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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 69 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Russel Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron comes to the cage accompanied by Surfin Bird. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pound's choice of entrance music: When I'm Gone - Eminem. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Russel Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Pound!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron fails to land the takedown.
Cameron misses with a takedown
and Pound counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pound with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pound works his way into full mount!
Cameron tries to hold on but Pound pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cameron is breathing heavily.
Pound working Cameron over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cameron wants to control but Pound is having none of it.
Pound landing strikes from the mount.
Pound putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Pound connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pound with good strikes from the mount here!
Pound with good strikes from the mount here!
Pound cracks Cameron with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pound working Cameron over with strikes here.
Pound working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pound lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pound pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound with a couple of short strikes.
Pound postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cameron looks a forlorn figure.
Cameron in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pound lands a nice shot to the head.
Pound landing punches.
Pound connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pound landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cameron is rocked!
Pound lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cameron hang on?
Oh Cameron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pound loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cameron scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Pound land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Pound stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Pound!
A relieved looking Jay Pound 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Golovko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Jiminez (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Golovko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Jiminez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiminez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiminez tries to clinch but Golovko is having none of it.
Jiminez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Golovko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jiminez sprawls well initially but Golovko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiminez won't allow Golovko to pass to mount.
Golovko trying to control from half guard but Jiminez is working away.
Golovko tries to stand and escape but Jiminez actually recovers to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jiminez is on top in guard.
Jiminez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jiminez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiminez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovko keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovko misses with a double jab.
Golovko shoots in and gets a takedown into Jiminez's guard.
Golovkois looking to pass into half guard but Jiminez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jiminez is in guard.
Golovko wants to sweep but no luck.
Golovko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Golovko is keeping the position for now.
Jiminez passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jiminez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Alexander Golovko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovko 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.
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!
Jiminez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Golovko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jiminez slips a jab and a cross from Golovko.
Jiminez is looking to clinch but Golovko is avoiding it.
Golovko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jiminez circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez fails to land the takedown.
Jiminez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Golovko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiminez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiminez moves into the clinch successfully.
Jiminez stops a takedown attempt from Golovko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Golovko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiminez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jiminez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Golovko wants to stand and escape but instead Jiminez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jiminez is stalling in the full guard.
Jiminez stands and steps away. Golovko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jiminez tries to clinch there but Golovko circles away.
Golovko throws a hook to the side of Jiminez's head but Jiminez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiminez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jiminez wants to clinch.
Golovko wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiminez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Jiminez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Golovko misses with a two punch combination.
Jiminez wants to clinch.
Jiminez tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jiminez stuffs the takedown.
Jiminez moves in looking to clinch but Golovko pushes him off.
Golovko scores with a jab to the body.
Golovko throws a right hand that Jiminez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jiminez also avoids with ease.
Jiminez doesn't manage to clinch there - Golovko circles away.
Golovko shoots in for a double leg but Jiminez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexander Golovko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golovko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jiminez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Golovko somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Golovko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiminez closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jiminez - that landed with a thud.
Jiminez effectively controlling the action here.
Jiminez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Golovko takes an elbow to the temple.
Jiminez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Golovko.
Jiminez avoiding damage as Golovko throws knees to the body.
Golovko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jiminez after a bit of a struggle.
Golovko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jiminez is stalling here.
Golovko wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez manages to break the clinch.
Golovko shoots in for a takedown but Jiminez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Golovko fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jiminez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Golovko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golovko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golovko fails with the takedown.
Golovko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jiminez tries to clinch up.
Jab by Golovko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Golovko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jiminez circles away quickly and effectively.
Golovko misses with a takedown attempt - Jiminez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jiminez is looking to clinch.
Golovko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golovko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Golovko lands in his opponent's guard.
Jiminez pushes Golovko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Golovko keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovko shoots in but no luck this time.
Jiminez wants to clinch up but Golovko keeps it at a distance.
Gabriel Jiminez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jiminez tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golovko misses with a two punch combination.
Golovko shoots for a double leg takedown but Jiminez sprawls well. He's pushed Golovko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jiminez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jiminez prevents a body shot from Golovko.
Jiminez manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiminez has closed the distance and engaged Golovko in a clinch.
Golovko tries to break the clinch but Jiminez is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiminez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Golovko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jiminez pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Jiminez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Golovko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiminez.
