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Road to the Title PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Glushkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dingdown 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Glushkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Dingdown!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glushkov feints and as Dingdown raises his hands in defense, Glushkov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Glushkov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dingdown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dingdown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dingdown!
Dingdown stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Glushkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dingdown defends it nicely.
Glushkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dingdown but Dingdown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dingdown feints and then cracks Glushkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glushkov down.
Glushkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Glushkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingdown looks to land a combination but Glushkov avoids it well.
Dingdown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glushkov.
Glushkov is breathing heavily.
Dingdown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glushkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Dingdown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Sergey Glushkov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dingdown lands a big head kick that sends Glushkov to the canvas! Dingdown follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dingdown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tchuck Lideuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nudy McBooby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tchuck Lideuu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tchuck Lideuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nudy McBooby!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lideuu tries to clinch up.
Lideuu circles away from the clinch attempt.
McBooby has managed to clinch.
McBooby keeps control of Lideuu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McBooby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McBooby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tchuck Lideuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lideuu cracks McBooby with an open hand slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McBooby tries to close the distance and clinch but Lideuu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lideuu leaves McBooby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lideuu doesn't manage to clinch there - McBooby circles away.
Lideuu lands with a big right hook that stumbles McBooby - he's out on his feet here! Lideuu follows up with another monster hook that separates McBooby from consciousness! McBooby falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Lideuu stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tchuck Lideuu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Chrustjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malinzka Tezinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Chrustjev!
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, Malinzka Tezinski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tezinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tezinski tries to break free but Chrustjev pushes him back against the cage.
Chrustjev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tezinski closes the distance and pushes Chrustjev back into the cage.
Chrustjev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tezinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chrustjev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chrustjev dodges the punch combination from Tezinski.
Tezinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chrustjev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chrustjev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tezinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tezinski has eaten all the pies!
Chrustjev throws a combination. Tezinski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Malinzka Tezinski has been cut.
Chrustjev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tezinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tezinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Tezinski pushes Chrustjev up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tezinski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chrustjev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chrustjev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tezinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tezinski misses with a few strikes there.
Chrustjev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tezinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chrustjev throws a right and a left that Tezinski avoids nicely.
Tezinski closes the distance but Chrustjev moves to the side
and Chrustjev counters with a left and a right that stings Tezinski.
Chrustjev feints and as Tezinski raises his hands in defense, Chrustjev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tezinski looks gassed!
Chrustjev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tezinski as Chrustjev shoots in.
Tezinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tezinski tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Chrustjev counter with a right hand.
Chrustjev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tezinski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chrustjev somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Chrustjev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chrustjev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chrustjev clinches up with Tezinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Chrustjev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tezinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chrustjev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tezinski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chrustjev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chrustjev gets to his feet. Tezinski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chrustjev lands a head kick. Tezinski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tezinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chrustjev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Chrustjev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chrustjev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tezinski. That did some damage!
Chrustjev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chrustjev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chrustjev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chrustjev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chrustjev gets to his feet. Tezinski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tezinski throws a right hand that Chrustjev ducks under and follows up with a left that Chrustjev also avoids with ease.
Chrustjev has closed the distance and engaged Tezinski in a clinch.
Chrustjev breaks the clinch.
Chrustjev lands a high kick!
Chrustjev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tezinski defends it nicely.
Tezinski clinches up with Chrustjev and pushes him back against the cage.
Tezinski tries to work over Chrustjev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chrustjev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tezinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tezinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chrustjev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chrustjev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Chrustjev scores with a four punch combination!
Chrustjev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chrustjev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tezinski has time to react.
Tezinski tries to keep at a distance but Chrustjev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chrustjev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chrustjev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chrustjev closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tezinski lands a body shot.
Chrustjev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Tezinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chrustjev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chrustjev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chrustjev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tezinski is trying to stand back up but Chrustjev is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrustjev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chrustjev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chrustjev gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Chrustjev lands a head kick!
