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GFC 31 - The Fighter Menace PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wellies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Mangan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matthew Mangan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Wellies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Mangan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wellies's guard.
Mangan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mangan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wellies is keeping the position for now.
Wellies controls Mangan momentarily but Mangan frees himself.
Mangan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mangan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mangan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Wellies wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mangan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wellies will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matthew Mangan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wellies tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wellies wants to clinch up but Mangan keeps it at a distance.
Wellies throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mangan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mangan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Mangan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wellies lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mangan!
Mangan taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellies wants to control the pace but Mangan is squirming around nicely.
Wellies throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mangan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mangan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wellies with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mangan is looking to get to half guard.
Wellies trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mangan is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangan wants to hold on but Wellies pushes him away.
Mangan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wellies kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mangan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wellies breaks from Mangan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mangan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wellies raining down shots from the mount!
Wellies prevents Mangan from getting the reversal.
Wellies looking to control but Mangan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mangan tries to hold on but Wellies pushes him away.
Mangan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wellies wants to control the pace but Mangan is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mangan tries to lock up and control but Wellies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mangan can't escape the position.
Mangan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wellies tries to control but Mangan wriggling away.
Mangan is trying to escape the mount.
Wellies controlling from the full mount.
Mangan is squirming around, avoiding Wellies's attempts to control the action.
Mangan is looking to get to half guard.
Wellies looking to control but Mangan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Mangan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wellies tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthew Mangan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mangan blocks the body kick.
Wellies wants to clinch up but Mangan keeps it at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wellies enables Mangan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wellies manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wellies trying to control the position.
Mangan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mangan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matthew Mangan has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matthew Mangan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mangan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Wellies's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Mangan stalls from top position.
Wellies is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Mangan stalls from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wellies wants to control but Mangan postures up.
Mangan just content to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mangan with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mangan fails with a takedown attempt.
Mangan is breathing heavily.
Wellies tries to clinch up but Mangan circles away and keeps his distance.
Mangan keeps the fight on the outside.
Wellies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnny Wellies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellies wants to clinch up but Mangan keeps it at a distance.
Wellies throws a leg kick but Mangan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangan lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wellies. That's going to slow Mangan down.
Mangan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wellies.
Mangan dives in and grabs Wellies's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wellies pushes down on Mangan's head and hops out.
Johnny Wellies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Mangan.
Wellies connects with a leg kick. Mangan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnny Wellies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wellies on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wellies tries to clinch but Mangan moves out of range.
Wellies scores with a three punch combo!
Mangan looking to score a takedown here. Wellies is defending well but Mangan drives through and ends up in Wellies's guard.
Mangan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mangan is working Wellies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Matthew Mangan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wellies connects with an inside leg kick.
Mangan misses with a series of wild punches.
Mangan shoots in and gets a takedown into Wellies's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wellies wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wellies looking to control.
Mangan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Mangan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wellies scores with a spinning back kick!
Wellies moves in looking to clinch but Mangan pushes him off.
Wellies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Wellies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wellies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mangan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wellies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wellies stuffs the takedown attempt from Mangan. Mangan gets slowly back to his feet.
Mangan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangan lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wellies tries to avoid it but Mangan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wellies to the ground. Wellies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnny Wellies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Mangan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wellies misses with a knee strike.
Mangan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wellies tries to land a knee to the head but Mangan blocks with his arms.
Wellies is pressed up against the cage. Mangan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wellies down to the mat. Wellies avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wellies.
Wellies moves in looking to clinch but Mangan pushes him off.
Mangan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mangan drops an elbow to the side of Wellies's head.
Wellies manages to get to full guard.
Mangan is stalling in the full guard.
Mangan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mangan controls the pace.
Mangan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mangan is stalling in the full guard.
Mangan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mangan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wellies pinned against the cage. Wellies gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mangan misses with a takedown attempt
and Wellies counters with a thumping low kick.
Wellies tries to clinch up but Mangan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wellies clinches with his opponent.
Wellies with a knee to the head.
Wellies looking to slow down the pace here.
Mangan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wellies fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mangan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wellies being controlled here, momentarily.
Mangan postures up and lands a big shot to Wellies's brow.
Mangan postures up in Wellies's guard and throws a big left but Wellies blocks it.
Wellies utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mangan content to stall in guard here.
