems to have got his legs back now.
Larson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vega counters with a crisp right that sends Larson to the canvas! Vega follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garcia Vega!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aacharappan Qaddam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Bolivar had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manuel Bolivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aacharappan Qaddam!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qaddam tries to clinch but Bolivar is having none of it.
Qaddam throws a head kick but Bolivar moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Bolivar.
Qaddam tries to clinch up
and Bolivar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Qaddam throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolivar counters with a straight right hand.
Bolivar misses with a double jab.
Bolivar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolivar throws a low kick but Qaddam moves out of range easily.
Qaddam moves in looking to clinch but Bolivar pushes him off.
Bolivar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Qaddam closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bolivar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Qaddam closes the distance but Bolivar moves to the side
and Bolivar counters by clinching up.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the head but Bolivar blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar wants to get back to striking at distance but Qaddam won't allow it.
Qaddam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Qaddam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Qaddam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolivar avoids it.
Qaddam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bolivar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Qaddam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Qaddam lands an elbow that stopped Bolivar in his tracks for a moment.
Qaddam misses with a knee strike.
Qaddam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolivar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Qaddam tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolivar avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Qaddam.
Bolivar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Qaddam misses with a knee strike.
Bolivar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Qaddam has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Qaddam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Qaddam scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolivar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Qaddam slowing the pace effectively.
Qaddam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolivar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Qaddam.
Bolivar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Qaddam misses with a knee to the head.
Qaddam with a knee to the head.
Qaddam looks gassed!
Qaddam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolivar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolivar is trying to break free.
Qaddam throws an elbow but it misses.
Bolivar tries to break free but Qaddam pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Qaddam throws an elbow but misses.
Qaddam throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qaddam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Qaddam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolivar's elbow.
Qaddam keeps control of Bolivar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Qaddam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bolivar tries to break the clinch but Qaddam is controlling the position.
Qaddam lands an elbow just above Bolivar 's eye.
Qaddam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Qaddam misses with a knee strike.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolivar avoids it.
Qaddam lands a knee to the body.
Bolivar tries to land knees in the clinch but Qaddam avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bolivar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolivar working hard to break the clinch.
Bolivar trying to stall but Qaddam improves his position.
Qaddam missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Qaddam.
Qaddam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolivar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Qaddam stops a takedown attempt from Bolivar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Bolivar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qaddam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qaddam.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolivar avoids it.
Bolivar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Qaddam just stands there and leans against the cage.
Qaddam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolivar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Qaddam tries to throw a body punch but Bolivar avoids it by throwing Qaddam back against the cage.
Bolivar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolivar is trying to force a seperation but Qaddam has the dominant position.
Bolivar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Qaddam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolivar tries to score a body lock takedown but Qaddam shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aacharappan Qaddam will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Qaddam rushes Bolivar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Qaddam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qaddam with a knee to the head.
Qaddam scores with a knee to the head.
Qaddam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the head but Bolivar blocks with his arms.
Qaddam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bolivar's defenses.
Bolivar tries to break the clinch but Qaddam is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Qaddam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Qaddam missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qaddam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolivar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Qaddam is breathing heavily.
Qaddam is looking to control Bolivar's arms but Bolivar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Qaddam has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolivar.
Bolivar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qaddam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolivar tries to break the clinch but Qaddam is controlling the position.
Bolivar takes an elbow to the temple.
Bolivar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Qaddam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qaddam landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Qaddam.
Nice elbow from Qaddam.
Qaddam trying to land knees to the body.
Qaddam tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolivar avoids the damage to the body.
Bolivar managing to block the knees to the body from Qaddam.
Bolivar drags the fight down to the ground.
Bolivar seems keen to control Qaddam's posture.
Qaddam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Qaddam trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolivar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Bolivar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Qaddam trying to control but Bolivar is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Qaddam wants to clinch
and Bolivar counters with a three punch combo that has Qaddam backing up. Qaddam nods at Bolivar to acknowledge the strikes.
Bolivar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Qaddam is looking to clinch.
Bolivar moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Qaddam obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qaddam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolivar's face.
Qaddam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Qaddam on the inside.
Qaddam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolivar is trying to force a seperation but Qaddam has the dominant position.
Qaddam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Qaddam prevents Bolivar from breaking the clinch.
Qaddam prevents the takedown attempt.
Qaddam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolivar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolivar tries to pull guard but Qaddam holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolivar drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Bolivar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qaddam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolivar blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Qaddam.
Qaddam tries a knee to the head but Bolivar blocks it.
Bolivar is trying to trip Qaddam. He has hold of a leg but Qaddam is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bolivar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Qaddam's guard.
