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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Hartman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexey Shishkin's chin.
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishkin moves to clinch but Hartman breaks away
and Hartman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Alexey Shishkin has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartman.
Hartman prevents the takedown attempt.
Shishkin manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hartman wants to control from the top but Shishkin keeps moving.
Shishkin has his hands on Hartman's head, controlling the position.
Shishkin wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shishkin is trying to keep Hartman in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teddy Hartman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hartman enables Shishkin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hartman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shishkin looking to pass the guard.
Shishkin has gone for a leg lock! Hartman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shishkin's guard.
Hartman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hartman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shishkin, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shishkin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartman counters with a crisp one two that drops Shishkin! Hartman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shishkin to his feet! Shishkin is in big trouble!
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!
Shishkin shoots in and drives through. Hartman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Shishkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shishkin tries to clinch but Hartman moves out of range.
Shishkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Hartman tries to sprawl out of it but Shishkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hartman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shishkin tries to clinch there but Hartman circles away.
Hartman tries to bum rush Shishkin with a series of wild strikes but Shishkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartman fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shishkin circles away quickly and effectively.
Shishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shishkin closes the distance and pushes Hartman back into the cage.
Shishkin misses with a knee strike.
Shishkin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hartman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shishkin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartman counters with a crisp one two that drops Shishkin! Hartman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shishkin to his feet! Shishkin is in big trouble!
Shishkin is breathing heavily.
Hartman scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Hartman. Those never looked like landing.
Hartman cracks Shishkin's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Shishkin slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Hartman can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teddy Hartman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Transylvania. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Jam!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Story counters with a single leg into guard. Jam didn't expect that.
Story advances to half guard.
Jam is staying active underneath Story, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Story is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Story breaks from Jam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Story looking to finish Jam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jam!
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!
Story landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jam throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jam is wriggling around trying to escape.
Story with shots to the head and body - Jam looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jam slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Story.
Story scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Story lands a nice short elbow.
Story is trying to control the action in half guard but Jam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Story is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Story there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam pushes Story off looking to stand but Story dives back in and keeps control.
Story slows the pace down in half guard.
Jam is trying to stand.
Story lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Story lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jam is looking to escape.
Jam won't allow Story to pass to mount.
Story is working hard here to advance position.
Story is trying to work for a kimura but Jam is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Story stops Jam from getting back to his feet.
Story looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jam is trying to stand back up but Story is controlling him
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Story lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Story is looking for a kimura but Jam is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Story to get the leverage.
Jam tries to kick Story off but Story keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Story scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Story scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jam has hold of Story's hands but Story slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam has hold of Story's hands but Story slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Story working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Story controlling the pace.
Story tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Story with a nice head shot there.
Story working some strikes from top position.
Story wants to control from the top but Jam keeps moving.
Story is in close to Jam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jam is looking to stand up but Story isn't so interested in that idea.
Story works over Jam with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam wants to stand and escape but Story is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Story 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.
Story landing with the ground and pound.
Jam is looking to stand up but Story isn't so interested in that idea.
Story stays in close to Jam's body and controls the position.
Jam lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Story!
Story is looking to improve his position but Jam isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that 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.
Some wild striking there from Story.
Jam throws a head kick that Story semi-blocks.
It looks like Nick Story has been cut.
Story closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jam to the mat! Jam manages to get full guard.
Story postures up.
Story distracts Jam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Story is in close to Jam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jam 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.
Jam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Story controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Story scoring with some ground and pound.
Jam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Story is controlling him.
Story in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story trying to control but Jam is working from the bottom.
Story cracks Jam with a solid left hand.
Story chips away with some ground and pound.
Story's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Jam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jam throws some wild stikes that Story manages to avoid easily.
Story slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Story avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jam.
Story works his way to full guard. Good work.
Story tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Story utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jam stands and throws Story's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Story manages to get back to half guard.
Story has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Story is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jam's back!
