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WTA 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Tytanowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Pechna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janusz Tytanowy!
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, Valentin Pechna!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tytanowy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tytanowy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pechna is trying to defend but Tytanowy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pechna is staying active underneath Tytanowy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tytanowy is looking to advance position but Pechna won't allow it.
Pechna actively working from the bottom here.
Tytanowy is just content to waste time from the top position. Pechna takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tytanowy wants to stand and escape but instead Pechna has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pechna wants to pass the guard but Tytanowy is keeping the position.
Pechna drops back looking for a leg! Tytanowy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tytanowy manages to kick Pechna off! Pechna jumps back into Tytanowy's guard.
Pechna thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pechna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tytanowy is keeping the position for now.
Tytanowy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pechna on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pechna thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pechna looks gassed!
Tytanowy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pechna has gone for a leg lock! Tytanowy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pechna's guard.
Tytanowy pushes down on Pechna's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pechna is refusing to be controlled, as Tytanowy sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tytanowy decides to stand and escape the position.
Tytanowy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tytanowy wants to clinch up but Pechna keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Tytanowy.
Tytanowy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pechna looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pechna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tytanowy wants to get up but he can't break Pechna's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tytanowy looking to pass the guard.
Pechna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tytanowy!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pechna swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tytanowy is now in Pechna's guard. A big mistake from Pechna there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Tytanowy dominated that round.
That's time! Tytanowy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tytanowy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pechna has a takedown stuffed.
Tytanowy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pechna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pechna misses with a takedown attempt
and Tytanowy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pechna's guard now.
Pechna escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tytanowy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tytanowy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tytanowy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pechna is retaining full guard.
Pechna is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pechna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tytanowy is aware though and is defending well.
Tytanowy trying to control the position from guard on top but Pechna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tytanowy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Janusz Tytanowy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pechna tries to clinch there but Tytanowy circles away.
Tytanowy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pechna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Janusz Tytanowy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Pechna.
Tytanowy clinches with his opponent.
Tytanowy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tytanowy connects with a leg kick. Pechna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tytanowy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pechna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pechna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tytanowy.
Tytanowy throws a sloppy head kick and Pechna moves out of range easily.
Tytanowy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pechna is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Tytanowy is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tytanowy stalling away here and it's allowed Pechna to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pechna keeping moving, preventing Tytanowy from controlling successfully.
Tytanowy wants to get up but he can't break Pechna's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pechna is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tytanowy has his hands clasped together but Pechna extends an breaks Tytanowy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pechna.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valentin Pechna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Wallase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malchik Spalchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christopher Wallase!
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, Malchik Spalchik!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spalchik fails with the takedown.
Spalchik shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wallase's guard.
Spalchik tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallase is retaining full guard.
Spalchik trying to control but Wallase is working from the bottom.
Spalchik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Spalchik slips nicely into half guard.
Spalchik prevents Wallase from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wallase manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spalchik tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallase is retaining full guard.
Wallase keeping moving, preventing Spalchik from controlling successfully.
Spalchik is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wallase seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christopher Wallase.
Spalchik fails with the takedown
and Wallase counters by moving into the clinch.
Wallase lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Malchik Spalchik has been cut.
Spalchik goes for a takedown attempt but Wallase pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Christopher Wallase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malchik Spalchik.
Wallase clinches.
Wallase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spalchik misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallase moves into the clinch.
Wallase gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Spalchik regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallase postures up.
Wallase tries to free his leg and advance position but Spalchik is retaining full guard.
Spalchik looking to control.
Wallase in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spalchik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spalchik has momentary wrist control but Wallase slips an elbow through the middle.
Spalchik is trying to control the position but Wallase postures up.
Spalchik looks gassed!
Wallase landing with the ground and pound.
Wallase cracks Spalchik with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallase postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spalchik is looking for a triangle but Wallase pushes his legs off easily.
Spalchik is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallase defends well.
Wallase slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Spalchik manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wallase's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallase scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wallase landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wallase slips a nice elbow through Spalchik's hands, connecting with Spalchik's forehead.
Spalchik is rocked!
Spalchik 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.
Wallase lands a big elbow - Spalchik is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Wallase!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Wallase!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanya Mamonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanya Mamonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanya Mamonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George McMillan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamonov tests McMillan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like George McMillan has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McMillan is defended easily by Mamonov.
McMillan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mamonov is fending him off so far but McMillan persists. Nope, Mamonov circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamonov throws a sloppy head kick and McMillan moves out of range easily.
Mamonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mamonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McMillan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanya Mamonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George McMillan.
