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RBC 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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285 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfred Hammarskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karalin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammarskjold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karalin shoots and misses
and Hammarskjold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karalin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammarskjold counters with a nice double leg into side control. Karalin won't be happy with that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karalin can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammarskjold is staying tight to Karalin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hammarskjold seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Karalin for as long as he can get away with.
Hammarskjold in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammarskjold working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Karalin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karalin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammarskjold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammarskjold content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hammarskjold landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalin can't do much from the bottom here.
Karalin is trying to escape the position but Hammarskjold is controlling the position.
Hammarskjold working the body and head with strikes.
Karalin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That has opened up Alexander Karalin's cut even more.
A control attempt from Karalin but he's now mounted!
Hammarskjold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Alexander Karalin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Karalin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alfred Hammarskjold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Jevgenij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Laputa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Jevgenij!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jevgenij tries to clinch there but Laputa circles away.
Laputa instigates a clinch.
Laputa avoiding damage as Jevgenij throws knees to the body.
Jevgenij tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laputa lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laputa.
Jevgenij looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laputa working Jevgenij over with knees to the body.
Laputa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jevgenij tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jevgenij tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laputa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laputa stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirk Laputa.
Laputa scores with a body shot.
Laputa moves into the clinch successfully.
Laputa scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Boris Jevgenij has been cut.
Laputa working Jevgenij over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jevgenij takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laputa scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Laputa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laputa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jevgenij throws an elbow but misses.
Jevgenij tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laputa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirk Laputa.
Nice body kick from Laputa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laputa.
Laputa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body punch from Laputa.
Laputa lands a front kick.
Laputa moves into the clinch.
Laputa connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Laputa to work.
Laputa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jevgenij has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jevgenij takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laputa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laputa.
Laputa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laputa lands an elbow inside that Jevgenij shrugs off.
That has opened up Boris Jevgenij's cut even more.
Laputa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laputa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jevgenij throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laputa leaning his opponent against the cage.
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!
Laputa landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Laputa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laputa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laputa lands an elbow inside that Jevgenij shrugs off.
Laputa slowing the pace effectively.
Jevgenij trying to land knees to the body.
Laputa is pushing Jevgenij up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirk Laputa.
Laputa tests Jevgenij's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laputa connects with a crisp jab.
The cut above Boris Jevgenij's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jevgenij takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laputa thows a body kick. Jevgenij tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Laputa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Jevgenij's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laputa lands a jab.
Laputa checks the leg kick.
Kirk Laputa is winning the standup battle so far.
Laputa takes the fight into the clinch.
Jevgenij tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jevgenij throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laputa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laputa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laputa scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Laputa.
Laputa misses with a knee to the head.
Laputa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laputa connects with a knee to the head.
Jevgenij is rocked!
Laputa lands a hook that snaps the head of Jevgenij backwards.
Jevgenij is still on wobbly legs! Can Laputa finish him?
Jevgenij is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Laputa.
Kirk Laputa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laputa maintains plum control as Jevgenij tries to back straight out! Laputa connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Jevgenij blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Kirk Laputa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hieronymous Bosch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gosha Abramov (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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290 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hieronymous Bosch!
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, Gosha Abramov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abramov.
Abramov throws a low kick, looking for Bosch's leg but Bosch calmly moves out of range.
Abramov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses.
Abramov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosch is out of range and Abramov settles back down.
Abramov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosch.
Abramov keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Abramov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abramov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abramov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abramov tries to bum rush Bosch with a series of wild strikes but Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bosch tries to close the distance and clinch but Abramov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosch misses with a leg kick.
Abramov fails with the takedown.
Hieronymous Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gosha Abramov.
Abramov moves to clinch but Bosch breaks away
and Bosch counters with a nice leg kick.
Abramov looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch tries to clinch there but Abramov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch connects with a solid leg kick.
Abramov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bosch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abramov's sensitive parts.
Bosch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch lands a nice looking body kick.
Abramov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bosch wants to clinch.
Bosch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bosch breaks from the clinch.
Bosch closes the distance and pushes Abramov back into the cage.
Bosch breaks from the clinch.
Abramov fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a big head kick that sends Abramov tumbling to the mat! Bosch takes a step backwards and waves Abramov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Gosha Abramov has been cut.
Bosch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bosch throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosch. That's going to slow Abramov down.
Abramov blocks a head kick by Bosch.
Bosch lands with a slapping head kick.
Bosch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch is looking to clinch.
Bosch lands a brutal head kick. Abramov looks out on his feet and Bosch throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Hieronymous Bosch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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World class 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilkuri cracks Okami with a good jab.
Hilkuri connects with a solid leg kick.
Hilkuri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okami.