Story lands a shot to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Jam as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Story!
Story lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Story working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Story lands a nice shot to the head.
Jam is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jam tries to hold on but Story pushes him away.
Jam really wants to buck Story off and get back to his feet.
Story raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Story connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Story punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Story tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Story lands a big shot there that rocks Jam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Story is landing with some decent strikes but Jam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jam is looking to escape.
Story putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Story wants to control the pace but Jam is squirming around nicely.
Jam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Story cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Story connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nick Story overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Story breaks from Jam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jam regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jam taking some punishment here, with Story in his half guard.
Story is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Story's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Story avoids the body shot from Jam.
Story shoots in looking for a takedown but Jam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Story's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Story is just out of range.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Story.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Story counters with a shoot takedown. Jam fights it but they end up in guard.
Jam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jam pushes Story off and scrambles back to his feet.
Story closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jam circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Story looks for a takedown but Jam sprawls well.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Story moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Story doesn't seem phased though.
Story fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Story waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jam.
Jam misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Jam.
Story shoots in but Jam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jam misses with a looping left.
Bob Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Story swings for the body but Jam moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jam. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
Story scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Story wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jam keeps working.
Jam is trying to get back to his feet.
Story working the ground and pound from side control.
Story lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story scores with a couple of short elbows.
Story looks up at the clock and then as Jam takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Story smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Story is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Story landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Story scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Story advances nicely into full mount.
Story with good strikes from the mount here!
Story cracks Jam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jam is trying to stand.
Jam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Story raining down hammerfists from mount.
Story in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Story avoids the attempt from Jam to control.
Jam is looking to get to half guard.
Story is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jam can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Jam is trying to stand.
Story lands a big shot there that rocks Jam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Story landing punches.
Story looking to finish Jam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jam!
Jam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Story can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jam is looking to escape.
Story with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bob Jam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Story working Jam over with strikes here.
Nick Story is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Story is landing with some decent strikes but Jam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Story showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Story, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Story!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Depta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Golovko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Peter Depta!
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, Alexander Golovko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Depta was covering up waiting for the punch and Golovko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Golovko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Golovko looking to pass the guard.
Golovko looking to improve position, pressing down on Depta's thigh with his hand. Depta seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Golovko paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Golovko's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Depta picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Peter Depta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris JorJovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petter Anier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Boris JorJovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JorJovsky misses with a head kick.
Anier gets a clinch.
JorJovsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anier smiles and moves away.
Anier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anier moves into range and clinches up with JorJovsky.
JorJovsky keeps control of Anier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anier is trying to force a seperation but JorJovsky has the dominant position.
JorJovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anier lands with a right to the head.
Anier letting JorJovsky take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Anier.
JorJovsky gets control of Anier's arms and successfully pulls guard. JorJovsky will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
JorJovsky has his feet on Anier's thighs here. He's pushed Anier 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! Anier screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris JorJovsky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli comes into the arena with De la Souls, by POS blaring out of the sound system. 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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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rua scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alli moves into full guard.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Rua looking to sit in guard and control but Alli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alli wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rua controls Alli momentarily but Alli frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mauricio Rua wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
so Rua counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to control from the top but Alli keeps moving.
Rua throws and elbow that misses. Alli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rua's guard. Nice move by Alli!
Rua has control of Alli's left arm, preventing Alli from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Rua.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alli defends it nicely.
Alli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Rua lands a glancing blow to the side of Alli's head.
Alli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rua leaves Alli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alli throws an elbow but misses.
Alli is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Alli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alli is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alli throws an elbow that misses.
Alli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua gets a clinch.
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!
Alli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Alli.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alli looking to slow down the pace here.
Alli throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alli throws an elbow but misses.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Alli.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Alli, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that 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.
Rua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alli.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alli.
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Alli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Alli does no damage.
Rua is looking to chop away at Alli's legs.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua scores with a decent looking hook.
