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RCD 58:The Gauntlet PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Wojatzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddi Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojatzek comes into the arena with Somebody to Love blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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242 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Wojatzek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddi Fast!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Adam Wojatzek has been cut.
Fast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojatzek.
Fast misses with an uppercut
so Wojatzek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fast wants to stand up but Wojatzek is controlling him.
Fast keeping full guard, as Wojatzek tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fast trying to keep a closed guard but Wojatzek is proving a slippery customer.
Wojatzek works over Fast with some ground and pound from guard.
Wojatzek slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wojatzek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fast works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wojatzek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wojatzek postures up.
Wojatzek trying to control but Fast is working from the bottom.
Wojatzek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojatzek advances to half guard.
Wojatzek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wojatzek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojatzek wants to take a breather but Fast is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Wojatzek wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fast misses with a straight right.
Fast misses with a straight left.
Fast looks to land a right hand but Wojatzek moved out of range.
Fast sizes up Wojatzek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fast checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wojatzek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wojatzek throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Fast misses its intended target.
Fast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wojatzek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Fast.
Fast loads up on a big right hand but Wojatzek slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fast looks to land a right hand but Wojatzek moved out of range.
Fast misses the jab.
Eddi Fast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojatzek moves out of range as Fast strikes.
Wojatzek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fast manages to avoid it.
Wojatzek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wojatzek thows a body shot but no joy.
Fast throws an overhand right that lands on Wojatzek's shoulder, as Wojatzek tries to avoid the shot.
Fast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojatzek throws out the jab.
Fast catches Wojatzek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wojatzek throws a nice looking combination but Fast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fast connects with a right hand. Wojatzek shakes it off.
Wojatzek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fast looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek controls the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wojatzek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fast keeps working.
Wojatzek lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wojatzek happy to just control the position for now.
Fast is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wojatzek connects with a decent elbow.
Wojatzek creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fast is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Fast's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four 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!
Wojatzek looks up at the clock and then as Fast takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wojatzek smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wojatzek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fast keeps working.
Fast is looking to reverse the position.
Wojatzek landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fast wants to control but Wojatzek postures up.
Wojatzek cracks Fast with a big elbow.
Fast struggling a bit here.
Wojatzek working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fast is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Fast's face as Wojatzek controls the position.
Wojatzek trying to control the action but Fast is working from the bottom.
Fast is pushing Wojatzek's head away, looking to escape. Wojatzek manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Wojatzek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Wojatzek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wojatzek slips a jab from Fast.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wojatzek.
Fast is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wojatzek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fast.
Wojatzek throws the left hand but Fast avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Fast misses.
Wojatzek moves out of range as Fast strikes.
Fast throws out a loose jab but Wojatzek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojatzek blocks a jab.
Fast 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.
Wojatzek throws a low kick but Fast moves out of range easily.
Wojatzek throws a sloppy head kick and Fast moves out of range easily.
Fast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojatzek.
Wojatzek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fast.
Fast missing with a left hand there. Wojatzek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojatzek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wojatzek 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.
Wojatzek trying to control the position from guard on top but Fast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wojatzek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojatzek distracts Fast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fast can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fast trying to control the position.
Wojatzek working some strikes from top position.
Wojatzek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wojatzek stands and throws Fast's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wojatzek in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fast is breathing heavily.
Fast takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wojatzek working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fast is letting Wojatzek control him for a moment.
Fast is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wojatzek is looking to take a break and control but Fast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wojatzek cracks Fast with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek landing a few strikes.
Wojatzek staying calm.
Fast is not content to let Wojatzek control the position.
Wojatzek working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fast taking a bit of punishment here - Wojatzek scoring with strikes.
Wojatzek working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wojatzek content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wojatzek working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fast is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wojatzek connects with a decent elbow.
Fast is rocked!
Wojatzek crunches a massive hammerfist down on Fast - he's out! Wojatzek Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adam Wojatzek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Spyridon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Mezin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey Mezin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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187 lbs
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194 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Spyridon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Mezin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mezin clinches.
Mezin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Leon Spyridon has been cut.
Spyridon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mezin to keep the fight standing.
Mezin throws an elbow that misses.
Mezin scores a nice knee to the body.
Mezin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin landing knees to the head.