Chrustjev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tezinski wants to clinch
and Chrustjev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malinzka Tezinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chrustjev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chrustjev throws a leg kick which misses Tezinski's front leg but catches the back leg as Tezinski tries to avoid it.
Chrustjev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tezinski takes a step back to recover.
Tezinski misses with a kick to the body
and Chrustjev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tezinski stuffs the takedown attempt from Chrustjev. Chrustjev gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Chrustjev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malinzka Tezinski'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.
Chrustjev closes the distance and clinches.
Chrustjev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tezinski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tezinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tezinski tries to break free but Chrustjev pushes him back against the cage.
Chrustjev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chrustjev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tezinski. That did some damage!
Oleg Chrustjev is winning the standup battle so far.
Chrustjev throws a series of punches but Tezinski avoids them all with ease.
Chrustjev throws a head kick that Tezinski semi-blocks.
Tezinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tezinski wants to clinch.
Tezinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tezinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Chrustjev.
Chrustjev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tezinski throws a series of punches but Chrustjev moves out of range.
Chrustjev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tezinski's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chrustjev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tezinski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chrustjev lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrustjev decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chrustjev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tezinski can do to turn this around?
Chrustjev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chrustjev clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chrustjev.
Chrustjev pulls guard.
Chrustjev wants to sweep here but Tezinski controlling him for the moment.
Chrustjev pushes a forearm under Tezinski's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tezinski is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oleg Chrustjev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Care Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Podranoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Podranoski has chosen Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ivan Podranoski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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273 lbs
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224 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Care Less!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Podranoski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Less drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Podranoski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Less preventing the sweep.
Podranoski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Less puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Podranoski is trying to get back to full guard.
Less wants to work for an arm triangle but Podranoski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Less seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Podranoski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Care Less!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadeusz Moniuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadeusz Moniuszko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scott Smith's chin.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Smith!
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, Tadeusz Moniuszko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith shoots in but Moniuszko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moniuszko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moniuszko passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Moniuszko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moniuszko connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moniuszko is working away from the top position though.
Moniuszko is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moniuszko lands with a punch from half guard.
Moniuszko working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Smith's thigh. Smith counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Moniuszko trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Moniuszko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moniuszko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Moniuszko has Smith in his guard.
Smith won't allow Moniuszko to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moniuszko wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith trying to control but Moniuszko is working from the bottom.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moniuszko defends it well.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Moniuszko is working from the bottom.
Moniuszko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moniuszko tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Moniuszko as he works his way to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Moniuszko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moniuszko fails with the takedown
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moniuszko's guard.
Moniuszko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Moniuszko is keeping the position.
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 Scott Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moniuszko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith decides to stand up.
Moniuszko throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Moniuszko misses with a combination
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Moniuszko looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smith gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Moniuszko is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smith lets go of the hold and Moniuszko can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henryk Walezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quanifaninisha Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raised in the Projects. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henryk Walezy!
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, Quanifaninisha Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in but Walezy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henryk Walezy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walezy tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Walezy didn't expect that.
Walezy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Walezy keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walezy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walezy keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Walezy trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Walezy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walezy manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Walezy's guard.
Walezy keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Walezy looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Walezy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walezy has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Walezy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Walezy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walezy manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Walezy's guard.
Jackson looks gassed!
Walezy looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walezy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walezy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walezy tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walezy keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Walezy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walezy looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Walezy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quanifaninisha Jackson will probably get the nod.
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.
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Walezy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walezy keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walezy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jackson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Walezy to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jackson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Walezy pulls down on the head and he's put Jackson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henryk Walezy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes into the arena with Enea Vollare Mezzo blaring out of the sound system. Alexander Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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230 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Valentine.
Emelianenko drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Valentine.
It looks like Alexander Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine misses with an elbow over the top.
Emelianenko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko staying calm.
Emelianenko stands up and beckons Valentine to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Valentine, against the cage.