An inside leg kick lands from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hilkuri misses with a head kick.
Pentti Hilkuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilkuri.
Okami throws a right and a left that Hilkuri avoids nicely.
That kick from Hilkuri tenderised Okami's leg. Okami is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Okami misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hilkuri!
Hilkuri lands with a kick to the temple. Okami shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Okami takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilkuri throws a looping overhand right but Okami ducks down to avoid it.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilkuri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okami slips a jab and a cross from Hilkuri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hilkuri misses its intended target.
Hilkuri lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hilkuri swings for the body but Okami moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hilkuri.
Okami lands a two punch combo.
Hilkuri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Okami tries to move into range but Hilkuri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hilkuri misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Hilkuri misses.
Hilkuri throws a big shot that misses.
Hilkuri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okami has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hilkuri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilkuri cracks the inside of Okami's front leg.
Hilkuri takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws a series of punches but Hilkuri avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Okami misses.
Okami moves out of range of the body kick from Hilkuri.
Okami misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Okami misses the target.
Hilkuri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hilkuri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hilkuri ducks under a wild hook from Okami.
Okami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hilkuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilkuri cracks the inside of Okami's front leg.
Okami gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws the left hand but Hilkuri avoids the punch easily.
Hilkuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okami manages to avoid it.
Hilkuri is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Hilkuri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hilkuri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okami doesn't seem bothered though.
Hilkuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri cracks Okami with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hilkuri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okami tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hilkuri is looking to clinch but Okami is avoiding it.
Okami uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hilkuri has time to react.
Hilkuri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilkuri misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws a jab when Hilkuri was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami misses with a series of wild punches.
Okami gets tackled into the cage by Hilkuri. Hilkuri maintains the clinch.
Hilkuri stalls.
Okami tries to break free but Hilkuri pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri just leaning against Okami, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hilkuri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hilkuri dominated that round.
That's time! Hilkuri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hilkuri misses with a wild combination.
Hilkuri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hilkuri is looking to clinch but Okami is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hilkuri.
Okami takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okami throws a big shot that misses.
Okami misses with a few strikes there.
Hilkuri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okami counters with a one-two to the body.
Hilkuri is looking to clinch but Okami is avoiding it.
A big left from Hilkuri misses.
Okami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okami takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okami scores with a one two! Hilkuri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hilkuri slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Hilkuri. That snapped Okami's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okami. Hilkuri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilkuri slips under a jab.
Okami might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hilkuri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okami momentarily.
Okami tries to bum rush Hilkuri with a series of wild strikes but Hilkuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hilkuri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Hilkuri does no damage.
Hilkuri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Okami has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Okami moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hilkuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hilkuri keeps Okami at a distance using the push kick.
Okami throws a shot from downtown. Hilkuri moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.
Hilkuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okami.
Hilkuri tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilkuri misses with a double jab.
Okami slips under a jab from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri lands a head kick. Okami smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hilkuri missing with a left hand there. Okami was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Hilkuri slams his shin into Okami's torso.
Hilkuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilkuri scores with a jab to the head.
Okami walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hilkuri.
Okami thuds his right hand into Hilkuri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hilkuri keeps Okami at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hilkuri.
Yushin Okami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilkuri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hilkuri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okami throws out the jab.
Okami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hilkuri counters with an inside leg kick.
Hilkuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hilkuri.
Okami takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hilkuri scores with a one two! Okami had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Okami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okami misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilkuri throws a one two combo.
Hilkuri wants to clinch.
Hilkuri wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami walks into a straight right hand from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri throws a nice looking combination but Okami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hilkuri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Okami eats them both and turns towards Hilkuri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hilkuri ducks under a wild hook from Okami.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hilkuri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Okami under the eye.
Hilkuri throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri throws a leg kick which misses Okami's front leg but catches the back leg as Okami tries to avoid it.
Hilkuri moves into the clinch.
Hilkuri has Okami pressed against the cage, preventing Okami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pentti Hilkuri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hilkuri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okami.
Hilkuri misses with a looping right.
Okami gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okami scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hilkuri in his tracks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hilkuri.
Okami throws a good cross that connects.
Hilkuri slips under a jab.
Okami walks into a straight right hand from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri's corner calls for a 1-2. Hilkuri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pentti Hilkuri is winning the standup battle so far.
Hilkuri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okami on the side of the head.
Hilkuri fakes the leg kick and cracks Okami in the body.
Okami's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hilkuri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okami. That did some damage!
Okami has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilkuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okami.
Hilkuri moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.
Hilkuri scores with a nice strike.
Okami lunges at Hilkuri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hilkuri's hand.
Okami takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hilkuri closes the distance and clinches.
