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RC 88 - Vader vs. Tchepikov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Check Yourself. The crowd seem to be enjoying Daniels's choice of entrance music: Military Soviet Hymn . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux misses the shot to the body.
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dux throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Dux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dux misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dux lands with a big right hook that stumbles Daniels - he's out on his feet here! Dux follows up with another monster hook that separates Daniels from consciousness! Daniels falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Dux stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Dux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Edvard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunnar Edvard!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edvard throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edvard.
Edvard looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Edvard throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Edvard misses with a two punch combination.
Edvard throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez pushes Edvard up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Edvard.
Edvard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edvard misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Edvard up against the cage.
Edvard slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez effectively controlling the action here.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Edvard is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edvard backwards.
Edvard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edvard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Edvard looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Edvard keeps it at a distance.
Edvard throws a good cross that connects.
Edvard scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Edvard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Edvard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Edvard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edvard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Edvard lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Edvard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edvard keeps the fight on the outside.
Edvard throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Gunnar Edvard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Edvard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez manages to pull guard.
Sanchez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Edvard dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to escape but Edvard is in control.
Edvard decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Edvard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Edvard.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Edvard to work.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Edvard holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez cracks Edvard with a nice body shot.
Edvard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edvard backwards.
Edvard tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sanchez tries to stall but Edvard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Edvard avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sanchez prevents Edvard from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Edvard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Edvard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Edvard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edvard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Edvard passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Edvard is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edvard.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edvard.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Edvard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Edvard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edvard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Edvard blocks the strikes from Sanchez.
Ground and pound from Edvard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Edvard is controlling him well.
Edvard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Edvard there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Edvard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edvard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Edvard tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Sanchez pushes Edvard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edvard blocking some punches.
Sanchez is looking to control Edvard's arms but Edvard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Edvard is trying to stall.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Edvard.
Edvard tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Edvard is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Edvard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Edvard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Edvard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Edvard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvard lands strikes from half guard.
Edvard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Edvard is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Edvard is controlling the pace.
Edvard trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Edvard is controlling well.
Sanchez tries to kick Edvard off but Edvard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edvard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Edvard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Edvard lands a heavy elbow.
Edvard prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edvard won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edvard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanchez tries to buck Edvard off but he can't manage it.
Edvard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Edvard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Edvard working Sanchez over with strikes here.
Sanchez is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Edvard controlling from mount.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Edvard tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Edvard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Edvard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Edvard leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edvard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Edvard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Tom Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edvard defends it nicely.
Edvard throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Edvard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edvard lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Edvard misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edvard misses with a two punch combination.
Edvard drops Sanchez with a beautiful combination! Sanchez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edvard is looking for the KO!
Edvard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face as Edvard controls the position.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Edvard stalls from top position.
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Edvard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edvard cracks Sanchez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Edvard taking a breather here.
Edvard working the body and head with strikes.
Edvard lands a nice forearm strike.
Edvard is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Edvard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edvard works his way into side control.
Sanchez pushes Edvard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Edvard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Edvard passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sanchez!
Edvard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Edvard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Edvard working Sanchez over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edvard working Sanchez over with strikes here.
Sanchez really wants to buck Edvard off and get back to his feet.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tom Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edvard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Edvard lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Edvard content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez is bucking up trying to escape but Edvard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Edvard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Edvard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Edvard!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brantt Myhres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon comes to the cage accompanied by im not afraid. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brantt Myhres!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mallon.
Mallon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like John Mallon has been cut.
Mallon drops Myhres with a right and a left! Mallon comes rushing in but Myhres regains his composure and manages to keep Mallon in guard.
It looks like Brantt Myhres has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mallon stopping the sweep attempt from Myhres.
Myhres seems keen to control Mallon's posture.
Myhres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mallon landing some decent shots from guard.
Myhres keeping moving, preventing Mallon from controlling successfully.
Myhres looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mallon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Myhres looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Myhres looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Myhres!
Mallon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Myhres is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Myhres trying to control the position but Mallon is working away.
Mallon wants to get back to his feet.
Mallon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mallon sneaks out the side door and pushes Myhres away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon dodges the punch combination from Myhres.
Mallon punishes Myhres's body with a nice straight punch.
Myhres looks gassed!
Mallon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallon drops Myhres with a big left hand and mounts him. Myhres is in big trouble!
Myhres is rocked!
Mallon softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Myhres is out cold! Mallon jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mallon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatus Muminka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muminka comes to the cage accompanied by The Moomins music. Tatus Muminka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatus Muminka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muminka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steele, pushing him back against the cage.
