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RCD Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Turk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emerson Montain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Turk!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montain avoids it really well and circles away.
Montain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Montain gets the takedown into side control.
Montain tries to advance to mount but Turk instead regains half guard.
Turk kicks off Montain and gets to his feet.
Montain manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Turk on his heels. He'll look to pass Turk's guard now, I'm sure.
Turk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montain is controlling him.
Montain postures up in Turk's guard and throws a big left but Turk blocks it.
Montain prevents Turk from getting back to his feet.
Turk is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montain trying to control the position from guard on top but Turk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turk scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Montain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Turk is looking to stand up but Montain isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montain looking to sit in guard and control but Turk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montain keeping moving, preventing Turk from controlling successfully.
Montain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turk manages to get himself to full guard.
Montain postures up in Turk's guard and throws a big left but Turk blocks it.
Montain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montain is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montain wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
Montain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montain is controlling him.
Montain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Turk's guard.
Montain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emerson Montain.
Turk stuffs the takedown attempt from Montain. Montain gets slowly back to his feet.
Montain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Montain wants to take a breather but Turk is having none of it.
Turk is trying to stand.
Turk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Montain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turk avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerson Montain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Turk.
Montain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turk.
Turk punishes Montain's body with a nice straight punch.
Montain is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Montain pushes Turk off looking to stand but Turk dives back in and keeps control.
Montain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turk.
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 Emerson Montain will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Montain shoots in and drives through. Turk sprawls well.
Turk misses with a straight left.
Montain tries for a takedown but Turk circles away easily
and Turk counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Montain! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Turk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Zhuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Evangelista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuravlev comes to the cage accompanied by Aria - Volja i Razum. Evangelista has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. 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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostya Zhuravlev!
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, Lionel Evangelista!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuravlev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zhuravlev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zhuravlev swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kostya Zhuravlev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Porunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Porunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porunov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Porunov misses with the combination.
Porunov fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Porunov jumps guard but Jones stands there with Porunov around his waist. Porunov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Porunov keeps him there for the moment.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Porunov fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Porunov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porunov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Porunov sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones feints a jab promting Porunov to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Porunov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Porunov clinches.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Porunov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Porunov misses with a wild combination.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porunov leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Porunov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Porunov.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Porunov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Porunov pushes him off.
Porunov tries a head kick but it misses.
Porunov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Porunov misses with a wild body shot.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Porunov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porunov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Porunov lands with a nice body punch.
Porunov tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porunov throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Porunov!
Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones scoring with strikes but Porunov is staying in there.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones has control of Porunov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Porunov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Porunov is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Porunov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones trying to control but Porunov is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Porunov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Porunov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Porunov misses with a head kick.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Ilya Porunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porunov wants to clinch.
Porunov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porunov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Porunov throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Porunov.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Porunov.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porunov is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Porunov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Porunov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Porunov.
Ilya Porunov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
Porunov swinging wildly here.
Porunov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ilya Porunov is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Porunov or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Porunov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones checks a leg kick.
That's two 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.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Porunov avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porunov swinging wildly here.
Porunov throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Ilya Porunov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Porunov tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Porunov to the ground. Porunov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones avoids the body shot from Porunov.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porunov's waist but Porunov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Porunov moves out of range.
Porunov misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones looks for a takedown but Porunov sprawls well.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Porunov to the mat! Porunov manages to get full guard.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Porunov wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Porunov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Porunov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control but Porunov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porunov managing to control the position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Porunov keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jon Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Porunov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Porunov as he avoids it easily.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porunov.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Porunov which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones is looking to clinch but Porunov is avoiding it.
Porunov misses with the combination.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Porunov is out of range.
Porunov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porunov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Porunov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Porunov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Porunov swinging wildly here.
Porunov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Porunov misses.
Porunov fails with a takedown attempt.
Porunov slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ilya Porunov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
Porunov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Porunov as Jones shoots in.
Porunov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Porunov throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Porunov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porunov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Porunov just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porunov sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porunov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Porunov misses.
Porunov fails with a takedown attempt.
Porunov's corner calls for a 1-2. Porunov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Porunov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Porunov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Porunov has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones looking to control.
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.
Porunov wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Ilya Porunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Porunov is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Porunov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jon Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kukko Hemuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Kraft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kukko Hemuli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Kraft!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemuli misses with a double jab
and Kraft counters with a stiff right hand.
