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UFL 9: Tasapaksu - Li PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciek Rostecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salazar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. Rostecki has chosen Kobra "Witamy w mieście" as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maciek Rostecki!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salazar wants to pass to mount but Rostecki is defending the position.
Rostecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salazar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salazar trying to mount his opponent but Rostecki defends it.
Rostecki is looking to improve his position.
Salazar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rostecki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Salazar working Rostecki over with strikes.
Salazar is looking to advance position but Rostecki won't allow it.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar seems to be looking for submissions.
Salazar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but Rostecki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salazar to get the leverage.
Salazar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salazar is pressing down on Rostecki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rostecki is holding on for now.
Salazar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rostecki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Salazar.
Salazar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rostecki is trying to get back to full guard.
Rostecki has hold of Salazar's hands but Salazar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salazar is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki is looking to escape.
Salazar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rostecki defends it well.
Rostecki is defending against the submission attempts here by Salazar.
Salazar seems to be looking for submissions.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salazar working over Rostecki with some ground and pound. Rostecki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salazar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar seems to be looking for submissions.
Salazar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rostecki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salazar.
Rostecki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salazar.
Salazar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rostecki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salazar.
Rostecki wants to control but Salazar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rostecki is trying to maintain the position but Salazar is very close to passing his half guard.
Rostecki is looking for a sweep. Salazar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salazar is nestled in close to Rostecki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salazar lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Salazar working for a guillotine from mount but Rostecki is in no mood to give up.
Salazar avoids the attempt from Rostecki to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salazar landing punches.
Rostecki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salazar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rostecki manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salazar scores with a takedown into Rostecki's guard.
Rostecki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rostecki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazar is one step ahead there.
Alvaro Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salazar advances position into side control!
Salazar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Salazar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Salazar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salazar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Salazar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostecki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Salazar connects with a decent elbow.
Salazar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salazar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Salazar is working Rostecki over with some ground and pound from side control.
Salazar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rostecki is trying to buck Salazar off.
Salazar has hold of Rostecki's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Rostecki seems comfortable defending it but Salazar has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Rostecki is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Rostecki is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Salazar couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alvaro Salazar!
Alvaro Salazar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Suarez.
Suarez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Suarez pushes down on McCarty's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCarty's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suarez.
Suarez is pressing down on McCarty's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCarty is holding on for now.
Suarez trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trinidad Suarez.
McCarty tries to clinch but Suarez moves away
and Suarez counters with a takedown into side control.
Suarez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The referee warns McCarty that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCarty's face.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCarty is bucking up trying to escape but Suarez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McCarty is rocked!
Suarez lands a big shot to the head and McCarty winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Trinidad Suarez!
An out of breath Trinidad Suarez 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Marihuanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marihuanich has chosen CANNABIS as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bariga Marihuanich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a series of punches but Marihuanich avoids them all with ease.
Marihuanich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Bariga Marihuanich has been cut.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marihuanich circles away quickly and effectively.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marihuanich is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Marihuanich circles away and we're back to standing.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Marihuanich clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is trying to stall.
Marihuanich tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Marihuanich has clasped his hands together around Young's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Young managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marihuanich.
Marihuanich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marihuanich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marihuanich connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Young some visible discomfort.
Marihuanich goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Young rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marihuanich's guard! Nice work there by Young!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich is pulling down on Young's head to control his posture.
Marihuanich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Young avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Young passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marihuanich tries to improve position but can't.
Young is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marihuanich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marihuanich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich has his hands clasped together around Young's back. He's all about the action.
Young is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marihuanich is trying to get back to full guard.
Young tries to pass to full mount but Marihuanich defends it.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young seems to be looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marihuanich makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marihuanich.
Marihuanich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marihuanich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marihuanich holds on and takes a little breather.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marihuanich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marihuanich wants to sweep but no luck.
Marihuanich trying to control the position.
Young drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Marihuanich dives on top into guard.
Young wants to stand and escape but Marihuanich is having none of it.
Young has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Marihuanich should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Young has tightened it up now! Marihuanich should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Connor Young!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandro Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Slavsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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, Alexandro Alexandrov!
