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RPFC#1 Moura vs Skerlik PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Sanches could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Wayne's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne shoots and misses
and Sanches counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanches throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanches's guard.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Sanches keeps moving.
Wayne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanches looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wayne is one step ahead there.
Sanches not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanches is proving hard to escape from.
Sanches wants to sweep here but Wayne controlling him for the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruce Wayne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Sanches circles away easily
and Sanches counters with a series of strikes. Wayne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Sanches circles away easily
and Sanches counters with a three punch combo that has Wayne backing up. Wayne nods at Sanches to acknowledge the strikes.
Antonio Sanches has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanches scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanches swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wayne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanches's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sanches has his foot on Wayne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wayne works his way back into a safe position though.
Wayne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanches's guard.
Sanches escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wayne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Wayne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wayne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wayne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanches's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wayne content to control rather than advance.
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.
Wayne uses his free foot to push down on Sanches's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanches.
Wayne looking to control but Sanches is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanches is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wayne has taken his back.
Wayne has managed to slip his arm under Sanches's chin. This could be all over... yep, Sanches is tapping out! Submission win for Wayne.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruce Wayne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuti Stani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kozlov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nuti Stani!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kozlov, as that shot connected.
Kozlov gets caught napping as Stani dives in and scores a takedown. Kozlov manages to retain guard.
Stani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kozlov keeping full guard, as Stani tries to pass.
Kozlov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kozlov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kozlov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kozlov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kozlov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kozlov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stani trying to control the position from guard on top but Kozlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kozlov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stani gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kozlov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stani defends well.
Stani postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kozlov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stani, into his guard.
Stani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kozlov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kozlov manages to get himself to full guard.
Kozlov really is a fat lump.
Kozlov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stani trying to control but Kozlov is working from the bottom.
Kozlov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kozlov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stani is posturing up here but Kozlov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Stani tries to roll out but it's too tight and Stani has to tap! Slick submission there by Kozlov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrey Kozlov!
Andrey Kozlov is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Gurakovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saha Dubov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saha Dubov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Gurakovskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saha Dubov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurakovskiy shoots in but Dubov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dubov tries to clinch but Gurakovskiy moves away
and Dubov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Saha Dubov has been cut.
Dubov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gurakovskiy to the ground. Dubov is now in Gurakovskiy's guard.
Gurakovskiy is looking to stand up but Dubov isn't so interested in that idea.
Dubov advances to half guard.
Dubov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gurakovskiy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurakovskiy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gurakovskiy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dubov defending well though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dubov has eaten all the pies!
Dubov wants to control but Gurakovskiy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dubov keeping hold of Gurakovskiy's head, controlling as best he can.
Dubov wants to control but Gurakovskiy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gurakovskiy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gurakovskiy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dubov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gurakovskiy.
Gurakovskiy is working for a kimura but Dubov is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurakovskiy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dubov pushes Gurakovskiy off looking to stand but Gurakovskiy dives back in and keeps control.
Gurakovskiy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dubov controls his leg.
Gurakovskiy moves nicely into side control.
Gurakovskiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dubov keeps working.
Gurakovskiy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dubov has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dubov is trying to get back to half guard.
Gurakovskiy stands up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Decent striking displayed by Gurakovskiy there.
Gurakovskiy clinches.
Dubov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gurakovskiy is breathing heavily.
Dubov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gurakovskiy walks away with a smile on his face. Dubov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gurakovskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dubov sprawls well. Dubov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gurakovskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Gurakovskiy misses with the combination.
Gurakovskiy misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dubov closes the distance and clinches.
Dubov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dubov jumps guard.
Gurakovskiy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dubov 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.
Dubov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gurakovskiy defends well.
Dubov looking to control but Gurakovskiy passes into half guard.
Dubov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gurakovskiy is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurakovskiy wants to pass the guard but Dubov is defending well.
Gurakovskiy stands up out of the half guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gurakovskiy works over Dubov's head and body with a nice combination.