Hemuli misses with a body shot
enabling Kraft to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemuli throws a right hand that misses
and Kraft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hemuli falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kraft to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemuli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Steven Kraft has been cut.
Hemuli throws a poor cross that misses
and Kraft counters with a left to the body.
Kraft moves into the clinch successfully.
Kraft lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hemuli.
Kraft keeps control of Hemuli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kraft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kraft.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kraft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kraft is stalling here.
Hemuli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kraft.
Kraft can't find room to land a body shot as Hemuli controls the action.
Kraft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hemuli blocks an uppercut.
Kraft stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kraft lands a left hand.
Kraft misses with the head strike.
Kraft throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hemulis head.
Kraft has Hemuli pressed against the cage, preventing Hemuli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kraft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kraft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kraft lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hemuli backwards.
Kraft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hemuli wants to break free but Kraft has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kraft - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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.
Kraft has Hemuli pressed against the cage, preventing Hemuli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kraft misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Kraft.
Kraft stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kraft.
Kraft scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kraft.
Kraft tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemuli's elbow.
Hemuli tries to circle away but Kraft has him pinned against the cage.
Hemuli tries to circle away but Kraft has him pinned against the cage.
Kraft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kraft misses with some punches.
Kraft lands with a light punch inside.
Hemuli blocks an uppercut.
Kraft stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemuli is looking to break free of the clinch but Kraft has double underhooks.
Kraft throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hemulis head.
Kraft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hemuli tries to break the clinch but Kraft is controlling the position.
Hemuli blocking some punches.
Hemuli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kraft lands with a light punch inside.
Hemuli tries to circle away but Kraft has him pinned against the cage.
Kraft lands a shot to the body.
Hemuli blocks an uppercut.
Hemuli swings wildly with an uppercut but Kraft uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kraft keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemuli's efforts to push away.
Kraft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kraft has Hemuli pressed against the cage, preventing Hemuli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
A left hand lands to the body for Hemuli.
Hemuli tries to break the clinch but Kraft is controlling the position.
Hemuli is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Kraft fails to land.
Kraft taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kraft throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kraft misses with a punch on the inside.
Kraft tries to throw a body punch but Hemuli avoids it by throwing Kraft back against the cage.
Kraft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kraft lands with a right to the head.
Kraft throws a punch but it's blocked by Hemuli.
Kraft gets through Hemuli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kraft lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hemuli is looking to break free of the clinch but Kraft has double underhooks.
Hemuli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hemuli working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Kraft dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Kraft's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hemuli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kraft holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kraft throws a head punch that misses.
Hemuli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hemuli breaks from the clinch.
Hemuli misses with a lunging right hand
and Kraft counters with a nice body shot.
Hemuli misses with a double jab
enabling Kraft to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemuli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kraft stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hemuli throws a poor cross that misses
and Kraft counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hemuli thinking.
Hemuli misses with a hook
and Kraft counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hemuli is looking to break free of the clinch but Kraft has double underhooks.
Hemuli blocks an uppercut.
Kraft keeps control of Hemuli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hemuli is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kraft.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraft digs a right hand underneath Hemuli's ribcage. Hemuli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kraft misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kraft.
Kraft lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kraft scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kraft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kraft cracks Hemuli with a nice body shot.
Kraft leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kraft works on Hemuli's body with a couple of short punches.
Hemuli blocks an uppercut.
Hemuli is trying to force a seperation but Kraft has the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kraft prevents Hemuli from breaking the clinch.
Hemuli prevents a body shot from Kraft.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kraft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kraft misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kraft fails to land.
Kraft will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hemuli up against the cage.
Hemuli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kraft stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Kraft's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kraft.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kraft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hemuli tries to break free but Kraft pushes him back against the cage.
Kraft digs a right hand underneath Hemuli's ribcage. Hemuli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hemuli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hemuli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kraft struggles to land a body shot inside as Hemuli controls his hands.
Hemuli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kraft working aggressively here.
Kraft misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kraft lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hemuli is looking to break free of the clinch but Kraft has double underhooks.
Kraft lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kraft prevents Hemuli from breaking the clinch.
Kraft stalling against the cage.
Hemuli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kraft scores with a shot to the side of Hemuli's head.