Steele tries to pull guard but Muminka won't allow it.
Steele tries to pull guard but Muminka holds him up against the cage and eventually Steele drops back down to his feet.
Muminka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Muminka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Muminka pulls Steele into guard.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
Muminka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muminka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steele lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steele prevents Muminka from getting back to his feet.
Steele is pushing down on Muminka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Muminka is fighting to maintain full guard but Steele has managed to sneak the leg through.
Steele is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Steele misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muminka is squirming around, avoiding Steele's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steele cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Muminka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Steele tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Steele there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Steele with a couple of short strikes.
Muminka is trying desperately to improve position.
Muminka wants to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muminka is looking to escape.
Muminka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muminka tries to get out of the position.
Steele throwing strikes here but Muminka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muminka wants to control but Steele is having none of it.
Steele controlling the pace for now.
Muminka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steele landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Steele.
Steele trying to control but Muminka is having none of it.
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muminka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Steele connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muminka tries to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Muminka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Steele.
Muminka avoids a strike by Steele and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Steele's guard! Fantastic escape!
Steele has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Muminka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Steele.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele is trying to control Muminka's posture but Muminka avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muminka takes a little break here. Steele wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Steele is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Muminka seems content to control.
Steele wants to get back to full guard.
Steele is pressing down on Muminka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steele has his foot on Muminka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muminka works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele has momentary wrist control but Muminka slips an elbow through the middle.
Muminka wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Steele is trying to control the position but Muminka postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Steele dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muminka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Muminka showed some decent athleticism there.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Muminka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steele manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Steele trying to control the position.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Muminka!
Steele lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muminka tries to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Steele lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Steele trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muminka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steele looking to control but Muminka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Muminka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Muminka trying to control here.
Ben Steele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steele throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steele lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muminka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steele stalling away here and it's allowed Muminka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Steele throws and elbow that misses. Muminka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steele's guard. Nice move by Muminka!
Steele had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muminka defends it easily.
Muminka trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele controls Muminka momentarily but Muminka frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muminka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muminka trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele wants to control the position but Muminka says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Muminka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muminka tries to stand but can't do so whilst Steele controls his leg.
Steele is pressing down on Muminka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steele manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steele cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muminka wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Steele postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Muminka looks a forlorn figure.
Muminka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Steele landing punches.
Muminka tries to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Steele breaks from Muminka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Steele scoring with strikes but Muminka is staying in there.
Steele lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steele with a lazy takedown attempt
and Muminka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Muminka.
Steele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muminka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Muminka trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele working a defensive guard but Muminka passes into half guard.
Steele is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Muminka jumps into side control!
Steele is trying to control Muminka's posture but Muminka avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steele is looking to reverse the position.
Muminka is staying tight to Steele's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Muminka wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Steele is looking for a sweep.
Muminka working away.
Muminka is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatus Muminka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele shoots and misses
and Muminka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muminka.
Tatus Muminka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steele.
Muminka is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Muminka is trying to break free.
Steele tries to pull guard but Muminka holds him up against the cage and eventually Steele drops back down to his feet.
Muminka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Muminka breaks the clinch.
Steele shoots and misses
and Muminka counters with a single leg into guard. Steele didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muminka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
Muminka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Muminka wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Steele working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muminka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muminka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muminka tries to free his leg and advance position but Steele is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steele is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steele looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steele throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Muminka escapes and throws Steele's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Muminka just content to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muminka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steele, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatus Muminka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Steele!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Podryv Ustoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Big might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. Podryv Ustoev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
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264 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Podryv Ustoev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ustoev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Big swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ustoev is looking to clinch.
Big swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ustoev tries to close the distance and clinch but Big swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Big misses with a body shot.
Ustoev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Big.
Ustoev tries to clinch up.
Big scores with a hook to the body. Ustoev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Big stuffs the takedown attempt from Ustoev. Ustoev gets slowly back to his feet.
Ustoev shoots in but no luck this time.
Ustoev looks gassed!
Big throws a right and a left that both miss.
Big lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ustoev doesn't seem bothered though.
Big drops Ustoev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ustoev looks back up at him and smiles so Big waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ustoev is rocked!
It looks like Podryv Ustoev has been cut.
Big ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ustoev out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Big!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Fridman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fridman comes to the cage accompanied by Red. Gregory comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A New Level kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Noah Gregory acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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230 lbs
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270 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Fridman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gregory.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Fridman circles away.
Fridman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gregory's hands.