Matthew Mangan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnny Wellies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew Mangan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mangan scores with a hook to the body. Wellies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Mangan finds it's way through Wellies's defenses.
Wellies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mangan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wellies napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wellies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mangan staying calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Mangan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mangan 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Mangan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Zentsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhenya Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zentsov comes to the cage accompanied by In my sight. Zhenya Morozov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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204 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Zentsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhenya Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zentsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zentsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morozov misses with a leg kick
and Zentsov counters with a right hand to the body.
Good leg kick by Zentsov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morozov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morozov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zentsov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morozov throws a nice looking combination but Zentsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Zentsov. That snapped Morozov's head back.
Jab, jab by Zentsov - just one landing.
Morozov shoots in but Zentsov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morozov with a poor takedown
and Zentsov counters with a leg kick.
Roman Zentsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhenya Morozov.
Morozov looks gassed!
Morozov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roman Zentsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zentsov lands with a good body shot.
Zentsov works Morozov's body with a nice hook.
Morozov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zentsov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Morozov.
Nice uppercut there from Zentsov.
Zentsov throws a head kick that half lands.
Morozov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morozov is rocked!
Zentsov throws a jab when Morozov was well out of range.
Zentsov scores with a hook.
Morozov is still on wobbly legs! Can Zentsov finish him?
Morozov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zentsov.
A big left from Zentsov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov misses with an uppercut. Morozov saw that one coming.
Morozov is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Zentsov just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! And now a right hook, right on the button! Morozov has gone limp, and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roman Zentsov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosif Dzugashavili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Iosif Dzugashavili enters the cage!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iosif Dzugashavili!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzugashavili has his takedown stuffed
and Ivanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dzugashavili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dzugashavili fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dzugashavili misses with a takedown attempt - Ivanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dzugashavili lands with a good body shot.
Ivanov clinches up with Dzugashavili and pushes him back against the cage.
Dzugashavili has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ivanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexander Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iosif Dzugashavili.
Dzugashavili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dzugashavili pulls guard successfully.
Ivanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ivanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ivanov clinches up with Dzugashavili and pushes him back against the cage.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Iosif Dzugashavili has been cut.
Dzugashavili tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Dzugashavili blocks it.
Dzugashavili fails to pull guard.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dzugashavili gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ivanov counters with a big head kick but Dzugashavili shrugs it off.
Dzugashavili looks gassed!
Dzugashavili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dzugashavili pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dzugashavili has his takedown stuffed
and Ivanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivanov.
Ivanov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dzugashavili is trying to keep an underhook but Ivanov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ivanov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dzugashavili is trying to control but can't.
Ivanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ivanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dzugashavili on the ground.
Dzugashavili is looking for a sweep. Ivanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ivanov in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Ivanov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dzugashavili feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzugashavili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dzugashavili works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dzugashavili is trying to control. Ivanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ivanov won't allow Dzugashavili to pass to mount.
Ivanov is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivanov is not content to let Dzugashavili control the position.
Ivanov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzugashavili is trying to control. Ivanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ivanov is looking for a sweep. Dzugashavili is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dzugashavili wants to pass to mount but Ivanov is defending the position.
Ivanov gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dzugashavili's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dzugashavili advances to half guard.
Dzugashavili passes to side control.
Dzugashavili sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ivanov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
An elbow from Dzugashavili crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dzugashavili is controlling him well.
Dzugashavili taking a breather here.
Ivanov pushes Dzugashavili away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dzugashavili gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dzugashavili throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dzugashavili trying to control the position but Ivanov is working away.
Ivanov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dzugashavili is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Dzugashavili seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iosif Dzugashavili's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ivanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dzugashavili.
Dzugashavili has his takedown stuffed
and Ivanov counters by moving into the clinch.
Dzugashavili is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ivanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexander Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iosif Dzugashavili.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dzugashavili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dzugashavili looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ivanov!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzugashavili goes for an armbar but Ivanov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ivanov.
Dzugashavili wants to sweep but no luck.
Dzugashavili is breathing heavily.
Ivanov passes Dzugashavili's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzugashavili tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
Dzugashavili is pressing down on Ivanov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ivanov stands and steps away. Dzugashavili gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Dzugashavili circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ivanov lands the left hand.
Dzugashavili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Dzugashavili is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alexander Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanov forces Dzugashavili back against the cage and clinches.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Dzugashavili. Those never looked like landing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ivanov enables Dzugashavili to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ivanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanov, not yet.
