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GFC 34 - The Cage War PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Get out of my way as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ulfsson counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ulfsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ulfsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Ulfsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Ulfsson. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ulfsson. Ulfsson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ulfsson throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Diaz.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ulfsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ulfsson is looking for a sweep.
Ulfsson wants to get back to his feet.
Ulfsson is trying to improve his position.
I wouldn't like to be where Ulfsson is right now.
Ulfsson is trying to improve his position.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ulfsson is looking to reverse the position.
Ulfsson is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz tries to move to mount but Ulfsson blocks the move with his legs.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ulfsson struggling a bit here.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ulfsson wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ulfsson keeps working.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ulfsson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ulfsson tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ulfsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Diaz's guard! Nice work there by Ulfsson!
Ulfsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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 Gunnbjorn Ulfsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ulfsson misses with a straight left.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ulfsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Ulfsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Ulfsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfsson looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Ulfsson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ulfsson - that will leave a mark!
Diaz avoids the body shot from Ulfsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ulfsson tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice takedown defense from Ulfsson. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Ulfsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Ulfsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz closes the distance but Ulfsson moves to the side
and Ulfsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Patrick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses
and Ulfsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ulfsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Ulfsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulfsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Ulfsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Diaz.
Diaz thows a leg kick but Ulfsson checks it
and Ulfsson counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ulfsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ulfsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ulfsson. That one must have hurt.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Ulfsson counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ulfsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Gaetan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht comes into the arena with Fanfare blaring out of the sound system. Zell Dincht is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Gaetan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht tries to clinch up
and Gaetan counters with a two punch combo.
Dincht turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dincht dives in and scores a takedown into Gaetan's guard.
Gaetan is looking for a triangle but Dincht pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dincht slips nicely into half guard.
Dincht perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetan is not content to let Dincht control the position.
Gaetan is looking to escape.
Gaetan is not content to let Dincht control the position.
Dincht is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaetan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dincht.
Dincht is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dincht is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetan won't allow Dincht to pass to mount.
Dincht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dincht trying to control the action but Gaetan is working from the bottom.
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.
Dincht thows a huge punch but Gaetan dodges it nicely.
Dincht trying to control from half guard but Gaetan is working away.
Gaetan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dincht fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dincht lands a head kick!
It looks like Ditte Gaetan has been cut.
Dincht throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaetan counters with a nice leg kick.
Dincht cracks Gaetan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ditte Gaetan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dincht misses with the body kick
and Gaetan counters with a big head kick but Dincht shrugs it off.
Dincht tries to land a body kick
and Gaetan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dincht scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Dincht.
Dincht lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaetan at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dincht thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gaetan if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice takedown defense from Gaetan. No joy for Dincht on that attempt.
Gaetan is breathing heavily.
Dincht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dincht lands a big head kick that sends Gaetan tumbling to the mat! Dincht takes a step backwards and waves Gaetan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gaetan is rocked!
Dincht drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gaetan right on the button. Gaetan goes down! Dincht follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dincht gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zell Dincht!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between SunOf Kirosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirosawa comes into the arena with This is War - 30 Seconds to Mars blaring out of the sound system. 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 Kareem Said was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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287 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, SunOf Kirosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Said!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirosawa lands a big head kick that sends Said to the canvas! Kirosawa follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). SunOf Kirosawa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonide Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andi Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhailov comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Mindfields. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonide Mikhailov !
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, Andi Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mikhailov drops Sharp with a left and a right! Oh, Sharp is hurt - Mikhailov dives into side control looking to finish!
Sharp is rocked!
It looks like Andi Sharp has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sharp is still in real trouble! Can Mikhailov finish him?
Mikhailov scores with a big shot! Sharp's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sharp! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonide Mikhailov !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by Turisas - Rasputin. Hart has chosen headstrong as his entrance music. 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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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jared Hart!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Jared Hart has been cut.
Rasputin swings widly with a right hand
and Hart counters with a series of strikes. Rasputin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hart throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
Rasputin misses with a looping left.
Rasputin cracks Hart with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hart tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rasputin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hart is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Krenik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Aleksander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krenik comes into the arena with Pain blaring out of the sound system. Aleksander has chosen Backbone - Gojira as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Krenik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Aleksander!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krenik fails with the takedown.
Aleksander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Aleksander misses the target.