Fridman tries to bum rush Gregory with a series of wild strikes but Gregory uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fridman swings for the body but Gregory moves out of range.
Fridman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gregory misses with a combination
and Fridman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Noah Gregory has been cut.
Fridman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gregory misses with a body shot.
Fridman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gregory misses with a combination
and Fridman counters with a low kick, right behind Gregory 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregory slips a jab and a cross from Fridman.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fridman, right into the meat.
Gregory looks gassed!
Fridman scores with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Fridman as he connects with a hook.
Fridman connects with a nice cross there... Gregory is looking wobbly and Fridman recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Gregory to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Fridman jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Fridman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aja Usw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger de la Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aja Usw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roger de la Fuente's 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aja Usw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger de la Fuente!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de la Fuente bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de la Fuente creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Usw sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Usw is looking to reverse the position.
de la Fuente decides to stand back up.
Usw with a poor takedown
and de la Fuente counters with a nice double leg into side control. Usw won't be happy with that.
de la Fuente postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
de la Fuente decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Usw swats away the attempt to clinch by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - de la Fuente lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Usw looking for a sweep. Not yet Usw, not yet.
de la Fuente wants to pass the guard but Usw is keeping the position.
de la Fuente loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
de la Fuente decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Usw, up you get!
de la Fuente looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente with the ground and pound but Usw uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Usw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Usw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and de la Fuente defends well.
de la Fuente postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
de la Fuente gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Usw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
de la Fuente with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de la Fuente accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de la Fuente trying to stand up but can't free himself from Usw's guard.
de la Fuente postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Usw wants to sweep here but de la Fuente controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de la Fuente accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de la Fuente with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Usw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and de la Fuente counters with a single leg into guard. Usw didn't expect that.
Usw is breathing heavily.
de la Fuente decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Usw, up you get!
Excellent takedown into side control there by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de la Fuente creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Usw sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
de la Fuente looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Usw is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger de la Fuente dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
de la Fuente tries to clinch but Usw is having none of it.
Usw has his takedown stuffed
and de la Fuente counters with a nice double leg into side control. Usw won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from de la Fuente are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
de la Fuente throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Usw wants to control but de la Fuente postures up.
The ground and pound from de la Fuente seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
de la Fuente stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
de la Fuente in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
de la Fuente working the ground and pound effectively.
Usw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de la Fuente lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Usw looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de la Fuente with the ground and pound from mount.
de la Fuente pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
de la Fuente lands with some strikes.
de la Fuente is landing with some decent strikes but Usw is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Usw is bucking up trying to escape but de la Fuente cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Usw is looking to escape.
de la Fuente with shots to the head and body - Usw looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente landing shots from mount.
Usw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! de la Fuente connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by de la Fuente.
Usw is looking to improve his position but de la Fuente isn't that keen on the idea.
de la Fuente with good strikes from the mount here!
Usw is in a horrible position here. de la Fuente smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente is in the full mount, landing strikes.
de la Fuente lands with some strikes.
de la Fuente in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de la Fuente landing shots from mount.
de la Fuente with a couple of short strikes.
de la Fuente working Usw over with strikes here.
de la Fuente is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
de la Fuente lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger de la Fuente showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
de la Fuente shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
de la Fuente thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Usw's head.
de la Fuente throwing shots but Usw is blocking nicely.
de la Fuente throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usw is looking to improve his position.
de la Fuente is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
de la Fuente is nestled in close to Usw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
de la Fuente has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Usw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Usw trying to control from the bottom.
Roger de la Fuente has got the better of the ground game so far.
de la Fuente decides to return to a standing position.
de la Fuente looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
de la Fuente decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Usw, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Usw's half guard.
de la Fuente is thwarting Usw's attempts to control the position.
de la Fuente postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Usw to stand up.
de la Fuente scores with a takedown into Usw's guard.
Usw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente distracts Usw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Usw is working an open guard so de la Fuente takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Usw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de la Fuente has Usw up against the cage in a clinch.
de la Fuente lands an elbow just above Usw 's eye.
de la Fuente manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Usw got a little sloppy there for a moment and de la Fuente has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Usw has managed to get both his arms back between de la Fuente's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente tries to strike from the bottom.
de la Fuente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de la Fuente is looking for a triangle but Usw pushes his legs off easily.