Jiminez is looking to clinch but Golovko is avoiding it.
Jiminez tries to clinch there but Golovko circles away.
Golovko throws out a loose jab but Jiminez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovko has his takedown stuffed
and Jiminez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Golovko is trying to break the clinch but Jiminez is controlling him.
Golovko is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Jiminez.
Golovko can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Golovko tries to circle away but Jiminez has him pinned against the cage.
Jiminez works on Golovko's body with a couple of short punches.
Jiminez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiminez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golovko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jiminez pushes Golovko up against the cage in a clinch.
Jiminez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jiminez.
Jiminez tries a body shot but Golovko blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovko tries to pull guard but Jiminez holds him up against the cage and eventually Golovko drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Golovko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Jiminez.
Golovko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jiminez seems keen to control Golovko's posture.
Golovko trying to move into half guard but instead Jiminez has managed to sweep!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiminez won't allow Golovko to get back to his feet.
Golovko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jiminez.
Jiminez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jiminez tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Golovko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jiminez's half guard.
Jiminez manages to get to full guard.
Golovkois looking to pass into half guard but Jiminez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jiminez is in guard.
Jiminez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Golovko keeping moving, preventing Jiminez from controlling successfully.
Gabriel Jiminez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovko is working an open guard so Jiminez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Golovko shoots in for a takedown but Jiminez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jiminez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovko lands with a nice combination. Jiminez backs away looking to recover.
Golovko fails with the takedown
so Jiminez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiminez gets to his feet - Golovko follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiminez tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jiminez tries to clinch but Golovko moves out of range.
Alexander Golovko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golovko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jiminez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Jiminez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jiminez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Jiminez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rual Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand comes into the arena with Fluorecent Adolecent blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Reid's choice of entrance music: Don't Save Us From The Flames. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rual Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mad Reid!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Ferdinand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reid.
Reid misses with an uppercut.
Ferdinand misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferdinand.
Ferdinand doesn't manage to clinch there - Reid circles away.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferdinand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid throws a hook to the side of Ferdinand's head but Ferdinand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rual Ferdinand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferdinand throws a nice head kick!
Reid throws a series of strikes that have Ferdinand backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferdinand throws a sloppy head kick and Reid moves out of range easily.
Reid throws a looping overhand right but Ferdinand ducks down to avoid it.
Ferdinand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferdinand scores with a jab to the head.
Ferdinand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reid. That did some damage!
Ferdinand scores with a one two! Reid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferdinand throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.
A jab from Reid finds it's way through Ferdinand's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reid throws out a loose jab but Ferdinand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferdinand scores with a head kick. Reid tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ferdinand scores with a kick to the body.
Reid thows a body shot but no joy.
Reid keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferdinand connects with a leg kick. Reid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reid throws a jab when Ferdinand was well out of range.
Reid throws an off balance right hand
and Ferdinand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferdinand throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferdinand tries to close the distance and clinch but Reid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferdinand drops Reid with a beautiful combination! Reid stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ferdinand is looking for the KO!
Reid is rocked!
It looks like Mad Reid has been cut.
Reid looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferdinand moves away.
Reid is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferdinand finish him?
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferdinand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferdinand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferdinand lands a big knee to the head and Reid goes down! Ferdinand pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rual Ferdinand!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Filitov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Filitov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filitov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Filitov is working for a kimura but Devlin is defending it quite comfortably.
Devlin tries to kick Filitov off but Filitov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Filitov is working for a kimura but Devlin is defending it quite comfortably.
Filitov is working for a kimura but Devlin is defending it quite comfortably.
Filitov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Devlin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Devlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Filitov on the ground.
Filitov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Devlin defends it well.
Filitov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filitov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Filitov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Filitov tries to keep at a distance but Devlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filitov managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
Devlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Devlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filitov blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Devlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filitov's brow.
Devlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Devlin.
Devlin digs a right hand underneath Filitov's ribcage. Filitov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Filitov.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.
Filitov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devlin is pressed up against the cage. Filitov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Devlin down to the mat. Devlin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Devlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Devlin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Filitov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Devlin throws an elbow but misses.
Devlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Devlin on the inside.
Filitov avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.