Hemuli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kraft pressing his opponent against the cage.
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.
Hemuli tries to break the clinch but Kraft is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Hemuli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hemuli has had enough of the clinch but Kraft keeps him there for the moment.
Kraft content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kraft misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kraft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kraft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kraft struggles to land a body shot inside as Hemuli controls his hands.
Kraft displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hemuli up against the cage.
Kraft misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Kraft showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Kraft'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. This is the final round!
Hemuli scores with a nice strike.
Hemuli misses the body punch
and Kraft counters with a nice body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hemuli, as that shot connected.
Hemuli scores with a jab. Kraft acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hemuli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kraft counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemuli blocking some punches.
Kraft has Hemuli pushed against the cage.
Hemuli is trying to break the clinch but Kraft has him pressed against the cage.
Kraft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kraft will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hemuli up against the cage.
Kraft lands an uppercut.
Kraft has Hemuli pushed against the cage.
Kraft keeps control of Hemuli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hemuli.
Kraft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hemuli backwards.
Kraft misses with a punch on the inside.
Kraft lands a body shot.
Hemuli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kraft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Kraft.
Kraft lands a shot to the body.
Kraft slows down the pace here.
Hemuli is trying to break free.
Kraft taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kraft lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemuli struggles to land a body shot inside as Kraft controls his hands.
Steven Kraft seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hemuli is trying to break free.
Hemuli is trying to push Kraft away but Kraft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kraft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hemuli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hemuli throws an off balance right hand
and Kraft counters with a straight right hand.
Hemuli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kraft counters with a two punch combo.
Hemuli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kraft counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kukko Hemuli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hemuli misses with a body punch
and Kraft moves into the clinch.
Kraft lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hemuli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hemuli is trying to force a seperation but Kraft has the dominant position.
Kraft tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemuli's elbow.
Kraft working aggressively here.
Kraft lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemuli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kraft has him pressed against the cage.
Hemuli can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kraft.
Kraft lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kraft is working Hemuli over against the cage.
Kraft swings wildly with an uppercut but Hemuli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kraft lands a hook that snaps the head of Hemuli backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hemuli blocks a body shot from Kraft.
Hemuli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kukko Hemuli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Kraft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hemuli blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Kraft.
Steven Kraft is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hemuli wants to get back to striking at distance but Kraft won't allow it.
Hemuli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kraft tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hemuli tries to break free but Kraft pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Kraft on the inside.
Hemuli misses with a body punch.
Kraft lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hemuli scores with a shot to the side of Kraft's head.
Kraft presses Hemuli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kraft lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hemuli or not.
Kraft swings wildly with an uppercut but Hemuli uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Kraft comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kraft winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Kraft!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is El Guapo Likes to Dance. Lewis has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lennon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Rutten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis blocks the body kick.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.
Rutten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis cracks Rutten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutten misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Rutten.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Lewis checks a low kick from Rutten.
Rutten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lewis scores with a sloppy right hand. Rutten should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Lewis avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
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!
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Lewis jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Rutten slips a straight right by Lewis.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
Rutten is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Rutten throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lewis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rutten had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Rutten misses.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rutten connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lewis scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot by Lewis.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lewis if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutten moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lewis!
Rutten throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten throws an off balance right hand
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Lewis avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Lewis.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Nice shot lands for Lewis.
Rutten throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutten.
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
Rutten ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
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.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a two punch combo.
Rutten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rutten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rutten tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Lewis.
Lewis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bas Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Lewis.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutten tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Lewis takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lennon Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rutten tried to score with a low kick but Lewis checks it.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Rutten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Rutten counters with a good, hard body kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
Rutten throws a chopping leg kick but Lewis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutten is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Lewis misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Rutten throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Lewis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutten.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Jab from Rutten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Lewis moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Rutten wants to land a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.
Lewis throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lewis stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Rutten off the cage and back into rage.
Rutten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lewis counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rutten throws out a leg kick but Lewis moves out of range and Rutten only half commits.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Zedowski (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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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Zedowski!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kilgore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kilgore is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zedowski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zedowski shrugs it off.
Kilgore is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zedowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zedowski regains half guard.
Zedowski pushes Kilgore off looking to stand but Kilgore dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore is trying to work for a kimura but Zedowski is defending well.
