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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fiodor Kuzniecow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson has chosen bis das Blut gefriert as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fiodor Kuzniecow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuzniecow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jonson somewhat.
Jonson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kuzniecow moves into full guard.
Jonson tries to stand but Kuzniecow is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kuzniecow's closed guard. He's half up but Kuzniecow has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kuzniecow pivots and extends the arm, Jonson falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kuzniecow! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fiodor Kuzniecow!
During a confident post fight interview, Fiodor Kuzniecow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leeroy Jeeenkins! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvez scores with a punch to the head.
Jenkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvez's waist but Alvez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jenkins off to one side.
Leroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Alvez. No joy for Jenkins on that attempt.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Jambo Alvez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Jenkins.
Alvez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jenkins is trying to control Alvez's posture but Alvez avoids it.
Alvez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jenkins tries to improve position but can't.
Jenkins is being controlled here.
Alvez working the ground and pound.
Alvez throws an elbow but Jenkins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jenkins trying to remain calm as Alvez controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez lands an elbow.
Alvez controlling from side mount.
Alvez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jenkins tries to buck Alvez off but Alvez is having none of it.
Alvez cracks Jenkins with a big right hand but Jenkins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alvez taking a breather here.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Alvez taking a breather here.
Alvez is working Jenkins over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alvez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvez working the body and head with strikes.
Alvez working away.
Jenkins is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Alvez is staying active.
Alvez scores with punches from side control.
Jenkins is looking to reverse the position.
Jenkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alvez working the body and head with strikes.
Alvez happy to just control the position for now.
Alvez is working Jenkins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alvez tries to move to mount but Jenkins blocks the move with his legs.
Alvez controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jenkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alvez is putting a hurting on Jenkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Alvez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jenkins will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Alvez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Alvez controls the position.
Alvez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvez 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.
Jenkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alvez connects with a decent elbow.
Jenkins seems a little lost for a moment, as Alvez dominates the positioning.
Alvez working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins tries to bench press Alvez off him but Alvez keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez is chipping away with strikes.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Jenkins struggling a bit here.
Alvez working the head and body with strikes.
Alvez tries to advance to mount but Jenkins denies him.
Alvez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alvez landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jenkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alvez connects with a decent elbow.
Alvez lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvez lands an elbow.
Jenkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alvez trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Alvez scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Alvez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alvez.
Alvez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alvez lands a few punches from side control.
Alvez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Alvez tries to move to mount but Jenkins blocks the move with his legs.
Alvez working the head and body with strikes.
Alvez tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alvez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvez trying to control the position but Jenkins is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jambo Alvez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Alvez taking a breather here.
Jenkins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alvez is controlling him well.
Jenkins manages to get back to half guard.
Alvez trying to control from half guard but Jenkins is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jambo Alvez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alvez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jenkins's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Alvez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Alvez lands strikes from half guard.
Alvez slows the pace down in half guard.
Alvez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alvez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez working over Jenkins with some ground and pound. Jenkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alvez slips a nice elbow through Jenkins's hands, connecting with Jenkins's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alvez lands a nice short elbow.
Alvez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alvez wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
Alvez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alvez prevents Jenkins from improving his position.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenkins trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alvez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alvez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Alvez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Alvez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Alvez moves out of range easily.
Alvez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvez.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvez.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Alvez looks to land a combination. Jenkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alvez lands with a right hand.
Jenkins tries to sprawl but Alvez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alvez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvez content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alvez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alvez is thwarting Jenkins's attempts to control the position.
Alvez is looking to advance position but Jenkins won't allow it.
Alvez slips a nice elbow through Jenkins's hands, connecting with Jenkins's forehead.
Alvez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alvez lands a nice short elbow.
Jenkins taking some punishment here, with Alvez in his half guard.
Alvez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Alvez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Alvez there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvez controlling the pace.
Alvez trying to pass the guard but Jenkins defending well.
Alvez working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Alvez.
Jenkins is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Alvez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Alvez.
Jenkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jenkins.
Alvez working some strikes from top position.
Alvez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jenkins keeping full guard, as Alvez tries to pass.
Alvez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alvez pushing down on Jenkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alvez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jenkins tries to roll over but Alvez keeps him under control.
Leroy Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez drops an elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Alvez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alvez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alvez wants to free his trapped foot but Jenkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alvez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alvez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jenkins for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambo Alvez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvez 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Jambo Alvez!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Jambo Alvez!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Jambo Alvez!