Devlin presses Filitov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filitov avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Devlin.
Filitov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Devlin lands a damaging elbow.
Devlin working aggressively here.
Filitov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Filitov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filitov is trying to pull guard but Devlin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jonathan Devlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
Devlin working Filitov over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Devlin.
Devlin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Devlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Filitov looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Devlin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Devlin.
Devlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Devlin digs a right hand underneath Filitov's ribcage. Filitov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Devlin lands an uppercut.
Devlin scores with a shot to the side of Filitov's head.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but Filitov blocks with his arms.
Filitov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Devlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Devlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filitov's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filitov avoids a wild elbow strike from Devlin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Devlin.
Filitov tries to pull guard but Devlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Filitov drops back down to his feet.
Devlin lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Devlin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Devlin drives through and clinches with Filitov against the cage.
Devlin lands a nice elbow.
Devlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Devlin as the two fighters clinch.
Devlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Devlin lands a shot to the body.
Devlin lands with a right to the head.
Devlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Devlin lands a body punch.
Devlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filitov is defending well for now.
Devlin lands an elbow just above Filitov 's eye.
Devlin gets underhooks to prevent Filitov's takedown attempt.
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!
Devlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Devlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filitov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filitov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Devlin.
Devlin pushes Filitov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Devlin misses with a knee to the head.
Filitov dodges an elbow strike from Devlin.
Devlin missing with knees to the body.
Devlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filitov managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
Jonathan Devlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Devlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filitov's brow.
Filitov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Devlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Filitov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Devlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Devlin lands a right hand.
Devlin missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filitov blocking some punches.
Devlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Devlin lands a shoulder strike.
Filitov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filitov lands a knee to the body.
Filitov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filitov struggles to land a body shot inside as Devlin controls his hands.
Devlin controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Devlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Devlin lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Devlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Devlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Devlin missing with knees to the body.
Devlin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Devlin misses with a punch to the body.
Filitov tries to land knees in the clinch but Devlin avoids the damage to the body.
Devlin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Filitov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Devlin.
Filitov has hold of one of Devlin's legs. Devlin is fighting the takedown attempt but Filitov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filitov forces his way into half guard.
Filitov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Devlin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Devlin pushes Filitov off looking to stand but Filitov dives back in and keeps control.
Filitov is looking to take a break and control but Devlin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Devlin is trying to stand.
Filitov is looking to take a break and control but Devlin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mikhail Filitov.
Devlin clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filitov blocks a body shot from Devlin.
Filitov avoids a wild elbow strike from Devlin.
Devlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Devlin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Devlin moves into the clinch successfully.
Devlin avoiding damage as Filitov throws knees to the body.
Devlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Filitov avoids the damage to the body.
Filitov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filitov trying to land knees to the body.
Devlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Devlin misses with an elbow strike.
Filitov manages to pull guard.
Devlin wants to get up but he can't break Filitov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filitov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Devlin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin wants to get up but he can't break Filitov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Filitov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Devlin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Filitov.
Devlin misses the shot to the body.
Jonathan Devlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filitov.
Devlin clinches with his opponent.
Devlin avoiding damage as Filitov throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filitov takes an elbow to the temple.
Devlin lands an elbow just above Filitov 's eye.
Devlin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Devlin lands an uppercut.
Devlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.
Devlin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Devlin fails to land.
Filitov goes for a takedown attempt but Devlin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jonathan Devlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
Devlin blocks a head kick by Filitov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filitov shoots in looking for a takedown but Devlin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Filitov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Filitov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Devlin quickly recovers to half guard.
Filitov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Filitov is working for a kimura but Devlin is defending it quite comfortably.
Devlin wants to get back to his feet.
Filitov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Devlin keeps working.
Filitov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Devlin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin pushes Filitov off and gets back to his feet.
A cross from Filitov lands.
Filitov gets tackled into the cage by Devlin. Devlin maintains the clinch.
Filitov prevents a body shot from Devlin.
Filitov tries to pull guard but Devlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Filitov drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Devlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filitov's brow.
Devlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Devlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filitov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mikhail Filitov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Devlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Devlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Devlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Devlin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Devlin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aacharappan Qaddam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Gaffney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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19
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aacharappan Qaddam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Qaddam has time to react.
Gaffney tries to keep at a distance but Qaddam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gaffney fails to pull guard.