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, Ivan Slavsky!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavsky thuds his shin into the meat of Alexandrov's side.
Slavsky throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandrov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alexandrov drives through with a takedown into Slavsky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alexandrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexandrov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slavsky for as long as he can get away with.
Slavsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexandrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Alexandro Alexandrov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slavsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alexandrov eats them both and turns towards Slavsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slavsky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slavsky duly obliges.
Slavsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Slavsky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alexandrov looks for a takedown but Slavsky sprawls well.
Alexandrov dives in and grabs Slavsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slavsky pushes down on Alexandrov's head and hops out.
Alexandrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alexandrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alexandrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slavsky.
Slavsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches up with Slavsky, looking for a takedown. Alexandrov pushes Slavsky against the cage but Slavsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandro Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexandrov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alexandrov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov is controlling the pace.
Slavsky trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is working for a submission of some sort.
Alexandrov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexandrov stalling.
Alexandrov seems to be working for a kimura but Slavsky defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alexandrov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slavsky sees it coming and defends easily.
Alexandrov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov prevents Slavsky from getting the reversal.
Slavsky is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov looking to secure an arm triangle but Slavsky defends it well.
Slavsky is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alexandrov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexandrov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slavsky because Alexandrov loaded up on that one.
Alexandrov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Slavsky will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slavsky lands a head kick. Alexandrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alexandrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slavsky is defending well for now.
Alexandrov fails to pull guard.
Alexandrov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slavsky walks away with a smile on his face. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slavsky misses with a two punch combination.
Slavsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Alexandro Alexandrov has been cut.
Slavsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alexandrov's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Slavsky.
Slavsky lands a jab to the head.
Slavsky throws a head kick but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Slavsky throws a nice looking combination but Alexandrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slavsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slavsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alexandrov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandro Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alexandrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Slavsky finds it's target.
Slavsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivan Slavsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slavsky lands a nice hook to Alexandrov's body. Alexandrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slavsky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Slavsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alexandrov.
Slavsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slavsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ivan Slavsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alexandrov is rocked!
Slavsky feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Alexandrov collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Slavsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Cavalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Second Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cavalli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Offspring - Pretty fly (bass cover). Roberto Cavalli looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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265 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Cavalli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Second Dag!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dag feints and as Cavalli raises his hands in defense, Dag changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dag cracks Cavalli with a solid left hand.
Dag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cavalli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cavalli is breathing heavily.
Dag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cavalli wants to stand but Dag is controlling the position.
Dag lands a couple of digs.
Cavalli is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dag with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Cavalli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dag is looking to work some ground and pound but Cavalli has wrist control.
Cavalli seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dag throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dag trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dag must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dag postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dag gets to his feet and stands over Cavalli, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Cavalli felt that one! Dag unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Cavalli from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Second Dag!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lera Ranetka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Sedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
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256 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lera Ranetka!
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, Denis Sedov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sedov with that takedown attempt.
Ranetka throws out a loose jab but Sedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ranetka circles away.
Sedov blocks a head kick by Ranetka.
Ranetka throws a low kick but Sedov avoids it.
Ranetka misses with a series of wild punches.
Ranetka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ranetka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ranetka content to control rather than advance.
Ranetka is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sedov reverses the position - he's now on top in Ranetka's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranetka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ranetka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sedov is one step ahead there.
Sedov looking to sit in guard and control but Ranetka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ranetka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sedov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ranetka passes into side control.
Ranetka just content to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedov is trying to improve his position.
Sedov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ranetka is staying tight to Sedov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ranetka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lera Ranetka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Lera Ranetka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Sedov.
Ranetka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ranetka throws a series of punches but Sedov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranetka throws a right and a left that Sedov avoids nicely.
Ranetka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sedov sprawls well initially but Ranetka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ranetka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sedov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sedov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ranetka passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranetka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ranetka controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lera Ranetka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sedov.
Sedov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ranetka's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ranetka holds on and takes a little breather.
Ranetka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ranetka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ranetka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sedov is controlling him.
