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WTA 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakie Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhenya Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakie Noir looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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200 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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189 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakie Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhenya Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morozov.
Morozov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morozov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Noir is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zhenya Morozov!
A relieved looking Zhenya Morozov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Great Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toni Soprano!
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, Mike The Great Finisher!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Great Finisher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Soprano connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Great Finisher. The Great Finisher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soprano throws a right and a left that The Great Finisher avoids nicely.
Soprano tries to bum rush The Great Finisher with a series of wild strikes but The Great Finisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soprano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Great Finisher moves in looking to clinch but Soprano pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano works over The Great Finisher's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Soprano does no damage.
Soprano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soprano scores with a three punch combo!
Soprano throws a one two combo.
Soprano lands a left and a right that send The Great Finisher crashing to the mat, dazed. Soprano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The Great Finisher is rocked!
Soprano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Great Finisher is still on wobbly legs! Can Soprano finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great Finisher circles away quickly and effectively.
Soprano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Soprano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soprano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soprano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooh!!! Soprano has knocked The Great Finisher down with a huge combo! Soprano steps away and waves a wobbly The Great Finisher back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Soprano throws a right hand that The Great Finisher ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great Finisher also avoids with ease.
Soprano throws a series of punches but The Great Finisher avoids them all with ease.
The Great Finisher seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Soprano scores with a four punch combination!
Soprano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Soprano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Great Finisher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soprano throws a one two combo.
The Great Finisher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soprano connects with a body shot.
Soprano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores with a one two! The Great Finisher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Soprano scores with a three punch combo!
A nice combination there by Soprano.
The Great Finisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soprano works over The Great Finisher's head and body with a nice combination.
Soprano cracks The Great Finisher with a good jab.
Soprano thuds his right hand into The Great Finisher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soprano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Great Finisher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores with a body shot.
Soprano stuffs the takedown attempt from The Great Finisher. The Great Finisher gets slowly back to his feet.
Soprano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Great Finisher backs up against the cage.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soprano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soprano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Great Finisher backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Great Finisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soprano.
Soprano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Soprano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Soprano lands.
Soprano stuffs the takedown attempt from The Great Finisher. The Great Finisher gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Soprano.
Soprano throws a nice looking combination but The Great Finisher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soprano punishes The Great Finisher's body with a nice straight punch.
The Great Finisher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soprano.
The Great Finisher needs to keep his hands up - Soprano had a free shot at his head there.
Soprano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Great Finisher backs up against the cage.
Soprano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Great Finisher back to the cage. Soprano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Great Finisher is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Great Finisher back to the cage. Soprano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Great Finisher dodges the punch combination from Soprano.
Soprano throws a one two combo.
Soprano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Soprano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toni Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Soprano does no damage.
Soprano throws a series of strikes that have The Great Finisher backpedaling.
Toni Soprano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soprano throws a one two combo.
Soprano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Great Finisher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Great Finisher there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great Finisher throws a lazy uppercut
and Soprano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soprano throws a series of punches but The Great Finisher avoids them all with ease.
Soprano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Great Finisher back to the cage. Soprano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Soprano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toni Soprano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Soprano.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Great Finisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soprano throws a series of punches but The Great Finisher avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses with a double jab.
Soprano throws a right and a left that The Great Finisher avoids nicely.
The Great Finisher closes the distance and clinches.
Soprano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soprano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soprano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Great Finisher can do to turn this around?
The Great Finisher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soprano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soprano has had enough of the clinch but The Great Finisher keeps him there for the moment.
Soprano wants to break free but The Great Finisher has control.
Soprano is trying to force a seperation but The Great Finisher has the dominant position.
The Great Finisher prevents Soprano from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Great Finisher working hard to break the clinch.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soprano is trying to break free.
Soprano is looking to break free of the clinch but The Great Finisher has double underhooks.
Soprano can't break the clinch.
Soprano working hard to break the clinch.
Soprano tries to stall but The Great Finisher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Soprano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soprano is looking to break free of the clinch but The Great Finisher has double underhooks.
Soprano tries to throw a body punch but The Great Finisher avoids it by throwing Soprano back against the cage.
The Great Finisher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Soprano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Soprano lands with a nice combination. The Great Finisher backs away looking to recover.
Soprano tries to bum rush The Great Finisher with a series of wild strikes but The Great Finisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soprano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Soprano duly obliges.
Soprano looks to land a combination but The Great Finisher avoids it well.
The Great Finisher takes one on the button.
Soprano lands with a nice combination. The Great Finisher backs away looking to recover.
