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Divine - Twentythree PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karp Medvedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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254 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karp Medvedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Duck!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Medvedov misses the target.
That kick from Duck tenderised Medvedov's leg. Medvedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Medvedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Duck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Medvedov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Duck on his heels. He'll look to pass Duck's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Medvedov wants to control from the top but Duck keeps moving.
Duck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Medvedov content to stall in guard here.
Duck is trying to control the position but Medvedov postures up.
Medvedov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duck on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedov stops Duck from standing up.
Medvedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Duck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duck has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Medvedov has passed into side control.
Medvedov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Medvedov decides to stand back up.
Medvedov misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Medvedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duck.
Medvedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duck defends it nicely.
Medvedov throws out a loose jab but Duck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donald Duck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duck throws a leg kick but Medvedov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Medvedov has a takedown stuffed.
Medvedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duck defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karp Medvedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medvedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duck counters with a nice leg kick.
Medvedov is looking to clinch.
Medvedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Medvedov looks for a takedown but Duck sprawls well.
Medvedov is breathing heavily.
Medvedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Duck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Medvedov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Medvedov stops Duck from getting back to his feet.
Duck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Medvedov is working away from the top position though.
Duck slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Medvedov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duck looking to control.
Duck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Medvedov is one step ahead there.
Medvedov trying to control but Duck is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Medvedov tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
Medvedov throws a right and a left that Duck avoids nicely.
Medvedov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Duck trying to keep a closed guard but Medvedov is proving a slippery customer.
Duck is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Medvedov has his hands clasped together but Duck extends an breaks Medvedov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Duck.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donald Duck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Epik Fail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Vitruk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Epik Fail!
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, Slava Vitruk!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fail tries to clinch up
so Vitruk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fail looking for a sweep. Not yet Fail, not yet.
Fail has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vitruk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fail is looking for a triangle but Vitruk pushes his legs off easily.
Fail looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vitruk preventing the sweep.
Vitruk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fail throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fail throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vitruk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vitruk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fail manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitruk trying to control the position from guard on top but Fail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitruk connects with a couple of short punches.
Vitruk works over Fail with some ground and pound from guard.
Fail keeping moving, preventing Vitruk from controlling successfully.
Fail has his foot on Vitruk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vitruk works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fail thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vitruk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vitruk trying to control but Fail is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vitruk is pushing down on Fail's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fail is fighting to maintain full guard but Vitruk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fail is looking for a sweep. Vitruk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vitruk trying to control from half guard but Fail is working away.
Fail tries to get to full guard but Vitruk has control of the leg.
Vitruk trying to pass the guard but Fail defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fail looking for submissions off his back.
Fail knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vitruk on the ground.
Fail is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vitruk connects with a nice short shot to Fail's temple.
Vitruk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fail keeps working.
Vitruk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vitruk wants to pass to mount but Fail is defending the position.
Vitruk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fail sees it coming and defends easily.
Fail tries to get to full guard but Vitruk has control of the leg.
Vitruk decides to stand and escape the position.
Vitruk fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fail tries to clinch up
and Vitruk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fail looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fail looking for a sweep. Not yet Fail, not yet.
Vitruk scoring with some ground and pound.
Fail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vitruk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vitruk trying to control the position from guard on top but Fail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitruk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fail wants to sweep here but Vitruk controlling him for the moment.
Vitruk working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vitruk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vitruk content to stall in guard here.
Vitruk stands up from Fail's guard - Vitruk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vitruk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fail napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fail takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fail is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vitruk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fail tries to roll over but Vitruk keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fail is breathing heavily.
Vitruk moves into full mount! Fail won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Vitruk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vitruk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fail sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vitruk somewhat.
Vitruk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fail with a poor takedown
and Vitruk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fail's guard now.
Vitruk passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Fail wants to get back to full guard.
Fail missing with punches from the bottom.
Fail looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Vitruk pushes past his half guard into mount!
Vitruk lands a heavy elbow.
Vitruk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitruk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fail can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vitruk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Fail that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fail is squirming around, avoiding Vitruk's attempts to control the action.
Vitruk content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitruk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fail has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fail is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vitruk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vitruk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fail tries to reverse the position but Vitruk maintains control.
Fail is working hard here to advance position.
Fail slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vitruk wants to control but Fail is keeping him busy.
Vitruk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fail is looking for a sweep. Vitruk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slava Vitruk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fail actively working from the bottom here.
Vitruk trying to control the action but Fail is working from the bottom.
Vitruk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vitruk stands up from half guard.
Fail throws a good cross that connects.
Fail wants to clinch
so Vitruk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitruk stands up over Fail, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vitruk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fail misses with a straight right.
