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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ditte Amaury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Gaziev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Amaury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Gaziev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaziev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaziev shoots for a double leg takedown but Amaury sprawls well. He's pushed Gaziev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gaziev tries for a takedown but Amaury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaziev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Amaury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adam Gaziev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaziev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ditte Amaury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Gaziev.
Gaziev tries to clinch
and Amaury counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Amaury as Gaziev shoots in.
Amaury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gaziev.
Gaziev looks gassed!
Amaury drops Gaziev with a right and a left! Amaury comes rushing in but Gaziev regains his composure and manages to keep Amaury in guard.
Gaziev is rocked!
It looks like Adam Gaziev has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Amaury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gaziev is still on wobbly legs! Can Amaury finish him?
Amaury drops Gaziev with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gaziev! Amaury dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ditte Amaury!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korke Kinka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the ring accompanied by Onward to Victory. Dana Black has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dana Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korke Kinka!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in and drives through. Kinka sprawls well.
Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Kinka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kinka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kinka is trying to control but can't.
Black wants to control but Kinka is keeping him busy.
Kinka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Black is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kinka defends it well.
Kinka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kinka looking for submissions off his back.
Kinka actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kinka controls his leg.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kinka actively working from the bottom here.
Kinka moves into full guard.
Kinka has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Black doesn't defend quickly enough and Kinka has managed to lock this one up! Can Black escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kinka on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Korke Kinka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Corkran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias Alderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alderson's choice of entrance music: Dark moon High tide. Matias Alderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Mikey Corkran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matias Alderson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corkran closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alderson did well to prevent Corkran getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Corkran is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corkran throwing shots but Alderson is blocking nicely.
Corkran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alderson keeps working.
Corkran missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corkran throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corkran is controlling him.
Alderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corkran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alderson on the ground.
Alderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corkran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Corkran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alderson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Alderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corkran sprawls well. Corkran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alderson sprawls well. Alderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corkran gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alderson defends it nicely.
Corkran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alderson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Corkran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alderson slips a jab and a cross from Corkran.
Corkran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alderson.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alderson as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Corkran.
Alderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Corkran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alderson clinches up against the ropes.
Alderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkran looks to land a body kick but Alderson moved away.
Corkran misses with a head kick.
Corkran does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Corkran circles away.
Alderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corkran shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Corkran tries to avoid it but Alderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Corkran to the ground. Corkran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alderson looks gassed!
Alderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alderson misses with a few strikes there.
Mikey Corkran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corkran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran tries to clinch but Alderson moves out of range.
Alderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Corkran lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alderson pushes Corkran off looking to stand but Corkran dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Corkran.
Corkran wants to control but Alderson is keeping him busy.
Corkran is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alderson has his hands clasped together around Corkran's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkran is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Corkran prevents Alderson from standing back up.
Corkran missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alderson wants to get back to his feet.
Corkran is trying to control the action in half guard but Alderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corkran scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Corkran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corkran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alderson's head.
Alderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Corkran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corkran landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Corkran trying to control but Alderson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Corkran dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corkran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Corkran tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alderson is in Corkran's guard.
Corkran looking to control.
Corkran keeping moving, preventing Alderson from controlling successfully.
Alderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Alderson stopping the sweep attempt from Corkran.
Alderson wants to pass the guard but Corkran is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alderson shoots in but Corkran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Corkran gets the takedown into side control.
Alderson wants to get back to his feet but Corkran drags him back down.
Corkran creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Corkran 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.
Corkran prevents Alderson from escaping the position.
Corkran works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alderson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Corkran is controlling him well.
Alderson is breathing heavily.
Corkran working the ground and pound but Alderson is defending the strikes.
Corkran working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkran tries to stand but Alderson is controlling his head.
Alderson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corkran defending well though.
Corkran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Corkran does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran is trying to stand.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Matias Alderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Corkran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alderson defends it nicely.
Alderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Corkran tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alderson is in Corkran's guard.
Corkran keeping moving, preventing Alderson from controlling successfully.
