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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Lichtenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson has chosen bis das Blut gefriert as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Harry Lichtenberg!
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, Jon Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichtenberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jonson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lichtenberg somewhat.
Jonson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lichtenberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jonson to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Harry Lichtenberg has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lichtenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lichtenberg stops a takedown attempt from Jonson.
Jonson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lichtenberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Jonson counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonson throws a sloppy head kick and Lichtenberg moves out of range easily.
Lichtenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichtenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Lichtenberg pulls Jonson into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jonson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lichtenberg working for a triangle but Jonson defends it easily.
Lichtenberg uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Jonson avoids the head kick by Lichtenberg.
Jonson throws a leg kick which misses Lichtenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Lichtenberg tries to avoid it.
Lichtenberg is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonson.
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!
Jonson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lichtenberg's waist but Lichtenberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jonson off to one side.
Harry Lichtenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jonson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jonson.
Lichtenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonson feints and as Lichtenberg raises his hands in defense, Jonson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jonson stands and steps away. Lichtenberg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jonson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lichtenberg pinned against the ropes. Lichtenberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonson dives in and scores a takedown into Lichtenberg's guard.
Jonson stands up and waves to Lichtenberg to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lichtenberg as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jonson.
A head kick misses from Jonson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lichtenberg is defended easily by Jonson.
Jonson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jonson decides to stand back up.
Lichtenberg moves into the clinch.
Jonson pulls guard successfully.
Jonson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lichtenberg is controlling him.
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!
Lichtenberg stands and steps away. Jonson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lichtenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jonson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jonson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lichtenberg shoots in and drives through. Jonson sprawls well.
Lichtenberg shoots in for a double leg but Jonson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Lichtenberg as Jonson shoots in.
Jonson scores with a one two! Lichtenberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jonson dodges the punch combination from Lichtenberg.
Nice takedown defense from Jonson. No joy for Lichtenberg on that attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jonson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lichtenberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonson misses with a head kick.
Jonson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonson leaves Lichtenberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lichtenberg tries for a takedown but Jonson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jonson connects with a looping right hand.
Jonson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lichtenberg is trying to defend but Jonson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jonson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jonson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jonson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Lichtenberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jonson scores with a spinning back kick!
Lichtenberg stuffs the takedown.
Jonson throws a sloppy head kick and Lichtenberg moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Jonson misses
and Lichtenberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lichtenberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Lichtenberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Jonson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lichtenberg sprawls well. He's pushed Jonson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lichtenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lichtenberg prevents the takedown attempt.
Lichtenberg trying to land knees to the body.
Lichtenberg tries to pull guard but Jonson won't allow it.
Jonson is trying to maintain a safe position but Lichtenberg gets an underhook and turns Jonson into the ropes.
Lichtenberg tries to pull guard but Jonson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lichtenberg drops back down to his feet.
Jonson manages to break the clinch.
Jonson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jonson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jonson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lichtenberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jonson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lichtenberg drags the fight down to the ground.
Jonson stands up from Lichtenberg's guard - Jonson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lichtenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jonson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Lichtenberg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jonson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jonson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jonson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jon Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonson closes the distance and clinches up with Lichtenberg, looking for a takedown. Jonson pushes Lichtenberg against the ropes but Lichtenberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jonson.
A nice combination there by Jonson.
Jonson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lichtenberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lichtenberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jonson is breathing heavily.
Jonson looking to slow down the pace here.
Lichtenberg is trying to pull guard but Jonson turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lichtenberg to keep the fight standing.
Lichtenberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jonson walks away with a smile on his face. Lichtenberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Lichtenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lichtenberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jonson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lichtenberg pinned against the ropes. Lichtenberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lichtenberg clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lichtenberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lichtenberg walks away with a smile on his face. Jonson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lichtenberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jonson pinned against the ropes. Jonson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lichtenberg avoids the head kick by Jonson.
Lichtenberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jonson fails with a takedown attempt.
Lichtenberg forces Jonson back against the ropes and clinches.
Lichtenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lichtenberg stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jonson.
Jonson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lichtenberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Jonson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lichtenberg misses with a takedown attempt - Jonson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jonson tries for a takedown but Lichtenberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jonson dives in and grabs Lichtenberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lichtenberg pushes down on Jonson's head and hops out.
