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RPFC16:Maia VS Nikolaev PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Senichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Hrenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senichev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lady Gaga - Just Dance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Senichev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Hrenov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senichev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Aleksandr Senichev has been cut.
Senichev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooh a lovely combination from Hrenov sends Senichev down but not out. Hrenov dives into side control looking to finish.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hrenov wants to control but Senichev is keeping him busy.
Senichev is breathing heavily.
Hrenov decides to stand back up. Hrenov steps back and let's Senichev get back to his feet.
Hrenov cracks Senichev with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Senichev tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hrenov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Senichev is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Hrenov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Corkran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Alo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey Corkran!
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, Remi Alo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alo throws a head kick but Corkran moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Corkran or perhaps it was just good defense by Alo which made him look bad.
Corkran misses with a takedown attempt - Alo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Corkran regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Corkran has his foot on Alo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alo works his way back into a safe position though.
Corkran wants to sweep here but Alo controlling him for the moment.
Alo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkran trying to keep a closed guard but Alo is proving a slippery customer.
Alo won't allow Corkran to get back to his feet.
Corkran trying to keep a closed guard but Alo is proving a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Mikey Corkran wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Alo as Corkran shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Corkran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkran closes the distance but Alo moves to the side
and Alo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alo clinches up with Corkran and pushes him back against the ropes.
Corkran gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alo wants to control but Corkran is keeping busy.
Corkran blocks the strikes from Alo.
Corkran wants to free his trapped foot but Alo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alo is defending against the submission attempts here by Corkran.
Corkran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alo's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alo keeps working.
Alo is trying to stand back up but Corkran is controlling him
Corkran slips a nice elbow through Alo's hands, connecting with Alo's forehead.
Alo is trying to stand back up but Corkran is controlling him
Corkran stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Alo to get to his feet.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown but Alo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Remi Alo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alo slaps away a takedown attempt from Corkran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Alo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkran moves out of range of the body kick from Alo.
Corkran tries to clinch there but Alo circles away.
Alo keeps the fight on the outside.
Alo throws a sloppy head kick
and Corkran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alo won't be happy with that.
Alo looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corkran cracks Alo with a big right hand but Alo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Corkran lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corkran lands an elbow.
Alo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corkran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corkran lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Corkran scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Corkran dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corkran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alo lands a body shot.
Alo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corkran avoids the head kick by Alo.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alo but Alo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alo throws out a leg kick but Corkran moves out of range and Alo only half commits.
Corkran throws a right hand that misses
and Alo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Alo.
Alo is breathing heavily.
Alo looks for the body kick but Corkran saw that one coming.
Alo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alo throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alo. Corkran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alo misses with a takedown attempt
and Corkran counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corkran.
Mikey Corkran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remi Alo.
Corkran trying to control the position but instead, Alo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corkran into the ropes.
Alo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corkran tries to pull guard but Alo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Corkran drops back down to his feet.
Corkran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corkran looking to stall.
Alo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Corkran has a couple of punches blocked by Alo.
Corkran throws a head punch that misses.
Corkran lands an elbow inside.
Corkran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alo pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corkran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alo circles away.
Alo misses with a low kick as Corkran jumps back.
Corkran tries to clinch but Alo moves out of range.
Alo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alo shoots in and drives through. Corkran sprawls well.
Alo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corkran.
Corkran tries to clinch up but Alo circles away and keeps his distance.
Corkran is looking to clinch but Alo is avoiding it.
Corkran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkran tries to close the distance and clinch but Alo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corkran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corkran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alo jabs at Corkran's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Corkran.
Alo lands with a hook. Corkran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alo as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Remi Alo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Alo swats away the attempt to clinch by Corkran.
Alo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corkran tries to clinch but Alo moves away
and Alo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corkran rather than just go for the knockout.
Corkran tries to clinch but Alo moves out of range.
Corkran drives through and clinches with Alo against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkran has Alo pressed against the ropes, preventing Alo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corkran looking to slow down the pace here.
Alo pulls guard.
Corkran stands up from Alo's guard - Corkran perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corkran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corkran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corkran slowing the pace effectively.