Mamonov tries to close the distance and clinch but McMillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McMillan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mamonov as he avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Mamonov.
McMillan looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamonov lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as McMillan crumples to the floor! Mamonov milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sanya Mamonov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Fierro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fierro has chosen Punkrocker as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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226 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonnie Fierro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin throws an overhand right that lands on Fierro's shoulder, as Fierro tries to avoid the shot.
Fierro misses the jab.
Putin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Putin moves to clinch but Fierro breaks away
and Fierro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Putin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fierro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Putin counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jonnie Fierro has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fierro misses with a few strikes there.
Putin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Putin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fierro counters with a three punch combo that has Putin backing up. Putin nods at Fierro to acknowledge the strikes.
Putin has his takedown stuffed
and Putin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fierro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Putin swings for the body but Fierro moves out of range.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Fierro swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Fierro avoids the body shot from Putin.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fierro scores with a three punch combo!
Fierro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonnie Fierro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin scores with a hook.
Fierro lands with a nice combination. Putin backs away looking to recover.
Fierro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putin circles away quickly and effectively.
Fierro misses with an uppercut.
Putin throws out a loose jab but Fierro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin tries to clinch but Fierro is having none of it.
Putin misses with a wild body shot.
Fierro misses with a double jab.
Fierro slips a jab and a cross from Putin.
Putin shoots in for a takedown but Fierro shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fierro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Putin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Putin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fierro misses with a straight right.
Putin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fierro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fierro misses with a few strikes there.
Fierro looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Fierro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin tries to clinch but Fierro is having none of it.
Putin misses with the combination.
Putin thows a body shot but no joy.
Putin misses with a series of wild punches.
Fierro moves away from the strike by Putin.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but Fierro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fierro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Putin back to the cage. Fierro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fierro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putin circles away quickly and effectively.
Fierro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Fierro misses with the combination.
Fierro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Putin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fierro avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Putin. Beautiful body shot.
Putin shoots for a takedown but Fierro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin tries to clinch but Fierro is having none of it.
Putin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fierro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin tries for a takedown but Fierro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fierro throws a series of punches but Putin avoids them all with ease.
Putin connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Jonnie Fierro's cut even more.
Putin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fierro as he jumps to the side.
Putin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but Fierro pushes him off.
Putin shoots for a double leg takedown but Fierro sprawls well. He's pushed Putin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good work by Fierro as he checks the leg kick.
Putin wants to clinch.
Fierro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fierro slips a straight right by Putin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Putin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonnie Fierro's cut.
That's time! Putin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fierro works over Putin's head and body with a nice combination.
Fierro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fierro!
Putin dodges the punch combination from Fierro.
Putin throws a hook to the side of Fierro's head but Fierro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Fierro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fierro is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fierro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Jonnie Fierro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin tries to bum rush Fierro with a series of wild strikes but Fierro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Putin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Putin and Fierro goes tumbling to the canvas! Putin follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Fierro is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin 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.
Fierro is still in real trouble! Can Putin finish him?
Fierro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Putin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Putin passes to side control.
Putin is working to tighten is grip on Fierro's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Fierro has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Putin is really squeezing tight and eventually Fierro passes out! Putin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vladimir Putin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ingo Pavlik has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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269 lbs
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245 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ingo Pavlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlik forces Austin back against the cage and clinches.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlik.
Pavlik breaks the clinch.
Pavlik wants to clinch.
Austin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pavlik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Austin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pavlik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Austin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pavlik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlik.
Pavlik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Austin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pavlik counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Pavlik looks at the referee who does nothing so Pavlik lands a crushing right that sends Austin to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingo Pavlik!
A relieved looking Ingo Pavlik thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Azazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atilla Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azazel's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow. A fine choice. Hun has chosen Rage as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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227 lbs
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272 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Azazel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atilla Hun!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hun scores with a punch to the head.
Hun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azazel misses the jab.
Hun lands with a hook. Azazel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azazel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hun as he avoids it easily.
Azazel tries to clinch up but Hun circles away and keeps his distance.
Hun stuffs the takedown attempt from Azazel. Azazel gets slowly back to his feet.
Hun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azazel throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azazel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Azazel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hun scores with a sloppy right hand. Azazel should have avoided that one.
Azazel throws a hook but Hun blocks it.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Hun throws a right and a left that Azazel avoids nicely.
Azazel throws a jab when Hun was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azazel throws a hook but Hun blocks it.
Hun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hun misses with a double jab
letting Azazel counter with a right hand.
