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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhenya Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
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225 cm
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189 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George McMillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhenya Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov gets the takedown into side control.
McMillan is trying to improve his position.
Morozov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McMillan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McMillan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morozov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morozov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McMillan tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMillan can't do much from the bottom here.
Morozov lands an elbow.
McMillan is rocked!
McMillan is looking for a sweep.
Oh McMillan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morozov cracks McMillan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morozov in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and McMillan looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Morozov turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nanos Perdatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Wonderful (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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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nanos Perdatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Wonderful!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonderful closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Perdatov did well to prevent Wonderful getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wonderful not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wonderful throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perdatov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wonderful.
Perdatov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wonderful throws a sloppy strike and Perdatov has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Wonderful is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Perdatov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nanos Perdatov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darko Zaleski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domanick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Show Goes On - Lupe Fiasco kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Domanick Cruz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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18
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Zaleski!
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, Domanick Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Zaleski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaleski throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a head kick.
Zaleski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaleski misses the shot to the body.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Zaleski misses.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zaleski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zaleski is looking to reverse the position.
Zaleski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zaleski trying to control but Cruz postures up.
Cruz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaleski trying to control from the bottom.
Zaleski gets full guard.
Zaleski has control of Cruz's left arm, preventing Cruz from doing any damage.
Cruz tries to stand but Zaleski is controlling from the bottom.
Zaleski managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zaleski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Zaleski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Zaleski has managed to clinch.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Zaleski has the dominant position.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zaleski is controlling him.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zaleski wants to take the fight to the mat but Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cruz wants to break free but Zaleski has control.
Zaleski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Zaleski throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Zaleski.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaleski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz scores with a head kick. Zaleski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zaleski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cruz to the ground. Zaleski is now in Cruz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz wants to stand up but Zaleski is controlling him.
Cruz looks gassed!
Zaleski landing with the ground and pound.
Zaleski lands a couple of digs.
Zaleski with a nice head shot there.
Zaleski content to stall in guard here.
Zaleski is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz looking to control.
Zaleski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zaleski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaleski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaleski throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaleski trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zaleski is controlling him.
Zaleski connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Zaleski postures up.
Zaleski is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zaleski tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz trying to control the position.
Zaleski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zaleski connects with a couple of short punches.
Zaleski stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaleski won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Zaleski stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaleski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darko Zaleski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zaleski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaleski throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zaleski back to the cage. Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaleski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cruz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zaleski avoids the attempt from Cruz to control.
Zaleski trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Zaleski cracks Cruz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaleski lands a nice shot to the head.
Cruz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaleski landing strikes from the mount and Cruz is in trouble!
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Zaleski finish him?
Zaleski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cruz hang on?
Zaleski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cruz takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Zaleski's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darko Zaleski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spustilsya Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Mendez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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253 lbs
7 - 13 - 0 |
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245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mendez!
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, Spustilsya Gor!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Mendez with that takedown attempt.
Gor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gor.
Mendez won't allow Gor to pass to mount.
Gor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mendez!
Gor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mendez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gor controlling the position easily from mount.
Gor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mendez looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Rob Mendez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rob Mendez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mendez is in a horrible position here. Gor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jeez, Rob Mendez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Mendez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spustilsya Gor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hendricks gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendricks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Hendricks defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendricks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hendricks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hendricks cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Hendricks 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.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hendricks chips away with some ground and pound.
Hendricks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hendricks'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.
Hendricks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johny Hendricks wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hendricks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Hendricks on that attempt.
Hendricks avoids a punch combination nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Hendricks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendricks slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson won't allow Hendricks to pass to mount.
Hendricks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Hendricks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hendricks lands with a punch from half guard.
Hendricks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson trying to hold on to Hendricks's head to control him but Hendricks postures up.
Hendricks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Hendricks there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Hendricks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hendricks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hendricks moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to bum rush Hendricks with a series of wild strikes but Hendricks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendricks keeps the fight on the outside.