Corkran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alo.
Alo is trying to break the clinch but Corkran has him pressed against the ropes.
Alo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corkran pulls Alo into guard.
Mikey Corkran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corkran throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alo wants to pass the guard but Corkran is keeping the position.
Corkran working a defensive guard here.
Alo won't allow Corkran to sweep him here.
Corkran pushes Alo off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran moves in looking to clinch but Alo pushes him off.
Corkran is looking to clinch.
Mikey Corkran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alo throws a right and a left that Corkran avoids nicely.
Corkran wants to clinch.
Alo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corkran sprawls well. Corkran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alo gets slowly back to his feet.
Corkran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corkran in his tracks.
Corkran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corkran is looking to clinch.
Corkran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corkran manages to avoid it.
Corkran tries to clinch but Alo is having none of it.
Alo moves out of range as Corkran throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Alo.
Corkran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alo stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Corkran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Corkran 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Corkran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shit Bix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shit Bix has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shit Bix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bix connects with a crisp jab.
Spat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bix, pushing him back against the ropes.
Spat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spat gets a double leg takedown into Bix's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spat stopping the sweep attempt from Bix.
Bix keeping full guard, as Spat tries to pass.
Spat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bix controls Spat momentarily but Spat frees himself.
Spat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bix controls Spat momentarily but Spat frees himself.
Bix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spat gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bix fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Spat to the ground. Bix is now in Spat's guard.
Spat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spat keeping moving, preventing Bix from controlling successfully.
Spat wants to sweep here but Bix controlling him for the moment.
Spat pushes Bix off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bix shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spat's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bix trying to control but Spat is working from the bottom.
Bix won't allow Spat to get back to his feet.
Bix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Spat throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bix preventing the sweep.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bix has managed to get both his arms back between Spat's legs - danger averted.
Bix trying to control but Spat is working from the bottom.
Bix looking to sit in guard and control but Spat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spat passes Bix's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Spat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bix punching from the bottom.
Spat not doing much here.
Spat passes the guard and advances to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spat controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spat drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spat content to stall in guard here.
Spat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spat throwing strikes from guard but Bix blocks nicely.
Bix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Spat cracks Bix with a solid left hand.
Spat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spat preventing the sweep.
Bix can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spat controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Spat.
Bix throws a series of punches but Spat avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bix tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Spat is in Bix's guard.
Spat showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Spat wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bix shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bix was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat bucks Bix off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bix tries to sprawl but Spat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bix is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Spat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Spat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bix looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spat staying calm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bix is looking to regain half guard here but Spat keeps moving and retains side control.
Bix is trying to escape the position but Spat is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Spat wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Spat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bix's guard.
Spat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Spat was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Spat lands with a right hand.
Spat tries to keep at a distance but Bix has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bix decides to pull guard.
Spat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Spat takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bix is looking for a sweep. Spat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Spat seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Spat.
Bix scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat really wants to buck Bix off and get back to his feet.
Spat wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Spat trying to get back to his feet but Bix is in full control for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spat trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bix has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Spat has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bix gets his hands free as Spat looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack Spat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jack Spat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spat tries to break free.
Bix is looking for a rear naked choke here but Spat reverses the position brilliantly into Bix's guard!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bix being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack Spat has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bix gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bix trying to control the position.
Spat controlling from the top position.
Bix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spat 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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141 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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153 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Snegov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Snegov.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez jabs at Snegov's body.
Snegov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snegov lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Snegov.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snegov moves away.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Snegov.
Snegov lands with a nice body kick.
Snegov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snegov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Snegov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Snegov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snegov slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Snegov tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Snegov tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Snegov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snegov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gonzalez's head.
Snegov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snegov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Snegov.
A jab from Snegov does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Snegov.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Snegov.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez swings for the body but Snegov moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Snegov.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snegov.
Snegov tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Snegov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snegov throws a solid leg kick but Gonzalez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Snegov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snegov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Snegov.
A right hand to the body from Snegov.
Snegov managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body.