Kilgore is trying to work for a kimura but Zedowski is defending well.
Zedowski trying to control but Kilgore postures up.
Kilgore wants to work for an arm triangle but Zedowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zedowski is trying to stand back up but Kilgore is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore is trying to work for a kimura but Zedowski is defending well.
Kilgore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zedowski is looking to control Kilgore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zedowski avoid being mounted?
Zedowski looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kilgore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zedowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kilgore.
Zedowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zedowski wants to get back to his feet.
Zedowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kilgore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zedowski defends it well.
Kilgore is trying to work for a kimura but Zedowski is defending well.
Kilgore is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zedowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Zedowski is holding on to half guard well.
Zedowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kilgore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kilgore's back!
Kilgore is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Zedowski gets his way!
Kilgore showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski avoiding Kilgore 's attempts to control his hands.
Kilgore wants to escape the position.
Zedowski doesn't have the hooks in and Kilgore manages to turn into his guard.
Kilgore is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zedowski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zedowski has escaped and now he's on top!
Zedowski wants to control from the top but Kilgore keeps moving.
Zedowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kilgore's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zedowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Zedowski throwing strikes from guard but Kilgore blocks nicely.
That's four 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.
Zedowski stands and steps away. Kilgore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zedowski is defended easily by Kilgore.
Kilgore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zedowski counters with a series of strikes. Kilgore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zedowski digs a good hook to Kilgore's body.
Kilgore misses with a takedown attempt
and Zedowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Zedowski.
Zedowski misses with a double jab
and Kilgore counters with a takedown into side control.
Zedowski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kilgore's best efforts.
Zedowski is trying to stand back up but Kilgore is controlling him
Zedowski is looking to improve his position.
Kilgore is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Kilgore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kilgore tries for a takedown but Zedowski circles away easily
and Zedowski counters with a shoot takedown. Kilgore fights it but they end up in guard.
Zedowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilgore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zedowski!
Zedowski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kilgore looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zedowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Zedowski bucks up and throws Kilgore to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Zedowski looking to score a takedown here. Kilgore is defending well but Zedowski drives through and ends up in Kilgore's guard.
Steven Zedowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zedowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kilgore's guard.
Zedowski wants to control from the top but Kilgore keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedowski gets to his feet. Kilgore looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zedowski is breathing heavily.
Zedowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kilgore manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zedowski trying to hold on to Kilgore's head to control him but Kilgore postures up.
Kilgore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zedowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zedowski actively working from the bottom here.
Kilgore is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zedowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kilgore pulls his head out easily.
Kilgore stops Zedowski from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kilgore is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zedowski is trying to stand back up but Kilgore is controlling him
Kilgore is working for a submission of some sort.
Kilgore trying to pass the guard but Zedowski defending well.
Kilgore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kilgore is trying to work for a kimura but Zedowski is defending well.
Zedowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski has his foot on Kilgore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilgore works his way back into a safe position though.
Kilgore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zedowski is looking for a triangle but Kilgore pushes his legs off easily.
Kilgore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zedowski looking to control.
Kilgore has gone for a leg lock! Zedowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kilgore's guard.
Zedowski gets to his feet - Kilgore follows without any prompting.
Zedowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Kilgore counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore stops Zedowski from getting back to his feet.
Kilgore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zedowski defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zedowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kilgore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zedowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilgore advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore is trying to get an arm triangle but Zedowski is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zedowski wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Zedowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zedowski fails with the takedown
and Kilgore counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zedowski's guard now.
Kilgore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilgore drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zedowski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kilgore has Zedowski in his guard.
Zedowski throwing strikes but missing.
Zedowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zedowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zedowski is in close to Kilgore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zedowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zedowski passes into half guard.
Zedowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedowski is trying to work for a kimura but Kilgore is defending well.
Zedowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kilgore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zedowski wants to take a breather but Kilgore is having none of it.
Zedowski decides to return to a standing position.
Kilgore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zedowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Kilgore shoots and misses
and Zedowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zedowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilgore counters with a shoot takedown. Zedowski fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kilgore is controlling him.
Kilgore drops back looking for a leg! Zedowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zedowski manages to kick Kilgore off! Kilgore jumps back into Zedowski's guard.