Mezin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mezin lands a knee to the body.
Spyridon managing to block the knees to the body from Mezin.
Mezin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spyridon is breathing heavily.
Mezin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mezin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spyridon's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spyridon avoiding damage as Mezin throws knees to the body.
Mezin scores with a knee to the head.
Mezin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spyridon's face.
Mezin lands a nice knee to the body.
Mezin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mezin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spyridon's face.
Mezin landing knees to the body.
Mezin crunches a lovely knee into Spyridon's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Mezin.
Mezin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mezin lands a good knee to the midsection. Spyridon won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Mezin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mezin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mezin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
Mezin lands a good knee to the midsection. Spyridon won't want to take too many of those.
Mezin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spyridon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spyridon being controlled against the cage.
Mezin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spyridon.
Spyridon is working for takedown but Mezin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mezin with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mezin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mezin.
Spyridon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mezin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spyridon is defending well for now.
Mezin trying to land knees to the body.
Spyridon avoiding damage as Mezin throws knees to the body.
Mezin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spyridon is defending well for now.
Spyridon wants to take the fight to the mat but Mezin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Spyridon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mezin lands a good knee to the midsection. Spyridon won't want to take too many of those.
Mezin lands a nice knee to the body.
Mezin landing knees to the body.
Mezin looking to throw knees to the head but Spyridon is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mezin.
Mezin landing knees to the head.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Mezin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mezin looking to throw knees to the head but Spyridon is blocking nicely.
Spyridon wants a takedown but no success here.
Mezin tries a knee to the head but Spyridon blocks it.
Mezin trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spyridon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mezin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spyridon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Mezin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Spyridon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mezin clinches up against the cage.
Mezin looking to throw knees to the head but Spyridon is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Mezin.
Mezin breaks the clinch.
Mezin clinches.
Mezin scores with a knee to the head.
Mezin scores a nice knee to the body.
Spyridon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spyridon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mezin walks away with a smile on his face. Spyridon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leon Spyridon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spyridon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mezin tries to avoid it but Spyridon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mezin to the ground. Mezin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mezin closes the distance and clinches.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Mezin landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spyridon tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Spyridon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mezin obliges.
Mezin landing knees to the head.
Mezin is stalling here.
Mezin breaks the clinch.
Mezin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mezin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spyridon is trying to pull guard but Mezin has him pressed against the cage.
Mezin lands a nice knee to the body.
Mezin with a knee to the head.
Mezin landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mezin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mezin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spyridon's face.
Mezin tries to land a knee to the head but Spyridon blocks with his arms.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Spyridon decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spyridon has a closed guard, preventing Mezin from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mezin wants to pass the guard but Spyridon is keeping the position.
Mezin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mezin wants to stand and escape but instead Spyridon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mezin wants to get back to his feet but Spyridon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spyridon forces his way into half guard.
Spyridon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mezin wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mezin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mezin wants to improve his position but Spyridon is controlling well.
Mezin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Spyridon has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mezin tries to reverse the position but Spyridon maintains control.
Mezin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spyridon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spyridon content just to control the position here.
Spyridon working for a submission but Mezin is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spyridon won't let Mezin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Mezin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Spyridon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mezin clinches up against the cage.
Spyridon jumps guard but Mezin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mezin crunches a lovely knee into Spyridon's ribcage.
Spyridon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mezin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spyridon up against the cage.
Mezin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mezin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mezin lands a knee to the body.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mezin obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spyridon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
Spyridon jumps guard but Mezin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mezin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spyridon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mezin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spyridon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mezin misses with a knee to the head.
Spyridon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mezin is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Spyridon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mezin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Mezin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon looking for a takedown.
Mezin slowing the pace effectively.
Mezin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrey Mezin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
Andrey Mezin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mezin lands a knee to the head.
Mezin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mezin clinches.
Spyridon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mezin after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mezin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spyridon misses with a punch to the body.
Mezin controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon can't get the takedown.
Spyridon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mezin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spyridon tries to keep at a distance but Mezin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mezin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leon Spyridon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mezin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mezin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mezin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mezin has closed the distance and engaged Spyridon in a clinch.
Spyridon tries to pull guard but Mezin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mezin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mezin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Mezin trying to land knees to the body.
Mezin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Mezin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mezin 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Mezin!