Snegov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snegov is pushing Gonzalez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Snegov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Snegov moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Snegov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snegov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snegov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Snegov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snegov misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snegov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Snegov.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Snegov.
Snegov misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Snegov throws a push kick but Gonzalez slaps the foot to one side.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snegov looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snegov staying out of range there.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snegov at a distance.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Snegov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Snegov moved out of range nicely.
Snegov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Snegov lands a jab.
Gonzalez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A lazy left from Gonzalez finds it's target.
Konstantin Snegov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Snegov. Those never looked like landing.
Snegov cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
Snegov misses with a hook.
Snegov connects with a high kick.
Snegov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Snegov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snegov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gonzalez cracks the inside of Snegov's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Snegov's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Snegov.
Snegov lands a high kick!
Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Snegov's ribcage but misses.
Snegov misses with the combination.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez tests Snegov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snegov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snegov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snegov avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Snegov with a nice cross.
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!
Snegov avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Snegov.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snegov manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Snegov counters with a nice uppercut.
Snegov throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Snegov saw that one coming.
A jab from Snegov misses.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snegov.
Snegov avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Snegov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snegov scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Snegov clinches.
Snegov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Snegov lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzalez won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Snegov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gonzalez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snegov has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snegov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jesus Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snegov is breathing heavily.
Snegov is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snegov missing with knees to the body.
Snegov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzalez's efforts to push away.
Snegov tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Snegov in his tracks for a moment.
Snegov trying to control the position but instead, Gonzalez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Snegov into the ropes.
Snegov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snegov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snegov manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Snegov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snegov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konstantin Snegov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesus Gonzalez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Snegov missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Snegov.
Snegov tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Snegov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snegov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Snegov landing knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Snegov is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snegov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Snegov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Snegov's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snegov misses with a looping left.
Snegov scores with a hook.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. Snegov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snegov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Snegov with an uppercut!
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Snegov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snegov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Snegov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
A cross from Snegov lands.
Snegov wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Snegov moves away and avoids it.
Snegov throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Snegov counters with a head kick.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Snegov moved out of range nicely.
Jesus Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snegov takes the fight into the clinch.
Snegov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Snegov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Snegov blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snegov is pushing Gonzalez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Snegov trying to control the position but instead, Gonzalez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Snegov into the ropes.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snegov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Snegov scores with a knee to the head.
Snegov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Snegov there.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Snegov misses.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Snegov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez tests Snegov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Snegov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Snegov.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Snegov moves his leg out of the way.
Snegov misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Snegov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snegov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snegov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Snegov fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snegov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Konstantin Snegov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Snegov is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snegov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Snegov checks the leg kick.
Snegov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snegov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Snegov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snegov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Snegov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niles Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes to the ring accompanied by Theater Of Salvation . Martell has chosen White Zombie - More Human Than Human as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertrand Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niles Martell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell fails with a takedown attempt.
Russell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooh!!! Russell has knocked Martell down with a huge combo! Russell steps away and waves a wobbly Martell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Niles Martell has been cut.
Martell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Russell counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Martell! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Russell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertrand Russell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoot Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Gagnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaffney comes to the ring accompanied by lMFAO - YES. Gagnon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Bigfoot Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavin Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooh a lovely combination from Gagnon sends Gaffney down but not out. Gagnon dives into side control looking to finish.
Gaffney is rocked!
Gagnon tries for a kimura but Gaffney is defending well.
Oh Gaffney is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gagnon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gaffney!
Gagnon with good strikes from the mount here!
Gaffney is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gagnon postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gaffney bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gagnon and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gavin Gagnon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randle Muckmurphy (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spider Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randle Muckmurphy!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muckmurphy throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Muckmurphy.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Muckmurphy counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muckmurphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muckmurphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muckmurphy pinned against the ropes. Muckmurphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muckmurphy.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muckmurphy sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Muckmurphy is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckmurphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Muckmurphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Spider Silva just wasn't active enough.
Muckmurphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Muckmurphy, who protects the arm well.
