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RPFC21:Maia VS Khripunov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Tresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksey Tresh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Tresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Berger!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tresh tries to clinch but Berger moves out of range.
Tresh dodges the punch combination from Berger.
That kick from Tresh tenderised Berger's leg. Berger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berger looks gassed!
Berger drops his hands for a split second and Tresh immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Berger face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Tresh follows up with a right hand that knocks Berger into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksey Tresh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Step (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Dubko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Drew Step's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Step!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Dubko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Step fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dubko.
Step taking punishment in the form of punches.
Step regains half guard.
Step moves into full guard.
Step has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dubko doesn't defend quickly enough and Step has managed to lock this one up! Can Dubko escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Step on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Drew Step!
Drew Step made sure to mention his sponsor, FML NY - Closing to Open an Organization in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donkey Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido comes to the ring accompanied by Cuba Anthem. Donkey Kong is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donkey Kong!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra Salsido throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
Kong tries to clinch there but Guerra Salsido circles away.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Guerra Salsido moves out of range easily.
Kong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guerra Salsido tries to avoid it but Kong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guerra Salsido to the ground. Guerra Salsido escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guerra Salsido tries to bum rush Kong with a series of wild strikes but Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guerra Salsido wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guerra Salsido throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Guerra Salsido does it's job there.
Guerra Salsido feints a jab promting Kong to slip. Guerra Salsido then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Donkey Kong has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra Salsido lands a two punch combo.
Kong throws a right and a left that Guerra Salsido avoids nicely.
A jab from Guerra Salsido finds it's way through Kong's defenses.
Guerra Salsido connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kong. Kong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Guerra Salsido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerra Salsido lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kong fails with the takedown.
Kong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guerra Salsido connects with a single shot there.
Kong is rocked!
Guerra Salsido throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kong is still on wobbly legs! Can Guerra Salsido finish him?
Kong looks gassed!
Guerra Salsido slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong walks straight into a right hand from Guerra Salsido - that's dropped him! Guerra Salsido jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kong from any more punishment! Kong complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonid Guerra Salsido!
An out of breath Leonid Guerra Salsido thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Black's choice of entrance music: Onward to Victory. Lorenzo Von Matterhorn had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
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, Dana Black!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Von Matterhorn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Von Matterhorn sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Matterhorn doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Matterhorn lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Dana Black has been cut.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Black.
Von Matterhorn scores with a head kick. Black tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Von Matterhorn connects with a high kick.
Von Matterhorn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Black on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Black looks gassed!
Von Matterhorn leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Von Matterhorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Matterhorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Black takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Black is trying desperately to land a takedown but Von Matterhorn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Black.
Von Matterhorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
Von Matterhorn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Von Matterhorn delivers a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Von Matterhorn throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Matterhorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Matterhorn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
That has opened up Dana Black's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Matterhorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Matterhorn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Von Matterhorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Black dives in and grabs Von Matterhorn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Von Matterhorn pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Von Matterhorn misses with a head kick.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Von Matterhorn swivels and escapes.
Von Matterhorn scores with a head kick.
Von Matterhorn thows a body kick. Black tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Matterhorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Von Matterhorn scores with a head kick.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Matterhorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Von Matterhorn throws a nice head kick!
The cut above Dana Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Black takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Von Matterhorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Black takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Von Matterhorn throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Von Matterhorn. Black shrugs it off though.
Von Matterhorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Von Matterhorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Von Matterhorn throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black fails with the takedown.
Von Matterhorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Black avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Black looks to land a right hand but Von Matterhorn moved out of range.
Von Matterhorn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Matterhorn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Von Matterhorn misses with the combination.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Matterhorn misses with a head kick.
Von Matterhorn scores with a leg kick.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Von Matterhorn.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Von Matterhorn but Von Matterhorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Von Matterhorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Von Matterhorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Matterhorn. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Matterhorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Matterhorn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Von Matterhorn lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dana Black's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Black looks for a takedown but Von Matterhorn sprawls well.
Von Matterhorn keeps Black at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black takes a kick to the side of the head.
Von Matterhorn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that half lands.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dana Black's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Corkran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Pribko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey Corkran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pribko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pribko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corkran.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pribko as he jumps to the side.
Corkran is looking to chop away at Pribko's legs.
Pribko catches Corkran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pribko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corkran doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck for Corkran with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Corkran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pribko stuffs the takedown.
Corkran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pribko lands a big head kick that sends Corkran tumbling to the mat! Pribko takes a step backwards and waves Corkran back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Corkran is rocked!
It looks like Mikey Corkran 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!
Pribko lands an overhand right.
Oh Corkran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corkran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pribko is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Corkran hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Pribko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Halilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Halilov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halilov.
Amir Halilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Halilov circles away.
Evans gets a clinch.
Evans could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Evans prevents a takedown attempt there.
Halilov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Evans is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rashad Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Halilov.
Evans stalling the fight.
Evans gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Halilov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans stuns Halilov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evans punishes Halilov's body with a nice straight punch.
Halilov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halilov fails with the takedown.
A lazy left from Evans finds it's target.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Halilov. Halilov gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Halilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halilov.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Halilov is controlling Evans's posture.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Halilov blocks nicely.
Halilov keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans being controlled here momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Amir Halilov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Halilov shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halilov walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
Halilov shoots in and bounces Evans off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halilov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halilov forces his way into half guard.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans tries to roll over but Halilov keeps him under control.