Ranetka is trying to control the position but Sedov postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lera Ranetka.
Sedov with a poor takedown
so Ranetka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sedov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranetka sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ranetka trying to control but Sedov is working from the bottom.
Sedov working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lera Ranetka just wasn't active enough.
Sedov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ranetka pulls Sedov in close to his closed guard and prevents Sedov from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranetka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ranetka looking to control.
Ranetka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lera Ranetka just wasn't active enough.
Sedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ranetka counters with an inside leg kick.
Lera Ranetka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Sedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ranetka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ranetka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sedov!
Sedov is breathing heavily.
Sedov wants to control but Ranetka is having none of it.
Ranetka controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedov tries to hold on but Ranetka pushes him away.
Sedov is desperately trying to improve his position but Ranetka has a good base and remains in mount.
Ranetka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lera Ranetka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sedov tries to clinch but Ranetka moves out of range.
Ranetka looks to land a right hand but Sedov moved out of range.
Sedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ranetka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ranetka has clasped his hands together around Sedov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sedov is not content to let Ranetka control the position.
Ranetka controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lera Ranetka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sedov works over Ranetka's head and body with a nice combination.
Lera Ranetka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ranetka gets caught napping as Sedov dives in and scores a takedown. Ranetka manages to retain guard.
Ranetka trying to control the position here.
Ranetka is trying to keep Sedov in close.
Ranetka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ranetka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lera Ranetka.
Sedov ducks under a wild hook from Ranetka.
Sedov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranetka controlling Sedov's posture.
Ranetka controls Sedov momentarily but Sedov frees himself.
Sedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Ranetka is retaining full guard.
Ranetka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sedov defends it easily.
Sedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ranetka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ranetka wants to sweep here but Sedov controlling him for the moment.
Ranetka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sedov defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranetka keeping full guard, as Sedov tries to pass.
Sedov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ranetka dives on top into guard.
Ranetka 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.
Sedov working for a triangle but Ranetka defends it easily.
Sedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ranetka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ranetka manages to get himself to full guard.
Sedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ranetka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ranetka tries to strike from the bottom.
Ranetka is adopting a defensive guard.
Sedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ranetka is controlling Sedov's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Lera Ranetka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sedov darts in trying to clinch
and Ranetka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sedov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sedov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Sedov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ranetka passes into half guard.
Ranetka works his way into full mount!
Ranetka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sedov gets back to half guard.
Denis Sedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ranetka passes to full mount!
Lera Ranetka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ranetka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lera Ranetka.
Well Ranetka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lera Ranetka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whonjon William has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William scores with a jab to the body.
Trollin throws a hook to the side of William's head but William sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trollin lunges at William with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by William's hand.
William closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Trollin.
William is stalling here.
Trollin struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William works on Trollin's body with a couple of short punches.
William lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trollin backwards.
Trollin tries a body shot but William blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Trollin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
William avoiding damage.
Trollin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trollin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trollin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
William throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trollin tries a body shot but William blocks it.
Trollin tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
William controlling the action here for a moment.
Trollin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trollin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
William avoiding damage.
William misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from William.
Come on William - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trollin breaks from the clinch.
William moves into range and clinches up with Trollin.
William slowing the pace effectively.
Trollin managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Trollin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trollin wants to get back to striking at distance but William won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trollin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from William.
Trollin can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William pressing his opponent against the cage.
William tries to work over Trollin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trollin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
William blocks a body shot from Trollin.
William lands a nice shot to the body.
Trollin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from William.
William throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trollin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trollin up against the cage.
Trollin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Trollin controls his hands.
Trollin can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Trollin controls his hands.
Trollin tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from William.
Trollin is breathing heavily.
William blocks a body shot from Trollin.
Come on William - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
William lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trollin or not.
Trollin prevents a body shot from William.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Trollin controls his hands.
William has Trollin pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William keeps control of Trollin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from William.
William pushes Trollin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trollin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
Trollin can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
William works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
William blocks an uppercut.
William avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trollin.
William tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
William has Trollin pressed against the cage, preventing Trollin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trollin misses with a punch to the body.