Muckmurphy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Randle Muckmurphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Muckmurphy both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Muckmurphy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Muckmurphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Muckmurphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muckmurphy as he jumps to the side.
Muckmurphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Muckmurphy wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Muckmurphy is in no mood to give up.
Muckmurphy is breathing heavily.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Muckmurphy hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Muckmurphy is out cold - huge knockout for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Spider Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Step (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tapisht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tapisht's choice of entrance music: Evanescence: Bring Me To Life. 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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25
168 lbs
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163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Step!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Tapisht!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapisht closes the distance and clinches up with Step, looking for a takedown. Tapisht pushes Step against the ropes but Step circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tapisht throws out a powerful jab.
Tapisht fails to land with a series of punches.
Vlad Tapisht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Step tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tapisht swivels and escapes.
Nice shot lands for Tapisht.
Step is rocked!
Tapisht misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Step is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Step. Those never looked like landing.
Step seems to have got his legs back now.
Step misses with a hook to the body
and Tapisht counters with a straight that turns Step's legs to rubber! Tapisht pushes forward with more strikes and Step goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Tapisht!
Vlad Tapisht is the new lightweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vovochka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dean's choice of entrance music: Eminence Front. 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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25
285 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
290 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vovochka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovochka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horrible takedown by Vovochka or perhaps it was just good defense by Dean which made him look bad.
Vovochka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dean darts in and clinches Vovochka up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovochka.
Dean misses with a knee to the head.
Vovochka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dean smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Dean as Vovochka shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Vovochka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vovochka gets a clinch.
Vovochka wants to stall.
Vovochka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dean gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Vladimir Vovochka has been cut.
Dean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Vovochka.
Vovochka blocks an elbow strike from Dean.
Vovochka takes an elbow to the temple.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovochka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Vovochka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovochka misses with the head strike.
Vovochka misses with some punches.
Dean throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
Dean stalling in the clinch but Vovochka improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovochka.
Dean pushes off an throws an elbow but Vovochka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dean is looking to control Vovochka's arms but Vovochka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dean has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovochka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dean.
Dean blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovochka.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vovochka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vovochka swings wildly with an uppercut but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean lands an elbow that stopped Vovochka in his tracks for a moment.
Vladimir Vovochka's cut is getting worse.
Vovochka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands an elbow inside that Vovochka shrugs off.
Dean trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dean.
Vovochka has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Vovochka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dean walks away with a smile on his face. Vovochka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dean throws a wild body kick that Vovochka sees coming a mile off.
Vladimir Vovochka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovochka clinches up with Dean and pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vovochka misses with a punch on the inside.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vovochka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vovochka is breathing heavily.
Dean looking to throw knees to the head but Vovochka is blocking nicely.
Vovochka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dean lands an elbow inside that Vovochka shrugs off.
Dean gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Vladimir Vovochka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vladimir Vovochka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Dean!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
150 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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23
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Maia misses the target.
Maia misses with a hook. Nikolaev ducked under it nicely.
Maia throws a right and a left that Nikolaev avoids nicely.
Nikolaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikolaev tries to clinch but Maia moves out of range.
Nikolaev slips a jab and a cross from Maia.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nikolaev moves into the clinch.
Nikolaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maia's efforts to push away.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but Maia blocks with his arms.
Maia working hard to break the clinch.
Maia blocks an elbow strike from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev keeps control of Maia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maia breaks the clinch.
Maia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikolaev.
Maia scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nikolaev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikolaev moves away.
Nikolaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maia swings for the body but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Maia throws a shot from downtown. Nikolaev moves away and avoids it.
Nikolaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maia works Nikolaev's body with a nice hook.
Maia's corner calls for a 1-2. Maia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikolaev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikolaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maia breaks the clinch.
Maia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikolaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Maia misses.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikolaev.
Damien Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikolaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikolaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolaev counters by moving into the clinch.
Maia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nikolaev throws an elbow but misses.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling him.
Maia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maia is trying to force a seperation but Nikolaev has the dominant position.
Maia has had enough of the clinch but Nikolaev keeps him there for the moment.