Corkran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corkran tries to get out of the position.
Alderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corkran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Corkran wants to control but Alderson passes easily into half guard.
Alderson is taking a breather. Corkran says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderson is looking for a kimura here.
Alderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matias Alderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corkran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alderson pushes Corkran off and gets back to his feet.
Alderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corkran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corkran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corkran leaves Alderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Alderson. No joy for Corkran on that attempt.
Corkran fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alderson sprawls well initially but Corkran persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corkran missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkran slips a nice elbow through Alderson's hands, connecting with Alderson's forehead.
Alderson gets back to full guard.
Corkran wants to stand but Alderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Corkran throwing strikes but missing.
Alderson kicks Corkran off and gets to his feet.
Mikey Corkran is winning the standup battle so far.
Corkran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Corkran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alderson is fending him off so far but Corkran persists. Nope, Alderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Corkran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corkran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corkran is fending him off so far but Alderson persists. Nope, Corkran circles away and we're back to standing.
Alderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alderson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corkran is trying to get back to half guard.
Corkran is being controlled here.
Alderson tries for a kimura but Corkran is defending well.
Corkran is not content to let Alderson control the position.
Corkran parries the strikes from Alderson easily there. Alderson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Corkran to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alderson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alderson trying to control the action but Corkran is working from the bottom.
Corkran wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkran is letting Alderson control him for a moment.
Corkran is not content to let Alderson control the position.
Alderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Corkran to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Corkran is not content to let Alderson control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matias Alderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alderson 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matias Alderson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St. Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Benedez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre and Harold Benedez. St. Pierre comes to the ring accompanied by UFC - Face the Pain. Harold Benedez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georges St. Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harold Benedez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Pierre looks for a takedown but Benedez sprawls well.
Benedez misses with the combination.
Benedez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St. Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St. Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St. Pierre moves into full mount! Benedez won't be happy about that!
St. Pierre tries to control but Benedez wriggling away.
St. Pierre 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Benedez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Pierre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
St. Pierre 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.
St. Pierre looking to secure an arm triangle but Benedez defends it well.
St. Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Benedez wants to hold on but St. Pierre pushes him away.
St. Pierre controlling from mount.
St. Pierre throws some wild stikes that Benedez manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre goes for an armbar but Benedez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Benedez.
St. Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benedez is controlling him.
Benedez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St. Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St. Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Benedez tries to stand but St. Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
St. Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Pierre tries for a takedown but Benedez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benedez closes the distance but St. Pierre moves to the side
and St. Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St. Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St. Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St. Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St. Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St. Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benedez can do anything to dispel that myth.
St. Pierre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Benedez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now St. Pierre has Benedez in his guard.
St. Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Pierre, not yet.
Benedez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benedez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St. Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benedez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedez is looking to clinch.
Benedez closes the distance but St. Pierre moves to the side
and St. Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Benedez!
St. Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Benedez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
St. Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St. Pierre wants to finish this one by submission but Benedez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from St. Pierre.
St. Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St. Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St. Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
St. Pierre won't allow Benedez to get back to his feet.
Benedez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benedez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St. Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St. Pierre won't allow Benedez to get back to his feet.
St. Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benedez wants to stand and escape but St. Pierre is having none of it.
St. Pierre works over Benedez with some ground and pound from guard.
Benedez wants to get back to his feet but St. Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St. Pierre trying to control but Benedez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benedez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benedez keeping moving, preventing St. Pierre from controlling successfully.
St. Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benedez keeping full guard, as St. Pierre tries to pass.
St. Pierre won't allow Benedez to get back to his feet.
St. Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St. Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benedez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre wants to control from the top but Benedez keeps moving.
St. Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St. Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benedez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St. Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St. Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Benedez has wrist control.
St. Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
St. Pierre wants to control from the top but Benedez keeps moving.
St. Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Benedez wants to stand but St. Pierre is controlling the position.
St. Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St. Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St. Pierre cracks Benedez with a solid left hand.
St. Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St. Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Benedez has wrist control.
St. Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benedez's head.
St. Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Benedez blocks nicely.
St. Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benedez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St. Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Benedez blocks nicely.
St. Pierre advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Pierre scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St. Pierre taking a break here but Benedez is having none of it and regains half guard.
St. Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St. Pierre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
St. Pierre dives in and grabs Benedez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benedez pushes down on St. Pierre's head and hops out.
St. Pierre with a poor takedown
and Benedez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harold Benedez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedez fails with the takedown.
St. Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St. Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St. Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St. Pierre has Benedez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Benedez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St. Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Benedez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
St. Pierre is trying to pull guard but Benedez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Benedez jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez wants to get back to his feet but St. Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St. Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St. Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benedez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St. Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St. Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
St. Pierre is looking to advance position but Benedez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
St. Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benedez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St. Pierre's face.
St. Pierre is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Harold Benedez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St. Pierre avoids a series of strikes thrown by Benedez.
St. Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benedez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have St. Pierre scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Benedez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Benedez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Benedez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Lowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowal comes to the ring accompanied by KING KING KING. Cody Grant has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mohammad Lowal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Lowal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Grant!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grant is fending him off so far but Lowal persists. Nope, Grant circles away and we're back to standing.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowal swinging wildly here.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grant wants to clinch up but Lowal keeps it at a distance.
Grant throws a solid leg kick but Lowal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grant.
Lowal misses with a takedown attempt - Grant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lowal throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Lowal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowal closes the distance and clinches up with Grant, looking for a takedown. Lowal pushes Grant against the ropes but Grant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowal misses the target.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lowal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Lowal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grant on the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Grant scores with a four punch combination!
Lowal tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lowal avoids the head kick by Grant.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowal keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant pushes Lowal away with a front kick.
Lowal is breathing heavily.
Lowal throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lowal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grant scores with the left hand. Lowal knows he should have avoided that one.
Grant misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Lowal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grant. That one must have hurt.
Cody Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant scores with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grant drops Lowal with a big knee straight up the middle! Lowal is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lowal is rocked!
It looks like Mohammad Lowal has been cut.
Grant gets a clinch.
Oh Lowal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant jerks Lowal's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Lowal drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Grant goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Grant because Lowal was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Cody Grant!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andry Nikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tapisht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapisht comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Evanescence: Bring Me To Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Andry Nikol!
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, Vlad Tapisht!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikol cracks Tapisht with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nikol shoots for a double leg takedown but Tapisht sprawls well. He's pushed Nikol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nikol lands with a good body shot.
Tapisht takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tapisht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikol misses with the combination.
Nikol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tapisht.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikol misses with a body shot.
Tapisht shoots for a double leg takedown but Nikol sprawls well. He's pushed Tapisht's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tapisht tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nikol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tapisht, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tapisht has Nikol pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tapisht pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Nikol tumbling to the mat - Tapisht dives into Nikol's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tapisht cracks Nikol with a solid left hand.
Nikol wants to get back to his feet but Tapisht passes into half guard.
Nikol wants to get back to his feet.
Tapisht thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nikol's head.
Tapisht maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nikol could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tapisht has cracked it and Nikol is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tapisht!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vlad Tapisht!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Haahtee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ukko Haahtee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans misses with a looping right.
Haahtee throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Haahtee slips under a jab.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Haahtee pushes him off.
Evans misses with a hook. Haahtee ducked under it nicely.
Haahtee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Evans manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haahtee on his heels. He'll look to pass Haahtee's guard now, I'm sure.
Evans should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haahtee working a defensive guard here.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Haahtee blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Haahtee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haahtee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haahtee working a defensive guard here.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haahtee wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haahtee's head.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haahtee keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Haahtee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
Haahtee looking to control.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans tries to stand but Haahtee is controlling from the bottom.
Evans advances position into side control!
Haahtee taking a bit of punishment here - Evans scoring with strikes.
Haahtee wants to control but Evans postures up.
Evans is working Haahtee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haahtee keeps working.
Evans tries to score with some ground and pound. Haahtee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Evans wants to control but Haahtee is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee is trying to get back to half guard.
