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AFC 3 "No Way Out" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Hooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alf Hooker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olivier Denis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis avoids the head kick by Hooker.
Hooker scoring well with a low kick there.
Alf Hooker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooker shoots for a double leg takedown but Denis sprawls well. He's pushed Hooker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hooker gets caught flat footed, as Denis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hooker is working an open guard so Denis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hooker shoots and misses
and Denis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hooker looking for a guillotine here but Denis defends easily.
Denis throwing strikes from guard but Hooker blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hooker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hooker is proving hard to escape from.
Denis trying to control but Hooker is working from the bottom.
Denis wanted to stand there but Hooker had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hooker pushes a forearm under Denis's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Denis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alf Hooker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Marteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . Dmitry Timonyn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Marteau!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timonyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Timonyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timonyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marteau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marteau tries a head kick but it misses.
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
Timonyn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Thomas Marteau has been cut.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Marteau throws a head kick but Timonyn moves out of range.
Marteau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timonyn misses with the combination.
Timonyn lunges at Marteau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marteau's hand.
Timonyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Timonyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timonyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marteau fails to land with a series of punches.
Timonyn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Timonyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marteau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timonyn.
Some wild striking there from Marteau.
Marteau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Timonyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marteau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timonyn.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timonyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marteau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marteau looks gassed!
Marteau tries to clinch there but Timonyn circles away.
Timonyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timonyn misses with a two punch combination.
Timonyn throws a right hand that Marteau ducks under and follows up with a left that Marteau also avoids with ease.
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
Marteau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Timonyn.
Timonyn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Timonyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marteau.
Marteau slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
Marteau misses with a series of wild punches.
Marteau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
Timonyn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Marteau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timonyn.
Marteau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timonyn tries to bum rush Marteau with a series of wild strikes but Marteau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Marteau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Marteau moves out of range.
Marteau scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marteau dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.
Timonyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marteau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timonyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timonyn slips a jab and a cross from Marteau.
Timonyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marteau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marteau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Marteau.
Danga de danga de dang - Timonyn scores with a four punch combination!
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marteau circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Timonyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marteau.
Marteau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timonyn.
Timonyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marteau wants to clinch up but Timonyn keeps it at a distance.
Timonyn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marteau eats them both and turns towards Timonyn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marteau misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Marteau pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Timonyn back to the cage. Marteau follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timonyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timonyn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marteau back to the cage. Timonyn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Timonyn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marteau eats them both and turns towards Timonyn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marteau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marteau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timonyn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marteau swinging wildly here.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Marteau throws a right hand that Timonyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Timonyn also avoids with ease.
Timonyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marteau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Timonyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timonyn looks to land a combination. Marteau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marteau throws a series of punches but Timonyn avoids them all with ease.
Timonyn tries to bum rush Marteau with a series of wild strikes but Marteau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marteau misses with a wild combination.
Timonyn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Timonyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Marteau's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marteau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timonyn lands a nice hook to Marteau's body. Marteau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Timonyn lands a nice hook to Marteau's body. Marteau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marteau wants to clinch.
Marteau throws a series of punches but Timonyn moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Timonyn. Those never looked like landing.
Timonyn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Timonyn misses with a series of wild punches.
Marteau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timonyn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timonyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dmitry Timonyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Timonyn misses with a few strikes there.
Marteau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marteau moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marteau misses with a series of wild punches.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn stalks Marteau and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marteau's face. Marteau staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Marteau avoids it well.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marteau throws a right and a left that Timonyn avoids nicely.
Marteau throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marteau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marteau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timonyn.
Marteau throws a series of punches but Timonyn moves out of range.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marteau circles away quickly and effectively.
Marteau looks to land a combination but Timonyn avoids it well.
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Marteau avoids it well.
Marteau moves in looking to clinch but Timonyn pushes him off.
Marteau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timonyn circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn tries to bum rush Marteau with a series of wild strikes but Marteau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marteau circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marteau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marteau tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Timonyn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Timonyn.
Marteau slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
No joy there for Timonyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch but Timonyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marteau.
Marteau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timonyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marteau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marteau.
Marteau lands a head kick. Timonyn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Timonyn ducks under a wild hook from Marteau.
Timonyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Marteau. Those never looked like landing.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Marteau moves out of range.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timonyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marteau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Marteau moves out of range.
Timonyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timonyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marteau swinging wildly here.