Roger de la Fuente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Usw throwing strikes but missing.
de la Fuente is looking for a triangle but Usw pushes his legs off easily.
de la Fuente utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aja Usw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Usw throwing strikes from guard but de la Fuente blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de la Fuente shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. de la Fuente showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger de la Fuente comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well de la Fuente has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger de la Fuente!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meodread Magas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magas has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Pentti Hirvonen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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21
196 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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24
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meodread Magas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magas slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Magas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magas.
Hirvonen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hirvonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magas keeps working.
Hirvonen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hirvonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hirvonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magas's head.
Hirvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hirvonen in particular looking to stall.
Magas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hirvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magas.
A lazy left from Hirvonen finds it's target.
Magas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hirvonen.
Hirvonen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Magas's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen is looking for a kimura here.
Hirvonen seems to be working for a kimura but Magas defends the submission attempt.
Hirvonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Magas is just riding it out for now. Hirvonen eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirvonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hirvonen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Magas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hirvonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magas is in a horrible position here. Hirvonen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hirvonen lands with some strikes.
Magas is squirming around, avoiding Hirvonen's attempts to control the action.
Hirvonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hirvonen unloads with some shots from mount but Magas bucks and avoids them well.
Hirvonen is working for a guillotine from mount but Magas frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hirvonen goes for an armbar but Magas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Magas.
Hirvonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hirvonen trying to control the position.
Hirvonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hirvonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hirvonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hirvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magas throws out the jab.
Magas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hirvonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Magas misses with a hook.
Magas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Magas.
Hirvonen sizes up Magas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hirvonen feints and then cracks Magas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magas down.
Hirvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirvonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hirvonen working the ground and pound from side control.
Hirvonen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Magas regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hirvonen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hirvonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Magas won't allow Hirvonen to pass to mount.
Magas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hirvonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hirvonen trying to control but Magas is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Magas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hirvonen has Magas in his guard.
Magas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hirvonen is proving hard to escape from.
Magas preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is striking from the bottom but Magas uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hirvonen trying to get back to full guard but Magas takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hirvonen regains half guard.
Magas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hirvonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hirvonen is looking for a sweep. Magas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hirvonen moves into full guard.
Hirvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Magas stopping the sweep attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen looking to control.
Hirvonen trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hirvonen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magas pinned against the cage. Magas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hirvonen ducks under a wild hook from Magas.
Magas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hirvonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Magas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Magas is defending against the submission attempts here by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magas keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magas is trying to stand.
Hirvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Magas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hirvonen tries to pass to full mount but Magas defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hirvonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meodread Magas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hirvonen lands a head shot.
Hirvonen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magas wants to get back to his feet but Hirvonen drags him back down.
Pentti Hirvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hirvonen swings around for an armbar but Magas sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hirvonen's guard.
Magas is looking to stand up but Hirvonen won't let him.
Hirvonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hirvonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Magas gets to his feet. Hirvonen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hirvonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Magas does no damage.
Magas misses with a jab to the body
and Hirvonen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Magas's guard.
Pentti Hirvonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magas keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
Magas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hirvonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magas keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Hirvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hirvonen 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Hirvonen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Activin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zeitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Activin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zeitzer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeitzer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Activin.
Zeitzer checks a leg kick.
Activin shoots in and drives through. Zeitzer sprawls well.
Zeitzer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Activin counters with a left and a right that stings Zeitzer.
Zeitzer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Activin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Activin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeitzer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Activin wants to clinch.
Activin scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Activin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Activin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Activin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeitzer blocks a head kick by Activin.
A low kick from Activin misses
and Zeitzer counters with a left to the body.
Activin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zeitzer counters with a two punch combo.
Zeitzer throws a sloppy head kick and Activin moves out of range easily.
Zeitzer throws out a loose jab but Activin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeitzer takes a swing at Activin's ribcage but misses.
Zeitzer misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Activin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zeitzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zeitzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zeitzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zeitzer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zeitzer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Activin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zeitzer's waist but Zeitzer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Activin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Activin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Activin looks to clinch
and Zeitzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeitzer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Activin.
Activin scores with a nice head shot.
Zeitzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Activin wants to clinch up but Zeitzer keeps it at a distance.
Zeitzer cracks Activin with an open hand slap.
Zeitzer takes one on the button.
Zeitzer misses with a wild body shot.
Activin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeitzer keeps the fight on the outside.
Activin looks to throw the jab but Zeitzer is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Activin is looking to clinch but Zeitzer is avoiding it.
Zeitzer misses with a combination
and Activin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Activin is looking to clinch but Zeitzer is avoiding it.
Activin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeitzer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Activin.
Zeitzer slaps away a takedown attempt from Activin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Activin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zeitzer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zeitzer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Activin trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeitzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Activin controlling from the top position.
