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GFC 43 - Raptor vs. Aurelius PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Duke Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Riley lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivanov backs away from a small jab...but Riley lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Ivanov crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Riley with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Duke Riley!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mamath Blah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet has chosen SmashinSomethin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamath Blah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blah lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Blah.
Blah digs a good hook to Bennet's body.
Blah throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with a head kick.
Blah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennet circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bennet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bennet.
Blah throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Blah thows a body shot but no joy.
Blah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennet scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Blah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blah misses with an uppercut.
Bennet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blah misses the jab.
A big right from Blah misses.
Blah throws the left hand but Bennet avoids the punch easily.
Bennet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blah counters with a stiff right hand.
Blah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blah throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet counters with a series of strikes. Blah will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bennet walks into a stiff left hand from Blah.
Blah throws a big shot that misses.
Blah tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mamath Blah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blah throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Mamath Blah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blah tries a low kick but Bennet avoids it.
Blah looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Bennet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bennet tries to clinch but Blah moves out of range.
Blah staying out of range there.
Bennet misses with a wild combination.
Bennet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blah loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Blah.
Blah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Blah looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Blah misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Blah's head but Blah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamath Blah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bennet slips a jab from Blah.
A combination from Bennet does no damage.
Charles Bennet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blah throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blah looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Blah misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Blah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blah moves away.
Blah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bennet backs up against the cage.
Bennet has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blah wants to break free but Bennet has control.
Bennet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Blah avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blah backwards.
Bennet misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bennet tries to stall but Blah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet has Blah pressed against the cage, preventing Blah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blah is trying to push Bennet away but Bennet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennet has him pressed against the cage.
Bennet lands with a left to the head.
Blah wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennet won't allow it.
Blah is trying to break the clinch but Bennet is controlling him.
Bennet lands a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bennet with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet wants to control from the top but Blah keeps moving.
Blah wants to stand but Bennet is controlling the position.
Bennet stopping the sweep attempt from Blah.
Blah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bennet slips a jab from Blah.
Bennet moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
Bennet turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Blah is trying to control Bennet's posture but Bennet avoids it.
An elbow from Bennet crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blah keeps working.
Blah regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bennet's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Blah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bennet being controlled here momentarily.
Blah is trying to keep Bennet in close.
Bennet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bennet throwing strikes from guard but Blah blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bennet won't allow Blah to get back to his feet.
Bennet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bennet looking to sit in guard and control but Blah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bennet has his feet on Blah's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blah.
Blah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blah misses with a low kick.
Blah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bennet moves away from the strike by Blah.
A combination from Blah does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bennet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bennet walks into a straight right hand from Blah.
A leg kick checked by Bennet.
Blah tries to bum rush Bennet with a series of wild strikes but Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bennet counters with a series of strikes. Blah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blah throws a one two combo.
Bennet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet takes the fight into the clinch.
Blah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Blah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bennet.
Blah is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bennet is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blah to the mat. Blah regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Blah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blah is looking to stand up but Bennet isn't so interested in that idea.
Blah wants to improve his position but instead Bennet has moved into half guard.
Blah won't allow Bennet to pass to mount.
Bennet working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bennet there.
Blah is controlling Bennet's trapped leg to prevent Bennet from advancing to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blah pushes Bennet off looking to stand but Bennet dives back in and keeps control.
Blah on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blah tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blah works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bennet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bennet distracts Blah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blah keeping full guard, as Bennet tries to pass.
Bennet prevents Blah from getting back to his feet.
Bennet is looking to work some ground and pound but Blah has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet stopping the sweep attempt from Blah.
Bennet trying to control the position from guard on top but Blah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennet stands up over Blah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blah wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bennet landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bennet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blah is pulling down on Bennet's head to control his posture.
Blah wants to stand and escape but Bennet is having none of it.
Bennet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bennet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bennet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bennet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blah is trying to control the position but Bennet postures up.
Bennet trying to control the position from guard on top but Blah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet looking to pass the guard.
Blah wants to stand and escape but Bennet is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bennet is looking to work some ground and pound but Blah has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet trying to control but Blah is working from the bottom.
Bennet stands and throws Blah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Charles Bennet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bennet connects with a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bennet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bennet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox's entrance music is Rammstein - Sonne (Clawfinger K.O. remix). A fine choice. Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get out of my way. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Fox!
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, Patrick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Fox which made him look bad.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Steve Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Diaz clobbers Fox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diaz throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands a body shot.
Diaz tries to clinch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Fox checks it.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Fox darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz tries to bum rush Fox with a series of wild strikes but Fox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Diaz dominated that round.
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.