Marteau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Timonyn lands a two punch combo.
Timonyn ducks under a wild hook from Marteau.
Marteau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timonyn throws a right hand that Marteau ducks under and follows up with a left that Marteau also avoids with ease.
Marteau tries a head kick but it misses.
Marteau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marteau.
Marteau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marteau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Timonyn. Those never looked like landing.
Timonyn slips a jab and a cross from Marteau.
Timonyn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Timonyn lands a jab to Marteau's midsection.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timonyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch but Timonyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Marteau.
Dmitry Timonyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timonyn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Timonyn digs a good body shot into Marteau's ribs.
A punch combination from Marteau misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Timonyn scores with a four punch combination!
Marteau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Timonyn.
Timonyn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marteau tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Timonyn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Timonyn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Marteau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Marteau.
Timonyn tests Marteau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marteau misses with the combination.
Timonyn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marteau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marteau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marteau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marteau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timonyn scores with a one two! Marteau had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marteau throws a head kick that misses.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Marteau avoids nicely.
Timonyn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marteau throws a series of punches but Timonyn avoids them all with ease.
Timonyn cracks Marteau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A right-left combo lands from Timonyn.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Marteau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marteau tries to bum rush Timonyn with a series of wild strikes but Timonyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timonyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Timonyn lands with a nice combination. Marteau backs away looking to recover.
Marteau tries a head kick but it misses.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timonyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marteau misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Timonyn scores with a four punch combination!
Marteau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timonyn scores with a sloppy right hand. Marteau should have avoided that one.
Marteau misses with a few strikes there.
Marteau swinging wildly here.
Marteau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marteau misses with a head kick.
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marteau circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn throws a nice looking combination but Marteau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marteau misses with a wild combination.
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
Marteau lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Timonyn works over Marteau's head and body with a nice combination.
Marteau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marteau dodges the punch combination from Timonyn.
Marteau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Timonyn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timonyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marteau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marteau looks to land a combination but Timonyn avoids it well.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Timonyn. That snapped Marteau's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marteau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timonyn circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Marteau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timonyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marteau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Timonyn!
Timonyn misses with a wild combination.
Marteau lands with a slapping head kick.
Timonyn swinging wildly here.
Marteau tries to bum rush Timonyn with a series of wild strikes but Timonyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Timonyn. Those never looked like landing.
Marteau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marteau slips a jab and a cross from Timonyn.
Marteau misses with a few strikes there.
Timonyn throws a right hand that Marteau ducks under and follows up with a left that Marteau also avoids with ease.
Dmitry Timonyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marteau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timonyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timonyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marteau.
A combination from Timonyn does no damage.
Marteau wants to clinch.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Marteau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timonyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Timonyn blocks a head kick by Marteau.
Timonyn misses with a series of wild punches.
Timonyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timonyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marteau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn throws a combination. Marteau tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas Marteau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
Marteau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Timonyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Timonyn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Timonyn!
During a confident post fight interview, Dmitry Timonyn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Soloman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Ironman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thor Ironman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Soloman!
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, Thor Ironman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironman leaves Soloman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ironman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown but Ironman shows good takedown defense.
Soloman wants to clinch.
Ironman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soloman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ironman's guard now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soloman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ironman wants to stand but Soloman is controlling the position.
Ironman looks gassed!
Soloman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soloman wants to pass the guard but Ironman is keeping the position.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Ironman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman throws a big elbow that misses.
Ironman keeping moving, preventing Soloman from controlling successfully.
Ironman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soloman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ironman's head.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Ironman keeps moving.
Ironman looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ironman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soloman counters with a takedown into side control.
Soloman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ironman's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soloman scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Ironman's face as Soloman controls the position.
Ironman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ironman is not content to let Soloman control the position.
Soloman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Soloman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Soloman decides to stand back up. Soloman steps back and let's Ironman get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soloman shoots in and drives through. Ironman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Soloman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ironman but Ironman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soloman fails with a takedown attempt.
Ironman tries to clinch but Soloman is having none of it.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown but Ironman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ironman tries to clinch but Soloman is having none of it.
Thor Ironman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soloman tries for a takedown but Ironman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ironman wants to control but Soloman is keeping busy.
Soloman wants to pass to mount but Ironman is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soloman is trying to control. Ironman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ironman wants to control but Soloman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soloman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soloman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Soloman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soloman is defended easily by Ironman.