Qaddam lands a nice uppercut.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Qaddam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
Gaffney blocks a body shot from Qaddam.
Qaddam scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jamie Gaffney has been cut.
Qaddam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Qaddam stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qaddam.
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!
Qaddam lands a left hand.
Qaddam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaffneys head.
Gaffney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qaddam smiles and moves away.
Qaddam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aacharappan Qaddam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gaffney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qaddam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Qaddam thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Qaddam scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Qaddam.
Qaddam scores with a shot to the side of Gaffney's head.
Qaddam works on Gaffney's body with a couple of short punches.
Gaffney takes a shot to the head.
Gaffney is rocked!
Qaddam lands a big right hand that drops Gaffney! The killer instinct kicks in and Qaddam finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Qaddam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aacharappan Qaddam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Manuawillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuawillie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World!. John Lennon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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203 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lennon!
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, Willie Manuawillie!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuawillie clobbers Lennon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Manuawillie.
Lennon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manuawillie counters with a low kick, right behind Lennon 's knee.
Lennon throws a push kick but Manuawillie slaps the foot to one side.
Manuawillie moves into the clinch.
Manuawillie slowing the pace effectively.
Manuawillie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manuawillie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lennon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lennon managing to block the knees to the body from Manuawillie.
Lennon prevents a body shot from Manuawillie.
Lennon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lennon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lennon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manuawillie backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Lennon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lennon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lennon can't fight it off and eventually Manuawillie manages to take the fight to the floor. Lennon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Manuawillie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manuawillie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lennon is keeping the position for now.
Manuawillie with a nice head shot there.
Manuawillie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lennon has momentary wrist control but Manuawillie slips an elbow through the middle.
Manuawillie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lennon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manuawillie.
Lennon has momentary wrist control but Manuawillie slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuawillie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lennon wants to get back to his feet but Manuawillie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Manuawillie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manuawillie scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie is looking to work some ground and pound but Lennon has wrist control.
Manuawillie throws a big right hand that misses.
Manuawillie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lennon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manuawillie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lennon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lennon is breathing heavily.
Manuawillie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manuawillie is working Lennon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lennon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manuawillie is controlling him.
Manuawillie throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manuawillie throwing strikes from guard but Lennon blocks nicely.
Manuawillie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manuawillie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuawillie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manuawillie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawillie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lennon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manuawillie counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Lennon is predictable there
and Manuawillie counters with a one-two to the body.
Manuawillie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lennon swivels and escapes.
Lennon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuawillie counters with a head kick.
Lennon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manuawillie slips a jab and a cross from Lennon.
John Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuawillie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lennon misses with a looping left.
Manuawillie avoids the body shot from Lennon.
Lennon throws a head kick that misses.
Lennon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manuawillie counters with a body kick that stops Lennon in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manuawillie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manuawillie showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennon defending well though.
Nice strikes from Manuawillie there.
Manuawillie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lennon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manuawillie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lennon's head.
Manuawillie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manuawillie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lennon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manuawillie thows a huge punch but Lennon dodges it nicely.
Manuawillie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manuawillie thows a huge punch but Lennon dodges it nicely.
Manuawillie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennon defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manuawillie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Manuawillie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lennon's head.
Lennon taking some punishment here, with Manuawillie in his half guard.
Lennon taking some punishment here, with Manuawillie in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie working the head and body with strikes.
Willie Manuawillie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Manuawillie there.
Manuawillie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manuawillie moves nicely into side control.
Manuawillie is working Lennon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Manuawillie throws an elbow but Lennon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lennon parries the strikes from Manuawillie easily there. Manuawillie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lennon to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Manuawillie scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuawillie throws an elbow but Lennon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Manuawillie misses with the ground and pound.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Manuawillie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manuawillie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lennon parries the strikes from Manuawillie easily there. Manuawillie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lennon to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manuawillie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Manuawillie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawillie 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Manuawillie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manuawillie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Manuawillie moves away from the strike by Lennon.
Lennon throws a lazy uppercut
and Manuawillie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lennon really felt that one!
Manuawillie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Manuawillie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manuawillie moves into the clinch.
Manuawillie lands a body punch.
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!
Manuawillie connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Lennon goes down! Manuawillie jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Lennon is rocked!
It looks like John Lennon has been cut.