Fox throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Fox is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz closes the distance but Fox moves to the side
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.
Fox digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Fox blocks a leg kick.
Fox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fox rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fox smiles and moves away.
Fox clinches up against the cage.
Fox tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patrick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fox as he jumps to the side.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Diaz.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Fox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fox gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Diaz 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!
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.
Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fox on his heels. He'll look to pass Fox's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Fox is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Fox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fox manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Fox's guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Fox is keeping the position.
Fox is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fox can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fox is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fox has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Fox defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Fox is defending it quite comfortably.
Steve Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz controlling the action here.
Fox looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fox is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz is trying to control. Fox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fox is trying to stand.
Fox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Diaz is trying to control. Fox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fox is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fox!
Diaz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Diaz looking to secure an arm triangle but Fox defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox throwing hammer fists to the chest of Diaz. What's that going to do exactly?
Diaz blocks Fox's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diaz is working for a guillotine from mount but Fox frees his head quite easily.
Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silent Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eorl Vanagandr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Silent Killer's chin.
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260 lbs
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230 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silent Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer throws a jab when Vanagandr was well out of range.
Killer takes a swing at Vanagandr's ribcage but misses.
Killer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanagandr moves away.
Vanagandr slips under a jab from Killer.
Killer swings for the body but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Killer needs to keep his hands up - Vanagandr had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Silent Killer has been cut.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Killer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Killer looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vanagandr lands a right hand from hell, dropping Killer. Vanagandr pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eorl Vanagandr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottatukka Oikenee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jankowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Start It Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ivan Jankowski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
201 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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26
194 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ottatukka Oikenee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Jankowski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oikenee as he jumps to the side.
Jankowski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oikenee's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jankowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jankowski fails to land the takedown.
Jankowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Ottatukka Oikenee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jankowski.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jankowski.
Jankowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jankowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankowski is nestled in close to Oikenee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oikenee trying to hold on to Jankowski's head to control him but Jankowski postures up.
Jankowski trying to control from half guard but Oikenee is working away.
Oikenee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jankowski controlling the pace.
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.
Nice strikes from Jankowski there.
Jankowski working over Oikenee with some ground and pound. Oikenee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Jankowski there.
Oikenee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jankowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jankowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oikenee is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski lands a couple of digs.
Oh Oikenee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oikenee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jankowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jankowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oikenee's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oikenee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oikenee seems to have got his legs back now.
Jankowski lands a couple of elbows.
Jankowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oikenee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jankowski defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jankowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oikenee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jankowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Jankowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oikenee keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
Oikenee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jankowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jankowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jankowski stands up over Oikenee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jankowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oikenee can't keep his opponent in guard - Jankowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jankowski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oikenee sprawls well. Oikenee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jankowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Jankowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Jankowski punishes Oikenee's body with a nice straight punch.
Oikenee swinging wildly here.
Oikenee is breathing heavily.
Oikenee tries a head kick but it misses.
Oikenee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice combo by Jankowski! Oh, that's hurt him - Oikenee falls to the canvas and Jankowski follows him into side control.
It looks like Ottatukka Oikenee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankowski looks up at the clock and then as Oikenee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jankowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Oikenee looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Jankowski turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Jankowski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herold Hassium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ernst's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. Tim Ernst has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herold Hassium's chin.
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168 lbs
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23
157 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herold Hassium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Ernst!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernst tries to close the distance and clinch but Hassium swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hassium.
Ernst moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hassium displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ernst throws out the jab.
Hassium will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ernst moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ernst bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hassium's head backwards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ernst!
Ernst displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hassium.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herold Hassium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassium takes one to the chin there.
Herold Hassium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hassium.
Hassium looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hassium tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ernst sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hassium somewhat.
Hassium on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hassium's guard.
Ernst postures up and lands a big shot to Hassium's brow.
Ernst avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ernst must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hassium is trying to keep Ernst in close.
Ernst trying to control the position from guard on top but Hassium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hassium has his foot on Ernst's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ernst works his way back into a safe position though.
Ernst got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hassium has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ernst has managed to get both his arms back between Hassium's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassium utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hassium tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassium is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ernst is aware though and is defending well.
Hassium is breathing heavily.
Hassium can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ernst controls the pace.
Ernst postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hassium wants to get back to his feet but Ernst is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ernst controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ernst working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ernst is looking to work some ground and pound but Hassium has wrist control.
Ernst trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hassium had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ernst defends it easily.
Ernst pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hassium is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ernst is looking to work some ground and pound but Hassium has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst landing with the ground and pound.
Ernst working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hassium can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ernst controls the pace.
Hassium working for a triangle but Ernst defends it easily.