Qaddam trying to control the position.
Bolivar thows a big elbow that misses.
Bolivar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Qaddam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolivar.
Bolivar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manuel Bolivar 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. This is the final round!
Bolivar keeps the fight on the outside.
Qaddam tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolivar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Qaddam wants to clinch.
Qaddam misses with a low kick.
Qaddam closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bolivar counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qaddam tries to clinch up
and Bolivar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Qaddam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolivar somewhat.
Bolivar keeps the fight on the outside.
Qaddam scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qaddam is looking to clinch but Bolivar is avoiding it.
Qaddam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolivar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bolivar shoots in looking for a takedown but Qaddam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bolivar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bolivar drives through and clinches with Qaddam against the cage.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Qaddam lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolivar goes for a takedown attempt but Qaddam pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Bolivar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Qaddam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qaddam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bolivar counters with a left to the body.
Qaddam forces Bolivar back against the cage and clinches.
Qaddam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Qaddam taking a breather.
Qaddam prevents Bolivar from breaking the clinch.
Qaddam lands a shoulder strike.
Qaddam landing knees to the head.
Qaddam prevents Bolivar from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Qaddam.
Qaddam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Qaddam tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolivar avoids the damage to the body.
Qaddam lands an elbow that stopped Bolivar in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qaddam avoiding damage.
Bolivar tries to break free but Qaddam pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Qaddam.
Qaddam looking to throw knees to the head but Bolivar is blocking nicely.
Qaddam misses with a punch on the inside.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolivar avoids it.
Qaddam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Qaddam is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolivar gets an underhook and turns Qaddam into the cage.
Bolivar looking for a takedown.
Bolivar lands an uppercut.
Bolivar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Qaddam misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Qaddam taking a breather.
Bolivar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolivar wants to break free but Qaddam has control.
Bolivar has a couple of punches blocked by Qaddam.
Qaddam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qaddam misses with a knee strike.
Bolivar tries to circle away but Qaddam has him pinned against the cage.
Bolivar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Qaddam.
Qaddam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Qaddam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolivar's face.
Qaddam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aacharappan Qaddam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Qaddam has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aacharappan Qaddam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Traktor Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blood Wizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blood Wizard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Traktor Chain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blood Wizard!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chain throws a leg kick
and Chain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wizard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wizard to the mat! Wizard manages to get full guard.
Wizard is looking for a triangle but Chain pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chain would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wizard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chain would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wizard pushes a forearm under Chain's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Chain is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blood Wizard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Banajev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Whats New pussy Cat by Tom Jones. Banajev has chosen Arcana - Autumnal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
8 - 4 - 2 |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Banajev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James cracks a nice hook into Banajev's ribs.
Maxim Banajev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banajev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
James regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Banajev.
James pulls Banajev in close to his closed guard and prevents Banajev from doing any damage or advancing position.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banajev trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Maxim Banajev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Banajev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banajev shoots and misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James lands with a straight right. Banajev didn't see that one coming.
Banajev avoids the body shot from James.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Banajev's shoulder, as Banajev tries to avoid the shot.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banajev counters with a takedown into side control.
James sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to maintain the position but Banajev is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Banajev is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
James is looking to control Banajev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Noel James.
Banajev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noel James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Banajev.
Banajev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Banajev throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a jab.
Banajev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as James holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Banajev!
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James wants to control the pace but Banajev is squirming around nicely.
Banajev is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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 Noel James will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Banajev shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Banajev with a poor takedown
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banajev misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noel James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Banajev.
James connects with a looping right hand.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banajev was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banajev fails with the takedown
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banajev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banajev is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banajev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banajev fails with the takedown
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Banajev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banajev needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James scores with a hook to the body. Banajev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maxim Banajev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from James misses.
Good exchange - James coming out on top.
Banajev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noel James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James misses with the combination.
James connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a jab to Banajev's midsection.
Banajev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
James sizes up Banajev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Banajev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Banajev eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banajev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from James lands.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noel James is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James clobbers Banajev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch lands to the side of Banajev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James lands a head shot.
James misses with an uppercut. Banajev saw that one coming.
James misses with a hook. Banajev ducked under it nicely.
Banajev moves out of range of the strikes.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Banajev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banajev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banajev with a poor takedown
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banajev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Banajev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James punishes Banajev's body with a nice straight punch.
James lands with a nice body punch.
Banajev takes one to the side of the head.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James connects with a single shot there.
James digs a good body shot into Banajev's ribs.
Banajev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James throws a right hand that Banajev ducks under and follows up with a left that Banajev also avoids with ease.
Banajev has his takedown stuffed
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel James dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
James scores with a hook.