Hendricks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendricks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hendricks off to one side.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendricks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Hendricks winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hendricks.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendricks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendricks pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hendricks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Hendricks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendricks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson is in trouble now - Hendricks has advanced to mount!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Hendricks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson is rocked!
Hendricks unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Johnson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hendricks celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Hendricks!
Johny Hendricks very nearly forgot to thank THELEMA Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thug Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
188 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gideon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thug Red!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Gonzalez slams his shin into Red's torso.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Red misses with a head kick.
Gideon Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red looks to throw a body kick
and Gonzalez counters with a head kick. That will keep Red thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gonzalez delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Red misses
and Gonzalez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Red is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Red takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Thug Red has been cut.
Gonzalez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Red will feel that in the morning.
Red looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Red takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Red.
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the temple. Red shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gonzalez throws a nice head kick!
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick. Red tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gonzalez lands a big head kick that sends Red tumbling to the mat! Gonzalez takes a step backwards and waves Red back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Red is rocked!
Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Red sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Red's front leg but catches the back leg as Red tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Red takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gonzalez thumps Red with a low kick.
Gonzalez thumps Red with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thug Red's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Red takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez.
Gideon Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Red misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Red moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a high kick!
Red is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gonzalez fakes the leg kick and cracks Red in the body.
Red has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a slapping head kick.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a head kick!
Gonzalez thumps Red with a low kick.
Thug Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez fakes the leg kick and cracks Red in the body.
Gonzalez pushes Red away with a front kick.
Gonzalez lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that half lands.
Red has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Red takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Red down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Red's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thug Red's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gonzalez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez feints and then cracks Red's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red down.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
Red takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a spinning back kick!
Gonzalez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Red down.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Red takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick there by Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Red.
Gonzalez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Red's calf.
Red avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pushes Red away with a front kick.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Red takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Red.
Gonzalez lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Red takes a kick to the side of the head.
Red is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez thuds his shin into the meat of Red's side.
Red seems to have recovered his senses.
Red on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thug Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gideon Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonzalez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Gideon Gonzalez!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Gideon Gonzalez!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Gideon Gonzalez!
Gideon Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Gideon Gonzalez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingo Pavlik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ingo Pavlik!
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, Johan Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlik wants to clinch.
Strauss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pavlik tries to avoid it but Strauss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pavlik to the ground. Pavlik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strauss has a takedown stuffed.
Pavlik tries to clinch but Strauss moves out of range.
Ingo Pavlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlik throws an overhand right that lands on Strauss's shoulder, as Strauss tries to avoid the shot.
Pavlik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlik catches Strauss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Johan Strauss has been cut.
Pavlik wants to clinch up but Strauss keeps it at a distance.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Pavlik is avoiding it.
Pavlik closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strauss shoots in for a double leg but Pavlik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ingo Pavlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Strauss.
Strauss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pavlik sprawls well. Pavlik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strauss gets slowly back to his feet.
Pavlik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlik forces Strauss back against the cage and clinches.
Pavlik tries to break free but Strauss pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strauss's efforts to push away.
Pavlik wants to get back to striking at distance but Strauss won't allow it.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Pavlik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ingo Pavlik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strauss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pavlik leaves Strauss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pavlik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strauss.
Strauss dives in and grabs Pavlik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pavlik pushes down on Strauss's head and hops out.
Pavlik tries to sprawl but Strauss drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Strauss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pavlik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Strauss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Strauss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pavlik's head.
Strauss stops Pavlik from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss is working for a submission of some sort.
Strauss trying to mount his opponent but Pavlik defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss seems to be working for a kimura but Pavlik defends the submission attempt.
Pavlik is defending against the submission attempts here by Strauss.
Strauss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pavlik's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strauss missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strauss is trying to control. Pavlik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strauss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pavlik's head.
