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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grappling Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Wiggins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Wiggins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grappling Best!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wiggins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Best uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab-cross combination lands for Best and sends Wiggins crashing to the mat! Best follows him down to the mat - Wiggins regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Wiggins is rocked!
It looks like John Wiggins has been cut.
Wiggins is trying to maintain the position but Best is very close to passing his half guard.
Wiggins is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiggins keeping hold of Best's head, controlling as best he can.
Wiggins is trying to stand back up but Best is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Best controlling the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Best fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wiggins.
Best scores with a jab to the jaw.
Best bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Wiggins! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Wiggins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggins is breathing heavily.
Best wants to stand but Wiggins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Best won't allow Wiggins to sweep him here.
Wiggins seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Best sitting in guard here, content to control.
Best really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wiggins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wiggins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Best can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best wanted to stand there but Wiggins had control of the position.
Best in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Best wants to stand but Wiggins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Best looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Grappling Best.
Best fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiggins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Best shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiggins sprawls well. Wiggins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Best gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wiggins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Best closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Wiggins out cold! Wiggins corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grappling Best!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valeh Dgafarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Sanofskij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valeh Dgafarov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeh Dgafarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Sanofskij!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dgafarov clinches with his opponent.
Dgafarov is trying to break free.
Dgafarov is working for takedown but Sanofskij is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dgafarov breaks from the clinch.
Dgafarov tries for a takedown but Sanofskij circles away easily
and Sanofskij counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanofskij.
Sanofskij cracks Dgafarov with a solid left hand.
It looks like Valeh Dgafarov has been cut.
Sanofskij postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanofskij lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dgafarov wants to sweep here but Sanofskij controlling him for the moment.
Dgafarov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dgafarov 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.
Sanofskij lands a couple of digs.
Sanofskij tries to free his leg and advance position but Dgafarov is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanofskij stands up over Dgafarov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanofskij is working Dgafarov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanofskij stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dgafarov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanofskij won't allow Dgafarov to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanofskij postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanofskij looking to pass the guard.
Dgafarov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanofskij is controlling him.
Sanofskij postures up and lands a big shot to Dgafarov's brow.
Sanofskij works over Dgafarov with some ground and pound from guard.
Dgafarov wants to stand up but Sanofskij is controlling him.
Sanofskij trying to control but Dgafarov is working from the bottom.
Sanofskij seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dgafarov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanofskij is one step ahead there.
Sanofskij lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanofskij looking to pass the guard.
Sanofskij must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanofskij landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanofskij looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanofskij is in close to Dgafarov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanofskij postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanofskij lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dgafarov is rocked!
Sanofskij looking to pass the guard.
Dgafarov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanofskij is in close to Dgafarov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Dgafarov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanofskij trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dgafarov seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanofskij is working Dgafarov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanofskij arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Dgafarov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vladimir Sanofskij!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malchik Spalchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Bogatyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogatyr has chosen I just want you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Malchik Spalchik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russian Bogatyr's chin.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malchik Spalchik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian Bogatyr!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Spalchik enables Bogatyr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Spalchik manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Spalchik is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bogatyr rolls with it to try and escape but Spalchik cranks on the arm and Bogatyr is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malchik Spalchik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Weichanthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paavo Matinheimo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 lbs
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192 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paavo Matinheimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Weichanthal!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matinheimo is looking to clinch.
Matinheimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matinheimo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weichanthal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matinheimo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matinheimo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weichanthal is fending him off so far but Matinheimo persists. Nope, Weichanthal circles away and we're back to standing.
Weichanthal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No luck for Matinheimo with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Weichanthal with that takedown attempt.
Matinheimo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matinheimo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matinheimo moves in looking to clinch but Weichanthal pushes him off.
Paavo Matinheimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matinheimo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weichanthal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matinheimo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Weichanthal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matinheimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Weichanthal is looking to clinch.
Matinheimo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matinheimo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Matinheimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Weichanthal.
Matinheimo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Weichanthal walks away with a smile on his face. Matinheimo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Weichanthal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matinheimo circles away.
Matinheimo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weichanthal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matinheimo fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo tries to clinch up but Weichanthal circles away and keeps his distance.
Matinheimo doesn't manage to clinch there - Weichanthal circles away.
Matinheimo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Matinheimo lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matinheimo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weichanthal keeping moving, preventing Matinheimo from controlling successfully.
Weichanthal working a defensive guard here.
Weichanthal is adopting a defensive guard.
Weichanthal keeping moving, preventing Matinheimo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Weichanthal is on top in guard.
Matinheimo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weichanthal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Weichanthal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Matinheimo!
Weichanthal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matinheimo is desperately trying to improve his position but Weichanthal has a good base and remains in mount.
Weichanthal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Matinheimo's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal throws some wild stikes that Matinheimo manages to avoid easily.
Matinheimo is squirming around, avoiding Weichanthal's attempts to control the action.
Matinheimo can't escape the position.
Matinheimo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Weichanthal wants to control the pace but Matinheimo is squirming around nicely.
Weichanthal raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weichanthal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Matinheimo is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Weichanthal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matinheimo wants to clinch.
Matinheimo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weichanthal is fending him off so far but Matinheimo persists. Nope, Weichanthal circles away and we're back to standing.
Matinheimo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weichanthal as he avoids it easily.
Weichanthal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weichanthal thumps Matinheimo with a low kick.
Matinheimo closes the distance and clinches.
Matinheimo managing to block the knees to the body from Weichanthal.
Nice elbow from Weichanthal.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weichanthal.
Matinheimo can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but Weichanthal holds him up against the cage and eventually Matinheimo drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Matinheimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matinheimo fails to pull guard.