Gurakovskiy drops Dubov with a beautiful combination! Dubov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gurakovskiy is looking for the KO!
Dubov is rocked!
That has opened up Saha Dubov's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurakovskiy has managed to clinch.
Gurakovskiy manages to break the clinch.
Gurakovskiy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Gurakovskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubov staying out of range there.
Dubov tries to clinch but Gurakovskiy is having none of it.
Gurakovskiy tries to sprawl but Dubov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubov wants to control but Gurakovskiy is keeping him busy.
Gurakovskiy pushes Dubov off and gets back to his feet.
Dubov checks the leg kick.
Dubov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gurakovskiy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Gurakovskiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saha Dubov's cut.
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.
Dubov closes the distance and pushes Gurakovskiy back into the ropes.
Gurakovskiy jumps into guard, dragging Dubov to the mat.
Dubov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gurakovskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dubov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dubov looking to pass the guard.
Gurakovskiy keeping moving, preventing Dubov from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Saha Dubov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dubov is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurakovskiy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gurakovskiy lands a nice looking body shot.
Gurakovskiy darts in and clinches Dubov up against the ropes.
Gurakovskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saha Dubov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aleksandr Gurakovskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dubov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurakovskiy is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Dubov hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksandr Gurakovskiy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurycy Ruua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Lesenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurycy Ruua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurycy Ruua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Lesenkov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruua drives through and clinches with Lesenkov against the ropes.
Ruua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lesenkov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ruua gets control of Lesenkov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ruua will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lesenkov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lesenkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesenkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ruua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruua tries to get out of the position.
Lesenkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesenkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesenkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesenkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesenkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruua is breathing heavily.
Lesenkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesenkov thows a big elbow that misses.
Lesenkov lands a couple of digs.
Lesenkov throwing strikes but missing.
Lesenkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruua keeping moving, preventing Lesenkov from controlling successfully.
Ruua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesenkov.
Lesenkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesenkov.
Lesenkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesenkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruua keeping moving, preventing Lesenkov from controlling successfully.
Lesenkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesenkov slips nicely into half guard.
Lesenkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lesenkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesenkov lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lesenkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lesenkov slips a nice elbow through Ruua's hands, connecting with Ruua's forehead.
Ruua is staying active underneath Lesenkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lesenkov is working for a kimura but Ruua is defending it quite comfortably.
Lesenkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesenkov wants to control but Ruua is keeping him busy.
Lesenkov 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.
Lesenkov works his way into full mount!
Lesenkov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruua looks a forlorn figure.
Lesenkov lands a nice shot to the head.
Lesenkov cracks Ruua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesenkov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ruua?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Lesenkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ruua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lesenkov lands a left and a right that send Ruua crashing to the mat, dazed. Lesenkov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ruua is rocked!
It looks like Maurycy Ruua has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruua leaves Lesenkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruua takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lesenkov, as that shot connected.
Lesenkov closes the distance and clinches up with Ruua, looking for a takedown. Lesenkov pushes Ruua against the ropes but Ruua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lesenkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruua as he jumps to the side.
Maurycy Ruua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Lesenkov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesenkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesenkov has his takedown stuffed
and Ruua counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruua.
Lesenkov lands a decent shot there.
Ruua gets to his feet - Lesenkov follows without any prompting.
Lesenkov scores with a punch to the head.
Lesenkov fails with the takedown
and Ruua counters with a shoot takedown. Lesenkov fights it but they end up in guard.
Artem Lesenkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruua stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lesenkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruua's waist but Ruua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesenkov off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesenkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesenkov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruua counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lesenkov's guard now.
Ruua stops Lesenkov from standing up.
Lesenkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesenkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruua's guard.
Ruua is looking to stand up but Lesenkov isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruua has momentary wrist control but Lesenkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesenkov on the ground.
Lesenkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesenkov advances position into side control!