Evans 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Haahtee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Haahtee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Haahtee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans working over Haahtee with some ground and pound. Haahtee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans controlling the action here.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Haahtee's hands, connecting with Haahtee's forehead.
Haahtee tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Haahtee taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haahtee defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to take a breather but Haahtee is having none of it.
Evans is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Evans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Evans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haahtee looks a forlorn figure.
Evans controlling the pace for now.
Evans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haahtee looks a forlorn figure.
Evans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Evans wants to control the pace but Haahtee is squirming around nicely.
Haahtee is bucking up trying to escape but Evans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haahtee is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans landing strikes from the mount.
Evans controlling his opponent.
Evans landing strikes from the mount and Haahtee is in trouble!
Evans controlling from the full mount.
Haahtee can't escape the position.
Evans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Evans with shots to the head and body - Haahtee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Evans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Evans with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Evans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haahtee is looking to escape.
Evans lands a heavy elbow.
Haahtee tries to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Evans moves away from the strike by Haahtee.
Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Haahtee's half guard.
Haahtee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haahtee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haahtee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haahtee tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Haahtee is not content to let Evans control the position.
Haahtee is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans working over Haahtee with some ground and pound. Haahtee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Evans wants to stand but Haahtee has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Haahtee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Haahtee is avoiding damage well.
Evans in side control, throwing shots but Haahtee defends.
Haahtee is not content to let Evans control the position.
Haahtee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Haahtee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haahtee tries to get out of the position.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haahtee keeps working.
Evans working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Evans creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Haahtee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Haahtee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Evans trying to control the action but Haahtee is working from the bottom.
Haahtee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haahtee gets back to half guard.
Haahtee trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Haahtee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans not doing much here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Evans wants to stand up but Haahtee has a hold of him and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans not doing much here.
Haahtee is trying to get back to full guard.
Rashad Evans has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Haahtee.
Haahtee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Haahtee lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee misses with the combination.
No joy there for Haahtee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans throws the left hand but Haahtee avoids the punch easily.
Evans lands a glancing blow to the side of Haahtee's head.
Haahtee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haahtee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haahtee.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Haahtee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haahtee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Haahtee circles away.
Ukko Haahtee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haahtee misses with a kick to the body.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haahtee throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haahtee thumps Evans with a low kick.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Haahtee is out of range.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haahtee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans avoids the head kick by Haahtee.
Haahtee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haahtee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Haahtee does no damage.
Ukko Haahtee is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Evans both land. Nice combination.
Haahtee moves out of range as Evans strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Haahtee throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Haahtee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Evans darts in and clinches Haahtee up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Horrible takedown by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by Haahtee which made him look bad.
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
Haahtee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Evans shoots for a takedown but Haahtee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ukko Haahtee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Haahtee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haahtee. That's going to slow Evans down.
Haahtee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
and Haahtee counters with a big head kick but Evans shrugs it off.
Ukko Haahtee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Haahtee misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans throws a series of punches but Haahtee moves out of range.
Haahtee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haahtee throws a combination that misses
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haahtee to the mat! Haahtee manages to get full guard.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Haahtee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evans trying to control but Haahtee is working from the bottom.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Haahtee has his hands on Evans's head, controlling the position.
Haahtee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rashad Evans is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working Haahtee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans advances position into side control!
The referee asks Evans politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Evans prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Haahtee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Haahtee's face as Evans controls the position.
Evans advances to full mount.
Haahtee tries to reverse the position but Evans maintains control.
Evans controlling from mount.
Evans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haahtee looks a forlorn figure.
Rashad Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Evans trying to control but Haahtee is having none of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rashad Evans wasn't active enough on the ground.
Evans throws a shot to the body.
Haahtee circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Haahtee scores with a decent looking hook.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haahtee was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Haahtee misses with a head kick.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans avoids the head kick by Haahtee.
Haahtee takes one on the button.