Alli misses with an uppercut.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alli fails to land the takedown.
Alli wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli misses with a straight left.
Alli gets a clinch.
Rua trying to stall but Alli improves his position.
Alli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rua has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alli clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rua not allowing Alli to control his hands.
Rua punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws strikes from the back but Alli rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Alli.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Alli has wrist control.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alli is keeping the position for now.
Alli trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rua trying to move into half guard but instead Alli has managed to sweep!
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alli is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Muhamad Alli just wasn't active enough.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Alli.
Rua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rua.
Alli is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.
Alli regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua trying to control but Alli is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mauricio Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Alli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mauricio Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alli throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Rua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rua.
Alli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua dives in and scores a takedown into Alli's guard.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Alli is keeping the position.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Alli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rua postures up in Alli's guard and throws a big left but Alli blocks it.
Mauricio Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alli's head.
Rua throws a strike but Alli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alli postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mauricio Rua wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alli has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alli's defenses.
Alli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alli wants a takedown.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Alli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Alli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alli tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Alli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alli tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua clinches up against the cage.
Rua tries for a takedown but Alli manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Alli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alli trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
Rua trying to control but Alli is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua throws a body punch but Alli moves out of range.
Rua throws the left hand but Alli avoids the punch easily.
Alli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alli wants to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rua.
Alli tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Muhamad Alli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rua!
Muhamad Alli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alli misses with a straight right.
Alli blocks a head kick by Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mera's entrance music is The Automatic - Monster. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Mera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosnia feints and then cracks Mera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mera down.
Nice body punch from Mera.
Danny Mera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Mera or perhaps it was just good defense by Hosnia which made him look bad.
Hosnia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mera if he has to take too many more of those.
Hosnia circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Mera does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hosnia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hosnia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hosnia.
Mera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Hosnia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Hosnia tenderised Mera's leg. Mera is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mera has Hosnia up against the cage in a clinch.
Hosnia wants to break free but Mera has control.
Hosnia breaks the clinch.
Mera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mera throws the kick towards the body but Hosnia avoids it.
Mera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hosnia lands an elbow that stopped Mera in his tracks for a moment.
Hosnia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mera tries to land a leg kick but Hosnia saw it coming and moves away.
Mera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hosnia.
Mera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hosnia pinned against the cage. Hosnia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hosnia.
Mera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hosnia counters with a nice body kick.
Hosnia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mera will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosnia thows a body kick. Mera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Hosnia.
Mera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hosnia was well out of range. Poor timing from Mera.
Mera throws a shot from downtown. Hosnia moves away and avoids it.
Mera lands a nice hook to Hosnia's body. Hosnia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hosnia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mera is breathing heavily.
Mera misses with a looping right.
Hosnia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera is looking to clinch but Hosnia is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hosnia.
Hosnia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hosnia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mera throws a shot from downtown. Hosnia moves away and avoids it.
Mera misses with a low kick.
Mera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Hosnia. No joy for Mera on that attempt.
Mera tries to close the distance and clinch but Hosnia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hosnia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mera.
Mera misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hosnia.
Mera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hosnia counters with a body kick that stops Mera in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hosnia.
Mera tries to land a body kick
and Hosnia counters with a solid body kick.
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!
Hosnia scores with a head kick. Mera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mera. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hosnia stuffs the takedown.
Mera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hosnia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hosnia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mera takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hosnia was well out of range. Poor timing from Mera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hosnia lands a head kick!
Nice uppercut there from Mera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hosnia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mera throws a leg kick but Hosnia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hosnia. No joy for Mera on that attempt.
Richard Hosnia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hosnia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mera throws a sloppy head kick
and Hosnia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mera fails with the takedown
and Hosnia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mera is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hosnia.
Mera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hosnia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hosnia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hosnia tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mera is in Hosnia's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hosnia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia keeping moving, preventing Mera from controlling successfully.