Ivanov has his feet on Dzugashavili's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Dzugashavili misses with a left hand
and Ivanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivanov.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Dzugashavili misses with a body punch
and Ivanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dzugashavili shoots and misses
and Ivanov counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov clinches with his opponent.
Dzugashavili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Dzugashavili.
Dzugashavili keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dzugashavili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Dzugashavili is avoiding it.
Ivanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dzugashavili manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanov.
Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dzugashavili in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dzugashavili tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch.
Ivanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Dzugashavili tries to pull guard but Ivanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Dzugashavili drops back down to his feet.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dzugashavili throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ivanov's waist but Ivanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dzugashavili off to one side.
Ivanov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov looking for a takedown.
Dzugashavili tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dzugashavili wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dzugashavili pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ivanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Dzugashavili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivanov prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dzugashavili throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dzugashavili has a closed guard, preventing Ivanov from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Ivanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iosif Dzugashavili's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ivanov takes one to the chin there.
Dzugashavili with a poor takedown
and Ivanov counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzugashavili shrugs it off.
Ivanov scores with a push kick.
Ivanov pushes Dzugashavili away with a front kick.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dzugashavili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivanov clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Dzugashavili misses with a left hand
and Ivanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Ivanov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dzugashavili with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ivanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alexander Ivanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzugashavili throws a head kick but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov lands with a slapping head kick.
Dzugashavili shoots and misses
and Ivanov counters with a nice body kick.
Alexander Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iosif Dzugashavili.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ivanov.
Dzugashavili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dzugashavili fails with the takedown
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Dzugashavili has had enough of the clinch but Ivanov keeps him there for the moment.
Ivanov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dzugashavili pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Dzugashavili circles away.
Dzugashavili shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivanov pinned against the cage. Ivanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iosif Dzugashavili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzugashavili has his takedown stuffed
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dzugashavili clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dzugashavili wants to escape the position.
What can Dzugashavili do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Dzugashavili has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dzugashavili rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dzugashavili regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ivanov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dzugashavili shoots in looking for a takedown. Ivanov tries to sprawl out of it but Dzugashavili keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ivanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Ivanov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Dzugashavili keeps it at a distance.
Dzugashavili shoots and misses
and Ivanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dzugashavili can do to turn this around?
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dzugashavili throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivanov counters by clinching up.
Alexander Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Dzugashavili closes the distance and clinches up with Ivanov, looking for a takedown. Dzugashavili pushes Ivanov against the cage but Ivanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Dzugashavili in a clinch.
Dzugashavili tries to pull guard but Ivanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Dzugashavili drops back down to his feet.
Dzugashavili gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Alexander Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dzugashavili misses with a combination
and Ivanov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzugashavili is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kastriot Skenderbeu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Postev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skenderbeu comes to the cage accompanied by Back In Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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256 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kastriot Skenderbeu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Postev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skenderbeu lands with a nice combination. Postev backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ivan Postev has been cut.
Postev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Postev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Skenderbeu lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skenderbeu drops Postev with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Postev! Skenderbeu dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kastriot Skenderbeu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jd Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernst has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk as his entrance music. Tim Ernst has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jd Kay's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jd Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Ernst!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ernst is looking to chop away at Kay's legs.
Kay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ernst doesn't seem bothered though.
Kay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ernst counters with a stiff right hand.
Kay misses with a lunging right hand
and Ernst counters with a stiff right hand.
Kay dodges the punch combination from Ernst.
Kay tried to score with a low kick but Ernst checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ernst.
Kay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kay throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ernst counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kay!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst unloading with bombs!
Ernst has control of Kay's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kay regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ernst connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kay wants to control but Ernst is having none of it.
Kay can't escape the position.
Ernst controlling his opponent.
Ernst lands a big shot there that rocks Kay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay tries to hold on but Ernst postures up.
Kay can't escape the position.
Kay is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ernst looking to control but Kay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ernst lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ernst looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ernst landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ernst fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ernst raining down shots from the mount!
Ernst lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kay is rocked!
Ernst has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Kay is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Ernst!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mustard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beat it. Dikki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Ibi Dikki struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ibi Dikki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibi Dikki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustard misses with a takedown
and Dikki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dikki stopping the sweep attempt from Mustard.