Maia manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Maia.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolaev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nikolaev throws an elbow but misses.
Maia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maia has had enough of the clinch but Nikolaev keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev prevents Maia from breaking the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maia has had enough of the clinch but Nikolaev keeps him there for the moment.
Maia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maia avoids a wild elbow strike from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nikolaev.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nikolaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maia's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nikolaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maia's brow.
Nikolaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
Nikolaev drops his hands momentarily and Maia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Anton Nikolaev has been cut.
Nikolaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maia, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Maia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Nikolaev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikolaev tries to clinch there but Maia circles away.
Maia throws an off balance right hand
and Nikolaev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling him.
Maia has had enough of the clinch but Nikolaev keeps him there for the moment.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Maia lands.
Maia misses with an uppercut
and Nikolaev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nikolaev.
A knee to the head by Nikolaev.
Maia breaks the clinch.
Nikolaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Maia misses.
Maia throws a right and a left that Nikolaev avoids nicely.
Maia swings for the body but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Nikolaev is looking to clinch.
Maia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maia misses with a hook to the body
and Nikolaev counters by clinching up.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Maia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nikolaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikolaev with a knee to the head.
Maia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Maia tries to break free but Nikolaev pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikolaev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maia avoids it.
Nikolaev pushes off an throws an elbow but Maia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maia breaks the clinch.
Nikolaev darts in trying to clinch
and Maia counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikolaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia throws a body punch but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws a lazy uppercut
and Nikolaev counters by clinching up.
Maia is looking to break free of the clinch but Nikolaev has double underhooks.
Maia is trying to stall.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Maia is blocking nicely.
Maia avoids a wild elbow strike from Nikolaev.
Maia tries to break free but Nikolaev pushes him back against the ropes.
Maia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nikolaev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nikolaev misses with a knee strike.
Maia tries to circle away but Nikolaev has him pinned against the ropes.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling him.
Maia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maia is trying to push Nikolaev away but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nikolaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nikolaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maia's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nikolaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maia's brow.
Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nikolaev has Maia up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maia blocks an elbow strike from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maia's efforts to push away.
Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damien Maia is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikolaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikolaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maia throws a lazy uppercut
and Nikolaev moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Maia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Nikolaev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nikolaev wants to clinch
and Maia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maia missing with a left hand there. Nikolaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia lands with a cross.
Maia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikolaev.
Maia misses with a looping left.
Maia misses with a shot to the body
and Nikolaev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maia avoids it.
Nikolaev tries a knee to the head but Maia blocks it.
Maia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nikolaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maia's efforts to push away.
Maia is trying to force a seperation but Nikolaev has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev keeps control of Maia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maia tries to circle away but Nikolaev has him pinned against the ropes.
Maia blocks an elbow strike from Nikolaev.
Maia is trying to push Nikolaev away but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nikolaev misses with a knee strike.
Nikolaev keeps control of Maia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nikolaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolaev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nikolaev misses with a knee to the head.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anton Nikolaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nikolaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nikolaev in his tracks.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia throws a body punch but Nikolaev moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Nikolaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maia.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia misses with a hook. Nikolaev ducked under it nicely.
Maia throws a lazy uppercut
and Nikolaev counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikolaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikolaev won't allow it.
Nikolaev lands a knee to the head.
Maia is trying to push Nikolaev away but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nikolaev scores a nice knee to the body.
Maia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nikolaev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maia's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws an elbow that misses.
Maia working hard to break the clinch.
Maia is looking to break free of the clinch but Nikolaev has double underhooks.
Nikolaev keeps control of Maia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nikolaev crunches a lovely knee into Maia's ribcage.
Maia taking a breather.
Maia working hard to break the clinch.
Nikolaev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia tries to break free but Nikolaev pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev has Maia pressed against the ropes, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maia tries to circle away but Nikolaev has him pinned against the ropes.
Nikolaev misses with an elbow strike.
Nikolaev keeps control of Maia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikolaev won't allow it.
Nikolaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Nikolaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Maia tries to circle away but Nikolaev has him pinned against the ropes.