Manuawillie lands a big shot to the head and Lennon winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Willie Manuawillie!
Willie Manuawillie made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hey brah I did my best to prepare for this fight. Clanging and banging weights wit mah fellow islandah Dwayne the Rock Johnson. Shout out to my training partnas at Balco Boys Industries!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Hefner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hefner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Puff The Magic Dragon. Hank Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
153 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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24
157 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Hefner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Cole!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hefner with a hook.
Hefner just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole avoids the body shot from Hefner.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hefner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hefner throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hefner scores with a takedown into Cole's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cole is trying to control the position but Hefner postures up.
Hefner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hefner throwing strikes but missing.
Hefner trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
Hefner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hefner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hefner postures up.
Hefner looking to pass the guard.
Hefner forces his way into half guard.
Hefner with the ground and pound but Cole uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hefner wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hefner tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hefner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hefner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole wants to sweep but no luck.
Hefner drops back looking for a leg! Cole is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cole manages to kick Hefner off! Hefner jumps back into Cole's guard.
Hefner trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hefner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hefner throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hefner throws a strike but Cole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cole being controlled here momentarily.
Hefner trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hefner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cole manages to get himself to full guard.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hefner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hefner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hefner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hefner throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hefner wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Hefner postures up in Cole's guard and throws a big left but Cole blocks it.
Hefner wants to pass the guard but Cole is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Hefner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hefner throws a combination. Cole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Hefner.
Hefner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hefner misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hefner. Beautiful body shot.
Cole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cole avoids the body shot from Hefner.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Hefner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hefner.
Cole cracks Hefner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hefner is looking to wear down Cole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch lands to the side of Cole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hefner was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefner throws a leg kick that misses.
Cole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cole misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hefner. Beautiful body shot.
Hefner dives in and scores a takedown into Cole's guard.
Hefner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hefner passes Cole's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cole is defending against the submission attempts here by Hefner.
Hefner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hefner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cole defends it well.
Cole is not content to let Hefner control the position.
Hefner seems to be looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole is looking to improve his position.
Hefner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hugh Hefner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is trying to maintain the position but Hefner is very close to passing his half guard.
Cole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hefner prevents Cole from improving his position.
Hefner 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.
Hefner is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cole is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hugh Hefner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
205 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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28
211 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Good exchange - Nimirov coming out on top.
Nimirov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nimirov blocking some punches.
Ruiz'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.
Nimirov misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz lands a left hand.
Ruiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nimirovs head.
Nimirov pushes Ruiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nimirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Nimirov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nimirov dips to his left and cracks Ruiz with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruiz.
Ruiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Ruiz ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov.
Ruiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruiz shoots in looking for a takedown but Nimirov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruiz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruiz connects with a body shot that sends Nimirov's belly button to the back.
Ruiz throws a right hand that misses
and Nimirov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimirov connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Nimirov.
Ruiz throws a combination. Nimirov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ruiz misses with a wild combination.
Nimirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimirov misses with a low kick.
Ruiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ruiz tries to bum rush Nimirov with a series of wild strikes but Nimirov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
Nimirov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nimirov misses the shot to the body.
Nimirov jabs Ruiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nimirov.
Nimirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruiz throws out the jab.
Ruiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nimirov. Nimirov obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruiz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nimirov thuds his right hand into Ruiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruiz lands a nice hook to Nimirov's body. Nimirov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Nimirov circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ruiz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Ruiz moves out of range.
Nimirov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruiz walks into a left hand.
Ruiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nimirov to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimirov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ruiz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nimirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Ruiz moves out of range.
A jab from Nimirov does it's job there.
Ruiz misses with a few strikes there.
Nimirov lands a jab to Ruiz's midsection.
Carlos Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Nimirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nimirov throws a left that rocks Ruiz and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nimirov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ruiz regain composure!
Ruiz is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nimirov controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lazar Nimirov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Ruiz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nimirov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruiz swings widly with a right hand
and Nimirov counters with a leg kick.
Ruiz takes a swing at Nimirov's ribcage but misses.
Nimirov thuds a left hand into Ruiz's body.
Nimirov scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Nimirov.
Nimirov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nimirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nimirov takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Nimirov connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nimirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nimirov connects with a jab.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nimirov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nimirov sizes up Ruiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimirov works the jab nicely.