Kilgore is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zedowski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zedowski has escaped and now he's on top!
Zedowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zedowski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kilgore dives in and grabs Zedowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zedowski pushes down on Kilgore's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Kilgore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski throws an off balance right hand
so Kilgore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zedowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zedowski wants to get back to his feet but Kilgore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kilgore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kilgore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kilgore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zedowski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Zedowski stalling against the cage.
Zedowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zedowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zedowski throws a leg kick that is checked
so Kilgore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore stops Zedowski from standing up.
Kilgore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zedowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zedowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilgore drops back looking for a leg! Zedowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zedowski manages to kick Kilgore off! Kilgore jumps back into Zedowski's guard.
Zedowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kilgore defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Kilgore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kilgore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Kilgore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Up Yours (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjasky has chosen LP - Hit the floor as his entrance music. Remy Bonjasky will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Up Yours!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yours shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yours is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bonjasky is defending against the submission attempts here by Yours.
Bonjasky is looking for a sweep. Yours is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yours is working for a submission of some sort.
Bonjasky tries to kick Yours off but Yours keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yours is looking for a kimura but Bonjasky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yours to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonjasky is defending against the submission attempts here by Yours.
Yours seems to be working for a kimura but Bonjasky defends the submission attempt.
Yours is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bonjasky defends it well.
Yours is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonjasky has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonjasky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yours drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bonjasky manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yours has Bonjasky in his guard.
Bonjasky decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bonjasky cracks Yours with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonjasky scores with a body shot.
Yours is breathing heavily.
Bonjasky pushes Yours up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yours throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonjasky blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonjasky working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bonjasky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonjasky lands a nice hook to Yours's body. Yours takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonjasky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonjasky is looking to slow Yours down with leg kicks.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yours dodges the punch combination from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonjasky connects with a looping right hand.
Bonjasky fails to land with a series of punches.
Yours fails with the takedown
and Bonjasky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonjasky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bonjasky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonjasky moves into the clinch.
Bonjasky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yours jumps guard but Bonjasky stands there with Yours around his waist. Yours gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bonjasky breaks from the clinch.
Up Yours seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yours is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Bonjasky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonjasky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yours fails with the takedown
and Bonjasky counters with a series of strikes. Yours will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Up Yours. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjasky scores with a body shot.
Bonjasky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Bonjasky.
Yours gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonjasky counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonjasky tries to bum rush Yours with a series of wild strikes but Yours uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonjasky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yours has time to react.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Yours drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonjasky manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Yours with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bonjasky counters with a left to the body.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Bonjasky misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yours fails with the takedown
and Bonjasky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonjasky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bonjasky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yours shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yours was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yours jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bonjasky is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bonjasky and Yours has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Yours is looking to take a break and control but Bonjasky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bonjasky struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yours goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bonjasky has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yours but great work by Bonjasky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yours tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bonjasky presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yours tries to lock up and control but Bonjasky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bonjasky get's back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
Bonjasky drives through and clinches with Yours against the cage.
Yours tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonjasky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonjasky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yours pulls guard successfully.
Bonjasky stands and throws Yours's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yours striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Yours might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yours is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bonjasky stands up and beckons Yours to his feet.
Up Yours is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonjasky takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonjasky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yours can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Up Yours. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Bonjasky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yours connects with a knee to the head.
Bonjasky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yours tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonjasky scores with the left hand. Yours knows he should have avoided that one.
Yours with a poor takedown
and Bonjasky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonjasky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bonjasky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonjasky throws a one two combo.
Yours misses with a takedown
and Bonjasky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bonjasky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yours scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonjasky is defending against the submission attempts here by Yours.
Yours is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonjasky is just riding it out for now. Yours eventually gives up the hold.
Yours tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bonjasky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky manages to get to full guard.
Bonjasky wants to stand and escape but Yours is having none of it.
Bonjasky is trying to keep Yours in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yours.
Bonjasky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yours looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yours is looking for submissions but instead, Bonjasky has regained full guard.
Yours wants to control from the top but Bonjasky keeps moving.
Yours is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bonjasky is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bonjasky has escaped and now he's on top!
Yours isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bonjasky stacks Yours on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bonjasky!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yours will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yours looks to move to half guard but instead Bonjasky has passed into mount! Damn!