Valentine is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Valentine into the cage.
Valentine controlling the action here for a moment.
Emelianenko has clasped his hands together around Valentine's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Emelianenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Valentine is defending well.
Emelianenko prevents Valentine from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound but Valentine is defending the strikes.
Emelianenko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The referee asks Emelianenko politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Emelianenko prefers to stall for the moment though.
Emelianenko decides to stand back up. Emelianenko steps back and let's Valentine get back to his feet.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valentine counters with a head kick.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Emelianenko
and Valentine counters by clinching up.
Valentine stalling in the clinch.
Valentine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine lands a damaging elbow.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Valentine stalling in the clinch.
Valentine crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
Emelianenko successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valentine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valentine decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentine avoids it really well and circles away.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Valentine lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Emelianenko fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valentine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valentine stalling in the clinch but Emelianenko improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valentine is stalling here.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentine scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Emelianenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valentine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine gets a clinch.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine is trying to stall.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Justin Valentine has been cut.
Valentine instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Valentine.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Valentine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valentine won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valentine, who protects the arm well.
Emelianenko controls the position.
Emelianenko stands up and beckons Valentine to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valentine closes the distance but Emelianenko moves to the side
and Emelianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valentine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valentine lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Valentine gets underhooks to prevent Emelianenko's takedown attempt.
Valentine lands a nice elbow.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentine has double underhooks.
Valentine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emelianenko as Valentine tries to tie him up.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko letting Valentine take a breather here.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Valentine prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Valentine won't allow it.
Valentine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valentine is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valentine.
Valentine lands an elbow inside.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
Valentine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valentine smiles and moves away.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Valentine in a clinch.
Justin Valentine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko is working for takedown but Valentine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Valentine, against the cage.
Emelianenko stalling the fight.
Valentine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Valentine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Valentine takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emelianenko as Valentine tries to tie him up.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valentine obliges.
Emelianenko jumps guard.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Emelianenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Valentine tries to clinch up
and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Valentine pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Valentine.
Valentine looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses.
Valentine scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Valentine keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valentine lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valentine looking to slow down the pace here.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Justin Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valentine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Valentine won't let him.
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.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Emelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Emelianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valentine is keeping the position for now.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is pushing down on Valentine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Valentine is fighting to maintain full guard but Emelianenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Emelianenko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Emelianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valentine is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the head.
Emelianenko controlling the pace for now.
Emelianenko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelianenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michail Bandert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Bandert!
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, Sterling Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jordan.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Bandert moves away and avoids it.
Bandert shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bandert showed some decent athleticism there.
Bandert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bandert is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jordan is just riding it out for now. Bandert eventually gives up the hold.
Bandert trying to control from half guard but Jordan is working away.
Jordan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandert looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bandert seems to be looking for submissions.
Bandert is trying to control. Jordan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bandert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bandert seems to be working for a kimura but Jordan defends the submission attempt.
Jordan tries to roll over but Bandert keeps him under control.
Bandert wants to control but Jordan is keeping him busy.
Bandert looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bandert seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jordan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Bandert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jordan as he avoids it easily.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Bandert moved out of range.
Bandert tries for a takedown but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bandert closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Bandert pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michail Bandert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Bandert dodges the punch combination from Jordan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A swing and a miss from Jordan.
Bandert slips a straight right by Jordan.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
Bandert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Jordan misses.
A jab from Jordan does it's job there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Bandert moves away and avoids it.
Jordan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bandert to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bandert is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jordan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jordan has escaped and now he's on top!
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 Michail Bandert will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bandert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
Bandert staying out of range there.
Bandert gets the takedown into side control.
Bandert throws a strike aimed at the side of Jordan's head but Jordan avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandert is trying to get an arm triangle but Jordan is defending well.
Bandert goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jordan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bandert but great work by Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandert is looking to reverse the position.