Nimirov scores with a jab. Ruiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nimirov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lazar Nimirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nimirov misses with a wild combination.
Nimirov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimirov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruiz sprawls well. Ruiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nimirov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimirov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ruiz's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimirov winds up and cracks Ruiz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov controlling the action here.
Ruiz wants to sweep but Nimirov has passed to side control!
Nimirov happy to just control the position for now.
Nimirov wants to control but Ruiz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov advances to mount.
Ruiz is looking to improve his position but Nimirov isn't that keen on the idea.
Nimirov controlling from the full mount.
Ruiz tries to hold on but Nimirov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nimirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
Nimirov throws the kick towards the body but Ruiz avoids it.
Nimirov takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Nimirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nimirov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Nimirov moves away and avoids it.
Ruiz misses the jab.
Ruiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nimirov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nimirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Nimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiz.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Nimirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimirov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Nimirov.
Nimirov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov cracks a nice hook into Ruiz's ribs.
Nimirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruiz tries to clinch up.
Ruiz shoots in but Nimirov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Nimirov.
Ruiz scores with a jab to the head.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut.
Ruiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nimirov tries to avoid it but Ruiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nimirov to the ground. Nimirov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Nimirov. No joy for Ruiz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz takes one to the chin there.
Ruiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nimirov looks to throw the jab but Ruiz is out of range.
Nimirov lands with a shot to the body.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ruiz enables Nimirov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ruiz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nimirov looking to pass the guard.
Nimirov advances position into side control!
Nimirov staying calm.
Nimirov decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nimirov.
Ruiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nimirov connects with a body shot that sends Ruiz's belly button to the back.
Nimirov ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Nimirov clobbers Ruiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimirov.
Nimirov shoots for a takedown but Ruiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimirov.
Nimirov lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Nimirov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimirov misses with a wild combination.
Ruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruiz misses with a looping left.
Ruiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nimirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Nimirov circles away.
Nimirov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nimirov connects with a jab.
Nimirov connects with a leg kick. Ruiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimirov slips a jab and a cross from Ruiz.
Carlos Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nimirov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nimirov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruiz.
Ruiz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazar Nimirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nimirov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazar Nimirov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Andruszkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigi Ceausu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andruszkiewicz comes into the arena with Nine - Make Or Take feat. Smooth Da Hustler blaring out of the sound system. Gigi Ceausu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Andruszkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gigi Ceausu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Ceausu. Beautiful body shot.
Ceausu shoots and misses
and Andruszkiewicz counters with a good low kick that Ceausu was not able to check.
Ceausu fails with the takedown
and Andruszkiewicz counters with a head kick.
Andruszkiewicz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ceausu's head.
A head kick misses from Andruszkiewicz.
Andruszkiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ceausu misses with a few strikes there.
Ceausu thows a body shot but no joy.
Andruszkiewicz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ceausu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceausu tries to free his leg and advance position but Andruszkiewicz is retaining full guard.
Andruszkiewicz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ceausu.
Ceausu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Andruszkiewicz working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gigi Ceausu.
Ceausu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andruszkiewicz is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andruszkiewicz but Andruszkiewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michal Andruszkiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigi Ceausu.
Ceausu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ceausu shoots in and drives through. Andruszkiewicz sprawls well.
Ceausu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andruszkiewicz but Andruszkiewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andruszkiewicz scores with a one two! Ceausu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ceausu shoots in but Andruszkiewicz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ceausu tries for a takedown but Andruszkiewicz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ceausu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andruszkiewicz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andruszkiewicz.
Ceausu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andruszkiewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ceausu.
Ceausu misses with a wild body shot.
Ceausu throws a shot from downtown. Andruszkiewicz moves away and avoids it.
Andruszkiewicz punishes Ceausu's body with a nice straight punch.
Ceausu shoots in and drives through. Andruszkiewicz sprawls well.
Andruszkiewicz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Andruszkiewicz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ceausu works the jab nicely.
Ceausu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andruszkiewicz misses with the combination.
Gigi Ceausu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu digs a good body shot into Andruszkiewicz's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andruszkiewicz avoids the body shot from Ceausu.
Ceausu fails with the takedown
and Andruszkiewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andruszkiewicz throws a head kick but Ceausu moves out of range.