Lichtenberg fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson avoids a kick to the body.
Lichtenberg blocks the body kick.
Lichtenberg closes the distance and clinches up with Jonson, looking for a takedown. Lichtenberg pushes Jonson against the ropes but Jonson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jonson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lichtenberg's calf.
Jonson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lichtenberg sprawls well. He's pushed Jonson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jonson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jonson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lichtenberg defends it nicely.
Jonson tries a head kick but it misses.
Harry Lichtenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lichtenberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonson swivels and escapes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lichtenberg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lichtenberg has a closed guard, preventing Jonson from standing up.
Lichtenberg wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lichtenberg wants to stand up but Jonson is controlling him.
Jonson wants to get up but he can't break Lichtenberg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jonson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lichtenberg is fending him off so far but Jonson persists. Nope, Lichtenberg circles away and we're back to standing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jonson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lichtenberg avoids it really well and circles away.
Lichtenberg throws a head kick but Jonson moves out of range.
Lichtenberg blocks a head kick by Jonson.
Jonson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jonson throws a head kick but Lichtenberg moves out of range.
Jonson motions for Lichtenberg to come forward. Jonson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lichtenberg swinging wildly here.
Lichtenberg gets a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jonson working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lichtenberg.
Jonson wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jonson throws an elbow but misses.
Jonson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jonson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jonson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lichtenberg to get to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lichtenberg slips a jab and a cross from Jonson.
Jonson misses with a straight left.
Lichtenberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jonson.
Jonson tries for a takedown but Lichtenberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lichtenberg is defended easily by Jonson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jonson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jonson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Jon Jonson!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Jon Jonson!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Jon Jonson!
Jon Jonson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Hendersonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Bear has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Danila Hendersonov!
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, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendersonov gets caught napping as Bear dives in and scores a takedown. Hendersonov manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hendersonov wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
Hendersonov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendersonov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendersonov tries to get out of the position.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Bear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bear with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendersonov wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear postures up in Hendersonov's guard and throws a big left but Hendersonov blocks it.
Hendersonov wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendersonov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bear wants to control from the top but Hendersonov keeps moving.
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Hendersonov blocks nicely.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hendersonov is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear won't allow Hendersonov to get back to his feet.
Hendersonov is breathing heavily.
Bear is working Hendersonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bear is working Hendersonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear is working Hendersonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bear works over Hendersonov with some ground and pound from guard.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendersonov wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Hendersonov has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendersonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear is in close to Hendersonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendersonov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bear is in close to Hendersonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear is working Hendersonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendersonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Hendersonov is working from the bottom.
Bear is in close to Hendersonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Hendersonov's brow.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Hendersonov's brow.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendersonov's head.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Hendersonov's brow.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendersonov's head.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear stands up over Hendersonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
Bear scoring with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Hendersonov is working from the bottom.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hendersonov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bear prevents Hendersonov from getting back to his feet.
Bear stands up over Hendersonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear trying to control but Hendersonov is working from the bottom.
Bear distracts Hendersonov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendersonov wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hendersonov wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hendersonov keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendersonov's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hendersonov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear is controlling him.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Hendersonov's brow.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendersonov has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Hendersonov has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Bear dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hendersonov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bear decides to pull guard.
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendersonov is controlling him.
Bear looking for a sweep. Not yet Bear, not yet.
Bear looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bear is on top in guard.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hendersonov wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear wants to control from the top but Hendersonov keeps moving.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendersonov kicks Bear off and gets to his feet.
Bear shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hendersonov is trying to defend but Bear finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bear looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hendersonov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bear scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bear perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hendersonov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendersonov has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear is nestled in close to Hendersonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bear working over Hendersonov with some ground and pound. Hendersonov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendersonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hendersonov is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Bear seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Bear there.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendersonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendersonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear lands a nice short elbow.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendersonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hendersonov is trying to stand.