Halilov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halilov on the ground.
Halilov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Evans could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Halilov has cracked it and Evans is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Halilov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amir Halilov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boykin's choice of entrance music: Пересмотри. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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275 lbs
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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, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Boykin moves away and avoids it.
Boykin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boykin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boykin tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Boykin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Boykin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings for the body but Boykin moves out of range.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Boykin's ribs.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boykin moves away.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Boykin avoids them all with ease.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boykin moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boykin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boykin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson takes a swing at Boykin's ribcage but misses.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Boykin is out of range.
Boykin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Boykin slips the punch.
Jackson digs a good hook to Boykin's body.
Jackson cracks Boykin with an open hand slap.
Boykin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Boykin's head back.
Jackson throws a body punch but Boykin moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boykin counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Boykin to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Boykin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson takes a swing at Boykin's ribcage but misses.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Boykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boykin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Boykin's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Dimentiy Boykin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boykin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Boykin misses.
Jackson throws a jab when Boykin was well out of range.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Boykin ducks down to avoid it.
Boykin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quinton Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boykin moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson throws a hook but Boykin blocks it.
Boykin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Boykin counters by clinching up.
Boykin gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boykin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boykin keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Boykin working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Boykin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Boykin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boykin's guard.
Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boykin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson wants to stand but Boykin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boykin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boykin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boykin manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boykin defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson punishes Boykin's body with a nice straight punch.
Boykin checks the leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook but Boykin avoids it easily.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boykin momentarily.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Boykin's head but Boykin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boykin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boykin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Boykin is controlling the position.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Boykin controls his hands.
Boykin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boykin tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson scores with a jab. Boykin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boykin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Boykin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Boykin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a body shot but Boykin blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jackson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jackson trying to stall but Boykin improves his position.
Boykin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Boykin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Dimentiy Boykin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boykin can do to turn this around?
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Boykin with an uppercut!
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boykin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Boykin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Jackson!
Our winner, Quinton Jackson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Pavlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bitch!!! Where you been kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Boris Pavlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Pavlov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duggan.
Pavlov tries to clinch but Duggan moves away
and Duggan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pavlov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pavlov looking for a takedown.
Duggan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duggan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duggan lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duggan tries to work over Pavlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlov stalling in the clinch but Duggan improves position.
Duggan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pavlov throws an elbow but misses.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
Duggan pushes Pavlov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duggan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlov is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Duggan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duggan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duggan lands a body shot.
Duggan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pavlov or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duggan.
Duggan scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Duggan as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan presses Pavlov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duggan lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Duggan - that landed with a thud.
Duggan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlov backwards.
A short uppercut from Duggan.
Duggan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlov backwards.
Duggan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlov backwards.
Duggan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Duggan lands with a short shot to the head.
Duggan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duggan scores with a shot to the side of Pavlov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlovs head.
Pavlov is rocked!
Duggan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlovs head.
Oh Pavlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Duggan - that landed with a thud.
Duggan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duggan lands a big right hand that drops Pavlov! The killer instinct kicks in and Duggan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Duggan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Duggan!
Jim Duggan is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jim Duggan waved his t-shirt featuring xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurik Khripunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
12 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurik Khripunov !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia throws a series of punches but Khripunov moves out of range.
Maia scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Khripunov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khripunov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maia is trying to get back to his feet.
Khripunov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maia, who protects the arm well.
Khripunov tries for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Khripunov tries for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Maia is trying to buck Khripunov off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khripunov is trying to get an arm triangle but Maia is defending well.
Maia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Khripunov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Maia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khripunov 's guard! Nice work there by Maia!
Khripunov looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov has an active guard here but Maia has managed to pass into half guard.
Maia tries to stand and escape but Khripunov is controlling the position.
Khripunov wants to get back to full guard.
Khripunov trying to control but Maia postures up.
Khripunov wants to get back to full guard.
Maia is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Khripunov wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is thwarting Khripunov 's attempts to control the position.
Maia wants to stand up but Khripunov is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khripunov tries to close the distance and clinch but Maia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Khripunov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khripunov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khripunov darts in and clinches Maia up against the ropes.
Khripunov misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khripunov tries to clinch up
and Maia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Khripunov moves out of range of the strikes.
Maia lands with a hook. Khripunov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khripunov tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia looks to land a left hand but Khripunov moved out of range nicely.
Maia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Maia will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khripunov was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Khripunov shoots in for a takedown but Maia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia throws a body punch but Khripunov moves out of range.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khripunov fails with the takedown.
Khripunov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khripunov wants to clinch up but Maia keeps it at a distance.
Khripunov tries to clinch up.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Khripunov .
Khripunov tries to clinch there but Maia circles away.
Damien Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maia defends it nicely.
Damien Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yurik Khripunov .
Khripunov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Khripunov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maia has escaped and now he's on top!
Maia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khripunov is proving hard to escape from.
Maia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Maia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khripunov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khripunov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khripunov is still on wobbly legs! Can Maia finish him?
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
Khripunov tries to clinch but Maia moves away
and Maia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maia thuds a left hand into Khripunov 's body.
Khripunov is breathing heavily.
Khripunov ducks into an uppercut from Maia and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien Maia!
Damien Maia retains his featherweight title!
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