Activin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zeitzer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Activin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeitzer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Activin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Activin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zeitzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeitzer misses with a hook. Activin ducked under it nicely.
Activin closes the distance and clinches.
Activin working aggressively here.
Activin pushes Zeitzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Activin lands with a short shot to the head.
Activin looking for a takedown.
Activin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zeitzer backwards.
A body shot lands from Activin.
Activin prevents Zeitzer from breaking the clinch.
Activin tries for a takedown but Zeitzer manages to get underhooks.
Activin has Zeitzer pressed against the cage, preventing Zeitzer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Activin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Activin.
Zeitzer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Activin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Activin pushes Zeitzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeitzer is rocked!
Zeitzer working hard to break the clinch.
Zeitzer is still on wobbly legs! Can Activin finish him?
Activin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Activin has double underhooks.
Activin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeitzer seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Activin on the inside.
Activin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zeitzer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Activin works on Zeitzer's body with a couple of short punches.
Activin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zeitzer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Activin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Activin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zeitzer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Activin is pushing Zeitzer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Activin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Activin lands a left hand.
Activin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Activin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Activin wants a takedown but no success here.
Activin throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeitzer.
Activin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeitzer backwards.
A short body shot lands from Activin as the two fighters clinch.
Activin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Activin lands with a light punch inside.
Zeitzer is trying to break the clinch but Activin has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Activin.
Activin lands a body punch.
Activin lands a body shot.
Zeitzer is breathing heavily.
Activin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zeitzer or not.
Zeitzer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Activin has double underhooks.
Activin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Activin has hold of one of Zeitzer's legs. Zeitzer is fighting the takedown attempt but Activin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Activin stands and throws Zeitzer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Activin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zeitzer to see if he's OK.
Activin is working to tighten is grip on Zeitzer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Zeitzer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Activin is really squeezing tight and eventually Zeitzer passes out! Activin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). George Activin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
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298 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lord Vader!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader defending well as Tchepikov loads up on a big left hand.
Vader listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Maksimilian Tchepikov has been cut.
Tchepikov misses with a straight left.
Vader avoids the body shot from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands a lovely overhand right.
Vader lands with a hook. Tchepikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vader moves away from the strike by Tchepikov.
Vader swinging wildly here.
Vader is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tchepikov misses with a looping right.
Vader fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tchepikov sprawls well initially but Vader persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tchepikov is doing well to control the position and prevent Vader from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vader.
Vader throws a strike but Tchepikov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vader throws a strike but Tchepikov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tchepikov wants to control from the top but Vader keeps moving.
Vader wants to get back to his feet but Tchepikov passes into half guard.
Tchepikov prevents Vader from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vader won't allow Tchepikov to pass to mount.
Tchepikov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tchepikov prevents Vader from standing back up.
Vader kicks off Tchepikov and gets to his feet.
Maksimilian Tchepikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vader moves out of range as Tchepikov strikes.
Vader throws out a loose jab but Tchepikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader misses with an uppercut. Tchepikov saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vader does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Tchepikov scores with a four punch combination!
Vader with a hook.
Tchepikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vader lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchepikov moves away.
Vader avoids the body shot from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vader.
Tchepikov looks to land a right hand but Vader moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tchepikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vader lands a glancing blow to the side of Tchepikov's head.
Tchepikov leaves Vader with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tchepikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vader throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tchepikov lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tchepikov misses with a wild combination.
Tchepikov lands a nice hook to Vader's body. Vader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Vader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maksimilian Tchepikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tchepikov takes a swing at Vader's ribcage but misses.
Vader misses with a combination
and Tchepikov counters with a left to the body.
Tchepikov throws a combination that misses
and Vader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tchepikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vader shoots and misses
and Tchepikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vader is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tchepikov catches Vader with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vader has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lord Vader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Tchepikov - just one landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tchepikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maksimilian Tchepikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov slips under a jab.
Tchepikov lands with a nice body punch.
Tchepikov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vader backs up against the cage.
Tchepikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
Tchepikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tchepikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchepikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
A left and a right from Vader both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchepikov misses with a body shot.
Tchepikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vader throws a one two combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tchepikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Tchepikov misses its intended target.
Tchepikov scores with a hook to the body. Vader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tchepikov throws a hook to the side of Vader's head but Vader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vader takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tchepikov misses with a straight left.
Tchepikov scores with a hook to the body. Vader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tchepikov scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov scores with a jab to the body.
Tchepikov scores with a jab.
Vader walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader takes one on the button.