Epik Fail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vitruk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fail's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fail is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vitruk cracks Fail with a solid left hand.
Vitruk postures up and lands a big shot to Fail's brow.
Fail is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vitruk defends well.
Vitruk controlling from the top position.
Fail is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vitruk is aware though and is defending well.
Fail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vitruk is one step ahead there.
Vitruk stays in close to Fail's body and controls the position.
Fail keeping moving, preventing Vitruk from controlling successfully.
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.
Vitruk 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.
Vitruk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vitruk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fail's guard.
Fail throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fail had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vitruk defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitruk controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Vitruk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fail tries to clinch up
and Vitruk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fail's guard now.
Fail is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vitruk stands and throws Fail's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fail is looking for a sweep.
Vitruk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fail manages to get back to half guard.
Fail actively working from the bottom here.
Fail is looking for a sweep. Vitruk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vitruk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vitruk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vitruk tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fail controls his leg.
Vitruk stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fail gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vitruk counters with a single leg into guard. Fail didn't expect that.
Vitruk stands up and waves to Fail to follow him.
Fail tries to clinch but Vitruk moves away
and Vitruk moves into the clinch.
Vitruk blocking some punches.
Fail changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vitruk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vitruk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fail working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vitruk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vitruk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fail throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fail wants to sweep but no luck.
Vitruk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vitruk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vitruk trying to control but Fail is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fail is on top in guard.
Fail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fail is looking to work some ground and pound but Vitruk has wrist control.
Fail has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fail postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vitruk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fail, into his guard.
Vitruk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vitruk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fail is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vitruk connects with a decent elbow.
Fail is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitruk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fail, who protects the arm well.
Vitruk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vitruk decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fail to his feet.
Vitruk shoots in and drives through. Fail sprawls well.
Epik Fail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitruk keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fail looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fail wants to clinch
and Vitruk counters with a shoot takedown. Fail fights it but they end up in guard.
Vitruk stopping the sweep attempt from Fail.
Fail has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vitruk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fail looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fail is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slava Vitruk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vitruk 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.
Fail has an active guard here but Vitruk has managed to pass into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Vitruk seems content to control.
Fail wants to get back to full guard.
Vitruk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Slava Vitruk wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fail throws a hook but Vitruk avoids it easily.
Fail throws a right hand that misses
and Vitruk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Vitruk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vitruk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Slava Vitruk wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fuke Dufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Markov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuke Dufus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Markov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Markov cracks Dufus with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Fuke Dufus has been cut.
Markov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dufus avoids it really well and circles away.
Markov drives through with a takedown into Dufus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dufus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Markov prevents Dufus from getting back to his feet.
Markov postures up.
Dufus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Markov drops back looking for a leg! Dufus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dufus manages to kick Markov off! Markov jumps back into Dufus's guard.
Markov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dufus trying to keep a closed guard but Markov is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Markov's guard.
Markov keeping moving, preventing Dufus from controlling successfully.
Markov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dufus defends it easily.
Markov wants to sweep but no luck.
Markov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dufus trying to control the position from guard on top but Markov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov is trying to keep Dufus in close.
Dufus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Markov looking for a triangle here. Dufus is fighting it but it looks tight! Markov pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Dufus is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alex Markov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corrado Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Corrado Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Smith.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a takedown
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Corrado Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hughes.
Hughes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hughes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes looks gassed!
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith throws and elbow that misses. Hughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Hughes!
Hughes wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Hughes wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hughes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Hughes in his guard.
Hughes tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Hughes gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Matt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Corrado Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hughes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes tries to stand but Smith controls the position and pulls Hughes into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hughes postures up.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Hughes from standing up.
Smith is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith 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.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hughes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Hughes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith trying to control the position.
Hughes is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Corrado Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith wants to clinch but Hughes slips to the side
and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hughes wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Hughes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hughes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith has Hughes pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hughes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith decides to pull guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hughes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hughes wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hughes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Smith controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Corrado Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes shoots and misses
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Corrado Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hughes.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith is working for takedown but Hughes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith is trying to push Hughes away but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the ropes.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hughes drops back down to his feet.
Smith jumps guard and drags Hughes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Hughes wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Hughes.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Emelianenko's choice of entrance music: Казаки - Ой да . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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248 lbs
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233 lbs
11 - 8 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Grant sprawls well.
Grant throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Grant only half commits.
Grant gets a clinch.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Grant blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Grant.
Grant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grant pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grant rattles Emelianenko with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Emelianenko tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Grant dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Emelianenko stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cody Grant!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Handcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Pawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marty Handcock!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Handcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handcock throws a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Handcock.
Pawn is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handcock lands a right hook to the body.
Handcock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pawn manages to avoid it.
Handcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Handcock. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Handcock misses
and Pawn counters with a series of strikes. Handcock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Handcock misses with a hook
and Pawn counters with a left and a right that stings Handcock.
Handcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pawn.
Handcock throws a one two combo.
It looks like Black Pawn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handcock misses with a body shot.
Handcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Pawn is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Handcock.
A big left from Handcock misses.
Handcock thuds his shin into the meat of Pawn's side.
Handcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pawn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marty Handcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handcock misses the body punch
and Pawn counters with a one-two to the body.
Handcock misses with a straight right.
Pawn misses with a combination
and Handcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handcock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Handcock misses the shot to the body.
Pawn staying out of range there.
Pawn misses with a double jab
and Handcock counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handcock darts in and clinches Pawn up against the ropes.
Handcock misses with a knee to the head.
Handcock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pawn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Handcock pushes Pawn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Handcock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pawn up against the ropes.
Pawn tries to break the clinch but Handcock is controlling the position.
Handcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pawn backwards.
Pawn has had enough of the clinch but Handcock keeps him there for the moment.
Pawn tries to break free but Handcock pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pawn tries to break the clinch but Handcock is controlling the position.
Handcock digs a right hand into Pawn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pawn's gas tank.
Pawn is trying to break the clinch but Handcock is controlling him.
Pawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handcock's elbow.
Pawn tries to break the clinch but Handcock is controlling the position.
Pawn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pawn is trying to break the clinch but Handcock has him pressed against the ropes.
Handcock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pawn is keeping busy.
Handcock keeps control of Pawn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pawn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pawn wants to get back to striking at distance but Handcock won't allow it.
Handcock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Handcock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pawn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pawn has had enough of the clinch but Handcock keeps him there for the moment.
Handcock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Handcock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Handcock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pawn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Handcock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Handcock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Handcock.
Handcock scores with a knee to the head.
Handcock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Handcock prevents Pawn from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handcock landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handcock scores with a knee to the head.
Handcock tries to land a knee to the head but Pawn blocks with his arms.
Handcock has Pawn pressed against the ropes.
Pawn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Handcock with a knee to the head.
Pawn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pawn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pawn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Pawn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Handcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pawn scores with a shoulder strike.
Pawn is trying to force a seperation but Handcock has the dominant position.
Pawn is looking to break free of the clinch but Handcock has double underhooks.
Pawn is trying to break free.
Pawn wants to get back to striking at distance but Handcock won't allow it.
Handcock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pawn tries to break free but Handcock pushes him back against the ropes.
Pawn is trying to break free.
Pawn is trying to force a seperation but Handcock has the dominant position.
Pawn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Handcock landing knees to the head.
Handcock tries to land a knee to the head but Pawn blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Handcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Pawn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Handcock misses with a hook to the body
and Pawn counters with a three punch combo that has Handcock backing up. Handcock nods at Pawn to acknowledge the strikes.
Handcock misses with a body punch
and Pawn counters with a crisp one two that drops Handcock! Pawn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Handcock to his feet! Handcock is in big trouble!
Handcock is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pawn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handcock.
Handcock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pawn counters with a series of strikes. Handcock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Handcock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pawn counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Handcock! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Pawn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Pawn!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa comes to the ring accompanied by UK Subs - Warhead. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Axel Burn enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Wasa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Burn!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Burn misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wasa.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wasa.
Burn just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Burn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Burn. Those never looked like landing.
Wasa dodges the punch combination from Burn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burn throws a combination that misses
and Wasa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Burn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wasa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burn lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wasa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burn fails to land with a series of punches.
Burn misses with a wild combination.
Burn throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a right and a left that Wasa avoids nicely.
Burn misses with a looping left.
Wasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Wasa misses.
Wasa shoots for a takedown but Burn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burn misses with a straight left.
Wasa ducks under a wild hook from Burn.
Wasa throws a body kick the misses
and Burn counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Burn does no damage.
Burn avoids the head kick by Wasa.
Burn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wasa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasa.
Wasa misses with a body shot
and Burn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wasa is rocked!
Wasa throws a sloppy body shot
and Burn counters with a slapping leg kick.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Burn! Wasa is backing up but he can't get away as Burn lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Wasa and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Axel Burn!
Axel Burn is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zartan Zatarain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zatarain has chosen Linkin Park - The Catalyst as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22
180 lbs
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184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrance Grayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zartan Zatarain!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zatarain walks into a stiff left hand from Grayson.
Zatarain defending well as Grayson loads up on a big left hand.
Grayson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zatarain swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grayson lands with a shot to the body.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zatarain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zatarain on the side of the head.
Grayson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zatarain.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson misses with a right hand
and Zatarain counters with a right hand to the body.