Jordan controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Bandert's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bandert is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jordan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jordan is keen to just control but Bandert is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandert tries to get to full guard but Jordan has control of the leg.
Bandert actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jordan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bandert slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jordan scoring with some ground and pound.
Jordan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandert is looking for a triangle but Jordan pushes his legs off easily.
Bandert is trying to keep Jordan in close.
Jordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bandert trying to control the position.
Bandert looking for a guillotine here but Jordan defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bandert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bandert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandert working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Bandert wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Bandert dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bandert checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bandert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan throws out the jab.
Bandert dodges the punch combination from Jordan.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Bandert moves away and avoids it.
Bandert misses with a takedown attempt - Jordan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bandert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jordan swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandert misses the shot to the body.
Jordan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Bandert ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bandert.
Bandert drops his hands momentarily and Jordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Michail Bandert has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sterling Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandert.
Bandert shoots in and drives through. Jordan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michail Bandert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandert shoots for a double leg takedown but Jordan sprawls well. He's pushed Bandert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jordan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bandert scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jordan wants to improve his position but Bandert is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandert is looking for a kimura here.
Jordan is trying to control but can't.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bandert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bandert seems to be looking for submissions.
Bandert is thwarting Jordan's attempts to control the position.
Bandert trying to control from half guard but Jordan is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandert is just content to waste time from the top position. Jordan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bandert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jordan lands with an overhand left.
Sterling Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandert moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Jordan as Bandert shoots in.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Bandert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandert will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a right hand that Bandert ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandert also avoids with ease.
Jordan throws a right hand that Bandert ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandert also avoids with ease.
Jordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bandert takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Bandert fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jordan avoids it really well and circles away.
Jordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sterling Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Bandert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bandert.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bandert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michail Bandert!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Tehana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Krueger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Tehana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger misses with an uppercut.
Krueger cracks Tehana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tehana fails with a takedown attempt.
Tehana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger gets a takedown into half guard.
Tehana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krueger is working away from the top position though.
Tehana looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger wants to stand up but Tehana has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Krueger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tehana keeps working.
Tehana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krueger.
Tehana looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krueger lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krueger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krueger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tehana is looking to control Krueger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tehana avoid being mounted?
Krueger is keen to just control but Tehana is a slippery customer.
Tehana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Krueger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tehana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krueger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krueger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krueger passes Tehana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Krueger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krueger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tehana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Krueger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krueger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tehana's head.
Krueger working the head and body with strikes.
Krueger wants to control but Tehana is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tehana defending well though.
Tehana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krueger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krueger drops an elbow to the side of Tehana's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tehana moves into full guard.
Krueger stands and steps away. Tehana gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krueger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tehana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krueger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tehana sprawling to the canvas! Tehana rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krueger finish him?!
Tehana is rocked!
Krueger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tehana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Tehana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tehana tries to clinch up.
Tehana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krueger's sensitive parts.
Tehana seems to have got his legs back now.
Krueger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tehana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krueger moves away.
Krueger lands with an uppercut that bounces Tehana off the cage and back into rage.
Tehana tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Tehana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krueger tries to avoid it but Tehana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krueger to the ground. Krueger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krueger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krueger throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Tehana colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Krueger as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Tehana is left battered and dazed whilst Krueger and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Krueger!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan has chosen Hester Prynn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dariusz Ruslan enters the cage!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Band moves out of range as Ruslan strikes.
Ruslan slips a jab from Band.
Ruslan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruslan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruslan missing with a left hand there. Band was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Band ducks under a wild hook from Ruslan.
Band keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruslan.
Band staying out of range there.
Ruslan misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruslan feints and then cracks Band's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Band down.
Band misses with a straight right.
Band moves away from the strike by Ruslan.
Ruslan lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan scores with a jab.
Band checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruslan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruslan lands a nice shot that snaps Band's head back.
Ruslan throws a head kick but Band moves out of range.
Ruslan wants to slow Band down by chopping away at his legs.