James throws a hook to the side of Banajev's head but Banajev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banajev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
James lands a nice hook to Banajev's body. Banajev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
Banajev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banajev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James works over Banajev's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banajev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James works Banajev's body with a nice hook.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banajev misses with a takedown
letting James counter with a right hand.
Banajev drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Banajev shoots and misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noel James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Banajev.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James loads up on a big right hand but Banajev slips the punch.
Banajev moves to clinch but James breaks away
and Banajev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James scores with the left hand. Banajev knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by James.
James cracks Banajev with an open hand slap.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James scores with a jab to the body.
Banajev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for James. That snapped Banajev's head back.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by James.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banajev can do to turn this around?
James loads up on a big right hand but Banajev slips the punch.
A left lands for James.
Banajev moves away from the strike by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banajev misses with a takedown
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Banajev's head back.
James connects with a single shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Banajev walks into a stiff left hand from James.
Banajev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banajev manages to get himself to full guard.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banajev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
Maxim Banajev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Banajev is retaining full guard.
James advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by James.
James moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Banajev wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
James taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banajev wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Noel James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banajev trying to remain calm as James controls from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noel James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, 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 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - It Was a Dood Day. Quinn Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Travis Night's chin.
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218 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Night!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Night tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Night counters with a nice leg kick.
Quinn Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Night takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Night counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Night counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Night misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Night backing up. Night nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Night works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Night.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Night counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night wants to clinch.
Night lands a body shot.
Night fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Night misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Night cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid body kick from Night.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Night can pounce on him.
Night tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Night counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Night counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Night moves into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Night escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Night is looking to clinch.
Night throws a good cross that connects.
Night bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Night counters with a stiff right hand.
Night lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Night throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Night counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Night tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Night makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Night comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Night fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Night lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Night breaks from the clinch.
Night is looking to land body kicks.
Night scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Night gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Night breaks the clinch.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Night cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Night lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Night, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Night is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Night throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Night counters with a nice leg kick.
Night scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Night connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Night connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Night dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Night scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Night to counter with a crisp jab.
Night looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Night counters with a nice uppercut.
Night lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Night counters with a nice uppercut.
Night fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Night counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Night.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Night counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Night counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Quinn Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Night digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Night digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Night digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Night moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Night scores with a push kick.
Travis Night seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Night stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Night takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Night. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Night.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Night counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Night takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Night connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Night scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Night scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson misses with a double jab
enabling Night to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Night. Night maintains the clinch.
Night breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Night tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Night counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Night throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Night has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Night breaks the clinch.
Night throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Night tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Night to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Night.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Night counter with a right hand.
Night fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson misses with a double jab
enabling Night to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Night lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Night to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Night.
Night ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Night lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Night 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Night lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Night misses with a body shot.
Night tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Night counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Night lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Night goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Night counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Night counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Night counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Night is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Night feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Night counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Night counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Night tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Night cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Travis Night is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quinn Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Night connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Night lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Night scores with a decent looking hook.
Night scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Night changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Night catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Night rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Night blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Night avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Night's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Night.
Night has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Night blocking some punches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Night lands an uppercut.
Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Night regains guard immediately.
Night wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Night pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Night is looking to clinch.
Night connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Night counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Night counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Night tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Night to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson digs a good hook to Night's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Night.
Night dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Night comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Night winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Night!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julli Pulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulli comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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221 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julli Pulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Sparks.
Pulli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sparks throws a chopping leg kick but Pulli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sparks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pulli counters with a shoot takedown. Sparks fights it but they end up in guard.
Pulli trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Julli Pulli just wasn't active enough.
Sparks dives in and scores a takedown into Pulli's guard.
Pulli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like Sparks might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pulli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulli keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sparks distracts Pulli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Pulli keeps moving.
Sparks postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pulli is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sparks, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tony Sparks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sparks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pulli's calf.
Pulli slips a straight right by Sparks.
Pulli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks takes a swing at Pulli's ribcage but misses.
Sparks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulli is breathing heavily.
Pulli lands with a right hand.
Sparks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sparks.
Sparks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulli's sensitive parts.
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!
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sparks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparks slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulli taking some punishment here, with Sparks in his half guard.
Sparks trying to control from half guard but Pulli is working away.
Sparks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pulli's head.
Sparks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulli defending well though.
Sparks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparks.
Sparks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulli defending well though.
Pulli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sparks dominated that round.
That's time! Pulli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sparks lands with an overhand left.
Sparks lands a jab-cross combination.
Pulli is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sparks.