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!
Ernst slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hassium manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ernst holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hassium tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Ernst dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ernst wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ernst throws a jab but it's blocked by Hassium.
A jab lands there for Ernst.
Ernst changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hassium tries to avoid it but Ernst manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hassium to the ground. Hassium escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hassium.
Hassium looks to land a body kick but Ernst moved away.
Hassium misses with a takedown
and Ernst cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassium shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ernst as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herold Hassium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hassium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hassium closes the distance and clinches up with Ernst, looking for a takedown. Hassium pushes Ernst against the cage but Ernst circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ernst fails with the takedown.
Hassium misses with a takedown attempt - Ernst sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hassium shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ernst as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst throws a series of strikes that have Hassium backpedaling.
It looks like Herold Hassium has been cut.
Hassium is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ernst digs a good body shot into Hassium's ribs.
Ernst catches Hassium with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hassium fails with the takedown
and Ernst counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassium throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ernst counters with a nice body shot.
Ernst connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassium takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ernst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ernst lands a two punch combo.
Hassium is rocked!
Hassium takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Hassium is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Hassium got wobbled bad by a big combination! Ernst presses forward with punches and knees until Hassium stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Hassium closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Ernst!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rankinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Datu I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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147 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Rankinstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Datu I !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice sprawl there from Rankinstein as I shoots in.
Rankinstein throws a right and a left that I avoids nicely.
I fails to land the takedown.
I throws a low kick but Rankinstein avoids it.
Rankinstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rankinstein tries to clinch up but I circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rankinstein, as that shot connected.
I misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Derrick Rankinstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Datu I .
Rankinstein digs a good hook to I 's body.
Rankinstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rankinstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
I misses with a takedown
and Rankinstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
I misses with a takedown
and Rankinstein counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I gets a double leg takedown into Rankinstein's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
I throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rankinstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
I throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rankinstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
I working some strikes from top position.
Rankinstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
I preventing the sweep.
Rankinstein keeping moving, preventing I from controlling successfully.
I trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rankinstein manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now I has Rankinstein in his guard.
I working for a triangle but Rankinstein defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rankinstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
I has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rankinstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rankinstein doesn't defend quickly enough and I has managed to lock this one up! Can Rankinstein escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to I on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Datu I !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
290 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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20
249 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smokeleaf has managed to clinch.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Tappura's ribcage.
Tappura looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Tappura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smokeleaf's elbow.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tappura's defenses.
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
Smokeleaf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Tappura avoids the damage to the body.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Tappura avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
Tappura blocks an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow that misses.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Tappura blocks an elbow strike.
Tappura breaks the clinch.
Tappura throws a wild body kick that Smokeleaf sees coming a mile off.
Smokeleaf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tappura scores with a body shot.
Smokeleaf thuds his shin into the meat of Tappura's side.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that misses.
Smokeleaf checks a leg kick.
Tappura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maverick Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses
and Tappura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smokeleaf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smokeleaf pushes off an throws an elbow but Tappura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tappura presses Smokeleaf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Tappura.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tappura throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Tappura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smokeleaf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tappura avoids it.
Smokeleaf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Tappura trying to land knees to the body.
Tappura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Maverick Smokeleaf has been cut.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura tries to work over Smokeleaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappura managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf blocks an elbow strike from Tappura.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
Tappura manages to break the clinch.
Tappura blocks a leg kick.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch there but Tappura circles away.
Smokeleaf throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
Tappura catches Smokeleaf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tappura throws the left hand but Smokeleaf avoids the punch easily.
Tappura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tappura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappura throws a right and a left that Smokeleaf avoids nicely.
Tappura throws a push kick but Smokeleaf slaps the foot to one side.
Smokeleaf is looking to chop away at Tappura's legs.
Tappura lands with a slapping head kick.
Smokeleaf avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Smokeleaf blocks a leg kick.
Smokeleaf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tappura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smokeleaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tappura.
Tappura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smokeleaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Tappura.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smokeleaf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smokeleaf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tappura takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tappura throws a leg kick but Smokeleaf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tappura swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tappura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tappura managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smokeleaf throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tappura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smokeleaf backwards.
Tappura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Smokeleaf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tappura is trying to force a seperation but Smokeleaf has the dominant position.
Tappura managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smokeleaf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tappura's brow.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tappura misses with some punches.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Taisto Tappura's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tappura is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tappura's face.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smokeleaf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tappura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tappura takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Taisto Tappura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside that Tappura shrugs off.
Tappura is rocked!
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside that Tappura shrugs off.
Tappura is still on wobbly legs! Can Smokeleaf finish him?