Krenik shoots in looking for a takedown. Aleksander tries to sprawl out of it but Krenik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aleksander manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aleksander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aleksander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krenik counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krenik tries to pass to full mount but Aleksander defends it.
Krenik passes to full mount!
Aleksander is desperately trying to improve his position but Krenik has a good base and remains in mount.
Aleksander wants to control but Krenik is having none of it.
Krenik is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Aleksander to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Aleksander shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenik with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Krenik looking to secure an arm triangle but Aleksander defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aleksander can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krenik is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aleksander has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Aleksander tries to reverse the position but Krenik maintains control.
Krenik has control of Aleksander's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aleksander regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Aleksander is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenik swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Aleksander is now in Krenik's guard. A big mistake from Krenik there, giving up the dominant position!
Aleksander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krenik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aleksander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aleksander is looking to work some ground and pound but Krenik has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksander throwing strikes but missing.
Aleksander thows a big elbow that misses.
Aleksander postures up in Krenik's guard and throws a big left but Krenik blocks it.
Aleksander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krenik is breathing heavily.
Krenik looking for a guillotine here but Aleksander defends easily.
Aleksander throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krenik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aleksander thows a big elbow that misses.
Aleksander wants to pass the guard but Krenik is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aleksander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aleksander throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krenik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aleksander throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aleksander throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aleksander throws a strike but Krenik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aleksander thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aleksander is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krenik defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aleksander is controlling Krenik's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Krenik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aleksander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krenik manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Aleksander.
Aleksander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krenik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krenik loads up on a big right hand but Aleksander slips the punch.
Aleksander lands a big right hand that sends Krenik crashing to the mat! Aleksander stays standing though and waves Krenik back to his feet!
Krenik is rocked!
Krenik leaves his chin hanging out and Aleksander seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Krenik crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Aleksander!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Parker (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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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Parker on that attempt.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bob Parker has been cut.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herold Hassium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yen comes to the cage accompanied by Hitman. Herold Hassium has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Yen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herold Hassium!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassium misses with a takedown attempt
and Yen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yen lands a big head kick that sends Hassium tumbling to the mat! Yen takes a step backwards and waves Hassium back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Herold Hassium has been cut.
Yen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yen thows a body kick. Hassium tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yen .
Hassium avoids the head kick by Yen .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen throws a sloppy head kick and Hassium moves out of range easily.
Yen throws a head kick that misses.
Hassium closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yen did well to prevent Hassium getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassium is working for a kimura but Yen is defending it quite comfortably.
Yen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen kicks off Hassium and gets to his feet.
Yen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hassium closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yen circles away.
Yen lands a head kick!
Donnie Yen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hassium on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yen lands a big head kick that sends Hassium tumbling to the mat! Yen takes a step backwards and waves Hassium back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hassium is rocked!
Yen connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hassium out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Yen !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Electro Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalin comes to the cage accompanied by Hell March. 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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223 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Electro Stalin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin misses with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Stalin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stalin throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Stalin.
Stalin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stalin misses with a lunging right hand
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chavez throws a leg kick
and Stalin counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalin throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Stalin off the cage and back into rage.
Chavez slips a straight right by Stalin.
Chavez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chavez catches Stalin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chavez scores with a leg kick.
Stalin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Stalin misses the body punch
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Stalin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Stalin throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Stalin lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin misses with a right hand
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Chavez.
Stalin misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez lands a left and a right that send Stalin crashing to the mat, dazed. Chavez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stalin is rocked!
It looks like Electro Stalin has been cut.
Stalin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stalin blocks a head kick by Chavez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries a low kick but Stalin avoids it.
Stalin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalin is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chavez. That's going to slow Stalin down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez moves away from the strike by Stalin.
Stalin throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stalin blocks a head kick by Chavez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Electro Stalin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chavez misses the body punch
and Stalin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stalin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Stalin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Stalin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Stalin misses.
Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stalin throws out the jab.
Chavez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stalin under the eye.
Stalin misses with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stalin.
Chavez moves away from the strike by Stalin.
Stalin misses with a body shot.
Stalin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Stalin misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Stalin.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalin counters with a nice body shot.
Hugo Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez thows a leg kick but Stalin checks it
and Stalin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stalin.
Stalin misses with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stalin scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chavez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalin finish him?
Chavez digs a good hook to Stalin's body.
Chavez seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalin blocks a low kick nicely.
Stalin misses with a body shot.
Chavez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stalin.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Stalin misses its intended target.