Trollin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William tries to work over Trollin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trollin has a couple of punches blocked by William.
Trollin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
William throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trollin misses with a double jab
and William counters with a straight right hand.
William lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by William.
Trollin throws a left and a right that both miss
and William counters by clinching up.
Trollin misses with some punches.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Trollin controls the action.
Trollin swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trollin tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Trollin back against the cage.
William scores with an uppercut up the middle.
William stalling the fight.
Trollin prevents a body shot from William.
A short left from William.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trollin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trollin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trollin letting William take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on William's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William works on Trollin's body with a couple of short punches.
Trollin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trollin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trollin tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Trollin back against the cage.
William displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trollin up against the cage.
Trollin has had enough of the clinch but William keeps him there for the moment.
Trollin letting William take a breather here.
Trollin has had enough of the clinch but William keeps him there for the moment.
William scores with a shot to the side of Trollin's head.
William has Trollin pressed against the cage, preventing Trollin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trollin's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Trollin fails to land.
A body shot lands from William.
William keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trollin's efforts to push away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trollin breaks the clinch.
Trollin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William slips under a jab.
William scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
William drives through and clinches with Trollin against the cage.
William leaning against his opponent.
Trollin has a couple of punches blocked by William.
Trollin swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
William tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trollin is looking to break free of the clinch but William has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William scores with a nice hook to the head.
William tries to throw a body punch but Trollin avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trollin fails to land.
Trollin tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
William stalling.
Trollin throws a head punch that misses.
Trollin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but William has him pressed against the cage.
Trollin misses with a short punch on the inside.
William misses with a knee strike.
William lands an uppercut.
William keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trollin's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Trollin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trollin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trollin throws a combination that misses
and William counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William closes the distance and pushes Trollin back into the cage.
Trollin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but William has him pressed against the cage.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
Trollin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
William cracks Trollin with a good jab.
A punch combination from Trollin misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Trollin.
Nice uppercut there from William.
Trollin closes the distance and clinches.
Trollin tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
William blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
William digs a right hand underneath Trollin's ribcage. Trollin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trollin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William slows down the pace here.
William lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trollin throws a right hand that William ducks under and follows up with a left that William also avoids with ease.
William staying out of range there.
William drives through and clinches with Trollin against the cage.
Trollin wants to get back to striking at distance but William won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Trollin fails to land.
Trollin tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trollin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by William.
William taking a breather.
William throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whonjon William seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
William leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trollin.
Trollin tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
William stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trollin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws a sloppy head kick and Trollin moves out of range easily.
William closes the distance and clinches.
Trollin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trollin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trollin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trollin.
Trollin wants to break the clinch but can't.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William lands with a short head shot on the inside.
William lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trollin is trying to push William away but William has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
William slows down the pace here.
Trollin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from William.
William gets through Trollin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from William.
William lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trollin backwards.
William lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trollin is rocked!
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Trollin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
William looking to stall.
Trollin seems to have got his legs back now.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Trollin can't break the clinch.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Trollin controls the action.
Nice body punch from William.
Trollin misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
William lands with a left to the head.
Trollin prevents a body shot from William.
A left hand lands to the body for William.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
William missing with knees to the body.
Trollin tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.
Trollin tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trollin.
Trollin takes a shot to the head.
Trollin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William lands a shot to the body.
Trollin scores with a hook to the body.
Trollin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
William moves out of range of the body kick from Trollin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trollin moves into the clinch.
William is leaning against Trollin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
William works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
William lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trollin or not.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trollin.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William stalling in the clinch.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William has Trollin pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from William as the two fighters clinch.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William prevents Trollin from breaking the clinch.
Trollin can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Trollin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
William clinches up against the cage.
William lands with a right to the head.
Trollin wants to break the clinch but can't.
William lands with a short head shot on the inside.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Trollin controls his hands.
William works on Trollin's body with a couple of short punches.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from William.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Trollin is blocking nicely.
Trollin struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Trollin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
William trying to land knees to the body.
Trollin tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
William lands a right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Nice body punch from William - that landed with a thud.