Lesenkov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ruua taking a bit of punishment here - Lesenkov scoring with strikes.
Ruua wants to get back to his feet but Lesenkov drags him back down.
Ruua takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesenkov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ruua some visible discomfort.
Lesenkov working the head and body with strikes.
Lesenkov scoring with punches from side control.
Ruua is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lesenkov lands an elbow.
Lesenkov working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesenkov trying to control the position but Ruua is working away.
Lesenkov cracks Ruua with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artem Lesenkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maurycy Ruua'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!
Lesenkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruua but Ruua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lesenkov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lesenkov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruua has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ruua is pushing Lesenkov's head away, looking to escape. Lesenkov manages to hold on to the position though.
Lesenkov lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesenkov is working to tighten is grip on Ruua's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ruua has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lesenkov is really squeezing tight and eventually Ruua passes out! Lesenkov breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Artem Lesenkov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Kirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lelik Eremia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Kirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lelik Eremia!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eremia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirov.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Eremia has eaten all the pies!
Kirov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kirov shoots and misses
and Eremia counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Eremia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eremia has hold of Kirov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kirov seems comfortable defending it but Eremia has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kirov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kirov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Eremia couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lelik Eremia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Nikiten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Onward to Victory as his entrance music. 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 Dana Black was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Nikiten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dana Black!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikiten tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Aleksey Nikiten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikiten has a takedown stuffed.
Black misses with a double jab
and Nikiten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nikiten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Black's face.
It looks like Dana Black has been cut.
Nikiten misses with a knee strike.
Nikiten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikiten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Nikiten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nikiten wants to clinch
and Black counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Nikiten down! Black is looking to finish but Nikiten is intelligently defending himself.
Nikiten is rocked!
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Nikiten is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Nikiten wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikiten wants to sweep but no luck.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikiten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nikiten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Nikiten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nikiten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black stands up from Nikiten's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nikiten wants to clinch
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nikiten is breathing heavily.
Black stands up from Nikiten's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nikiten moves to clinch but Black breaks away
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Nikiten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Black moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Nikiten! Black continues to tee off on Nikiten, landing with a left and a right! Black connects with a right hand that leaves Nikiten sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dana Black!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Chielini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Zaykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Chielini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Zaykin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaykin throws a shot from downtown. Chielini moves away and avoids it.
Zaykin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zaykin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zaykin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Chielini tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Zaykin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valeriy Zaykin!
Valeriy Zaykin is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Dubov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caonabo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Dubov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caonabo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubov misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Dubov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dubov off to one side.
Dubov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dubov misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters by clinching up.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Dubov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz moves into the clinch.
Dubov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz successfully pulls guard.
Dubov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cruz is proving hard to escape from.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz 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.
Dubov is fighting to break Cruz's control of his arms but Cruz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Dubov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruz trying to control but Dubov is working from the bottom.
Dubov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cruz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dubov, up you get!
Dubov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Caonabo Cruz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubov misses with a kick to the body.
Dubov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Dubov sprawls well.
Cruz looks gassed!
Dubov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dubov is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Dubov circles away and we're back to standing.
Dubov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Dubov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up Caonabo Cruz's cut even more.
Dubov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dubov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Dubov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Dubov there.
Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Dubov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dubov scores with a nice head shot.
Dubov lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Dubov shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Dubov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aleksandr Dubov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Dubov.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Dubov sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dubov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dubov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dubov cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Dubov lands a jab to the nose.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Dubov.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dubov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dubov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cruz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dubov somewhat.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dubov scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Dubov.
The cut above Caonabo Cruz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dubov lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dubov on his heels. He'll look to pass Dubov's guard now, I'm sure.
Cruz won't allow Dubov to get back to his feet.
Cruz is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Dubov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caonabo Cruz's cut.
That's time! Dubov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good exchange - Dubov coming out on top.
Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Dubov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Dubov.
Dubov thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dubov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Dubov's legs - danger averted.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Cruz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cruz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dubov dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dubov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cruz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dubov is controlling him.