Maia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maia breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nikolaev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nikolaev throws an elbow but it misses.
Nikolaev misses with a knee strike.
Maia is looking to break free of the clinch but Nikolaev has double underhooks.
Maia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nikolaev as Maia tries to tie him up.
Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolaev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nikolaev.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Maia avoids the elbow strike from Nikolaev, against the ropes.
Maia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Damien Maia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Anton Nikolaev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Maia does it's job there.
Maia throws an overhand right that lands on Nikolaev's shoulder, as Nikolaev tries to avoid the shot.
Maia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikolaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Nikolaev defending well as Maia loads up on a big left hand.
Maia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikolaev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nikolaev.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikolaev won't allow it.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Nikolaev trying to land knees to the body.
Maia avoids the elbow strike from Nikolaev, against the ropes.
Nikolaev lands an elbow inside that Maia shrugs off.
Nikolaev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to circle away but Nikolaev has him pinned against the ropes.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nikolaev has Maia pressed against the ropes, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nikolaev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nikolaev has Maia pressed against the ropes, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling him.
Nikolaev misses with a knee strike.
Nikolaev misses with a knee strike.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling him.
Maia dodges an elbow strike from Nikolaev.
Maia breaks from the clinch.
Nikolaev moves into the clinch.
Maia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia lands a jab to Nikolaev's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with the combination.
Nikolaev tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikolaev tries to clinch up.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Nikolaev is looking to clinch but Maia is avoiding it.
Maia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anton Nikolaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nikolaev closes the distance but Maia moves to the side
and Maia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nikolaev thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maia connects with a right hand. Nikolaev shakes it off.
Maia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nikolaev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nikolaev with a knee to the head.
Nikolaev lands a damaging elbow.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikolaev won't allow it.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Nikolaev keeps control of Maia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nikolaev trying to land knees to the body.
Maia tries to break free but Nikolaev pushes him back against the ropes.
Maia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nikolaev prevents Maia from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nikolaev has Maia pressed against the ropes, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nikolaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maia can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses with a knee strike.
Maia working hard to break the clinch.
Maia tries to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling the position.
Maia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maia is trying to force a seperation but Nikolaev has the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Maia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
Maia blocks the elbow strike.
Maia blocks the elbow strike.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolaev lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nikolaev throws an elbow but misses.
Nikolaev lands a nice elbow.
Nikolaev throws an elbow that misses.
Maia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maia breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Maia had his way with Anton Nikolaev in that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Nikolaev's cut.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Maia throws a lazy uppercut
and Nikolaev counters by clinching up.
Nikolaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maia is trying to break free.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but Maia blocks with his arms.
Nikolaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Nikolaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maia's efforts to push away.
Maia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Nikolaev tries a knee to the head but Maia blocks it.
Nikolaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maia's efforts to push away.
Maia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nikolaev prevents Maia from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev prevents Maia from breaking the clinch.
Nikolaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
Maia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Maia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nikolaev keeps control of Maia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Maia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nikolaev lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Maia tries to circle away but Nikolaev has him pinned against the ropes.
Nikolaev prevents Maia from breaking the clinch.
Nikolaev lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Nikolaev.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikolaev won't allow it.
Maia wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Maia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maia is looking to break free of the clinch but Nikolaev has double underhooks.
Nikolaev keeps control of Maia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maia blocks the elbow strike.
Maia tries to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling the position.
Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia throws a body punch but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damien Maia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maia throws a nice looking combination but Nikolaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maia lands a really nice looking cross but Nikolaev seems unphased.
Nikolaev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia misses with a double jab
and Nikolaev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maia managing to block the knees to the body from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but Maia blocks with his arms.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but Maia blocks with his arms.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikolaev tries to clinch up.
Nikolaev tries to clinch but Maia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia thuds his right hand into Nikolaev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nikolaev rushes Maia and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nikolaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolaev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Damien Maia has been cut.
Maia avoids a wild elbow strike from Nikolaev.
Maia is trying to push Nikolaev away but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anton Nikolaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolaev working Maia over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damien Maia.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Maia!
Damien Maia retains his featherweight title!
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