Bear trying to control the action but Hendersonov is working from the bottom.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Hendersonov is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Teddy Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendersonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bear is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hendersonov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bear winds up and cracks Hendersonov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bear is keen to just control but Hendersonov is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bear is nestled in close to Hendersonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bear performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bear 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.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendersonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bear 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.
Hendersonov has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hendersonov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Bear takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bear 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear prevents Hendersonov from standing back up.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear lands a nice short elbow.
Hendersonov taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
Bear looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear working Hendersonov over with strikes.
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. Bear connects with a nice short shot to Hendersonov's temple.
Hendersonov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well,Hendersonov is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Bear winds up and cracks Hendersonov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bear is nestled in close to Hendersonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bear looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bear scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bear working Hendersonov over with strikes.
Bear wants to take a breather but Hendersonov is having none of it.
Hendersonov tries to kick Bear off but Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hendersonov has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bear working over Hendersonov with some ground and pound. Hendersonov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear trying to mount his opponent but Hendersonov defends it.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Danila Hendersonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teddy Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear not doing much here.
Let's hope that Bear 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hendersonov is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bear in particular looking to stall.
Teddy Bear has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hendersonov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendersonov being controlled for a moment.
Bear landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Teddy Bear!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Teddy Bear!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Teddy Bear!
Teddy Bear wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Nicolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZyD XyD V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berry Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZyD XyD V!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XyD V lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
XyD V keeps the fight on the outside.
XyD V checks a low kick from Nicolas.
Nicolas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like ZyD XyD V has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
XyD V throws a leg kick which misses Nicolas's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicolas tries to avoid it.
Nicolas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
XyD V lands with a kick to the temple. Nicolas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
XyD V scores with a spinning back kick!
Nicolas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
XyD V lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
XyD V lands a leg kick that knocks Nicolas off balance momentarily.
XyD V lands with a thumping leg kick.
XyD V throws a nice outside leg kick.
XyD V jabs Nicolas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by XyD V!
XyD V lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
XyD V thuds his shin into the meat of Nicolas's side.
Good leg kick by XyD V there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
XyD V scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
XyD V lands a jab to Nicolas's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
XyD V throws a leg kick which misses Nicolas's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicolas tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from XyD V.
XyD V throws a head kick that Nicolas semi-blocks.
XyD V connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
XyD V paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
XyD V cracks a nice hook into Nicolas's ribs.
XyD V throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nicolas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nicolas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
XyD V throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas is rocked!
XyD V connects with a body shot.
Oh Nicolas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
XyD V feints a jab and as Nicolas dips his head, XyD V unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Nicolas right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Nicolas falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! XyD V smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). ZyD XyD V!
An out of breath ZyD XyD V thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 St Petersburg, Mad Bomber!
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, Jacques Levesque!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levesque misses with a wild combination.
Levesque throws a series of punches but Bomber moves out of range.
Bomber shoots in and drives through. Levesque sprawls well.
Bomber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Levesque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bomber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Levesque closes the distance and clinches.
Levesque is looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Bomber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Levesque scores with a nice hook to the head.
Levesque throws a head punch that misses.
Levesque lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Levesque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Levesque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Bomber - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levesque is trying to drag Bomber to the mat but Bomber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Bomber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bomber ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bomber no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Levesque is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bomber looking for a sweep. Not yet Bomber, not yet.
Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Levesque trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levesque throws a big right hand that misses.
Levesque throwing strikes but missing.
Levesque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bomber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Levesque can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Levesque trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levesque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Levesque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Levesque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Levesque trying to control but Bomber is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Levesque might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bomber kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomber wants to sweep but no luck.
Bomber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomber keeping moving, preventing Levesque from controlling successfully.
Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Levesque wants to pass the guard but Bomber is keeping the position.
Levesque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Levesque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bomber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Levesque throwing strikes but missing.
Bomber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Levesque won't allow Bomber to get back to his feet.
Bomber is breathing heavily.
Bomber keeping moving, preventing Levesque from controlling successfully.
Bomber trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Levesque shoots in for a takedown but Bomber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mad Bomber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Levesque.
Bomber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bomber tries to keep at a distance but Levesque has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bomber manages to break the clinch.
Bomber takes one to the chin there.
Levesque misses with a series of wild punches.