William avoiding damage.
Trollin breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but William circles away quickly and effectively.
William lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trollin at a distance.
William closes the distance and clinches.
William effectively controlling the action here.
William has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
William lands a nice uppercut.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trollin.
Trollin tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Trollin back against the cage.
A body shot lands from William.
Trollin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from William.
William using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trollin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
William keeps control of Trollin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollin tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.
Trollin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
William stalling.
William is working Trollin over against the cage.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
William slows down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by William.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
William leaning his opponent against the cage.
William missing with knees to the body.
Trollin letting William take a breather here.
William pushes Trollin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Trollin.
Trollin struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William blocks a body shot from Trollin.
Trollin is trying to break free.
Trollin blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by William.
William pushes Trollin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trollin blocks a body shot from William.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
William keeps control of Trollin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Trollin controls the action.
William prevents a body shot from Trollin.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Trollin avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from William.
Trollin blocks a body shot from William.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William misses with an elbow strike.
William lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
William stalling in the clinch.
Trollin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trollin throws a big shot that misses.
Trollin misses the shot to the body.
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!
Trollin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trollin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. William sees it coming and avoids it easily.
William has taken the fight to the clinch.
William is pushing Trollin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trollin.
Trollin misses with a body punch.
Trollin lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trollin closes the distance and pushes William back into the cage.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Trollin controls the action.
The referee calls for William to work.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
William stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Trollin fails to land.
William has Trollin pressed against the cage, preventing Trollin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trollin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trollin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
Trollin can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trollin's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trollin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for William.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
William keeps control of Trollin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
William has Trollin pushed against the cage.
William lands a nice uppercut.
William lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
Trollin can't break the clinch.
William tries a knee to the head but Trollin blocks it.
Trollin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trollin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trollin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
William shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
William scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trollin misses with a few strikes there.
Trollin throws a combination that misses
and William counters with a left and a right that stings Trollin.
William has managed to clinch.
William is pushing Trollin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
William receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Trollin can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William has Trollin pressed against the cage.
William tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from William.
William continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
Trollin wants to break free but William has control.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William prevents Trollin from breaking the clinch.
Trollin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trollin tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from William - that landed with a thud.
William stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trollin is trying to force a seperation but William has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is struggling to control the position.
William works on Trollin's body with a couple of short punches.
Trollin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trollin can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Trollin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William presses Trollin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trollin can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Trollin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
William is working Trollin over against the cage.
William lands a body punch in the clinch.
William lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trollin or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William cracks Trollin with a nice body shot.
Trollin managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William digs a right hand underneath Trollin's ribcage. Trollin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whonjon William is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
William is working Trollin over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whonjon William comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well William 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whonjon William!
Whonjon William is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Trendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Morgan Trendell enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kal Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Trendell!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis stalks Trendell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trendell's face. Trendell staggers backwards, shaken.
Trendell tries a head kick but it misses.
Trendell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Trendell.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
Trendell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Trendell counters with a head kick. That will keep Lewis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Trendell was covering up waiting for the punch and Lewis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trendell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Trendell is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Trendell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trendell looking to control.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trendell's guard.
Lewis works his way into full mount!
Lewis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Trendell tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lewis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oooh a big shot lands for Lewis! Trendell is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kal Lewis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Bruce Li 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tasapaksu throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tasapaksu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasapaksu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Tasapaksu is predictable there
and Li counters with a thumping low kick.
Tasapaksu looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li misses with the combination.
Li rushes Tasapaksu and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.
It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Tasapaksu is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Tasapaksu tries to tie him up.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tasapaksu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li is trying to break free.
Tasapaksu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li gets a clinch.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Bruce Li's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tasapaksu blocks it with crossed arms.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tasapaksu keeps control of Li as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Bruce Li's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Tasapaksu, against the cage.
Tasapaksu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tasapaksu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Tasapaksu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li tries a knee to the head but Tasapaksu blocks it.
Tasapaksu avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tasapaksu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li looks gassed!
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
Bruce Li's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Li's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tatti Tasapaksu!
Tatti Tasapaksu retains his heavyweight title!
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