Tchepikov misses with a few strikes there.
Tchepikov cracks Vader with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vader looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tchepikov finish him?
Tchepikov throws a body punch but Vader moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tchepikov, as that shot connected.
Vader scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tchepikov finds it's way through Vader's defenses.
Vader closes the distance and clinches up with Tchepikov, looking for a takedown. Vader pushes Tchepikov against the cage but Tchepikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vader misses with a body shot.
Tchepikov misses with a wild body shot.
Vader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tchepikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tchepikov lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tchepikov. Vader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchepikov misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksimilian Tchepikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maksimilian Tchepikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vader with a poor takedown
and Tchepikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tchepikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vader counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tchepikov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that Tchepikov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vader throws a strike but Tchepikov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vader pushes Tchepikov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Vader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a nice looking combination but Tchepikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tchepikov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vader misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Tchepikov - just one landing.
Vader looks to land a right hand but Tchepikov moved out of range.
Vader takes a swing at Tchepikov's ribcage but misses.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchepikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tchepikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tchepikov misses the shot to the body.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vader misses with a body shot
and Tchepikov counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader misses with an uppercut.
Vader throws a hook to the side of Tchepikov's head but Tchepikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tchepikov throws a hook but Vader blocks it.
Tchepikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tchepikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tchepikov drops his hands momentarily and Vader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Vader's head.
Tchepikov throws a combination that misses
and Vader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tchepikov thinking.
Vader misses with a double jab
and Tchepikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vader fails with the takedown
and Tchepikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tchepikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Vader looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tchepikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with a wild body shot.
Tchepikov misses with a body shot
and Vader counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchepikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vader.
Vader cracks Tchepikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vader misses with the combination.
Vader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vader throws a big shot that misses.
Tchepikov misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lord Vader did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Maksimilian Tchepikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vader misses with a looping left.
Tchepikov misses with a two punch combination.
Tchepikov slips a jab and a cross from Vader.
Tchepikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Tchepikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vader misses with a combination
and Tchepikov counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Vader.
Tchepikov blocks a jab.
Tchepikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vader counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tchepikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tchepikov jabs at Vader's body.
Vader is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tchepikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vader on the side of the head.
Vader is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tchepikov scores with a nice head shot.
Vader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tchepikov.
A shot to de liver by Tchepikov. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tchepikov misses.
Tchepikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vader's head backwards.
Vader missing with a left hand there. Tchepikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tchepikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vader counters with a stiff right hand.
Vader scores with a jab to the head.
Vader avoids the body shot from Tchepikov.
Vader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tchepikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tchepikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tchepikov throws a right hand that Vader ducks under and follows up with a left that Vader also avoids with ease.
Tchepikov throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov throws a series of punches but Vader avoids them all with ease.
Tchepikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Tchepikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vader misses with a takedown
and Tchepikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Tchepikov misses its intended target.
Tchepikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vader takes one to the chin there.
Tchepikov takes a swing at Vader's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tchepikov.
Vader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tchepikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vader counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tchepikov won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vader lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tchepikov dodges the ground and pound from Vader.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tchepikov dodges the ground and pound from Vader.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksimilian Tchepikov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Maksimilian Tchepikov's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Vader misses with a hook. Tchepikov ducked under it nicely.
Tchepikov throws a big shot that misses.
Tchepikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vader counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vader throws and elbow that misses. Tchepikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vader's guard. Nice move by Tchepikov!
Vader has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tchepikov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tchepikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Vader slips a jab and a cross from Tchepikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov misses with a double jab
and Vader counters with a stiff right hand.
Tchepikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
Vader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tchepikov.
Tchepikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tchepikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vader counters with a left to the body.
Tchepikov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vader misses with the combination.
Vader loads up on a big right hand but Tchepikov slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a combination that misses
letting Tchepikov counter with a right hand.
Tchepikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tchepikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vader misses the jab.
Tchepikov lands a nice hook to Vader's body. Vader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchepikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vader counters with a left to the body.
Tchepikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchepikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Tchepikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Vader misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchepikov misses the target.
Tchepikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tchepikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vader looks to throw the jab but Tchepikov is out of range.
Tchepikov stuns Vader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tchepikov misses
and Vader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tchepikov thuds a left hand into Vader's body.
Tchepikov throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
Tchepikov looks to throw the jab but Vader is out of range.
Tchepikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tchepikov thinking.
Vader misses with a body shot
and Tchepikov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchepikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vader throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lord Vader.
I think Vader has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Lord Vader retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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