Smokeleaf has Tappura pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Tappura is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Smokeleaf - that's hurt Tappura badly! Oh, another knee lands and Tappura is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Tappura doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Maverick Smokeleaf!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Ant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Reles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bone Thugs N Harmony - Mo' Murda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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27
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Ant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Reles!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ant is trying to defend but Reles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reles tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ant is trying to get back to full guard.
Reles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reles working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reles wants to control but Ant is keeping him busy.
Ant is trying to control but Reles passes into side control!
Reles sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ant is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reles in side control, throwing shots but Ant defends.
Ant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reles.
Reles in side control, throwing shots but Ant defends.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ant tries to improve position but can't.
Ant is not content to let Reles control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reles scores with punches from side control.
Reles landing a few strikes.
Ant wants to control but Reles postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reles.
Reles throws an elbow but Ant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ant takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reles creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reles looks up at the clock and then as Ant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reles smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ant is rocked!
Ant can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Ant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reles misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ant seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reles cracks Ant with a big elbow.
Reles working away.
Reles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reles trying to control the position but Ant is working away.
Ant struggling a bit here.
Reles cracks Ant with a big right hand but Ant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reles taking a break here but Ant is having none of it and regains half guard.
Reles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ant is not content to let Reles control the position.
Ant tries to get to full guard but Reles has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reles is trying to control. Ant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reles.
Reles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reles's back!
Ant looking for the choke but no joy.
Reles is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ant off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Ant keeps control of the position as Reles tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reles manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ant's guard. Nice work there by Reles.
Reles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ant keeping moving, preventing Reles from controlling successfully.
Reles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ant pulls Reles in to control the position.
Reles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ant is trying to control the position but Reles postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reles trying to control the position from guard on top but Ant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Gregory Ant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ant to the ground. Reles is now in Ant's guard.
Ant trying to control the position.
Reles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ant is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Reles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ant dives in and scores a takedown into Reles's guard.
Ant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Reles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reles is nestled in close to Ant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ant's head.
Ant wants to control but Reles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ant is trying to control the position but Reles postures up.
Reles with a nice head shot there.
Reles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reles postures up in Ant's guard and throws a big left but Ant blocks it.
Reles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reles postures up.
Ant controlling the position.
Reles trying to control but Ant is working from the bottom.
Ant controls Reles momentarily but Reles frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Ant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ant's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ant shoots for a takedown but Reles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reles connects with a crisp jab.
Reles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ant.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Ant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ant's half guard.
Reles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reles.
Reles is stalling here. Ant is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Reles seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ant has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Reles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ant trying to mount his opponent but Reles defends it.
Reles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ant wants to pass the guard but Reles is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ant has gone for a leg lock! Reles slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ant's guard.
Reles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reles postures up in Ant's guard and throws a big left but Ant blocks it.
Ant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reles is in close to Ant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reles stands and throws Ant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ant is not content to let Reles control the position.
Ant taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reles landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Reles lands an elbow.
Reles looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ant is avoiding damage well.
Ant wants to control but Reles postures up.
The ground and pound from Reles seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ant is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reles throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reles scoring with punches and elbows.
Reles fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reles lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Reles 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!
Reles misses with a takedown attempt - Ant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gregory Ant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reles cracks Ant with a good jab.
Reles misses with a few strikes there.
Ant fails to land the takedown.
Ant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Ant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reles drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ant taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reles lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ant down.
Reles working away.
Reles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reles working the head with strikes.
Reles trying to control the action but Ant is working from the bottom.
Reles cracks Ant with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Reles immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ant is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Reles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Reles!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marcia Carolus Rex. Sigvard Aurelius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
144 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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27
130 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Aurelius. No joy for Raptor on that attempt.
Nice jab there from Aurelius.
Raptor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Raptor misses.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raptor looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Raptor misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raptor.
Raptor connects with a right hand. Aurelius shakes it off.
Good work by Raptor as he checks the leg kick.
Raptor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aurelius doesn't seem bothered though.
Aurelius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raptor.
Raptor throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Raptor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raptor moves away from the strike by Aurelius.
Aurelius misses with a low kick as Raptor jumps back.
Aurelius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigvard Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to land a front kick but Raptor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raptor misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Raptor misses with a body kick.
Raptor connects with a looping right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius motions for Raptor to come forward. Aurelius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius connects with a solid leg kick.
Raptor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aurelius.
Raptor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelius.
Raptor lands with an overhand left.
Aurelius lands a glancing blow to the side of Raptor's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raptor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raptor is rocked!
Aurelius lands an uppercut, right on the button! Raptor tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius is the new bantamweight champion!
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