Soloman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Soloman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ironman is not content to let Soloman control the position.
Ironman is looking for a sweep. Soloman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ironman is breathing heavily.
Soloman not doing much here.
Soloman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
James Soloman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soloman is pressing down on Ironman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ironman is holding on for now.
Soloman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ironman is refusing to be controlled, as Soloman sits in half guard.
Soloman lands with a punch from half guard.
Soloman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ironman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Soloman controlling the pace.
Soloman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ironman keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Soloman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Soloman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ironman has momentary wrist control but Soloman slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soloman wants to pass the guard but Ironman is keeping the position.
Ironman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Ironman keeps moving.
Soloman lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soloman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ironman can't keep his opponent in guard - Soloman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ironman trying to hold on to Soloman's head to control him but Soloman postures up.
Soloman throwing shots but Ironman is blocking nicely.
Soloman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soloman stands up out of the half guard.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Soloman landing strikes from the mount and Ironman is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soloman working Ironman over with strikes here.
Soloman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ironman can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soloman dominating with strikes here.
Ironman taking shots to the head.
Soloman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soloman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ironman hang on?
Soloman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soloman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Soloman dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soloman working the ground and pound effectively.
Soloman content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Soloman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soloman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ironman is fending him off so far but Soloman persists. Nope, Ironman circles away and we're back to standing.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soloman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Soloman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ironman is looking to clinch.
Soloman shoots in looking for a takedown but Ironman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soloman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ironman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Soloman or perhaps it was just good defense by Ironman which made him look bad.
Ironman throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman keeps the fight on the outside.
Soloman scores a takedown into full mount!
Soloman prevents Ironman from getting the reversal.
Soloman lands with some strikes.
Soloman breaks from Ironman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Soloman cracks Ironman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ironman is squirming around, avoiding Soloman's attempts to control the action.
Soloman looking to finish Ironman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ironman!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soloman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soloman landing strikes from the mount.
Soloman landing strikes from the mount.
Soloman lands a nice shot to the head.
Soloman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ironman is looking to escape.
Soloman with good strikes from the mount here!
Soloman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soloman with shots to the head and body - Ironman looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soloman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ironman is in a horrible position here. Soloman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ironman is in a horrible position here. Soloman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Soloman with shots to the head and body - Ironman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Soloman lands a big shot there that rocks Ironman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Soloman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ironman hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soloman looking to finish Ironman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ironman!
Ironman is rocked!
Soloman postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ironman bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Soloman and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Soloman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stas Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spustilsya Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stas Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spustilsya Gor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andreev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andreev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andreev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gor.
Gor shoots for a double leg takedown but Andreev sprawls well. He's pushed Gor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stas Andreev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andreev wants it to stay on the feet.
Stas Andreev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spustilsya Gor.
Andreev throws a sloppy head kick and Gor moves out of range easily.
Andreev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andreev gets caught flat footed, as Gor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gor works over Andreev with some ground and pound from guard.
Gor trying to control the position from guard on top but Andreev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gor prevents Andreev from getting back to his feet.
Gor controlling from the top position.
Gor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Andreev's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreev is looking to escape.
Gor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev wants to get back to his feet.
Gor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gor is nestled in close to Andreev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gor connects with a nice short shot to Andreev's temple.
Gor trying to control the pace.
Andreev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gor on the ground.
Andreev is trying to stand up here but Gor is controlling him well.
Andreev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gor is taking a breather. Andreev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Gor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev pushes Gor off looking to stand but Gor dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Gor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gor throwing shots but Andreev is blocking nicely.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Spustilsya Gor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Andreev misses with a head kick.
Andreev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gor.
A head kick misses from Andreev.
Andreev is breathing heavily.
Gor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andreev manages to avoid it.
Andreev tries a head kick but it misses.
Gor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andreev circles away.
Andreev gets caught flat footed, as Gor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Andreev is rocked!
Gor postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Andreev covers up, he's hurt! Gor keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gor and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gor can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spustilsya Gor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Crashing Mashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Narcissistic Cannibal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Crashing Mashin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith is looking to chop away at Crashing Mashin's legs.
Crashing Mashin tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a monster head kick that knocks Crashing Mashin out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leon Smith!
Our winner, Leon Smith, 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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