Hilkuri misses with a knee to the head.
Okami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okami tries to break free but Hilkuri pushes him back against the cage.
Okami has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri digs a right hand into Okami's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okami's gas tank.
Hilkuri pushes Okami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hilkuri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okami has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hilkuri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilkuri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami swings for the body but Hilkuri moves out of range.
Hilkuri blocks a jab.
Hilkuri moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Okami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okami on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hilkuri tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Okami misses with a straight left.
Hilkuri thumps Okami with a low kick.
Okami lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Hilkuri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilkuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hilkuri has closed the distance and engaged Okami in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri lands with a short shot to the head.
Hilkuri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Hilkuri tries a body shot but Okami blocks it.
Hilkuri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Okami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hilkuri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilkuri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okami takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Okami keeps the fight on the outside.
Okami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hilkuri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okami keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hilkuri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yushin Okami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilkuri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Okami doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okami on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okami drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hilkuri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hilkuri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hilkuri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okami's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri throws a series of punches but Okami avoids them all with ease.
Hilkuri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Hilkuri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hilkuri 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 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Hilkuri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Nicolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berry Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rett keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nicolas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nicolas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nicolas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rett looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rett throws a big right hand that misses.
Rett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rett is working for a kimura but Nicolas is defending it quite comfortably.
Rett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rett is taking a breather. Nicolas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rett is working for a submission of some sort.
Rett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nicolas could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rett has cracked it and Nicolas is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randon Rett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Pushka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Van Gutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wladimir Pushka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladimir Pushka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olaf Van Gutten!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Gutten. That did some damage!
Van Gutten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pushka tries a head kick but it misses.
Wladimir Pushka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pushka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pushka. That's going to slow Van Gutten down.
Pushka throws a head kick that misses.
Pushka throws a right hand that misses
and Van Gutten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Gutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pushka.
Van Gutten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pushka blocks a jab.
Van Gutten throws out a powerful jab.
Pushka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Gutten should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Van Gutten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushka throws a front kick aimed at Van Gutten's knee but Van Gutten avoids it well.
Pushka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Gutten swings for the body but Pushka moves out of range.
Pushka feints and then cracks Van Gutten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Gutten down.
Van Gutten lands a jab to the head.
Pushka lands a lovely overhand right.
Pushka wants to clinch.
Pushka moves into range and clinches up with Van Gutten.
Pushka is trying to break free.
Pushka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushka misses with a two punch combination.
Van Gutten jabs Pushka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pushka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Olaf Van Gutten has been cut.
Van Gutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pushka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Gutten lands a nice hook to Pushka's body. Pushka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pushka scores with a leg kick.
Van Gutten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Pushka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pushka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gutten misses with a straight right.
Van Gutten misses with a straight left.
Pushka misses with the combination.
Pushka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Gutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pushka. Pushka obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Gutten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Gutten looks gassed!
Pushka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pushka moves into the clinch.
Van Gutten tries to throw a body punch but Pushka avoids it by throwing Van Gutten back against the cage.
Pushka manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gutten takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pushka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pushka wants to clinch.
Pushka lands a really nice looking cross but Van Gutten seems unphased.
Pushka seems to be stalking Van Gutten here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Van Gutten drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wladimir Pushka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski has chosen Petey Pablo - Freak a Leak as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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187 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gideon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Kowalski is avoiding it.
Kowalski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kowalski scores with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Kowalski advances position into side control!
Gonzalez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kowalski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kowalski wants to control for a moment but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kowalski tries to pass to full mount but Gonzalez defends it.
Kowalski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gonzalez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kowalski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzalez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski tries to pass to full mount but Gonzalez defends it.
Kowalski seems to be looking for submissions.
Kowalski seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzalez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kowalski wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is defending well.
Kowalski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Kowalski eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzalez wants to control but Kowalski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kowalski is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Kowalski is trying to work for a kimura but Gonzalez is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kowalski is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzalez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kowalski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gonzalez trying to control here.
Kowalski wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Kowalski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Michal Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalski.
Kowalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Kowalski shoots for a takedown but Gonzalez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzalez is in trouble now - Kowalski has advanced to mount!
Gonzalez is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski goes for an armbar but Gonzalez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzalez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kowalski keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Gonzalez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Kowalski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.
Kowalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Kowalski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzalez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzalez has escaped and now he's on top!
Kowalski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalski has his feet on Gonzalez's thighs here. He's pushed Gonzalez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gonzalez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michal Kowalski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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177 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Penn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosnia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hosnia. That did some damage!
Hosnia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penn as he avoids it easily.
Hosnia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hosnia throws a lazy head kick
and Penn counters with a single leg into guard. Hosnia didn't expect that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hosnia is trying to keep Penn in close.