Haahtee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Haahtee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans avoids the head kick by Haahtee.
Evans might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ukko Haahtee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haahtee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Evans 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rashad Evans waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mallorca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallorca comes to the ring accompanied by I Can Talk. Ister Band has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
199 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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30
205 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Mallorca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallorca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Band blocks a head kick by Mallorca.
Band moves out of range as Mallorca throws a body kick.
Band has his takedown stuffed
and Mallorca counters with a nice leg kick.
Mallorca looks to land a body kick but Band moved away.
Band changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mallorca tries to avoid it but Band manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mallorca to the ground. Mallorca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mallorca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Band will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miguel Mallorca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ister Band.
Mallorca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mallorca tries to land a front kick but Band steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Band tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mallorca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Band somewhat.
Mallorca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mallorca, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band has a takedown stuffed.
Band avoids the head kick by Mallorca.
Mallorca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Band takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mallorca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mallorca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mallorca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Band.
Band takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mallorca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mallorca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mallorca throws a head kick that Band semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Mallorca.
Band looks for a takedown but Mallorca sprawls well.
Miguel Mallorca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band has a takedown stuffed.
Mallorca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Band shoots for a double leg takedown but Mallorca sprawls well. He's pushed Band's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mallorca lands a glancing blow to the side of Band's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallorca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mallorca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mallorca misses the shot to the body.
Mallorca throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Band takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miguel Mallorca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Band has his takedown stuffed
and Mallorca makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Band really felt that one!
Band looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mallorca.
Mallorca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Band fails with the takedown.
Mallorca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Band crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mallorca - the referee stops the clock and Band gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mallorca. Band manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mallorca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mallorca explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Horrible takedown by Band or perhaps it was just good defense by Mallorca which made him look bad.
Mallorca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mallorca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Band manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mallorca on his heels. He'll look to pass Mallorca's guard now, I'm sure.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mallorca trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Band accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mallorca is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Band is controlling him.
Band pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mallorca is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Band is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Band postures up in Mallorca's guard and throws a big left but Mallorca blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Mallorca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mallorca throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mallorca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mallorca connects with an inside leg kick.
Band looks for a takedown but Mallorca sprawls well.
Band misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Band has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mallorca.
Miguel Mallorca is winning the standup battle so far.
Band fails with a takedown attempt.
Miguel Mallorca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ister Band.
Band moves out of range of the body kick from Mallorca.
Mallorca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Band.
Mallorca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mallorca tries a head kick but it misses.
Mallorca misses with a combination
and Band counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Band drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Band jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mallorca pulls Band in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Band trying to control but Mallorca is working from the bottom.
Band prevents Mallorca from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Band jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Band throws a big elbow that misses.
Band trying to control but Mallorca is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Band is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mallorca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallorca pushes Band off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mallorca throws the kick towards the body but Band avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band slips a straight right by Mallorca.
Mallorca misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Band.
Mallorca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Band shoots in for a takedown but Mallorca shows good takedown defense.
Mallorca thumps Band with a low kick.
Band is breathing heavily.
Mallorca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Band's calf.
Mallorca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mallorca.
Mallorca delivers a nice body kick.
Mallorca looks for the body kick but Band saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Band is defended easily by Mallorca.
Mallorca thows a body shot but no joy.
Band's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mallorca lands a nice looking body kick.
Ister Band is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Band takes one to the side of the head.
Mallorca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Band shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mallorca wants to hold on but Band pushes him away.
Mallorca is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Band trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Mallorca dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. 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.
Mallorca throws the kick towards the body but Band avoids it.
Mallorca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mallorca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mallorca throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mallorca misses with a body kick.
Band misses with a takedown attempt - Mallorca sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Band keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Band.
Horrible takedown by Band or perhaps it was just good defense by Mallorca which made him look bad.
Miguel Mallorca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ister Band.
Band takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mallorca throws a wild body kick that Band sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorca throws a head kick that misses.