Soprano throws a series of strikes that have The Great Finisher backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Soprano scores with a four punch combination!
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Soprano misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Finisher forces Soprano back against the cage and clinches.
The Great Finisher lands a knee to the head.
Soprano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soprano tries to break free but The Great Finisher pushes him back against the cage.
The Great Finisher prevents Soprano from breaking the clinch.
Soprano wants to get back to striking at distance but The Great Finisher won't allow it.
Soprano is looking to control The Great Finisher's arms but The Great Finisher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soprano has his back to the cage.
Soprano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soprano stalling the fight.
The Great Finisher has Soprano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soprano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Great Finisher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soprano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands a nice shot to the body.
Soprano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Great Finisher on the side of the head.
Soprano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soprano lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the liver by Soprano. Beautiful body shot.
Soprano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soprano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Finisher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Soprano does no damage.
The Great Finisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Soprano. Those never looked like landing.
Soprano misses with a two punch combination.
Soprano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great Finisher circles away quickly and effectively.
Toni Soprano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Great Finisher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Great Finisher fails with a takedown attempt.
Toni Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike The Great Finisher.
Soprano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot by Soprano.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soprano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Soprano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mike The Great Finisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Soprano misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Soprano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soprano 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Toni Soprano!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Toni Soprano!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Toni Soprano!
Toni Soprano wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Blinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blinov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cult Of Personality - Living Colour. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Blinov!
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, Johan Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blinov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strauss.
It looks like Artem Blinov has been cut.
Blinov takes one on the button.
Strauss clinches up with Blinov and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss breaks from the clinch.
Strauss throws a right hand that Blinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Blinov also avoids with ease.
Strauss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Strauss!
Blinov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strauss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strauss moves into the clinch.
Strauss gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Strauss stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blinov to get to his feet.
Blinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strauss tries to avoid it but Blinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strauss to the ground. Strauss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blinov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Artem Blinov's cut is getting worse.
Blinov walks into a left hand.
Strauss throws a nice looking combination but Blinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blinov tries to clinch
letting Strauss counter with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Strauss.
Blinov is rocked!
Strauss clinches up with Blinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Blinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blinov wants to break free but Strauss has control.
Strauss gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Blinov regains guard.
Blinov seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blinov controlling the position.
Strauss trying to control the position from guard on top but Blinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strauss stands and steps away. Blinov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blinov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blinov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Artem Blinov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strauss tries to bum rush Blinov with a series of wild strikes but Blinov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strauss misses with a double jab.
Blinov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Johan Strauss has been cut.
Strauss looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a double jab.
Blinov looks for a takedown but Strauss sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Blinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strauss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blinov.
Nice sprawl there from Blinov as Strauss shoots in.
Strauss throws a right and a left that Blinov avoids nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Blinov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Strauss misses with a series of wild punches.
Strauss just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Strauss as Blinov shoots in.
Strauss throws a one two combo.
Blinov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strauss counters with a series of strikes. Blinov will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinov misses with a head kick.
A big right from Blinov misses.
Strauss thuds a left hand into Blinov's body.
Strauss swinging wildly here.
Blinov shoots for a takedown but Strauss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strauss works Blinov's body with a nice hook.
Blinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Strauss counters with a series of strikes. Blinov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blinov dives in and grabs Strauss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strauss pushes down on Blinov's head and hops out.
Strauss throws a shot to the body.
Strauss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strauss throws a right and a left that Blinov avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blinov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strauss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johan Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strauss successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strauss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blinov is controlling him.
Strauss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blinov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strauss keeping moving, preventing Blinov from controlling successfully.
Blinov forces his way into half guard.
Blinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Strauss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strauss tries to kick Blinov off but Blinov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Strauss dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Strauss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strauss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blinov.
Blinov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Strauss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strauss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeez, Artem Blinov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss clinches.
Strauss pulls guard successfully.
Strauss wants to stand and escape but Blinov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss has his feet on Blinov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Strauss is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Blinov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strauss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Artem Blinov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johan Strauss!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thug Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vagner Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vagner Souza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thug Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vagner Souza!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red takes the fight into the clinch.
Red has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Souza regains guard immediately.
Red might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Red has gone for a leg lock! Souza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Red's guard.
Red keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Red has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Red's legs - danger averted.
Souza wants to control from the top but Red keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red looking for subs off his back but Souza has passed one foot through into half guard.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Red's head.
Souza is trying to control. Red wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red is breathing heavily.
Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Red does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Souza is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Red is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vagner Souza!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Night Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lena Ranetok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Night Butterfly!