Levesque tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bomber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bomber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levesque is trying to keep Bomber in close.
Levesque is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Levesque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bomber is one step ahead there.
Levesque is trying to control the position but Bomber postures up.
Bomber won't allow Levesque to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Levesque bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bomber's guard.
Levesque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bomber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bomber throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Bomber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bomber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Levesque is aware though and is defending well.
Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Levesque lands a couple of elbows.
Bomber keeping moving, preventing Levesque from controlling successfully.
Levesque trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Levesque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bomber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bomber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levesque won't allow Bomber to get back to his feet.
Levesque trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levesque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Levesque postures up in Bomber's guard and throws a big left but Bomber blocks it.
Levesque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Levesque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bomber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bomber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Levesque trying to control but Bomber is working from the bottom.
Levesque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Levesque throws a big elbow that misses.
Levesque working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bomber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bomber is trying to control the position but Levesque postures up.
Levesque postures up and lands a big shot to Bomber's brow.
Levesque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Levesque throwing strikes from guard but Bomber blocks nicely.
Bomber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Levesque throws a big elbow that misses.
Levesque tries to free his leg and advance position but Bomber is retaining full guard.
Levesque landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bomber keeping moving, preventing Levesque from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Levesque throws a big elbow that misses.
Levesque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Levesque's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Levesque throws an elbow that misses. Bomber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Levesque's guard. Nice move by Bomber!
Levesque managing to control the position.
Levesque is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jacques Levesque.
Levesque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Levesque dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Bomber tenderised Levesque's leg. Levesque is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Levesque there.
Bomber thumps Levesque with a low kick.
Levesque closes the distance and pushes Bomber back into the ropes.
Levesque is trying to stall.
Levesque is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Bomber has denied him.
Levesque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Levesque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bomber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bomber blocking some punches.
Levesque is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Levesque lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levesque is trying to push Bomber away but Bomber has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Levesque has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bomber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Levesque is breathing heavily.
Levesque manages to break the clinch.
Levesque lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bomber feints and as Levesque raises his hands in defense, Bomber changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bomber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Levesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bomber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Levesque's head.
Bomber wants to control from the top but Levesque keeps moving.
Levesque wants to sweep here but Bomber controlling him for the moment.
Bomber won't allow Levesque to get back to his feet.
Bomber tries to free his leg and advance position but Levesque is retaining full guard.
Bomber won't allow Levesque to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomber shoots in but no luck this time.
Levesque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bomber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Levesque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bomber misses with a two punch combination.
Levesque looks to land a combination but Bomber avoids it well.
Bomber moves away from the strike by Levesque.
Bomber blocks a jab.
Levesque missing with a left hand there. Bomber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bomber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Levesque but Levesque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Levesque tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bomber swivels and escapes.
Bomber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Levesque avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Bomber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bomber is looking to chop away at Levesque's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Levesque!
Bomber tries to clinch but Levesque moves out of range.
Levesque closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bomber lands with a slapping head kick.
Levesque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Levesque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bomber sprawls well. Bomber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Levesque gets slowly back to his feet.
Bomber wants to clinch.
Levesque misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomber closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Levesque's guard.
Bomber tries to stand but Levesque is controlling from the bottom.
Bomber 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.
Levesque is pulling down on Bomber's head to control his posture.
Levesque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacques Levesque was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bomber forces Levesque back against the ropes and clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bomber tries to pull guard but Levesque forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Levesque creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bomber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Levesque to keep the fight standing.
Levesque working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bomber tries to stall but Levesque uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Levesque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bomber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Levesque tries to work over Bomber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomber gets underhooks to prevent Levesque's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Levesque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Levesque struggles to land a body shot inside as Bomber controls his hands.
Bomber pulls guard successfully.
Levesque wants to control from the top but Bomber keeps moving.
Bomber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bomber keeping moving, preventing Levesque from controlling successfully.
Bomber is looking to stand up but Levesque isn't so interested in that idea.
Levesque lands a couple of digs.
Bomber trying to strike off his back.
Levesque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Levesque stopping the sweep attempt from Bomber.