Jambo Alvez wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Jambo Alvez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marat Blagenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blagenov's choice of entrance music: Krasnoe derevo-Drova. The key to victory for Andre Roussimoff has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Roussimoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marat Blagenov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussimoff scores with a decent looking hook.
Horrible takedown by Blagenov or perhaps it was just good defense by Roussimoff which made him look bad.
Roussimoff moves into the clinch.
Blagenov wants the takedown. Roussimoff is fighting it off but Blagenov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Roussimoff's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blagenov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blagenov postures up.
Roussimoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roussimoff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blagenov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blagenov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blagenov with a flurry of punches that miss.
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!
Blagenov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blagenov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blagenov thows a big elbow that misses.
Blagenov is looking to work some ground and pound but Roussimoff has wrist control.
Roussimoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Roussimoff, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussimoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roussimoff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blagenov is looking to work some ground and pound but Roussimoff has wrist control.
Roussimoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blagenov throwing strikes but missing.
Blagenov is looking to work some ground and pound but Roussimoff has wrist control.
Blagenov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blagenov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blagenov lands a couple of elbows.
Blagenov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blagenov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blagenov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blagenov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blagenov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blagenov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roussimoff wants to sweep here but Blagenov controlling him for the moment.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roussimoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blagenov throws and elbow that misses. Roussimoff uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blagenov's guard. Nice move by Roussimoff!
Blagenov has his feet on Roussimoff's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blagenov is looking to escape.
Roussimoff tries to pass to full mount but Blagenov defends it.
Roussimoff throwing shots but Blagenov is blocking nicely.
Roussimoff wants to stand up but Blagenov is controlling the position.
Roussimoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blagenov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blagenov kicks Roussimoff off and gets back to his feet.
Roussimoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roussimoff misses with the combination.
Roussimoff misses with a wild combination.
Blagenov fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marat Blagenov will probably get the nod.
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.
A combination from Roussimoff does no damage.
Roussimoff thows a body kick. Blagenov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Roussimoff misses.
Roussimoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blagenov shoots in for a takedown but Roussimoff shows good takedown defense.
Roussimoff is looking to clinch but Blagenov is avoiding it.
Blagenov shoots in but no luck this time.
Roussimoff tries to clinch there but Blagenov circles away.
Roussimoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roussimoff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blagenov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roussimoff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blagenov's calf.
Roussimoff throws a series of punches but Blagenov moves out of range.
Blagenov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blagenov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blagenov is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Roussimoff has knocked Blagenov down with a huge combo! Roussimoff steps away and waves a wobbly Blagenov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Marat Blagenov has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roussimoff throws a series of punches but Blagenov avoids them all with ease.
Blagenov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blagenov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussimoff connects with a leg kick. Blagenov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blagenov is still on wobbly legs! Can Roussimoff finish him?
Blagenov keeps the fight on the outside.
Blagenov seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Roussimoff misses.
Roussimoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roussimoff throws a nice looking combination but Blagenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blagenov shoots in for a takedown but Roussimoff shows good takedown defense.
Andre Roussimoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marat Blagenov.
Blagenov dodges the punch combination from Roussimoff.
Blagenov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roussimoff avoids it really well and circles away.
Roussimoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roussimoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Roussimoff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blagenovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roussimoff throws a nice looking combination but Blagenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Roussimoff. Those never looked like landing.
Blagenov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blagenov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blagenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roussimoff.
Blagenov shoots in and drives through. Roussimoff sprawls well.
Marat Blagenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blagenov shoots in looking for a takedown but Roussimoff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blagenov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blagenov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Roussimoff.
Blagenov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andre Roussimoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roussimoff misses with the combination.
Roussimoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Roussimoff stuffs the takedown attempt from Blagenov. Blagenov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff rushes Blagenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blagenov wants to take the fight to the mat but Roussimoff manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Roussimoff has Blagenov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blagenov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blagenov looking for a takedown.
Roussimoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roussimoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Blagenov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roussimoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roussimoff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blagenov.
Roussimoff looking to score a takedown here. Blagenov is defending well but Roussimoff drives through and ends up in Blagenov's guard.
Roussimoff wants to control from the top but Blagenov keeps moving.
Roussimoff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roussimoff throws and elbow that misses. Blagenov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roussimoff's guard. Nice move by Blagenov!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagenov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roussimoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roussimoff wants to stand and escape but Blagenov is having none of it.
Roussimoff is trying to control the position but Blagenov postures up.
Blagenov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roussimoff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blagenov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blagenov postures up and lands a big shot to Roussimoff's brow.
Blagenov landing some decent shots from guard.
Roussimoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Roussimoff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marat Blagenov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Roussimoff misses with a low kick.
Blagenov fails with a takedown attempt.
Roussimoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roussimoff pushes Blagenov up against the cage in a clinch.
Roussimoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blagenov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roussimoff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blagenov on his heels. He'll look to pass Blagenov's guard now, I'm sure.
Roussimoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roussimoff throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roussimoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Blagenov has wrist control.
Roussimoff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussimoff wants to stand but Blagenov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roussimoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roussimoff wants to pass the guard but Blagenov is keeping the position.
Roussimoff lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roussimoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roussimoff tries to clinch but Blagenov moves out of range.
Roussimoff scores with the left hand. Blagenov knows he should have avoided that one.
Roussimoff wants to clinch up but Blagenov keeps it at a distance.
Roussimoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roussimoff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blagenov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roussimoff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff clinches up with Blagenov and pushes him back against the cage.
Blagenov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roussimoff breaks the clinch.
Roussimoff misses with a two punch combination.
Roussimoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blagenov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roussimoff tests Blagenov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roussimoff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roussimoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blagenov manages to avoid it.
Blagenov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roussimoff as he jumps to the side.
Andre Roussimoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marat Blagenov.
Roussimoff throws a nice looking combination but Blagenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roussimoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blagenov can do to turn this around?
Blagenov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roussimoff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roussimoff pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blagenov back to the cage. Roussimoff follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Andre Roussimoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff drives through and clinches with Blagenov against the cage.
Roussimoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roussimoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blagenov.
Blagenov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roussimoff as he jumps to the side.
Roussimoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blagenov looks for a takedown but Roussimoff sprawls well.
Roussimoff drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roussimoff looking to sit in guard and control but Blagenov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blagenov postures up in Roussimoff's guard and throws a big left but Roussimoff blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Roussimoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roussimoff 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Andre Roussimoff!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Andre Roussimoff!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Andre Roussimoff!
Andre Roussimoff wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Andre Roussimoff started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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207 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Molotov lands a front kick.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Molotov circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molotov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Molotov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Molotov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Molotov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan tries to bum rush Molotov with a series of wild strikes but Molotov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Molotov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Oleg Molotov has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Molotov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Molotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molotov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Molotov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Molotov dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Molotov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molotov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Molotov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Molotov passes to full mount!
Morgan really wants to buck Molotov off and get back to his feet.
Morgan looks gassed!
Molotov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan?
Molotov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morgan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morgan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Molotov controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Morgan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Molotov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morgan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morgan shrugs it off.
Molotov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morgan really wants to buck Molotov off and get back to his feet.
Molotov has control of Morgan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morgan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Molotov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morgan has worked his arm free - good work by Morgan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oleg Molotov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Molotov rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Molotov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Molotov has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan wants to break free but Molotov has control.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molotov tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
Morgan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Molotov.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Molotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molotov moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Molotov misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Molotov throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Molotov with that takedown attempt.
Molotov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Molotov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Molotov has time to react.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oleg Molotov's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Molotov is rocked!
Matt Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molotov walks straight into a right hand from Morgan - that's dropped him! Morgan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Molotov from any more punishment! Molotov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Morgan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nameless Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Polhamus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Polhamus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nameless Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Polhamus!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polhamus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Polhamus.
Polhamus tries to close the distance and clinch but Hero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polhamus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Hero misses the jab.
Polhamus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hero under the eye.
Hero misses with a hook. Polhamus ducked under it nicely.
Hero throws a poor cross that misses
and Polhamus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hero keeps the fight on the outside.
Polhamus wants to clinch but Hero slips to the side
and Hero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polhamus pushes Hero off looking to stand but Hero dives back in and keeps control.
Polhamus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like Dean Polhamus has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hero there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Polhamus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That has opened up Dean Polhamus's cut even more.
Hero working Polhamus over with strikes.
Hero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Polhamus tries to get to full guard but Hero has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hero lands a nice short elbow.
The cut above Dean Polhamus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hero working over Polhamus with some ground and pound. Polhamus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dean Polhamus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dean Polhamus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nameless Hero!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonatan Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaroslav Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaroslav Thunder will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
232 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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257 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonatan Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaroslav Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thunder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bisping sprawls well initially but Thunder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bisping is pressing down on Thunder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bisping keeping moving, preventing Thunder from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder wanted to stand there but Bisping had control of the position.
Bisping is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Thunder frees his head nicely. Oh but Bisping has switched to an armbar! Thunder is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jonatan Bisping!
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