Mustard keeping moving, preventing Dikki from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dikki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mustard is keeping the position for now.
Mustard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dikki trying to control but Mustard is working from the bottom.
Dikki postures up in Mustard's guard and throws a big left but Mustard blocks it.
Mustard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mustard misses with a left hand
and Dikki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mustard!
Mustard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mustard swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikki looking to finish with strikes here!
Dikki avoids the attempt from Mustard to control.
Dikki looking to ground and pound but Mustard is blocking nicely.
Mustard wants to control but Dikki is having none of it.
Dikki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dikki avoids the attempt from Mustard to control.
Mustard is trying to stand up.
Dikki controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustard tries to hold on but Dikki postures up.
Mustard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dikki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mustard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dikki.
Mustard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dikki wants to control the pace but Mustard is squirming around nicely.
Mustard holds on, trying desperately to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poor strikes thrown by Dikki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mustard wants to control but Dikki is having none of it.
Mustard taking shots to the head.
Mustard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dikki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mustard's face.
Mustard tries to hold on but Dikki pushes him away.
Mustard is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki looking to control but Mustard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dikki looking to finish Mustard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mustard!
Dikki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dikki is working for a guillotine from mount but Mustard frees his head quite easily.
Mustard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mustard working to try and regain half guard.
Dikki throwing strikes here but Mustard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mustard wants to control but Dikki is having none of it.
Mustard working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikki punching from mount but Mustard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dikki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mustard?
Dikki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mustard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mustard shrugs it off.
Mustard is desperately trying to improve his position but Dikki has a good base and remains in mount.
Mustard wants to hold on but Dikki pushes him away.
Dikki prevents Mustard from getting the reversal.
Mustard is breathing heavily.
Dikki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mustard tries to lock up and control but Dikki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dikki throws some wild stikes that Mustard manages to avoid easily.
Mustard wants to control but Dikki is having none of it.
Mustard is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibi Dikki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dikki is looking to clinch.
Mustard shoots in and bounces Dikki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mustard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dikki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mustard is trying to control but can't.
Dikki wants to take a breather but Mustard is having none of it.
Dikki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mustard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mustard.
Dikki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dikki postures up.
Mustard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dikki defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikki wants to pass the guard but Mustard is keeping the position.
Mustard looking for a guillotine here but Dikki defends easily.
Mustard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dikki distracts Mustard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mustard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dikki's guard.
Mustard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dikki's head.
Dikki is trying to control the position but Mustard postures up.
Mustard trying to control but Dikki is working from the bottom.
Dikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mustard is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mustard.
Mustard connects with a couple of short punches.
Mustard with a nice head shot there.
Mustard passes Dikki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mustard seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dikki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dikki trying to control but Mustard postures up.
Dikki punching from the bottom.
Dikki is pressing down on Mustard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dikki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mustard is working Dikki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dikki keeping moving, preventing Mustard from controlling successfully.
Dikki is trying to control the position but Mustard postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard is working Dikki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mustard works over Dikki with some ground and pound from guard.
Mustard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dikki looking for a guillotine here but Mustard defends easily.
Mustard stands up over Dikki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dikki controls Mustard momentarily but Mustard frees himself.
Dikki tries to strike from the bottom.
Mustard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mustard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dikki has momentary wrist control but Mustard slips an elbow through the middle.
Mustard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dikki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustard working some strikes from top position.
Mustard working some strikes from top position.
Mustard wants to control from the top but Dikki keeps moving.
Dikki is working an open guard so Mustard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dikki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mustard with a poor takedown
and Dikki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dikki.
Dikki trying to control but Mustard is working from the bottom.
Mustard seems keen to control Dikki's posture.
Mustard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mustard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Mustard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dikki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mustard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mustard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dikki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dikki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dikki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dikki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dikki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mustard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mustard is aware though and is defending well.
Mustard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ibi Dikki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mustard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dikki keeping full guard, as Mustard tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mustard throwing strikes but missing.
Mustard is pushing down on Dikki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dikki is fighting to maintain full guard but Mustard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mustard slips a nice elbow through Dikki's hands, connecting with Dikki's forehead.
Mustard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dikki keeps working.
Dikki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mustard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dikki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dikki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mustard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mustard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dikki defends it well.
Mustard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard working over Dikki with some ground and pound. Dikki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dikki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mustard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dikki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mustard throws and elbow that misses. Dikki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mustard's guard. Nice move by Dikki!