Strauss wants to work for an arm triangle but Pavlik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Strauss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Strauss trying to mount his opponent but Pavlik defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlik is trying to escape back to his feet but Strauss uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The strikes coming from Strauss are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Pavlik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Strauss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pavlik throws a hook to the side of Strauss's head but Strauss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck for Strauss with that takedown attempt.
Ingo Pavlik is winning the standup battle so far.
Strauss throws a series of punches but Pavlik moves out of range.
Strauss swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlik.
Pavlik fails to land with a series of punches.
Strauss slips under a jab.
Pavlik throws a series of punches but Strauss moves out of range.
Pavlik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pavlik tries to clinch but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pavlik ducks right into an uppercut from Strauss.
Pavlik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strauss, pushing him back against the cage.
Strauss stalling against the cage.
Pavlik tries to circle away but Strauss has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pavlik is defending well.
Pavlik manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavlik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavlik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strauss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pavlik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strauss somewhat.
Ingo Pavlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Strauss.
Strauss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingo Pavlik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strauss swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlik.
Strauss shoots in but Pavlik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pavlik lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss has managed to clinch.
Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strauss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pavlik catches Strauss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strauss swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlik.
Pavlik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strauss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pavlik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pavlik connects with a body shot.
Strauss is breathing heavily.
Pavlik clinches up against the cage.
Pavlik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss rushes Pavlik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strauss prevents Pavlik from breaking the clinch.
Pavlik gets underhooks to prevent Strauss's takedown attempt.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pavlik.
Pavlik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pavlik throws a wild body kick that Strauss sees coming a mile off.
Pavlik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pavlik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pavlik wants it to stay on the feet.
Strauss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pavlik pinned against the cage. Pavlik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pavlik is looking to clinch but Strauss is avoiding it.
Strauss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Pavlik wants to clinch.
Pavlik digs a good hook to Strauss's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strauss misses the body punch
and Pavlik counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pavlik.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavlik swats away the attempt to clinch by Strauss.
Pavlik doesn't manage to clinch there - Strauss circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Pavlik. Those never looked like landing.
Strauss fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strauss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pavlik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strauss somewhat.
Pavlik tries to clinch but Strauss moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Pavlik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Strauss's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pavlik tries to clinch but Strauss moves out of range.
Pavlik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pavlik stops a takedown attempt from Strauss.
Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strauss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strauss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pavlik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pavlik is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Strauss swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlik.
Strauss fails with a takedown attempt.
Pavlik gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strauss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pavlik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Strauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pavlik but Pavlik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ingo Pavlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Strauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss throws out a powerful jab.
Pavlik tries to clinch up but Strauss circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlik tries to clinch up.
Strauss dives in and grabs Pavlik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pavlik pushes down on Strauss's head and hops out.
Strauss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pavlik tries to clinch but Strauss is having none of it.
Pavlik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlik connects with a body shot.
Pavlik closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlik lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlik breaks the clinch.
Pavlik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pavlik throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Pavlik misses.
Pavlik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavlik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strauss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strauss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strauss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pavlik looks to land a combination but Strauss avoids it well.
Pavlik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strauss can do to turn this around?
Strauss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pavlik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strauss somewhat.
Pavlik tries to bum rush Strauss with a series of wild strikes but Strauss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavlik tries to close the distance and clinch but Strauss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlik clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavlik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strauss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strauss keeps the fight on the outside.
Pavlik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strauss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strauss throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pavlik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Strauss is in Pavlik's guard.
Strauss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Strauss loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pavlik is looking to stand up but Strauss isn't so interested in that idea.
Strauss landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss looking to pass the guard.
Strauss drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pavlik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Strauss has Pavlik in his guard.
Strauss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pavlik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pavlik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strauss throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ingo Pavlik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavlik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ingo Pavlik!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Ingo Pavlik!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Ingo Pavlik!