Azazel fails in his attempt to 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!
Azazel throws a hook to the side of Hun's head but Hun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hun misses with a head kick.
Azazel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atilla Hun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azazel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azazel shoots and misses
and Hun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azazel.
Azazel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hun.
Hun stuffs the takedown attempt from Azazel. Azazel gets slowly back to his feet.
Azazel looks for a takedown but Hun sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hun. No joy for Azazel on that attempt.
Hun misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hun throws an overhand right that lands on Azazel's shoulder, as Azazel tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Hun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azazel misses with a takedown
and Hun counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hun throws a series of punches but Azazel avoids them all with ease.
Hun lands with an overhand left.
Azazel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hun counters with a one-two to the body.
Azazel wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hun pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Hun.
Azazel shoots in but no luck this time.
Hun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azazel.
Azazel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hun is fending him off so far but Azazel persists. Nope, Hun circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Azazel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hun misses with the combination.
Hun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Azazel as he checks the leg kick.
Hun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azazel momentarily.
Hun throws a wild body kick that Azazel sees coming a mile off.
Hun throws a body kick that misses.
Hun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hun tries to bum rush Azazel with a series of wild strikes but Azazel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hun throws a shot to the body.
Azazel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azazel closes the distance and clinches up with Hun, looking for a takedown. Azazel pushes Hun against the cage but Hun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hun gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Azazel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hun wants to stand up but Azazel is controlling him.
Azazel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hun looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hun looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hun!
Azazel is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Azazel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hun taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Hun 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!
Hun slips under a jab from Azazel.
Hun throws a one two combo.
Hun lands with a nice body kick.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hun's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hun duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Azazel misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hun.
Sloppy strikes from Hun. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hun throws a head kick but Azazel moves out of range.
Hun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like The Azazel has been cut.
Hun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azazel.
Azazel tries to close the distance and clinch but Hun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azazel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun scores with a leg kick.
Atilla Hun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hun.
Hun misses with a low kick.
Azazel missing with a left hand there. Hun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Azazel has his takedown stuffed
letting Hun counter with a right hand.
Hun lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Hun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hun throws a head kick that misses
and Azazel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hun's guard now.
Hun seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Azazel tries to free his leg and advance position but Hun is retaining full guard.
Hun controls Azazel momentarily but Azazel frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Atilla Hun.
Azazel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hun throws a head kick but Azazel moves out of range.
Hun throws a nice looking combination but Azazel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Hun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Azazel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hun misses with a two punch combination.
Azazel tries to clinch but Hun is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Hun really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Azazel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Azazel throws a looping overhand right but Hun ducks down to avoid it.
Hun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azazel closes the distance and clinches up with Hun, looking for a takedown. Azazel pushes Hun against the cage but Hun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Azazel blocks a head kick by Hun.
Nice takedown defense from Hun. No joy for Azazel on that attempt.
Hun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azazel.
Hun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atilla Hun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azazel.
Hun keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Hun.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hun, right into the meat.
Azazel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azazel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azazel avoids the body shot from Hun.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Azazel moves out of range easily.
Azazel misses with a takedown attempt - Hun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Azazel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hun misses with a head kick.
Hun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hun moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azazel moves in looking to clinch but Hun pushes him off.
Hun misses with a two punch combination.
Hun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Azazel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hun's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Azazel slips a jab and a cross from Hun.
Sloppy strikes from Hun. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azazel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azazel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azazel shoots in but no luck this time.
Azazel avoids the head kick by Hun.
Hun slaps away a takedown attempt from Azazel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Hun dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on The Azazel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Hun.
Azazel closes the distance but Hun moves to the side
and Hun counters with a good, hard body kick but Azazel shrugs it off.
Azazel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azazel tries for a takedown but Hun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun misses with a double jab.
Azazel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hun.
Azazel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hun manages to work his way to half guard, despite Azazel's best efforts.
Azazel seems to be working for a kimura but Hun defends the submission attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hun trying to control but Azazel postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun is looking for a sweep. Azazel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Azazel stops Hun from getting back to his feet.
Azazel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hun tries to get to full guard but Azazel has control of the leg.
Azazel works his way into full mount!
Azazel looking to secure an arm triangle but Hun defends it well.
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!
Azazel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun is looking to get to half guard.
Azazel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hun has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hun!
Azazel wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Azazel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hun content to stall in guard here.
The Azazel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azazel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hun passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atilla Hun.
I've got Hun 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atilla Hun!
Atilla Hun is the new heavyweight champion!
Atilla Hun really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BALCO MMA ELITE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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