Mustard working a defensive guard here.
Dikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mustard trying to control the position.
Dikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mustard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard wants to get back to his feet but Dikki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dikki advances position into side control!
Mustard is looking for a sweep.
Dikki is looking to take a break and control but Mustard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dikki tries to score with some ground and pound. Mustard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mustard struggling a bit here.
Mustard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mustard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mustard is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mustard.
Mustard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dikki is looking for a sweep. Mustard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mustard winds up and cracks Dikki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mustard lands strikes from half guard.
Mustard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dikki!
Mustard with the ground and pound from mount.
Mustard lands a big shot there that rocks Dikki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Mustard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mustard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottatukka Oikenee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ottatukka Oikenee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ottatukka Oikenee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oikenee on his heels. He'll look to pass Oikenee's guard now, I'm sure.
Oikenee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry won't allow Oikenee to sweep him here.
Oikenee is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henry is fighting to break Oikenee's control of his arms but Oikenee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oikenee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oikenee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Oikenee blocks nicely.
Oikenee looking to control.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Oikenee controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Henry cracks Oikenee with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Oikenee has wrist control.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oikenee is rocked!
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Oikenee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oikenee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oikenee seems to have got his legs back now.
Oikenee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oikenee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Henry has his hands clasped together but Oikenee extends an breaks Henry's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Oikenee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ottatukka Oikenee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to THE PRODIGY - voodoo people. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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212 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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wein!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Wein.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Wein counters with a big uppercut that knocks Man off his feet! Wein dives into side control looking to finish!
Man is rocked!
It looks like Demo Man has been cut.
Wein is trying to ground and pound but Man uses the momentary lack of control by Wein to regain half guard.
Wein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Man controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wein prevents Man from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wein tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wein stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Man to get to his feet.
Wein fails with the takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wein was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man looks to land a combination but Wein avoids it well.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wein at a distance.
Wein lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Man sprawling to the canvas. Wein follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Man hang on?
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wein lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wein gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Wein tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Wein looks gassed!
Wein misses with a takedown
and Man counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wein! Man lets Wein back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wein is rocked!
It looks like John Wein has been cut.
Demo Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wein.
Man cracks Wein with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Man has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wein to stand back up!
Wein is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Horrible takedown by Wein or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Wein seems to have recovered his senses.
Man drops Wein with a big left hand! Wein is injured, injured bad! Man jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demo Man!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dis Tion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tion comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy 'Omen' . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dis Tion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kyril!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyril takes a swing at Tion's ribcage but misses.
Tion jabs Kyril to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tion cracks a nice hook into Kyril's ribs.
Tion lands the left hand.
Tion misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Tion blocks the low kick.
Tion thows a body shot but no joy.
Tion moves out of range of the body kick.
Kyril closes the distance and clinches.
Tion has Kyril pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tion blocks the elbow strike.
Tion effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tion.
A shot in the inside from Tion.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tion lands a nice uppercut.
Tion cracks Kyril with a nice body shot.
Kyril misses with a punch to the body.
Tion lands a body shot.
Tion trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kyril - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kyril pushes Tion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyril misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyril scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyril stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tion lands with a short shot to the head.
Tion scores with a shoulder strike.
Kyril misses with an elbow over the top.
Kyril lands an elbow inside that Tion shrugs off.
It looks like Dis Tion has been cut.
Kyril looking to throw knees to the head but Tion is blocking nicely.
Tion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kyril pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tion stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tion lands a shoulder strike.
Kyril pushes Tion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyril is looking to break free of the clinch but Tion has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kyril throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion has a couple of punches blocked by Kyril.
Tion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kyril gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tion presses Kyril against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kyril just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tion's brow.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
Tion manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kyril blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyril fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tion misses with some punches.
Tion is leaning against Kyril and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tion is trying to maintain a safe position but Kyril gets an underhook and turns Tion into the cage.
Tion is struggling to control the position.
Kyril throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tion tries to throw a body punch but Kyril avoids it by throwing Tion back against the cage.
Kyril working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tion misses with a punch to the body.
Kyril's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kyril throws an elbow that misses.
Tion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tion avoiding damage as Kyril throws knees to the body.
Tion takes an elbow to the temple.
Kyril lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tion.
Tion misses with a knee strike.