A very excited looking Andrey Mezin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Undercover Martyn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stephen Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremiah Russel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cerrone showed some decent athleticism there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Russel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cerrone wants to work for an arm triangle but Russel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cerrone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cerrone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Russel defends it well.
Russel has his hands clasped together around Cerrone's back. He's all about the action.
Russel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cerrone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Russel is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cerrone jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cerrone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Russel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cerrone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cerrone is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Russel looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cerrone gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Russel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cerrone lets go of the hold and Russel can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stephen Cerrone!
Stephen Cerrone managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Sebastien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Veloso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Sebastien!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastien lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Veloso sprawling to the canvas. Sebastien follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Veloso hang on?
It looks like Douglas Veloso has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ground and pound from Sebastien.
Sebastien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Veloso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sebastien working over Veloso with some ground and pound. Veloso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sebastien lands strikes from half guard.
Veloso is rocked!
Sebastien slips a nice elbow through Veloso's hands, connecting with Veloso's forehead.
Oh Veloso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sebastien is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Veloso is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sebastien fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Veloso from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sebastien! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ditte Sebastien!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Scherbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Scherbakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edward Gray!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scherbakov scores a takedown into full mount!
Scherbakov scoring with strikes but Gray is staying in there.
Gray is rocked!
It looks like Edward Gray has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Scherbakov! Gray is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Scherbakov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dr Dre - The Next Episode . Sinclair has chosen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Sinclair's head.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Sinclair swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black gets caught flat footed, as Sinclair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sinclair passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sinclair thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Black defends it well.
Black tries to get to full guard but Sinclair has control of the leg.
Black trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sinclair in particular looking to stall.
Sinclair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinclair.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Sinclair.
Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black is staying active underneath Sinclair, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sinclair.
Black keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black has Sinclair pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Sinclair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sinclair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry Black has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sinclair shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sinclair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Black makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Black.
Sinclair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Sinclair dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sinclair connects with a jab.
Black misses with a hook. Sinclair ducked under it nicely.
Black throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sinclair shoots and misses
and Black counters with a good low kick that Sinclair was not able to check.
Sinclair misses with a left hand
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black moves away from the strike by Sinclair.
Sinclair avoids a kick to the body.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sinclair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinclair misses with a straight right.
Black misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Black misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black thuds a left hand into Sinclair's body.
Sloppy strikes from Sinclair. Those never looked like landing.
Sinclair loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Sinclair steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Black. That one must have hurt.
Henry Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Sinclair misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black is looking to wear down Sinclair with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sinclair.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Sinclair's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinclair tries to avoid it.
Black throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sinclair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Black stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Sinclair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinclair's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sinclair at a distance.
Black lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sinclair is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Black! Sinclair is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Black!
Our winner, Henry Black, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ex Perimental (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth comes into the arena with Iron Maiden - Killers blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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18 - 12 - 1 |
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215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ex Perimental!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elsworth tries to land a front kick but Perimental steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perimental throws a body punch but Elsworth moves out of range.
Elsworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perimental.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elsworth.
Perimental slips under a jab.
Perimental just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Elsworth.
Perimental gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elsworth.
Perimental has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Elsworth.
Perimental throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elsworth misses with a jab to the body
and Perimental counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elsworth misses with a body shot.
Elsworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Perimental swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elsworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perimental walks into a stiff left hand from Elsworth.
A head kick from Elsworth lands but Perimental takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elsworth.
Elsworth is looking to land body kicks.
Elsworth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Elsworth throws a body punch but Perimental moves out of range.
Elsworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Elsworth scores with a nice body kick.
Perimental looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elsworth cracks Perimental with a good jab.
Perimental misses the body punch
and Elsworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Elsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Perimental has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perimental there as he acknowledges the shot.
Elsworth moves into range and clinches up with Perimental.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perimental struggles to land a body shot inside as Elsworth controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perimental.
Elsworth lands a shot to the body.
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Perimental takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ex Perimental has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside that Perimental shrugs off.
A short right from Elsworth.
Elsworth digs a right hand into Perimental's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perimental's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Elsworth.
Elsworth working Perimental over with knees to the body.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside that Perimental shrugs off.
Perimental is rocked!
That has opened up Ex Perimental's cut even more.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside that Perimental shrugs off.
