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HFC 2: Champion vs. Champion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Callum Longson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Shcholkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shcholkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King Ring kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Callum Longson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonid Shcholkin's chin.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Callum Longson!
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, Leonid Shcholkin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longson has his takedown stuffed
and Shcholkin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shcholkin.
Shcholkin is posturing up here but Longson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Shcholkin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Shcholkin has to tap! Slick submission there by Longson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Callum Longson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sawaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sak Videl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Counter striker
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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, Lee Sawaguchi!
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, Sak Videl!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Videl looking to score a takedown here. Sawaguchi is defending well but Videl drives through and ends up in Sawaguchi's guard.
Videl drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sawaguchi dives on top into guard.
Sawaguchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Videl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Videl keeping moving, preventing Sawaguchi from controlling successfully.
Sawaguchi stands and throws Videl's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sawaguchi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sawaguchi advances to full mount.
Sawaguchi looking to secure an arm triangle but Videl defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaguchi tries to control but Videl wriggling away.
Sawaguchi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Videl has worked his arm free - good work by Videl!
Sawaguchi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Videl rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sawaguchi's guard! Nice work there by Videl!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Videl postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sawaguchi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Videl, into his guard.
Sawaguchi passes into half guard.
Sawaguchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Videl keeps working.
Sawaguchi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaguchi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Videl defends it well.
Sawaguchi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sawaguchi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Videl is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Sawaguchi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kosilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrit Kam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kam has chosen She will as his entrance music. Gerrit Kam struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kosilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerrit Kam!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kam misses with a takedown
and Kosilov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kosilov.
Kam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kosilov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kam tries to pull guard but Kosilov won't allow it.
Sergei Kosilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerrit Kam.
Kam looks gassed!
Kosilov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kam.
Kosilov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kosilov has Kam pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosilov prevents the takedown attempt.
Kam tries to pull guard but Kosilov won't allow it.
Kam tries to pull guard but Kosilov holds him up against the cage and eventually Kam drops back down to his feet.
Kosilov tries to score a body lock takedown but Kam shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kosilov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kam drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kosilov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kosilov looks to land a combination but Kam avoids it well.
Gerrit Kam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosilov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kam checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosilov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kosilov tries to bum rush Kam with a series of wild strikes but Kam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Kosilov both land. Nice combination.
Kam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kosilov counters with a series of strikes. Kam will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Kosilov does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kosilov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kosilov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kosilov digs a good body shot into Kam's ribs.
Kosilov feints a jab promting Kam to slip. Kosilov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kam slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kam shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kosilov pinned against the cage. Kosilov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kosilov clinches with his opponent.
Kosilov stops a takedown attempt from Kam.
A left hand lands to the body for Kosilov.
Kosilov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kam up against the cage.
Kosilov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kam backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosilov is trying to force a seperation but Kam has the dominant position.
Kosilov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kam.
Kam is trying to drag Kosilov to the mat but Kosilov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kosilov has Kam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosilov tries a knee to the head but Kam blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kosilov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kosilov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kosilov counters with a series of strikes. Kam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kosilov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kosilov works over Kam's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab by Kosilov.
A head kick misses from Kosilov.
Kam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sergei Kosilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerrit Kam.
Kosilov works over Kam's head and body with a nice combination.
Kosilov drives through and clinches with Kam against the cage.
Kam is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosilov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kosilov walks away with a smile on his face. Kam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kosilov throws a series of strikes that have Kam backpedaling.
Kam is rocked!
Kosilov cracks Kam on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kam falls backwards against the cage. Kosilov follows up with more strikes that drop Kam to his knees. Kosilov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kam! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Kosilov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson has chosen Lover's Concerto by Kelly Chen as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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175 lbs
11 - 12 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jonsson forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jonsson.
Jonsson lands a knee to the body.
Jonsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Jonsson is controlling the position.
Jonsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jovani Jones has been cut.
Jonsson has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jonsson lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jonsson.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Jonsson is controlling the position.
Jones tries to circle away but Jonsson has him pinned against the cage.
Jonsson lands a nice elbow.
Jonsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonsson misses with a knee strike.
Jonsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jonsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jonsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jonsson misses with a knee strike.
Jonsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones wants to break free but Jonsson has control.
Jonsson prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jonsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jonsson lands a knee to the head.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jonsson has him pressed against the cage.
Jonsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Jonsson keeps him there for the moment.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jonsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jonsson.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Jonsson has the dominant position.
Jonsson lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jonsson presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jonsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonsson lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jonsson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jonsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jonsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
A short right from Jonsson on the inside.
Jonsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jonsson pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jonsson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jonsson lands an elbow inside.
Jonsson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jonsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jonsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jonsson just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jonsson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jonsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jonsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jonsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jonsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jonsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jonsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jonsson crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jonsson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jonsson.
Jones is rocked!
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jonsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jonsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Jonsson.
Jonsson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Jones - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Jonsson, and another! Jones is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Andreas Jonsson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Kaluma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig has chosen The Misfits-Where Eagles Dare as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiko Kaluma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glen Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaluma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danzig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danzig fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaluma takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaluma tries a knee to the head but Danzig blocks it.
Kaluma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Danzig has hold of one of Kaluma's legs. Kaluma is fighting the takedown attempt but Danzig gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kaluma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danzig scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danzig trying to control but Kaluma is working from the bottom.
Danzig missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danzig wants to control from the top but Kaluma keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig stays in close to Kaluma's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaluma is keeping the position for now.
Kaluma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Danzig defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danzig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danzig is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kaluma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kaluma tries to get out of the position.
Danzig trying to control but Kaluma is working from the bottom.