Tion managing to block the knees to the body from Kyril.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kyril throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dis Tion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tion throws a right hand that misses
and Kyril counters with a good low kick that Tion was not able to check.
Kyril misses with a body kick.
Good work by Tion as he checks the leg kick.
Kyril swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyril takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kyril blocks a low kick nicely.
Kyril tries to land a front kick but Tion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kyril darts in and clinches Tion up against the cage.
Tion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kyril.
Tion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyrils head.
Kyril is breathing heavily.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril tries a body shot but Tion blocks it.
Tion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kyril lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kyril lands an uppercut.
Tion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kyril or not.
Kyril blocks a body shot from Tion.
Kyril wants to stall.
Tion misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tion.
Tion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tion avoiding damage.
Tion scores with a shot to the side of Kyril's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tion has Kyril pressed against the cage, preventing Kyril from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tion lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyril lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyril backwards.
Kyril throws an elbow that misses.
Kyril throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tion presses Kyril against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Tion.
Tion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tion misses with some punches.
Kyril misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tion misses with the head strike.
Tion lands a shot to the body.
Tion taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyril.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kyril working aggressively here.
Kyril blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyril tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tion throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyril.
A nice left hand lands by Tion.
Kyril is trying to push Tion away but Tion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kyril avoids it.
Tion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kyril.
Tion slowing the pace effectively.
Kyril has a couple of punches blocked by Tion.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kyril blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tion is stalling here.
Tion gets through Kyril's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kyril blocking some punches.
Tion is struggling to control the position.
Tion scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dis Tion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tion throws the left hand but Kyril avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Tion lands.
Kyril throws an overhand right that lands on Tion's shoulder, as Tion tries to avoid the shot.
Kyril falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Tion.
Tion shoots for a takedown but Kyril saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kyril throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kyril gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tion cracks a nice hook into Kyril's ribs.
Kyril takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tion checks a low kick from Kyril.
Tion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kyril misses with an elbow strike.
Tion is trying to stall.
Kyril prevents a body shot from Tion.
Tion tries to stall but Kyril uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kyril breaks from the clinch.
Dis Tion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tion thows a leg kick but Kyril checks it
and Kyril counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kyril gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kyril misses with a low kick.
Tion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kyril.
Tion thuds his right hand into Kyril's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tion connects with a right hand. Kyril shakes it off.
Tion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyril.
Kyril fails with the takedown.
Tion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viktor Kyril is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyril throws an off balance right hand
and Tion decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kyril's guard.
Tion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kyril swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tion is looking to work some ground and pound but Kyril has wrist control.
Kyril looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tion is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion thows a big elbow that misses.
Tion prevents Kyril from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Dis Tion wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kyril throws a sloppy head kick and Tion moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dis Tion's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tion avoids a kick to the body.
Tion stuns Kyril with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyril throws a leg kick
and Tion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kyril walks into a straight right hand from Tion.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyril takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tion cracks Kyril with an uppercut from hell and Kyril crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Tion's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Kyril is rocked!
Kyril is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kyril avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tion has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tion trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyril is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dis Tion just wasn't active enough.
Tion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kyril misses with a right hand
and Tion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tion misses the jab.
Tion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tion throws a poor cross that misses
and Kyril counters with a nice leg kick.
Tion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kyril manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kyril clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tion.
Kyril doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tion lands a shoulder strike.
Kyril lands an elbow inside that Tion shrugs off.
Tion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kyril takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tion.
Tion lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Tion to work.
Tion lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyril backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tion lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyril backwards.
Tion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dis Tion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tion lands a shoulder strike.
Kyril has a couple of punches blocked by Tion.
Tion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyril is keeping busy.
Kyril fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyril pushes off an throws an elbow but Tion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kyril fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tion avoids a wild elbow strike from Kyril.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion had his way with Viktor Kyril in that round.
The cut man is working on Dis Tion's cut.
That's time! Tion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Tion.
Tion lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Tion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tion is looking to clinch but Kyril is avoiding it.
Kyril moves into range and clinches up with Tion.
Tion slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kyril trying to stall but Tion improves his position.
Tion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tion blocks the elbow strike.
Tion looking to slow down the pace here.
Tion dodges an elbow strike from Kyril.
Tion wants to stall.
Tion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyril lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kyril throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tion pushes Kyril back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyril can do to turn this around?