Perimental is still on wobbly legs! Can Elsworth finish him?
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Ex Perimental's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Elsworth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ex Perimental's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Elsworth lands an elbow that stopped Perimental in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ex Perimental's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rob Elsworth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Venice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Max Venice has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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222 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Venice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Geist!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venice throws a push kick but Geist slaps the foot to one side.
Venice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Geist shoots in but Venice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Venice.
Geist avoids the head kick by Venice.
Venice misses the shot to the body.
Venice throws a low kick but Geist moves out of range easily.
Geist takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Venice is looking to land body kicks.
Venice connects with an inside leg kick.
Venice scores with a punch to the head.
Venice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Venice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Geist takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Venice is looking to chop away at Geist's legs.
Venice throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Max Venice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Geist avoids the head kick by Venice.
Geist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Venice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Geist if he has to take too many more of those.
Geist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Venice avoids it really well and circles away.
Venice throws a body kick that misses.
Venice throws a leg kick that misses.
Venice fakes the leg kick and cracks Geist in the body.
Geist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Geist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Venice.
Venice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venice is looking to land body kicks.
Max Venice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venice lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venice defending well as Geist loads up on a big left hand.
Venice is looking to land body kicks.
Venice throws a hook but Geist blocks it.
Geist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Venice.
Geist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Venice defends it nicely.
Max Venice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Geist.
Geist shoots in for a double leg but Venice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Venice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Geist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Geist landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geist throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Venice because Geist loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Venice is bucking up trying to escape but Geist cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Geist connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Max Venice has been cut.
Geist can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venice is looking to escape.
Geist is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Venice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Venice is rocked!
Max Venice's cut is getting worse.
Venice is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geist drops a big elbow. That's hurt Venice! More shots from Geist and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Geist!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 6 - 0 |
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300 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adamh Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearse is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Pearse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearse closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Pearse.
Pearse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez is trying to push Pearse away but Pearse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearse scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez's efforts to push away.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Pearse has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez tries to circle away but Pearse has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Pearse.
Pearse has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearse.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez. That did some damage!
Ramirez misses with an uppercut
and Pearse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez misses with a right hand
and Pearse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Pearse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearse looking to stall.
Ramirez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pearse. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearse.
Pearse moves into the clinch.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Pearse keeps him there for the moment.
Pearse scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Pearse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Pearse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pearse.
Pearse misses with some punches.
Pearse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearse misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearse has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Pearse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez's efforts to push away.
Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.
Pearse drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearse.
Good body shot from Pearse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearse working aggressively here.
Pearse lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearse tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
Pearse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearse holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse pushes Ramirez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearse works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramirezs head.
Pearse lands with a right to the head.
Pearse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearse missing with knees to the body.
Pearse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearse lands a shot to the body.
Pearse presses Ramirez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse avoiding damage.
Pearse misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pearse cracks Ramirez with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adamh Pearse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Pearse.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearse clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pearse misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Pearse.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Pearse keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearse.
Pearse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearse tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramirez won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Pearse landing knees to the head.
Pearse lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Pearse.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ramirez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pearse keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearse digs a right hand underneath Ramirez's ribcage. Ramirez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearse pushes Ramirez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamh Pearse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Pearse pushes Ramirez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pearse tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Pearse back against the cage.
Pearse stalling the fight.
Pearse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Pearse tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse lands a shoulder strike.
Pearse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pearse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pearse can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Pearse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearse trying to land knees to the body.
Pearse scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearse lands a right hand.
Pearse throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearse lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Pearse doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Pearse moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Pearse looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
Pearse plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Ramirez to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Ramirez just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adamh Pearse!
An out of breath and clearly excited Adamh Pearse thanked O'Brannigan's Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes into the arena with Let The Bodies Hit The Floor blaring out of the sound system. Trooper has chosen №1 as his entrance music. Super Trooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Trooper!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Super Trooper has been cut.
Ross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trooper. That did some damage!
Trooper dodges the punch combination from Ross.
Ross misses with a left hand
and Trooper counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross is looking for a sweep.
Trooper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ross knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trooper is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trooper is working to tighten is grip on Ross's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ross has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Trooper is really squeezing tight and eventually Ross passes out! Trooper breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Super Trooper!
Super Trooper was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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