Danzig drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danzig jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Danzig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danzig thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kaluma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaluma wants to stand up but Danzig is controlling him.
Danzig trying to control but Kaluma is working from the bottom.
Kaluma wants to hit a switch here but Danzig passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kaluma there!
Danzig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Danzig trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Danzig scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kaluma is desperately trying to improve his position but Danzig has a good base and remains in mount.
Danzig with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kaluma is desperately trying to improve his position but Danzig has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danzig working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kaluma looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Danzig! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Glen Danzig!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hovanes Avelyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takka comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World. Avelyan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Take him outh.. Hovanes Avelyan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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199 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hovanes Avelyan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Avelyan's head.
Hovanes Avelyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avelyan avoids the head kick by Takka .
Avelyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Avelyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Avelyan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Avelyan misses.
Takka gets caught napping as Avelyan dives in and scores a takedown. Takka manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Avelyan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Takka trying to control the position.
Avelyan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Takka is pulling down on Avelyan's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avelyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Timo Takka .
Takka delivers a nice body kick.
Takka connects with a body shot.
Avelyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Avelyan throws an off balance right hand
and Takka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avelyan throws a hook but Takka blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Takka . Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Avelyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Avelyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takka takes one to the side of the head.
Takka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takka tries to clinch but Avelyan moves out of range.
Avelyan lands a slapping body shot.
Avelyan misses with the combination.
Avelyan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takka back to the cage. Avelyan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takka . Avelyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avelyan.
Avelyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takka cracks a nice hook into Avelyan's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Avelyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avelyan lands a jab.
Avelyan misses with a few strikes there.
Timo Takka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takka has Avelyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Takka scores with a hook to the body.
Avelyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Takka won't allow it.
Takka lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Hovanes Avelyan has been cut.
Avelyan managing to block the knees to the body from Takka .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka is stalling here.
Takka prevents Avelyan from breaking the clinch.
Takka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takka lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Takka to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Takka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hovanes Avelyan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takka closes the distance and clinches.
Avelyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Avelyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takka lands with a short shot to the head.
Takka lands a knee to the head.
Avelyan is rocked!
Takka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Avelyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Takka finish him?
Takka effectively controlling the action here.
Takka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Avelyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Avelyan tries to break the clinch but Takka is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka lands a damaging elbow.
Avelyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Avelyan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Takka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takka lands an elbow inside that Avelyan shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takka .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka blocks an elbow strike from Avelyan.
A frustrated look appears on Avelyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Avelyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Takka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Takka .
Avelyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takka avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka tries to throw a body punch but Avelyan avoids it by throwing Takka back against the cage.
Takka has Avelyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avelyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Avelyan wants to break free but Takka has control.
Takka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Takka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avelyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Takka won't allow it.
Takka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Takka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takka with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Avelyan's defenses.
Avelyan is trying to force a seperation but Takka has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Takka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hovanes Avelyan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Avelyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Avelyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avelyan throws a shot from downtown. Takka moves away and avoids it.
Takka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Avelyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takka is fending him off so far but Avelyan persists. Nope, Takka circles away and we're back to standing.
Avelyan throws a shot from downtown. Takka moves away and avoids it.
Takka digs a good hook to Avelyan's body.
Avelyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takka scores with a leg kick.
Avelyan loads up on a big right hand but Takka slips the punch.
Avelyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Takka .
Avelyan misses with a body shot.
Avelyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takka moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avelyan misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Takka .
Takka drops Avelyan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Avelyan looks back up at him and smiles so Takka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Takka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avelyan.
Takka feints and then cracks Avelyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Avelyan down.
Hovanes Avelyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Avelyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Avelyan swings widly with a right hand
and Takka counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takka - that will leave a mark!
Takka lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Avelyan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Takka dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Takka !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Zirkhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Zirkhov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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184 lbs
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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Santos!
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, Yuri Zirkhov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zirkhov tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zirkhov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zirkhov is in Santos's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santos is looking for a triangle here but Zirkhov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Zirkhov takes a little break here. Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zirkhov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos is trying to buck Zirkhov off.
Zirkhov trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Santos gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkhov is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Zirkhov is controlling him well.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Santos looking for a kimura from the bottom but Zirkhov passes into side control!
Santos is breathing heavily.
Zirkhov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zirkhov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zirkhov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zirkhov trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is trying to buck Zirkhov off.
Zirkhov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zirkhov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zirkhov is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
Santos throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Zirkhov is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov is trying to keep Santos in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zirkhov wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Santos wants to control from the top but Zirkhov keeps moving.
Zirkhov wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos wants to control from the top but Zirkhov keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zirkhov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Zirkhov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zirkhov.
Zirkhov closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Zirkhov pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pablo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Zirkhov.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos is stalling here.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Zirkhov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pablo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zirkhov tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pablo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zirkhov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santos pushes a forearm under Zirkhov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zirkhov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Santos!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schrute's entrance music is My Highlights. A fine choice. Collin Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Schrute!
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, Collin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schrute is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schrute moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schrute swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schrute lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Schrute working Johnson over with strikes here.
Schrute looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schrute swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwight Schrute!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soares's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Highway To Hell. 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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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Soares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares swinging wildly here.
Soares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soares missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soares won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Soares has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Soares.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie regains half guard.
Soares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Soares is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soares tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soares perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Soares prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Soares is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is pressing down on Soares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Soares is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Soares has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Soares manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soares pulls his head out easily.
Soares tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Soares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie working for a triangle but Soares defends it easily.
Soares has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie has his feet on Soares's thighs here. He's pushed Soares 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! Soares screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Gracie!
Ryan Gracie is the new light heavyweight champion!
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