Weichanthal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matinheimo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matinheimo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weichanthal pushes off an throws an elbow but Matinheimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weichanthal throws an elbow but it misses.
Weichanthal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matinheimo is trying to break the clinch but Weichanthal has him pressed against the cage.
Weichanthal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weichanthal looking for a takedown.
Matinheimo jumps guard.
John Weichanthal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matinheimo keeping moving, preventing Weichanthal from controlling successfully.
Weichanthal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matinheimo wants to stand and escape but Weichanthal is having none of it.
Weichanthal connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal gets to his feet - Matinheimo follows without any prompting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matinheimo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matinheimo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matinheimo.
Matinheimo tries to clinch there but Weichanthal circles away.
Weichanthal moves in looking to clinch but Matinheimo pushes him off.
Weichanthal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weichanthal lands an elbow inside that Matinheimo shrugs off.
Weichanthal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matinheimo is defending well for now.
Weichanthal lands an elbow inside.
Weichanthal lands an elbow just above Matinheimo 's eye.
Matinheimo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Weichanthal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Weichanthal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo pushes Weichanthal up against the cage in a clinch.
Weichanthal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matinheimo blocks it with crossed arms.
Weichanthal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matinheimo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weichanthal leaves Matinheimo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matinheimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weichanthal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weichanthal moves into the clinch.
Matinheimo is trying to stall.
Weichanthal slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Weichanthal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Weichanthal is working for takedown but Matinheimo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Weichanthal misses with an elbow strike.
Weichanthal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matinheimo fails to pull guard.
Matinheimo avoids the elbow strike from Weichanthal, against the cage.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matinheimo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weichanthal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weichanthal is pushing Matinheimo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matinheimo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weichanthal is keeping busy.
Matinheimo looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weichanthal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weichanthal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matinheimo's defenses.
Weichanthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weichanthal wants to clinch.
Matinheimo tries to clinch up but Weichanthal circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Weichanthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Weichanthal closes the distance and pushes Matinheimo back into the cage.
Weichanthal stops a takedown attempt from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but Weichanthal won't allow it.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weichanthal just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Matinheimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weichanthal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weichanthal misses with a knee to the head.
Weichanthal trying to control the position but instead, Matinheimo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weichanthal into the cage.
Weichanthal lands a nice elbow.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but Weichanthal holds him up against the cage and eventually Matinheimo drops back down to his feet.
Matinheimo dodges an elbow strike from Weichanthal.
Matinheimo decides to pull guard.
Matinheimo wants to stand and escape but Weichanthal is having none of it.
Weichanthal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matinheimo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weichanthal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weichanthal postures up in Matinheimo's guard and throws a big left but Matinheimo blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weichanthal distracts Matinheimo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weichanthal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weichanthal forces his way into half guard.
Weichanthal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matinheimo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Weichanthal trying to control from half guard but Matinheimo is working away.
Weichanthal moves into full mount! Matinheimo won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal lands a big shot there that rocks Matinheimo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Weichanthal tries to control but Matinheimo wriggling away.
Weichanthal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Matinheimo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Weichanthal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matinheimo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matinheimo won't allow Weichanthal to pass to mount.
Paavo Matinheimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matinheimo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weichanthal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Weichanthal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matinheimo wants to control but Weichanthal is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal working Matinheimo over with strikes.
Weichanthal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matinheimo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
John Weichanthal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weichanthal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Matinheimo wants to get back to his feet.
Weichanthal is trying to control. Matinheimo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Weichanthal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weichanthal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Weichanthal!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robin Vargsnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Bokya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robin Vargsnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Bokya!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargsnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vargsnes shoots in looking for a takedown. Bokya tries to sprawl out of it but Vargsnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bokya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vargsnes shoots in looking for a takedown. Bokya tries to sprawl out of it but Vargsnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bokya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Bokya.
Vargsnes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Vargsnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vargsnes misses with a hook. Bokya ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bokya.
Vargsnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vargsnes is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargsnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bokya.
Bokya lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Robin Vargsnes has been cut.
Bokya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokya cracks Vargsnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bokya lands a big head kick that sends Vargsnes tumbling to the mat! Bokya takes a step backwards and waves Vargsnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vargsnes is rocked!
Bokya throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Vargsnes crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yuri Bokya!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juice Pigg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Juice Pigg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Juice Pigg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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213 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juice Pigg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robb Stark!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pigg quickly recovers to half guard.
Pigg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark trying to control from Pigg's half guard. Pigg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stark is posturing up here but Pigg has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Stark tries to roll out but it's too tight and Stark has to tap! Slick submission there by Pigg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juice Pigg!
Juice Pigg is the new light heavyweight champion!
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FIGHT
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Falcon Falconowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toni Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Falconowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soprano won't be happy with that.
Falconowski taking a breather here.
Falconowski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soprano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Falconowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Falconowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Soprano will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Falconowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski is staying tight to Soprano's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Soprano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Falconowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Falcon Falconowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Falconowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Falconowski controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Falconowski.
Falconowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Falconowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falconowski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Soprano has his hands clasped together but Falconowski breaks the hold and Soprano is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Falconowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Falcon Falconowski!
Falcon Falconowski is the new heavyweight champion!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cj Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ric Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cj Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov gets a clinch.
Stanley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stanley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Ivanov. Beautiful body shot.
Stanley is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov cracks Stanley with a good jab.
It looks like Ric Stanley has been cut.
Stanley drops his hands for a split second and Ivanov immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Stanley face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Ivanov follows up with a right hand that knocks Stanley into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cj Ivanov!
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FIGHT
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