Hosnia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mera manages to get himself to full guard.
Hosnia wants to control from the top but Mera keeps moving.
Hosnia tries to free his leg and advance position but Mera is retaining full guard.
Hosnia postures up.
Hosnia trying to control the position from guard on top but Mera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Mera wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mera misses with a hook.
Mera misses with a looping left.
Mera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hosnia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hosnia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hosnia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hosnia can't break the clinch.
Mera is trying to maintain a safe position but Hosnia gets an underhook and turns Mera into the cage.
Mera lands an elbow that stopped Hosnia in his tracks for a moment.
Mera prevents Hosnia from breaking the clinch.
Hosnia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mera.
Hosnia tries to break free but Mera pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera misses with an elbow over the top.
Hosnia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hosnia tries a head kick but it misses.
Mera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hosnia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hosnia swivels and escapes.
Hosnia gets tackled into the cage by Mera. Mera maintains the clinch.
Hosnia is working for takedown but Mera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mera is trying to drag Hosnia to the mat but Hosnia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hosnia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mera prevents Hosnia from breaking the clinch.
Hosnia is looking to break free of the clinch but Mera has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hosnia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hosnia tries to score with a low kick but Mera moves his leg out of the way.
Mera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hosnia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hosnia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mera.
Mera takes the fight into the clinch.
Mera tries to throw a body punch but Hosnia avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mera misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosnia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mera misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Danny Mera will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hosnia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hosnia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hosnia wants to hold on but Mera pushes him away.
The referee warns Hosnia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hosnia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mera lands a big elbow.
Mera looking to finish with strikes here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hosnia regains half guard.
Mera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hosnia trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mera wants to take a breather but Hosnia is having none of it.
Mera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hosnia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mera is working for a kimura but Hosnia is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hosnia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mera.
Hosnia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hosnia.
Hosnia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hosnia is tightening it up a little... Mera has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mera reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mera taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hosnia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Richard Hosnia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amalric Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansfield's entrance music is Ain't I by Yung LA ft. Young Dro & T.I.. A fine choice. Fitzgerald has chosen Sinergy - Spit on your grave as his entrance music. Isiah Mansfield has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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23
137 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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148 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isiah Mansfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amalric Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansfield shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fitzgerald napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mansfield advances to full mount.
Mansfield lands with some strikes.
Fitzgerald tries to hold on but Mansfield pushes him away.
Mansfield fails to advance to Fitzgerald's back.
Fitzgerald is bucking up trying to escape but Mansfield cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mansfield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fitzgerald tries to reverse the position but Mansfield maintains control.
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!
Fitzgerald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is bucking up trying to escape but Mansfield cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mansfield goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fitzgerald turns into him and now he's in Mansfield's guard.
Fitzgerald wants to pass the guard but Mansfield is keeping the position.
Fitzgerald wants to control from the top but Mansfield keeps moving.
Fitzgerald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mansfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mansfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitzgerald is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is looking to work some ground and pound but Mansfield has wrist control.
Mansfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fitzgerald.
Mansfield working a defensive guard here.
Mansfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fitzgerald is controlling him.
Fitzgerald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mansfield trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansfield keeping full guard, as Fitzgerald tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitzgerald sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Isiah Mansfield just wasn't active enough.
Mansfield tries to clinch up.
Mansfield avoids the body shot from Fitzgerald.
Mansfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fitzgerald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mansfield somewhat.
Mansfield decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fitzgerald is refusing to be controlled, as Mansfield sits in half guard.
Fitzgerald wants to improve his position but Mansfield is controlling well.
Mansfield is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fitzgerald defends it well.
Fitzgerald keeping hold of Mansfield's head, controlling as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgerald is looking to control Mansfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fitzgerald avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Mansfield dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mansfield wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Mansfield avoids the body shot from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald misses with a lunging right hand
and Mansfield holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fitzgerald stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Mansfield.
Mansfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mansfield fails with the takedown
so Fitzgerald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fitzgerald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fitzgerald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Isiah Mansfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fitzgerald works over Mansfield with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws and elbow that misses. Mansfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fitzgerald's guard. Nice move by Mansfield!
Mansfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mansfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fitzgerald controls Mansfield momentarily but Mansfield frees himself.
Mansfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mansfield controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fitzgerald trying to keep a closed guard but Mansfield is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fitzgerald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mansfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Mansfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mansfield clinches up with Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage.
Mansfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Mansfield lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
Fitzgerald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mansfield trying to land knees to the body.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Mansfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzgerald has a couple of punches blocked by Mansfield.
Fitzgerald is working for takedown but Mansfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansfield breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Mansfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Fitzgerald which made him look bad.
Mansfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fitzgerald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice body punch.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice head shot.
Mansfield tries to clinch up.
Isiah Mansfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzgerald looks to throw the jab but Mansfield is out of range.
Mansfield wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Fitzgerald lands a nice hook to Mansfield's body. Mansfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mansfield tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Mansfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzgerald, pushing him back against the cage.
Mansfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Mansfield.
Fitzgerald stalling against the cage.
Fitzgerald has a couple of punches blocked by Mansfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fitzgerald.
Mansfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Mansfield throws knees to the body.
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield manages to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fitzgerald wants it to stay on the feet.
Fitzgerald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fitzgerald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mansfield somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mansfield has his takedown stuffed
letting Fitzgerald counter with a right hand.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Amalric Fitzgerald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mansfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fitzgerald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown attempt from Mansfield. Mansfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Mansfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Fitzgerald slips a jab and a cross from Mansfield.
Fitzgerald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws out a loose jab but Mansfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mansfield darts in trying to clinch
and Fitzgerald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mansfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mansfield is defended easily by Fitzgerald.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Mansfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzgerald looks to land a left hand but Mansfield moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Mansfield with that takedown attempt.
Fitzgerald throws a wild body kick that Mansfield sees coming a mile off.
Mansfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzgerald leaves Mansfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mansfield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fitzgerald but Fitzgerald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick but Mansfield moves out of range.
Mansfield tries for a takedown but Fitzgerald circles away easily
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzgerald misses the jab.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown attempt from Mansfield. Mansfield gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Fitzgerald misses.
Mansfield moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Amalric Fitzgerald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzgerald throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Fitzgerald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansfield avoids the body shot from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mansfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzgerald throws out the jab.
Mansfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgerald.
Mansfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Mansfield tries to work over Fitzgerald's front leg with a kick but Fitzgerald checks it.
Fitzgerald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mansfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansfield shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgerald shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald misses the shot to the body.
Mansfield wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Mansfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mansfield wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Mansfield moves to clinch but Fitzgerald breaks away
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
Mansfield shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgerald shows good takedown defense.
Fitzgerald connects with a single shot there.
Fitzgerald lands a slapping body shot.
Fitzgerald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mansfield at a distance.
Fitzgerald connects with a jab.
Fitzgerald slaps away a takedown attempt from Mansfield, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield fails with the takedown
and Fitzgerald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fitzgerald thuds his right hand into Mansfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fitzgerald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansfield manages to avoid it.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mansfield to the mat! Mansfield manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald wants to control from the top but Mansfield keeps moving.
Mansfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgerald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amalric Fitzgerald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fitzgerald has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fjodor Sychev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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21
144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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24
140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjodor Sychev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nik Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sychev.
Sychev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Sychev moves out of range easily.
Volkov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sychev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjodor Sychev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sychev blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov feints a jab promting Sychev to slip. Volkov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sychev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Volkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sychev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volkov to the mat! Volkov manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sychev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Volkov is looking to stand up but Sychev isn't so interested in that idea.
Volkov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Volkov lunges at Sychev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sychev's hand.