Sparks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pulli under the eye.
Oh Pulli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparks fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Pulli square on the jaw! Damn, Pulli is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Sparks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Og Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Jenkins cracks the inside of Kush's front leg.
Jenkins motions for Kush to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.
Kush tries to bench press Jenkins off him but Jenkins keeps the position.
Jenkins stands up and beckons Kush to his feet.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Kush counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Kush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses
enabling Kush to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenkins scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. Kush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins throws a body kick the misses
and Kush counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kush 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.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Kush checks a leg kick nicely.
Kush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Kush.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kush. That did some damage!
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins thumps Kush with a low kick.
Og Kush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kush.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Kush.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a body kick that misses.
Kush avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kush stalks Jenkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenkins's face. Jenkins staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins feints and then cracks Kush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kush down.
Jenkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Kush jabs Jenkins right on the nose. Jenkins blinks but takes it well.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kush crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jenkins - the referee stops the clock and Kush gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jenkins. Kush manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kush misses the jab.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Kush saw it coming and moves away.
Kush misses with a right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Kush is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jenkins moves forwards but Kush connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Kush.
Kush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head kick that Kush semi-blocks.
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!
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Kush connects with a crisp jab.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kush will feel that in the morning.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins takes one on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush scores with a nice head shot.
Kush keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kush moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Jenkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
Jenkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kush takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kush connects with a crisp jab.
Jenkins scores with a head kick.
Kush falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jenkins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jenkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jenkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Kush saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kush avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Jenkins throws a wild body kick that Kush sees coming a mile off.
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kush avoids a kick to the body.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kush's sensitive parts.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jenkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kush is out of range.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins throws the kick towards the body but Kush avoids it.
Jenkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kush is out of range and Jenkins settles back down.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kush's sensitive parts.
Jenkins scores with a spinning back kick!
Jenkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kush.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick.
Jenkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kush counters with a straight right hand.
Kush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kush looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kush scores with a body shot.
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!
Kush avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kush checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kush. That did some damage!
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Kush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kush but Kush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jenkins is looking to land body kicks.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Kush saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeps Kush at a distance using the push kick.
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush misses with a lunging right hand
and Jenkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kush throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkins throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy body kick from Jenkins
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kush lands a jab to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Kush.
Jenkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kush counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jenkins throws a push kick but Kush slaps the foot to one side.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush misses with a looping right.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Kush thuds his right hand into Jenkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Kush does no damage.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Jenkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jenkins tries a low kick but Kush avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kush is able to avoid easily.
A solid body kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kush tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kush will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but Kush is out of range.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jenkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kush has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kush and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a leg kick that knocks Kush off balance momentarily.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jenkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kush moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
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.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Kush saw it coming and moves away.
Kush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jenkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donk. Kush catches Jenkins right on the button with a cross.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Kush throws an off balance right hand
and Jenkins counters with a body kick that stops Kush in his tracks momentarily.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
Kush loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
Kush dips to his left and cracks Jenkins with an uppercut!
Jenkins is looking to chop away at Kush's legs.
Kush lands a jab-cross combination.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jenkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Og Kush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kush checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body.
Leeroy Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick from Jenkins.
Kush blocks a low kick nicely.
Kush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick from Jenkins.
Kush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Kush goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick from Jenkins lands but Kush takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leeroy Jenkins.
Well Jenkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeroy Jenkins!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McGrufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus McGrufus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, R J MacReady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufus McGrufus!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacReady punishes McGrufus's body with a nice straight punch.
MacReady fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
MacReady scores with a nice strike.
MacReady tries a head kick but it misses.
MacReady moves in looking to clinch but McGrufus pushes him off.
McGrufus throws a right hand that misses
and MacReady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
R J MacReady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacReady.
MacReady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGrufus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacReady can pounce on him.
MacReady feints and then cracks McGrufus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGrufus down.
McGrufus misses with a hook
and MacReady counters with an outside leg kick.
McGrufus avoids the body shot from MacReady.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. McGrufus does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGrufus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacReady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGrufus manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by MacReady as he connects with a hook.
MacReady tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGrufus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McGrufus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacReady counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGrufus's knee momentarily.
McGrufus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacReady counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGrufus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacReady cracks McGrufus with a good jab.
MacReady is looking to wear down McGrufus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacReady missing with a left hand there. McGrufus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacReady throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGrufus misses with a hook
and MacReady makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
MacReady is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady looks to land a left hand but McGrufus moved out of range nicely.
MacReady scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGrufus doesn't seem bothered though.
McGrufus swings widly with a right hand
and MacReady counters with an inside leg kick.