Band shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Band moves out of range of the body kick.
Mallorca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mallorca slaps away a takedown attempt from Band, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Band fails with the takedown
and Mallorca counters with a nice body kick.
Mallorca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Band shoots in but Mallorca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mallorca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Band if he has to take too many more of those.
Mallorca scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mallorca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Band takes a step back to recover.
Mallorca tried to score with a low kick but Band checks it.
Mallorca feints and then cracks Band's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Band down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mallorca. That's going to slow Band down.
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!
Mallorca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mallorca scores with a nice body kick.
Mallorca scores with a sloppy right hand. Band should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mallorca.
Band moves out of range of the body kick.
Band on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mallorca. Mallorca obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca throws a push kick but Band slaps the foot to one side.
Mallorca throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick from Mallorca lands but Band takes it in his stride.
Mallorca swings widly with a right hand
and Band counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Band.
Mallorca on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mallorca tries to get out of the position.
Band drops back looking for a leg! Mallorca is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mallorca manages to kick Band off! Band jumps back into Mallorca's guard.
Mallorca wants to stand but Band is controlling the position.
Band in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Band has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca is pulling down on Band's head to control his posture.
Band trying to control the position from guard on top but Mallorca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Band with a flurry of punches that miss.
Band trying to control the position from guard on top but Mallorca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ister Band has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ister Band has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Band drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Band jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miguel Mallorca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mallorca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Mallorca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mallorca, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Mallorca!
During a confident post fight interview, Miguel Mallorca 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randon Rett has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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27
181 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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29
176 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang throws a jab when Rett was well out of range.
Bang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rett's calf.
Rett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ali Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rett misses with a takedown
and Bang counters with a good, hard body kick but Rett shrugs it off.
Bang gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bang prevents Rett from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ali Bang wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bang dives in and scores a takedown into Rett's guard.
Rett looking to control.
Rett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bang has managed to get both his arms back between Rett's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bang wants to control from the top but Rett keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ali Bang wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bang scores with the left hand. Rett knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Rett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bang slaps away a takedown attempt from Rett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randon Rett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Rett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rett blocks a head kick by Bang.
Rett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bang counters with a straight right hand.
Bang gets a double leg takedown into Rett's guard.
Bang trying to control but Rett is working from the bottom.
Bang sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rett is on top in guard.
Bang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rett trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bang has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rett has passed into side control.
Bang is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
Rett taking a breather here.
Rett wants to control but Bang is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bang misses the jab.
Bang lands a nice shot to the body.
Rett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bang sprawls well initially but Rett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bang gets full guard.
Rett preventing the sweep.
Rett trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Bang wants to sweep here but Rett controlling him for the moment.
Rett trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali Bang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rett stops Bang from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Randon Rett wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rett scrambles back to his feet.
Bang throws a right and a left that Rett avoids nicely.
Bang throws a right hand that Rett ducks under and follows up with a left that Rett also avoids with ease.
Rett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Bang misses its intended target.
Bang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rett.
Rett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bang's waist but Bang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rett off to one side.
Rett has his takedown stuffed
and Bang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rett on the side of the head.
A big right from Bang misses.
Rett looks to score with a jab to the body but Bang is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a jab but it's blocked by Rett.
Rett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rett somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randon Rett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang throws a series of strikes that have Rett backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang misses with a head kick.
Rett walks into a jab.
Rett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Rett slips a jab from Bang.
Bang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rett, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bang has clasped his hands together around Rett's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rett is trying to control Bang's posture but Bang avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rett tries to roll over but Bang keeps him under control.
Bang passes to full mount!
Bang wants to control the pace but Rett is squirming around nicely.
Bang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang avoids the attempt from Rett to control.
Bang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rett wants to hold on but Bang pushes him away.
Rett is working to get back to half guard.
Bang working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang looking to control but Rett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Bang.
A telegraphed right hand from Rett misses the target.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Rett does no damage.
Rett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rett fails with a takedown attempt.
Bang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rett.