Volkov throws a chopping leg kick but Sychev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some wild striking there from Volkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sychev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Volkov's guard.
Sychev passes Volkov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Volkov is trying to stand back up but Sychev is controlling him
Volkov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sychev.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet.
Sychev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sychev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sychev stops Volkov from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sychev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sychev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Volkov is trying to stand.
Sychev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet.
Sychev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sychev working over Volkov with some ground and pound. Volkov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Volkov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Sychev saw it coming and moves away.
Sychev avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Sychev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Volkov throws a leg kick which misses Sychev's front leg but catches the back leg as Sychev tries to avoid it.
Volkov misses with a double jab
and Sychev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Volkov!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sychev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sychev misses with a head shot.
Sychev controlling the pace for now.
Volkov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fjodor Sychev will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sychev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nik Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Volkov. That snapped Sychev's head back.
Sychev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Volkov pushes Sychev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sychev manages to avoid it.
Sychev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sychev lands a nice short elbow.
Sychev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Volkov is trying to stand.
Sychev is trying to control the action in half guard but Volkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sychev stops Volkov from getting back to his feet.
Sychev thows a huge punch but Volkov dodges it nicely.
Volkov is staying active underneath Sychev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sychev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sychev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sychev stops Volkov from getting back to his feet.
Sychev throwing shots but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Volkov is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sychev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Volkov is trying to stand.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Sychev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sychev misses with a head shot. Volkov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sychev wants to pass the guard but Volkov is keeping the position.
Sychev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Volkov is looking to stand up but Sychev isn't so interested in that idea.
Sychev throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sychev with a nice head shot there.
Sychev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sychev trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Sychev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Volkov's head.
Volkov pushes Sychev off and gets back to his feet.
Volkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sychev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Volkov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov looks to land a combination but Sychev avoids it well.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Sychev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Sychev moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov clobbers Sychev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Sychev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Sychev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjodor Sychev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
Volkov is looking to land body kicks.
Sychev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Volkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Volkov with a jab.
Volkov with a hook.
Sychev looking to score a takedown here. Volkov is defending well but Sychev drives through and ends up in Volkov's guard.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet but Sychev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sychev lands a couple of digs.
Volkov wants to stand and escape but Sychev is having none of it.
Volkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sychev with a nice head shot there.
Sychev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sychev working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sychev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sychev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sychev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Volkov keeping moving, preventing Sychev from controlling successfully.
Sychev prevents Volkov from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sychev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fjodor Sychev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volkov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sychev is controlling him.
Sychev gets to his feet - Volkov follows without any prompting.
Sychev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sychev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volkov lands with a nice combination. Sychev backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sychev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Volkov swivels and escapes.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sychev manages to avoid it.
Volkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Sychev off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov leaves Sychev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjodor Sychev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Volkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sychev misses with a double jab.
Volkov scores with the left hand. Sychev knows he should have avoided that one.
Sychev is rocked!
Volkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Sychev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sychev gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Volkov gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sychev is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nik Volkov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naja Shankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pow!. Andreas Reinhardt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Naja Shankara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Reinhardt working the strikes but Shankara uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shankara is staying active underneath Reinhardt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reinhardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shankara's head.
Reinhardt is trying to control the action in half guard but Shankara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shankara trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Reinhardt manages to pass to mount!
Shankara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reinhardt.
Shankara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reinhardt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shankara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shankara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Reinhardt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt unloads with some shots from mount but Shankara bucks and avoids them well.
Reinhardt unloads with some shots from mount but Shankara bucks and avoids them well.
Shankara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throwing strikes here but Shankara is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shankara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reinhardt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reinhardt throws some wild stikes that Shankara manages to avoid easily.
Reinhardt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Reinhardt with good strikes from the mount here!
Reinhardt looking to finish with strikes here!
Reinhardt thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Reinhardt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reinhardt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Reinhardt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shankara?