Tion effectively controlling the action here.
Kyril prevents a body shot from Tion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kyril tries to land knees in the clinch but Tion avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Tion - that landed with a thud.
Tion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kyril is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stalling in the clinch from Tion.
Tion lands an elbow inside.
Tion will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kyril up against the cage.
Tion seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A right hand to the body from Tion.
Kyril stops a takedown attempt from Tion.
Kyril stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyril.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kyril throws an elbow but misses.
Tion is leaning against Kyril and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tion successfully pulls guard.
Tion controlling the position.
Tion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kyril controls the pace.
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.
Tion lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kyril!
Viktor Kyril has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion looking to finish with strikes here!
Dis Tion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kyril suckers Tion into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Kyril is now in Tion's guard!
Tion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dis Tion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dis Tion!
Dis Tion retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov dodges the punch combination from Quaid.
Douglas Quaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Quaid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Quaid misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Quaid down.
Quaid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quaid misses with a left hand
so Petrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Petrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Quaid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrov controls the pace.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Quaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petrov throwing strikes from guard but Quaid blocks nicely.
Quaid is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quaid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petrov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quaid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quaid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrov working for a triangle but Quaid defends it easily.
Quaid wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is pushing down on Petrov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petrov is fighting to maintain full guard but Quaid has managed to sneak the leg through.
Petrov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid.
Petrov is looking to control Quaid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Petrov avoid being mounted?
Petrov manages to get to full guard.
Quaid wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Quaid is stalling in the full guard.
Petrov working for submissions but it's allowed Quaid to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Petrov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Petrov tries to get to full guard but Quaid has control of the leg.
Quaid wants to free his trapped foot but Petrov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt - Quaid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quaid throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quaid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quaid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quaid lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petrov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quaid!
Petrov lands a big elbow.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Petrov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Petrov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quaid's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid is looking to improve his position but Petrov isn't that keen on the idea.
Petrov tries to control but Quaid wriggling away.
BOOM! Petrov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov controlling the position easily from mount.
Quaid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quaid looks a forlorn figure.
Petrov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kirill Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quaid hang on?
Petrov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quaid wants to control but Petrov is having none of it.
Petrov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quaid is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid can't escape the position.
Petrov punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Petrov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quaid gets back to half guard.
Quaid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Quaid.
Petrov looking to sit in guard and control but Quaid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Quaid postures up.
Petrov is looking for a triangle but Quaid pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov being controlled here, momentarily.
Quaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quaid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quaid preventing the sweep.
Petrov is working hard here to advance position.
Quaid lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrov is keeping the position for now.
Petrov is trying to keep Quaid in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quaid misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov misses with a hook. Quaid ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
Quaid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quaid stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrov. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Quaid digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Quaid. No joy for Petrov on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov shoots for a takedown but Quaid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and Quaid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Petrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Petrov is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrov wants to control but Quaid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petrov tries to roll over but Quaid keeps him under control.
Quaid moves into full mount! Petrov won't be happy about that!
Quaid is stalling here but it's allowed Petrov to get half guard.
Petrov trying to control but Quaid postures up.
Petrov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Quaid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid passes to full mount!
Petrov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petrov gets back to half guard.
Quaid seems to be working for a kimura but Petrov defends the submission attempt.
Quaid prevents Petrov from improving his position.
Petrov is looking to get back to full guard here but Quaid has managed to pass to side control instead.
Quaid taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to improve position but can't.
Petrov is not content to let Quaid control the position.
Petrov throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Quaid remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Petrov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quaid is working Petrov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Quaid avoids the strikes from the bottom by Petrov.
Petrov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Quaid presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Quaid controlling the pace for now.
Petrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quaid lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Quaid.
Kirill Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Quaid throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Petrov was covering up waiting for the punch and Quaid finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Quaid stopping the sweep attempt from Petrov.
Petrov has his foot on Quaid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quaid works his way back into a safe position though.
Quaid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Petrov manages to get back to half guard.
Quaid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quaid is looking to stall here but Petrov recovers full guard.
Quaid trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Quaid defends easily.
Quaid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Petrov is trying to keep Quaid in close.
Petrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quaid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Petrov is tightening it up a little... Quaid has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Quaid reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Quaid taps out! nice BJJ there by Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kirill Petrov!
Kirill Petrov retains his featherweight title!
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