A slow jab from Bang misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang throws a head kick but Rett moves out of range.
Bang misses with the combination.
Rett looks for a takedown but Bang sprawls well.
Rett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bang sprawls well initially but Rett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rett won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
Bang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rett manages to get himself to full guard.
Bang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bang manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is looking to stand up but Rett isn't so interested in that idea.
Rett won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
Rett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rett trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Bang wants to stand and escape but Rett is having none of it.
Rett trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Rett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang controlling Rett's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bang tries to clinch but Rett is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rett is defended easily by Bang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randon Rett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rett is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang with the ground and pound from mount.
Rett tries to hold on but Bang pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang trying to control but Rett is having none of it.
Bang is stalling here but it's allowed Rett to get half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bang avoids it really well and circles away.
Ali Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Rett pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rett takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
Bang misses with a body shot.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rett is trying to control Bang's posture but Bang avoids it.
Bang trying to control the action but Rett is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Bang stalls from top position.
Rett sneaks back into half guard.
Rett trying to control but Bang postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang working Rett over with strikes.
Rett is trying to maintain the position but Bang is very close to passing his half guard.
Bang drops an elbow to the side of Rett's head.
Bang controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ali Bang wasn't active enough on the ground.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bang.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bang.
Bang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bang works his way into full mount!
Bang trying to control but Rett is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett tries to reverse the position but Bang maintains control.
Bang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang working Rett over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rett regains half guard.
Rett trying to hold on to Bang's head to control him but Bang postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bang throws a nice head kick!
Bang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
Rett feints and as Bang raises his hands in defense, Rett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bang controls Rett momentarily but Rett frees himself.
Bang looking for a sweep. Not yet Bang, not yet.
Rett trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Bang has his feet on Rett's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bang is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bang looks to clinch
and Rett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rett.
Bang throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rett is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rett with a nice head shot there.
Bang wants to stand and escape but Rett is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bang holds on and takes a little breather.
Rett preventing the sweep.
Rett wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bang is trying to control the position but Rett postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ali Bang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bang throws a hook but Rett avoids it easily.
Rett has a takedown stuffed.
Bang tests Rett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rett tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bang is in Rett's guard.
Rett working for a triangle but Bang defends it easily.
Rett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bang controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bang wants to control from the top but Rett keeps moving.
Bang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Bang has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rett has his takedown stuffed
and Bang counters with a left and a right that stings Rett.
Randon Rett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randon Rett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rett back to the ropes. Bang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
Rett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang lands with a kick to the temple. Rett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rett scrambles back to his feet.
Rett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Bang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Bang!
Ali Bang is the new welterweight champion!
Ali Bang made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Who are you? And where is Joe Rogan? :-D'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammad's entrance music is Thé à la Menthe / La Caution / Instrumental. A fine choice. Dean has chosen Eminence Front as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hassan Mohammad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mohammad on the side of the head.
It looks like Hassan Mohammad has been cut.
Dean cracks Mohammad with a good jab.
Mohammad lands a body shot.
Mohammad misses with a body shot
and Dean counters with a good low kick that Mohammad was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mohammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Dean buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mohammad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dean can pounce on him.
Dean scores with a shot to the body.
Mohammad is breathing heavily.
Mohammad takes one on the button.
Dean lands with an overhand left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dean!
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown. Mohammad tries to sprawl out of it but Dean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mohammad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mohammad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dean works the jab nicely.
Hassan Mohammad's cut is getting worse.
Dean avoids the body shot from Mohammad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mohammad misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Mohammad misses its intended target.
Dean waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mohammad. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mohammad to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Mohammad is rocked!
Hassan Mohammad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Mohammad is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean postures up in Mohammad's guard and throws a big left but Mohammad blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but Mohammad has wrist control.
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Mohammad blocks nicely.
Dean stands up over Mohammad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jeez, Hassan Mohammad's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hassan Mohammad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Dean!
Billy Dean is the new super heavyweight champion!
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