McGrufus misses with a left hand
and MacReady counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacReady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacReady lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
R J MacReady dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacReady throws a leg kick but McGrufus moved away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McGrufus throws an off balance right hand
and MacReady counters with a thumping low kick.
MacReady connects with an inside leg kick.
MacReady lands with a nice body punch.
MacReady misses with a lunging right hand
and McGrufus counters with a head kick that drops MacReady to the mat! MacReady scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
MacReady is rocked!
McGrufus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacReady works McGrufus's body with a nice hook.
McGrufus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacReady throws out the jab.
MacReady is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McGrufus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacReady counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
R J MacReady is winning the standup battle so far.
McGrufus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacReady. MacReady obviously looking to wear him down.
MacReady wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacReady connects with an inside leg kick.
MacReady punishes McGrufus's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady throws a leg kick that is checked
letting McGrufus counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - MacReady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from MacReady.
McGrufus misses with a hook
and MacReady connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGrufus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with the combination.
MacReady misses with a hook to the body
enabling McGrufus to counter with a crisp jab.
MacReady throws a hook to the side of McGrufus's head but McGrufus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by MacReady.
MacReady stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MacReady fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady slips a jab and a cross from McGrufus.
MacReady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGrufus manages to avoid it.
McGrufus cracks MacReady with an open hand slap.
MacReady connects with a right hand. McGrufus shakes it off.
McGrufus throws a lazy uppercut
and MacReady counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrufus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
R J MacReady dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from MacReady.
McGrufus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
MacReady misses with a straight right.
A head kick by MacReady misses
letting McGrufus counter with a right hand.
MacReady swings for the body but McGrufus moves out of range.
MacReady is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacReady misses with a body shot.
McGrufus misses with a lunging right hand
and MacReady counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with a left hand
and MacReady counters with a nice leg kick.
MacReady takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacReady throws a nice head kick!
MacReady tries to clinch up.
McGrufus misses with a left hand
and MacReady counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacReady falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling McGrufus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacReady fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGrufus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacReady is looking to clinch but McGrufus is avoiding it.
MacReady misses with a right hand
and McGrufus counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops MacReady! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by McGrufus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus McGrufus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Second Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kukuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Kukuev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Second Dag's chin.
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Second Dag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kukuev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dag gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kukuev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dag missing with punches from the bottom.
Kukuev is working for a kimura but Dag is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Kukuev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kukuev wants to work for an arm triangle but Dag is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kukuev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dag is just riding it out for now. Kukuev eventually gives up the hold.
Kukuev is working for a kimura but Dag is defending it quite comfortably.
Kukuev is keen to just control but Dag is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dag flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dag tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kukuev wants to work for an arm triangle but Dag is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dag missing with punches from the bottom.
Kukuev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dag is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Kukuev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dag is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dag lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Kukuev is trying to control the action in half guard but Dag is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dag tries to get to full guard but Kukuev has control of the leg.
Kukuev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dag misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kukuev is looking for a kimura but Dag is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kukuev to get the leverage.
Kukuev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dag sees it coming and defends easily.
Kukuev is working for a kimura but Dag is defending it quite comfortably.
Dag moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dag throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dag on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dag tries to get out of the position.
Dag striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Kukuev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev drops back looking for a leg! Dag is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dag manages to kick Kukuev off! Kukuev jumps back into Dag's guard.
Dag throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dag trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kukuev drops back looking for a leg! Dag is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dag manages to kick Kukuev off! Kukuev jumps back into Dag's guard.
Dag throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kukuev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dag throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dag throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kukuev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dag lands an upkick as Kukuev stands over him.
Dag throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dag being controlled here, momentarily.
Dag throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kukuev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kukuev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolai Kukuev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kukuev.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dag tries to buck Kukuev off but Kukuev is having none of it.
Dag throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kukuev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dag has his takedown stuffed
and Kukuev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dag throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dag is looking to improve his position.
Kukuev is trying to work for a kimura but Dag is defending well.
Dag might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kukuev trying to control the action but Dag is working from the bottom.
Kukuev seems to be working for a kimura but Dag defends the submission attempt.
Kukuev is working for a submission of some sort.
Dag punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukuev is looking for a kimura here.
Dag is looking for a sweep. Kukuev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dag strikes from the bottom but Kukuev passes into mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dag is squirming around, avoiding Kukuev's attempts to control the action.
Kukuev is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dag to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dag shrugs it off.
Dag flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kukuev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dag is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dag throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kukuev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kukuev has isolated one of Dag's arms. Dag looking to fight him off but Kukuev twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikolai Kukuev!
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