Ingo Pavlik wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Ingo Pavlik thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ode to General Kim Il Sung. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sung Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Oven!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oven swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by Oven as he connects with a hook.
Oven throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oven won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Oven is not content to let Kim control the position.
Kim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oven defending against the ground and pound.
Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oven is trying to control Kim's posture but Kim avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven is looking to regain half guard here but Kim keeps moving and retains side control.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Oven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oven trying his best to control but Kim has mounted him.
Kim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oven tries to hold on but Kim postures up.
Kim has control of Oven's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oven regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oven is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oven is looking to escape.
Kim working for a guillotine from mount but Oven is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim goes for an armbar but Oven turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Oven.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oven gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oven is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Oven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oven postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oven got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oven has managed to get both his arms back between Kim's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sung Kim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oven circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Sung Kim has been cut.
Kim slips a straight right by Oven.
Oven dives in and scores a takedown into Kim's guard.
Oven passes Kim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oven wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well.
Oven is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oven lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oven fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oven cracks Kim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oven in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oven raining down shots from the mount!
Kim is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oven punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim is trying desperately to improve position.
Oooh a big shot lands for Oven! Kim is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Oven!
George Oven is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloane comes to the cage accompanied by Beautiful. 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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220 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Sloane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smokeleaf - that will leave a mark!
Sloane tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloane scores with a hook to the body. Smokeleaf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smokeleaf lands a front kick.
Smokeleaf scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloane blocks a head kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a sloppy head kick and Sloane moves out of range easily.
Smokeleaf scoring well with a low kick there.
Smokeleaf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sloane.
Smokeleaf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smokeleaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smokeleaf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sloane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloane is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smokeleaf cracks the inside of Sloane's front leg.
Smokeleaf throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smokeleaf. That's going to slow Sloane down.
Smokeleaf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smokeleaf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smokeleaf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sloane doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloane needs to keep his hands up - Smokeleaf had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smokeleaf ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sloane manages to avoid it.
Smokeleaf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sloane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf misses with a wild body shot.
Smokeleaf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smokeleaf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sloane rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Smokeleaf finds it's way through Sloane's defenses.
Sloane blocks a head kick by Smokeleaf.
Sloane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that Sloane semi-blocks.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloane blocks a head kick by Smokeleaf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smokeleaf.
Sloane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf misses with a head kick.
Jab by Smokeleaf.
Sloane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf obviously looking to wear him down.
Smokeleaf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smokeleaf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sloane's head.
Sloane throws a head kick but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sloane. That did some damage!
Smokeleaf scores with a head kick. Sloane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloane staying out of range there.
Smokeleaf connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smokeleaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Sloane.
Sloane takes a swing at Smokeleaf's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sloane.
Nice body kick from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sloane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smokeleaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smokeleaf plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf connects with a body shot.
Angelo Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smokeleaf lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Smokeleaf dominated that round.
That's time! Sloane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smokeleaf misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sloane.
Sloane avoids the head kick by Smokeleaf.
Sloane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smokeleaf throws a low kick, looking for Sloane's leg but Sloane calmly moves out of range.
Sloane misses with a looping left.
Smokeleaf misses with a wild body shot.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that Sloane semi-blocks.
Smokeleaf misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloane scores with a body shot.
Angelo Smokeleaf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smokeleaf is looking to land body kicks.
Sloane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane lands with a cross.
Sloane misses with a body kick.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that misses.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
Smokeleaf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sloane.
Smokeleaf tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smokeleaf moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloane pushes Smokeleaf away with a front kick.
Sloane tries to keep at a distance but Smokeleaf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sloane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smokeleaf is keeping busy.
Smokeleaf lands a left hand.
Sloane takes an elbow to the temple.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sloane is rocked!
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Sloane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smokeleaf lands a big knee! That's hurt Sloane! Oh, he's all over the place! Smokeleaf lands another knee that sends Sloane to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Smokeleaf!
Angelo Smokeleaf took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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