Yours tries to reverse the position but Bonjasky maintains control.
Up Yours has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yours tries to improve his position but instead Bonjasky has taken his back!
Bonjasky just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Yours tries to break free.
Bonjasky is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yours has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bonjasky controlling the positon.
Let's hope that Bonjasky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yours's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bonjasky has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Yours has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yours tries to escape the position.
Bonjasky keeps control of the position easily here as Yours tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yours tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yours is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonjasky has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonjasky controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yours tries to reverse the position but Bonjasky maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Bonjasky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonjasky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bonjasky!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Soendergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Soendergaard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Soendergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Maia!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soendergaard sprawls well initially but Maia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
Soendergaard tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Maia 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.
Soendergaard is trying to get back to full guard.
Soendergaard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
Soendergaard wants to control but Maia is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soendergaard is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soendergaard trying to control but Maia postures up.
Maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Soendergaard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Soendergaard wants to improve his position but Maia is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maia is just content to waste time from the top position. Soendergaard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Soendergaard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Maia has picked Soendergaard up and slammed him! Soendergaard can't keep hold of the triangle and Maia manages to pass to side control!
Soendergaard tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.
Maia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soendergaard is looking to regain half guard here but Maia keeps moving and retains side control.
Soendergaard can't do much from the bottom here.
Maia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Soendergaard, who protects the arm well.
Soendergaard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Soendergaard looks calm but he's in trouble here. Maia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Soendergaard is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Maia lets go of the hold and Soendergaard can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Maia!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kline has chosen Rock'n me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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254 lbs
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278 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Kline!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kline gets caught napping as Fisher dives in and scores a takedown. Kline manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kline wants to sweep here but Fisher controlling him for the moment.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Kline keeps moving.
Fisher throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kline preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fisher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kline's head.
Fisher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kline is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fisher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kline's guard.
Fisher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kline 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.
Kline trying to keep a closed guard but Fisher is proving a slippery customer.
Kline working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher.
Kline preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kline wants to sweep but no luck.
Kline working a defensive guard but Fisher passes into half guard.
Fisher 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.
Fisher landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kline tries to roll over but Fisher keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kline can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kline on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kline has hold of Fisher's hands but Fisher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kline keeps working.
Kline avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fisher.
Kline makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kline.
Kline utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fisher is looking to advance position but Kline has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kline is stalling here but it's allowed Fisher to get half guard.
Fisher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.
Fisher wants to stand up but Kline is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fisher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fisher wants to stand and escape but Kline is having none of it.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Kline is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fisher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kline won't allow Fisher to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Spencer Fisher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Kline circles away easily
and Kline makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Kline stalks Fisher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fisher's face. Fisher staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Kenny Kline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kline counters by moving into the clinch.
Kline has Fisher pressed against the cage, preventing Fisher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kline lands a nice knee to the body.
Kline scores with a knee to the head.
Kline lands a knee to the body.
Kline with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kline lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Kline.
Spencer Fisher's cut is getting worse.
Kline landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kline unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fisher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kline.
Kline connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fisher's face.
Kline landing knees to the body.
Kline unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kline with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kline works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kline prevents Fisher from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kline trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Fisher pulls Kline in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Kline dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spencer Fisher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kline lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kline fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kline scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fisher in his tracks.
Kline goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kline doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
Fisher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kline counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kline feints and as Fisher raises his hands in defense, Kline changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fisher keeping full guard, as Kline tries to pass.
Kline controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kline stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fisher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fisher wants to stand but Kline is controlling the position.
Kline trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Fisher is wriggling around but Kline manages to pass to half guard.
Fisher tries to kick Kline off but Kline keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with Kline in his half guard.
Kline wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fisher keeps working.
Fisher is trying to stand up here but Kline is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Kline trying to control from half guard but Fisher is working away.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet.
Kline has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kline trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Kline performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fisher is controlling Kline's trapped leg to prevent Kline from advancing to side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenny Kline.
Kline finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a takedown
and Kline counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kline obliges.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Kline.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Kline lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Spencer Fisher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Kline controls the action.
Kline landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kline turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kline manages to end up in side control.
Kline working away.
Fisher is not content to let Kline control the position.
Kline is chipping away with strikes.
Jeez, Spencer Fisher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spencer Fisher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenny Kline!
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