Grayson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zatarain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayson.
Grayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Zatarain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grayson won't be happy with that.
Grayson is trying to get back to his feet.
Zatarain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grayson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grayson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zatarain.
Check out the look on Zatarain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zatarain sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grayson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grayson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson dodges the ground and pound from Zatarain.
Zatarain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grayson keeps working.
Zatarain creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grayson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zatarain working the strikes but Grayson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Grayson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zatarain.
Zatarain trying to control from half guard but Grayson is working away.
Grayson wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Zatarain.
Grayson is trying to stand.
Grayson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zatarain.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zatarain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zatarain stops Grayson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grayson wants to get back to his feet.
Grayson wants to stand back up but Zatarain manages to pass into side control.
Zatarain looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grayson is avoiding damage well.
Grayson pushes Zatarain away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zatarain gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zatarain cracks Grayson with a big right hand but Grayson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grayson wants to get back to his feet.
Grayson is breathing heavily.
Zatarain working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Zatarain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Grayson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zartan Zatarain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zatarain throws a poor cross that misses
and Grayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick and Zatarain moves out of range easily.
Zatarain swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Zatarain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson throws a looping overhand right but Zatarain ducks down to avoid it.
Zatarain tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zatarain. Zatarain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zatarain is looking to chop away at Grayson's legs.
Terrance Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zatarain moves out of range as Grayson strikes.
Grayson misses with an uppercut
and Zatarain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zatarain throws an off balance right hand
and Grayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zatarain thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but Zatarain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Zatarain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zatarain throws a poor cross that misses
and Grayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zatarain counters with a good low kick that Grayson was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Grayson misses
and Zatarain counters with a shoot takedown. Grayson fights it but they end up in guard.
Grayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zatarain.
Zatarain chips away with some ground and pound.
Zatarain works over Grayson with some ground and pound from guard.
Zatarain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zatarain postures up and lands a big shot to Grayson's brow.
Zatarain won't allow Grayson to get back to his feet.
Zatarain is looking to work some ground and pound but Grayson has wrist control.
Zatarain throws a big right hand that misses.
Grayson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zartan Zatarain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zatarain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grayson's head.
Zatarain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zatarain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zatarain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zatarain is looking to work some ground and pound but Grayson has wrist control.
Zatarain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zatarain trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zatarain throws a big right hand that misses.
Grayson wants to stand up but Zatarain is controlling him.
Zatarain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zartan Zatarain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zatarain throws a sloppy body shot
and Grayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terrance Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson throws a right hand that misses
and Zatarain counters with an inside leg kick.
Grayson ducks under a wild hook from Zatarain.
Zatarain cracks the inside of Grayson's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zatarain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grayson misses with a right hand
and Zatarain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zatarain slips a straight right by Grayson.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zatarain dives in and scores a takedown into Grayson's guard.
Grayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grayson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zatarain is looking to work some ground and pound but Grayson has wrist control.
Zatarain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zatarain throwing strikes from guard but Grayson blocks nicely.
Zatarain is working Grayson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zatarain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grayson's head.
Zatarain pushes down on Grayson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grayson wants to stand back up but Zatarain manages to pass into side control.
Zatarain is working Grayson over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain with the ground and pound but Grayson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Grayson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Grayson throws a hook but Zatarain blocks it.
A head kick by Grayson misses
and Zatarain counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayson clobbers Zatarain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grayson swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a shot from downtown. Zatarain moves away and avoids it.
Zatarain tries for a takedown but Grayson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grayson digs a good body shot into Zatarain's ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zatarain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zartan Zatarain really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grayson throws a right hand that misses
and Zatarain counters with a thumping low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zatarain.
Grayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zatarain misses with a takedown attempt
and Grayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson misses with an uppercut
so Zatarain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zatarain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayson wants to stand up but Zatarain is controlling him.
Grayson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grayson tries to get out of the position.
Zatarain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grayson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zatarain advances to half guard.
Grayson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zatarain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zatarain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ground and pound from Zatarain.
Zatarain wants to take a breather but Grayson is having none of it.
Grayson pushes Zatarain off looking to stand but Zatarain dives back in and keeps control.
Grayson has hold of Zatarain's hands but Zatarain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zatarain stops Grayson from getting back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zatarain working the head and body with strikes.
Zatarain stops Grayson from getting back to his feet.
Zatarain is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grayson!
Grayson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zatarain won't let Grayson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zatarain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zatarain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain with shots to the head and body - Grayson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grayson is rocked!
Zatarain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Grayson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Zatarain! That's really hurt Grayson and he's turned his back - Zatarain keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Zatarain jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zartan Zatarain!
Zartan Zatarain is the new welterweight champion!
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