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, Lena Ranetok!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterfly shoots in looking for a takedown. Ranetok tries to sprawl out of it but Butterfly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ranetok manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ranetok connects with an inside leg kick.
Butterfly is breathing heavily.
Butterfly shoots in but Ranetok avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Butterfly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ranetok pushes Butterfly up against the cage in a clinch.
Ranetok drops Butterfly with a big knee straight up the middle! Butterfly is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Night Butterfly has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ranetok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ranetok tries a head kick but it misses.
Ranetok clinches with his opponent.
Butterfly being controlled against the cage.
Ranetok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranetok connects with a knee to the head.
Butterfly blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ranetok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butterfly's brow.
Ranetok misses with a knee strike.
Ranetok tries to land a knee to the head but Butterfly blocks with his arms.
Butterfly blocks an elbow strike.
Ranetok working Butterfly over with knees to the body.
Ranetok is pushing Butterfly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ranetok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ranetok.
Ranetok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ranetok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranetok lands a big knee! That's hurt Butterfly! Oh, he's all over the place! Ranetok lands another knee that sends Butterfly to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lena Ranetok!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
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, Aleksei Koreshkov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin lands a left and a right that sends Koreshkov crashing to the canvas! Putin dives into mount looking to finish!
Koreshkov is rocked!
It looks like Aleksei Koreshkov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Putin is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Koreshkov is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimir Putin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karp Medvedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Langhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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254 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karp Medvedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Langhi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medvedov moves in looking to clinch but Langhi pushes him off.
Karp Medvedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Medvedov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Langhi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Langhi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langhi trying to control but Medvedov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langhi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Langhi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Medvedov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Langhi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Medvedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Langhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Langhi scores with a nice head shot.
Medvedov tries to clinch up but Langhi circles away and keeps his distance.
Langhi scores a takedown into full mount!
Langhi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Medvedov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langhi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Medvedov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langhi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Medvedov is looking to escape.
Langhi has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Medvedov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Langhi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinov has chosen Krasnodar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Howard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Valentinov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard tries to keep at a distance but Valentinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A short right from Valentinov on the inside.
Howard takes a shot to the head.
Valentinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howard s head.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Valentinov.
Valentinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentinov lands with a left to the head.
Howard is rocked!
Valentinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentinov scores with a shot to the side of Howard 's head.
Valentinov pushes Howard against the cage. Valentinov is working some dirty boxing. Valentinov pushes off with a quick right hook! Howard goes down! Howard tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Valentinov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Valentinov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ushenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingo Pavlik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Ushenin's chin.
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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269 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Ushenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ingo Pavlik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushenin lands a left and a right that send Pavlik crashing to the mat, dazed. Ushenin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ingo Pavlik has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ushenin forces Pavlik back against the cage and clinches.
Ushenin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Ushenin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Pavlik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ushenin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ushenin stalling in the clinch.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ushenin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlik darts in and clinches Ushenin up against the cage.
Ushenin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pavlik is trying to break the clinch but Ushenin is controlling him.
Ushenin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ushenin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ushenin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ushenin digs a right hand into Pavlik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlik's gas tank.
Ushenin has Pavlik pressed against the cage, preventing Pavlik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlik is trying to break the clinch but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage.
Ushenin is working Pavlik over against the cage.
Pavlik looks gassed!
Ushenin lands with a left to the head.
Pavlik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ushenin lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Ushenin.
Ushenin lands with a right to the head.
Ushenin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Ushenin.
A shot in the inside from Ushenin.
Pavlik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Ushenin on the inside.
Pavlik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ushenin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ushenin lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin gets through Pavlik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ushenin lands with a left to the head.
Pavlik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavlik takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ushenin.
Ushenin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ushenin as the two fighters clinch.
Ushenin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pavlik or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Ushenin.
A short body shot lands from Ushenin as the two fighters clinch.
Ushenin presses Pavlik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ushenin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Ushenin on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ushenin.
Ushenin gets through Pavlik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ushenin.
A short left from Ushenin.
A short uppercut from Ushenin.
Ushenin stalls.
Ushenin lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ushenin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Ushenin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ushenin digs a right hand underneath Pavlik's ribcage. Pavlik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ushenin lands a left hand.
Ushenin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlik backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ushenin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ushenin.
Pavlik is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ushenin.
Pavlik is still on wobbly legs! Can Ushenin finish him?
A short right from Ushenin on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ushenin.
Ushenin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pavlik to his knees! Ushenin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Ushenin!
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