Shankara avoids a strike by Reinhardt and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Reinhardt's guard! Fantastic escape!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt has control of Shankara's left arm, preventing Shankara from doing any damage.
Reinhardt wants to stand and escape but Shankara is having none of it.
Shankara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reinhardt is adopting a defensive guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Andreas Reinhardt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reinhardt avoids the body shot from Shankara.
Shankara rushes Reinhardt and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shankara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shankara has Reinhardt pressed against the cage, preventing Reinhardt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shankara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reinhardt's elbow.
Shankara blocking some punches.
Shankara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shankara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reinhardt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt stalling in the clinch but Shankara improves position.
Shankara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shankara lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Reinhardt dominated that round.
That's time! Reinhardt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shankara is looking to score with low kicks.
Reinhardt moves out of range of the body kick from Shankara.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shankara.
Shankara looks to land a right hand but Reinhardt moved out of range.
Shankara ducks under a wild hook from Reinhardt.
Shankara throws a shot from downtown. Reinhardt moves away and avoids it.
Reinhardt looks to land a right hand but Shankara moved out of range.
Shankara tries to work over Reinhardt's front leg with a kick but Reinhardt checks it.
Shankara swinging wildly here.
Shankara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reinhardt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reinhardt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shankara stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinhardt. Shankara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Shankara finds it's way through Reinhardt's defenses.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shankara as he avoids it easily.
Shankara needs to keep his hands up - Reinhardt had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reinhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinhardt throwing strikes from guard but Shankara blocks nicely.
Reinhardt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reinhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinhardt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reinhardt throwing strikes from guard but Shankara blocks nicely.
Reinhardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reinhardt postures up in Shankara's guard and throws a big left but Shankara blocks it.
Reinhardt trying to control but Shankara is working from the bottom.
Andreas Reinhardt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reinhardt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shankara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Reinhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shankara is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reinhardt throws a strike but Shankara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinhardt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andreas Reinhardt has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Reinhardt defending well as Shankara loads up on a big left hand.
Shankara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reinhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shankara ducks right into an uppercut from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shankara.
Shankara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reinhardt misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shankara. Reinhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shankara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reinhardt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Reinhardt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shankara stuffs the takedown attempt from Reinhardt. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Shankara throws a leg kick which misses Reinhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Reinhardt tries to avoid it.
Shankara throws a shot from downtown. Reinhardt moves away and avoids it.
Reinhardt misses the jab.
Reinhardt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shankara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reinhardt somewhat.
Reinhardt misses the shot to the body.
Reinhardt shoots in and gets a takedown into Shankara's guard.
Shankara pulls Reinhardt in close to prevent any damage.
Reinhardt throwing strikes from guard but Shankara blocks nicely.
Reinhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shankara is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt thows a big elbow that misses.
Reinhardt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reinhardt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Shankara keeps moving.
Naja Shankara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is looking to work some ground and pound but Shankara has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shankara misses with a head kick.
Shankara cracks a nice hook into Reinhardt's ribs.
Reinhardt cracks Shankara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reinhardt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Reinhardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shankara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shankara connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shankara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reinhardt finds it's way round the side to connect with Shankara's head.
Reinhardt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reinhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reinhardt fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shankara.
Shankara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shankara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reinhardt.
Andreas Reinhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reinhardt ducks under a wild hook from Shankara.
Shankara tries to clinch there but Reinhardt circles away.
Shankara lands a two punch combo.
Shankara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reinhardt checks it well.
Shankara throws the kick towards the body but Reinhardt avoids it.
Andreas Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankara tries to clinch there but Reinhardt circles away.
Shankara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reinhardt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shankara scrambles back to his feet.
Shankara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shankara throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shankara.
Reinhardt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice jab there from Reinhardt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinhardt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Naja Shankara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shankara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reinhardt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reinhardt scoring with some ground and pound.
Shankara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reinhardt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reinhardt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Reinhardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reinhardt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Reinhardt!
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