Stalin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stalin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Stalin counters with a nice uppercut.
Electro Stalin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez connects with an inside leg kick.
Stalin throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Stalin throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chavez tried to score with a low kick but Stalin checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chavez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stalin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stalin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick
and Stalin scores with a counter punch that sends Chavez to the canvas! Stalin smells blood - he's punishing Chavez with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Chavez has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Electro Stalin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreese has chosen Saw Theme (Dubstep) as his entrance music. John Kreese acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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154 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kreese!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Kreese tries to sprawl but Petrov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kreese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kreese with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kreese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrov.
Petrov throwing shots but Kreese is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrov.
Kreese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrov.
Petrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kreese defending well though.
Petrov wants to pass the guard but Kreese is defending well.
Petrov wants to control but Kreese is keeping him busy.
Petrov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Petrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is working for a submission of some sort.
Kreese tries to get to full guard but Petrov has control of the leg.
Petrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kreese gets full guard.
Petrov trying to control but Kreese is working from the bottom.
Petrov is really struggling to control Kreese but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov is looking to clinch but Kreese is avoiding it.
Kreese avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John Kreese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov tries to clinch but Kreese is having none of it.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreese.
Petrov throws a front kick aimed at Kreese's knee but Kreese avoids it well.
Kreese fails with the takedown
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov fails with the takedown
and Kreese counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kreese is aware though and is defending well.
Kreese wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Petrov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kreese has picked Petrov up and slammed him! Petrov can't keep hold of the triangle and Kreese manages to pass to side control!
Petrov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Petrov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kreese's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kreese's back!
Petrov throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kreese wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kreese is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kreese in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Petrov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kreese's face.
Petrov avoids the attempt from Kreese to control.
Petrov unloads with some shots from mount but Kreese bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The referee warns Kreese that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Petrov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kreese tries to lock up and control but Petrov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Petrov wants to control the pace but Kreese is squirming around nicely.
Petrov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Petrov looking to finish with strikes here!
Petrov unloads with some shots from mount but Kreese bucks and avoids them well.
Petrov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Petrov misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Kreese's shoulder, as Kreese tries to avoid the shot.
Kreese just misses with a punch to the body.
Kreese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kreese checks a leg kick.
Kreese misses the shot to the body.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Kreese as he checks the leg kick.
Kreese is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kreese's head.
Kreese blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov lands with a cross.
Kreese shoots in and drives through. Petrov sprawls well.
Kreese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kreese's guard now.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Kreese keeps moving.
Petrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Petrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Petrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking to advance position but Kreese has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Petrov tries to reverse the position but Kreese maintains control.
Kreese really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Petrov regains half guard.
Petrov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petrov is on top in guard.
Petrov is stalling in the full guard.
Kirill Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four 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.
Petrov throws a strike but Kreese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kreese got a little sloppy there for a moment and Petrov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kreese has managed to get both his arms back between Petrov's legs - danger averted.
Petrov working for submissions but it's allowed Kreese to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kreese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Kreese sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kreese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreese.
Kreese misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov with a poor takedown
and Kreese makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kreese looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Kreese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a low kick, looking for Kreese's leg but Kreese calmly moves out of range.
Kreese shoots in and gets a takedown into Petrov's guard.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petrov is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking to pass the guard.
Petrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petrov trying to move into half guard but instead Kreese has managed to sweep!
Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Kreese defends easily.
Kreese avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese postures up.
Petrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kreese trying to control but Petrov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kreese slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Petrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Petrov throws and elbow that misses. Kreese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrov's guard. Nice move by Kreese!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov has his foot on Kreese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kreese works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kirill Petrov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kreese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kreese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Kreese down.
Kreese looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov throws a low kick but Kreese moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreese has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kreese with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petrov counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kreese looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Kreese swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Kreese misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Kreese takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kreese counter with a right hand.
Kreese takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kreese looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kreese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kreese looking to pass the guard.
John Kreese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrov looking for subs off his back but Kreese has passed one foot through into half guard.
Petrov gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Petrov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kreese defends it easily.
Petrov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kreese's guard.
Petrov looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws and elbow that misses. Kreese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrov's guard. Nice move by Kreese!
Kirill Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov is looking for a triangle but Kreese pushes his legs off easily.
Kreese looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov wants to sweep here but Kreese controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirill Petrov.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Petrov!
Kirill Petrov is the new lightweight champion!
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