Hosnia keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosnia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hosnia can't keep his opponent in guard - Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hosnia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hosnia gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throwing strikes but missing.
Hosnia keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Hosnia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Penn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Hosnia's face as Penn controls the position.
Hosnia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Penn off and has taken his back!
Hosnia trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn can't escape the position.
Penn breaks Hosnia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hosnia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
Hosnia looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn connects with a couple of short punches.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosnia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hosnia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosnia is pulling down on Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Penn, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hosnia doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia throws a leg kick
and Hosnia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn avoids the head kick by Hosnia.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Hosnia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hosnia tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosnia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Hosnia tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hosnia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hosnia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Hosnia lands a head kick!
Hosnia throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Hosnia throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hosnia lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Hosnia.
Eddie Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Hosnia misses
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hosnia won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hosnia seems a little lost for a moment, as Penn dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is putting a hurting on Hosnia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Penn trying to control the action but Hosnia is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hosnia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Penn wants to control the pace but Hosnia is squirming around nicely.
Penn controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia is looking to improve his position but Penn isn't that keen on the idea.
Hosnia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Penn controlling the pace.
Hosnia is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn is trying to control. Hosnia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn tries to pass to full mount but Hosnia defends it.
Penn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia is trying to escape the mount.
Hosnia is working hard here to advance position.
Hosnia holds on, trying desperately to control.
Penn landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hosnia working to try and regain half guard.
Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosnia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosnia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Penn 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!
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hosnia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hosnia throws a body kick that misses.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Hosnia fights it but they end up in guard.
Hosnia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hosnia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Hosnia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Penn passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hosnia is avoiding damage well.
Hosnia wants to control but Penn postures up.
Penn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Penn looks up at the clock and then as Hosnia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Penn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Penn working the ground and pound but Hosnia is defending the strikes.
Hosnia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Hosnia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hosnia is trying to improve his position.
Hosnia gets back to half guard.
Hosnia is looking to control Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hosnia avoid being mounted?
Penn trying to control from half guard but Hosnia is working away.
Hosnia wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia moves into full guard.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hosnia keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn 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 stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eddie Penn.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hosnia sprawls well. Hosnia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hosnia misses with a head kick.
Hosnia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Hosnia's ribs.
Hosnia tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hosnia is defended easily by Penn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Hosnia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Penn really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses.
Hosnia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Hosnia shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Hosnia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hosnia throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hosnia.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hosnia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hosnia.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hosnia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn cracks Hosnia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn dives in and scores a takedown into Hosnia's guard.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hosnia is keeping the position for now.
Penn landing with the ground and pound.
Penn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hosnia keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Hosnia is keeping the position.
Penn advances to half guard.
Penn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hosnia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosnia trying to control but Penn postures up.
Hosnia wants to get back to full guard.
Penn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Hosnia is trying to control but can't.
Hosnia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hosnia is trying to keep Penn in close.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia pulls Penn in close to prevent any damage.
Hosnia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Richard Hosnia just wasn't active enough.
Hosnia misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hosnia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hosnia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hosnia throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Hosnia, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Hosnia against the cage but Hosnia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Penn dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hosnia.
Penn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penn moves into full mount!
Hosnia can't escape the position.
Hosnia wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hosnia is looking to escape.
Hosnia tries to reverse the position but Penn maintains control.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
Hosnia is trying to escape the mount.
Penn tries to control but Hosnia wriggling away.
Richard Hosnia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eddie Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penn with shots to the head and body - Hosnia looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosnia regains half guard.
Hosnia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hosnia missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia is looking to escape.
Penn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hosnia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Penn.
Hosnia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Penn pulls his head out easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn passes into side control, despite Hosnia's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia is trying to get back to half guard.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hosnia keeps working.
Penn working away.
Penn trying to control the position but Hosnia is working away.
Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hosnia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Penn!
Eddie Penn is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Henry (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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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Henry!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Henry circles away.
Henry throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looks to land a combination. Henry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henry misses with the combination.
Henry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Henry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henry cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Henry.
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!
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones 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! Henry rolls with it to try and escape but Jones cranks on the arm and Henry is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Jones!
Brian Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Don't Tread on Me . Ivan Zangief could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Jones's 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zangief's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zangief wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Zangief controlling the position for now.
Jones thows a huge punch but Zangief dodges it nicely.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zangief on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zangief tries to get out of the position.
Zangief avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Zangief holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zangief!
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Zangief is having none of it.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zangief has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zangief in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zangief wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Zangief manages to avoid easily.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zangief is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Zangief tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Zangief holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Zangief is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Zangief has been cut.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Zangief is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Zangief wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jones celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Jones! Josh Jones retains his heavyweight title!
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