Band ducks under a wild hook from Ruslan.
A leg kick checked by Band.
Band ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Band misses with a straight left.
Ruslan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ruslan misses.
Ruslan misses with a low kick.
Ruslan tries to work over Band's front leg with a kick but Band checks it.
Ruslan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Band pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruslan is out of range and Band settles back down.
Ruslan throws a chopping leg kick but Band manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruslan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Band shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruslan tries to sprawl out of it but Band keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruslan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Band.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Ruslan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruslan connects with a single shot there.
Ruslan misses with a few strikes there.
Band checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ruslan.
Ruslan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Band blocks a jab.
Ruslan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruslan throws a head kick that misses.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Band avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Band jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruslan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruslan misses with a looping right.
Dariusz Ruslan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruslan throws a combination. Band tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Band keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruslan moves away from the strike by Band.
Band closes the distance and clinches.
Ruslan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruslan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Band's head.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Ruslan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Ruslan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruslan leaves Band with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruslan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruslan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Band looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruslan slips under a jab from Band.
A leg kick checked by Band.
Ruslan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Band uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruslan.
Band uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruslan.
Ruslan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Band was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruslan.
Band pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruslan is out of range and Band settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Band slips under a jab from Ruslan.
Ruslan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Band moves out of range.
Ruslan throws a body punch but Band moves out of range.
Band swings for the body but Ruslan moves out of range.
Ruslan throws a head kick that Band semi-blocks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Band.
Ruslan dodges the ground and pound from Band.
Band tries to advance to mount but Ruslan denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Band working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Band throws a strike aimed at the side of Ruslan's head but Ruslan avoids it well.
Ruslan is trying to get back to his feet.
Ruslan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Band throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band fails to land a wild elbow strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ruslan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut. Band saw that one coming.
Ruslan looks to throw the jab but Band is out of range.
Band throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruslan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Band misses with a leg kick.
Band displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruslan throws out the jab.
Band doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruslan circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruslan throws a leg kick but Band sees it coming and moves out of range.
Band shoots in but Ruslan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruslan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruslan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Band has time to react.
Ruslan misses with a straight right.
Ruslan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruslan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ruslan tries to bum rush Band with a series of wild strikes but Band uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Band fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ister Band. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Band connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruslan. Ruslan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Ruslan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruslan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruslan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruslan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruslan throws a wild body kick that Band sees coming a mile off.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Band defending well as Ruslan loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Ruslan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Band shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruslan sprawls well. Ruslan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Band gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruslan lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruslan lands with a straight right. Band didn't see that one coming.
Ruslan misses with a hook.
Band closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruslan circles away.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Band moves out of range.
Ruslan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Ruslan misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruslan.
Ruslan throws a combination. Band tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ruslan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Band.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut.
Band throws a low kick but Ruslan avoids it.
Band lands with a right hand.
Ruslan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Band moves into the clinch.
Band breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruslan throws a hook but Band blocks it.
Ruslan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Band stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Band walks into a jab.
Ruslan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Band's head.
Dariusz Ruslan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan throws a right and a left that Band avoids nicely.
Band thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruslan scores with a shot to the body.
Band shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruslan but Ruslan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ister Band. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Band avoids them all with ease.
Band throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruslan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruslan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Band was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruslan.
Ruslan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruslan throws an overhand right that lands on Band's shoulder, as Band tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Band defending well as Ruslan loads up on a big left hand.
Band keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ister Band has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruslan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Band uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruslan.
Ruslan takes a swing at Band's ribcage but misses.
Ruslan throws a jab when Band was well out of range.
Ruslan throws a shot from downtown. Band moves away and avoids it.
Ruslan takes a swing at Band's ribcage but misses.
Band slips a jab from Ruslan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Ruslan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruslan 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Ruslan!
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