Ceausu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andruszkiewicz swinging wildly here.
Andruszkiewicz looks to land a right hand but Ceausu moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceausu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andruszkiewicz.
Ceausu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Andruszkiewicz to the ground. Ceausu is now in Andruszkiewicz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michal Andruszkiewicz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andruszkiewicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andruszkiewicz connects with a high kick.
Ceausu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andruszkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ceausu.
A punch combination from Andruszkiewicz misses.
Ceausu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ceausu misses the shot to the body.
Ceausu misses the jab.
Ceausu throws a lazy head kick
and Andruszkiewicz counters with a head kick.
Andruszkiewicz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andruszkiewicz lands a nice shot that snaps Ceausu's head back.
Ceausu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ceausu is looking to take a break and control but Andruszkiewicz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ceausu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceausu tries to advance to mount but Andruszkiewicz denies him.
An elbow from Ceausu crashes against the mat.
Andruszkiewicz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ceausu controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andruszkiewicz is looking to regain half guard here but Ceausu keeps moving and retains side control.
Ceausu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Andruszkiewicz is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Ceausu crashes against the mat.
Ceausu trying to control the action but Andruszkiewicz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ceausu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Andruszkiewicz's legs.
Andruszkiewicz is not content to let Ceausu control the position.
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.
Ceausu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ceausu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ceausu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Andruszkiewicz's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Ceausu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ceausu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ceausu thuds a left hand into Andruszkiewicz's body.
Andruszkiewicz slaps away a takedown attempt from Ceausu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ceausu swings for the body but Andruszkiewicz moves out of range.
Ceausu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ceausu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ceausu shoots in and bounces Andruszkiewicz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ceausu trying to control but Andruszkiewicz is working from the bottom.
Ceausu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceausu trying to control but Andruszkiewicz is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ceausu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gigi Ceausu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ceausu scores with a hook to the body. Andruszkiewicz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andruszkiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ceausu lands with a nice combination. Andruszkiewicz backs away looking to recover.
Ceausu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andruszkiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andruszkiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ceausu shoots for a takedown but Andruszkiewicz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michal Andruszkiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigi Ceausu.
Ceausu cracks Andruszkiewicz with an open hand slap.
Andruszkiewicz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ceausu just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Andruszkiewicz.
Andruszkiewicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ceausu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michal Andruszkiewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Ceausu with that takedown attempt.
Andruszkiewicz avoids the body shot from Ceausu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ceausu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu swinging wildly here.
Ceausu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andruszkiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ceausu misses with a hook to the body
and Andruszkiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ceausu.
Ceausu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Andruszkiewicz throws a head kick but Ceausu moves out of range.
Andruszkiewicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ceausu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andruszkiewicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ceausu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andruszkiewicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Ceausu is predictable there
and Andruszkiewicz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ceausu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ceausu misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Andruszkiewicz.
Ceausu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andruszkiewicz but Andruszkiewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ceausu throws a nice looking combination but Andruszkiewicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ceausu misses with a body punch
and Andruszkiewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Ceausu blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceausu shoots in looking for a takedown but Andruszkiewicz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ceausu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ceausu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andruszkiewicz rather than just go for the knockout.
Ceausu throws a jab when Andruszkiewicz was well out of range.
Andruszkiewicz misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gigi Ceausu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ceausu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigi Ceausu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Con Dumas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Con Dumas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas looking to score a takedown here. Reinhardt is defending well but Dumas drives through and ends up in Reinhardt's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reinhardt wants to stand but Dumas is controlling the position.
Dumas advances position into side control!
Reinhardt is pushing Dumas's head away, looking to escape. Dumas manages to hold on to the position though.
Dumas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reinhardt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dumas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reinhardt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reinhardt can't do much from the bottom here.
Dumas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reinhardt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas tries to advance to mount but can't.
Reinhardt is looking for a sweep.
Reinhardt struggling a bit here.
Dumas tries to move to full mount but Reinhardt actually manages to regain half guard.
Reinhardt is trying to control but can't.
Dumas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reinhardt sees it coming and defends easily.
Dumas is looking to advance position but Reinhardt won't allow it.
Dumas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reinhardt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dumas stops Reinhardt from getting back to his feet.
Dumas is trying for a kimura here. Reinhardt looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dumas wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Con Dumas!
A victorious Con Dumas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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