Dubov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Dubov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Dubov postures up.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dubov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Dubov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Dubov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dubov shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Dubov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Dubov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dubov sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dubov is trying to control but can't.
Cruz throwing shots but Dubov is blocking nicely.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but Dubov defending well.
Dubov is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dubov avoid being mounted?
Dubov wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dubov is trying to stand up here but Cruz is controlling him well.
Dubov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dubov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cruz tries to bum rush Dubov with a series of wild strikes but Dubov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dubov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Dubov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Dubov looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Dubov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Dubov keeps moving.
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Dubov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caonabo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caonabo Cruz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dubov with a hook.
Aleksandr Dubov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dubov ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
It looks like Aleksandr Dubov has been cut.
Dubov tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dubov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dubov with a poor takedown
and Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Dubov didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz gets to his feet - Dubov follows without any prompting.
Dubov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Dubov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dubov is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Aleksandr Dubov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dubov's guard.
Cruz trying to control but Dubov is working from the bottom.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dubov working a defensive guard here.
Dubov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dubov is working an open guard so Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Dubov back into the ropes.
Dubov tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the ropes.
Dubov tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Dubov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Dubov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Dubov scores with a jab.
Dubov looks to clinch
and Cruz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dubov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Dubov.
Cruz stalling the fight.
Dubov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dubov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dubov won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dubov, who protects the arm well.
Dubov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz happy to just control the position for now.
Dubov defending against the ground and pound.
Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dubov defending against the ground and pound.
Dubov is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dubov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Dubov is defending well.
Dubov is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Dubov is defending well.
Dubov actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz blocks the strikes from Dubov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caonabo Cruz really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Dubov slips the punch.
Cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dubov wants to get back to his feet but Cruz drags him back down.
Cruz trying to control the position but Dubov is working away.
Cruz prevents Dubov from escaping the position.
Dubov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cruz trying to control the position but Dubov is working away.
Dubov pushes Cruz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cruz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cruz trying to control the position but Dubov is working away.
Dubov is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cruz off and has taken his back!
Cruz tries to escape the position.
Dubov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dubov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dubov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cruz breaks Dubov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dubov wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Dubov won't let him.
Dubov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cruz rolls with it to try and escape but Dubov cranks on the arm and Cruz is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksandr Dubov!
Aleksandr Dubov is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donkey Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Cash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donkey Kong!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong scores with a hook.
Kong fails with the takedown
and Cash counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cash.
Kong throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cash is aware though and is defending well.
Cash thows a big elbow that misses.
Cash stops Kong from standing up.
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.
Cash being controlled here momentarily.
Kong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cash trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Cash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Kong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cash 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.
Kong is holding Cash down, trying to stall.
Cash controlling the position from side mount.
Kong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cash's best efforts.
Cash stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands a big head kick that sends Cash tumbling to the mat! Kong takes a step backwards and waves Cash back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Alex Cash has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kong gets in close and tags Cash with a short punch that almost sends Cash to the mat! Oh Cash is in big trouble! He turns his back on Kong, trying to create some distance but Kong rushes him, striking wildly and Cash goes down! The referee tackles Kong into the ropes to end the fight! Kong is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donkey Kong!
Donkey Kong is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robson Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Skerlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robson Moura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Skerlik!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skerlik looks to clinch
and Moura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skerlik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Skerlik is in trouble now - Moura has advanced to mount!
Skerlik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moura wants to finish this one by submission but Skerlik is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Moura.
Skerlik is trying to stand up.
Skerlik is squirming around, avoiding Moura's attempts to control the action.
Moura is working for a guillotine from mount but Skerlik frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moura wants to take his opponent's back but Skerlik doesn't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura looking for a guillotine from mount but Skerlik is having none of it.
Moura wants to control the pace but Skerlik is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skerlik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skerlik wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Moura has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Skerlik taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robson Moura!
Robson Moura is the new featherweight champion!
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