Levesque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levesque lands a couple of digs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Levesque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bomber wants to get back to his feet but Levesque is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bomber has momentary wrist control but Levesque slips an elbow through the middle.
Levesque scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Levesque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Levesque wants to control from the top but Bomber keeps moving.
Levesque landing some decent shots from guard.
Bomber working a defensive guard here.
Levesque trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Levesque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bomber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bomber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bomber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Levesque wants to control from the top but Bomber keeps moving.
Levesque scoring with punches to the head and body.
Levesque postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bomber wants to get back to his feet but Levesque is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomber controls Levesque momentarily but Levesque frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bomber wants to stand up but Levesque is controlling him.
Levesque scoring with punches to the head and body.
Levesque is in close to Bomber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bomber is trying to control the position but Levesque postures up.
Levesque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bomber keeping moving, preventing Levesque from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Levesque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bomber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques Levesque.
Well Levesque 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Jacques Levesque!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Jacques Levesque!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Jacques Levesque!
Jacques Levesque wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Jacques Levesque started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kick Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kermit Cintron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cintron has chosen Killer Instinct as his entrance music. Kermit Cintron struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kick Puncher had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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144 lbs
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25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Kick Puncher!
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, Kermit Cintron!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puncher throws a right and a left that Cintron avoids nicely.
Puncher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puncher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cintron takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cintron swinging wildly here.
Cintron misses with a double jab
and Puncher counters with a nice leg kick.
Puncher misses with a wild combination.
Puncher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cintron at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puncher lands the left hand.
Cintron on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cintron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puncher works Cintron's body with a nice hook.
Puncher misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Puncher tenderised Cintron's leg. Cintron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cintron throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cintron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher lands a nice shot to the body.
Puncher scores with a decent looking hook.
Cintron is rocked!
Puncher gets a double leg takedown into Cintron's guard.
Cintron is still in real trouble! Can Puncher finish him?
Cintron looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puncher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Puncher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cintron's head.
Puncher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cintron's guard.
Nice strikes from Puncher there.
Puncher trying to control the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Puncher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Puncher sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Puncher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cintron is surviving well by controlling Puncher's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Puncher working Cintron over with strikes here.
Puncher controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Puncher.
Puncher postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cintron badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Puncher around the waist but Puncher pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Puncher is the winner by TKO! Puncher jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kick Puncher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arkasha Ukupnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Strongarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ukupnik comes to the ring accompanied by Drop the World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arkasha Ukupnik!
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, Hercules Strongarm!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strongarm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strongarm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ukupnik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ukupnik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ukupnik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ukupnik avoids the attempt from Strongarm to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ukupnik trying to control but Strongarm is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Strongarm defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ukupnik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukupnik scoring with strikes but Strongarm is staying in there.
Strongarm tries to reverse the position but Ukupnik maintains control.
Strongarm is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukupnik jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Strongarm is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Strongarm and Ukupnik has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Strongarm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strongarm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ukupnik works to advance to full mount. Strongarm defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Strongarm looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Strongarm manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ukupnik's guard. Nice work there by Strongarm.
Strongarm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ukupnik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strongarm wants to pass the guard but Ukupnik is keeping the position.
Ukupnik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strongarm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Strongarm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ukupnik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukupnik wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongarm tries to free his leg and advance position but Ukupnik is retaining full guard.
Strongarm won't allow Ukupnik to sweep him here.
Strongarm tries to free his leg and advance position but Ukupnik is retaining full guard.
Ukupnik looking for a sweep. Not yet Ukupnik, not yet.
Strongarm trying to control but Ukupnik is working from the bottom.
Ukupnik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strongarm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strongarm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strongarm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ukupnik wants to sweep here but Strongarm controlling him for the moment.
Strongarm looking to sit in guard and control but Ukupnik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strongarm wants to stand up but Ukupnik is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukupnik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Strongarm's guard.
Ukupnik seems to be working for a kimura but Strongarm defends the submission attempt.
Ukupnik passes to full mount!
Ukupnik moves to back control.
Ukupnik struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ukupnik looking to break Strongarm's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Strongarm remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ukupnik will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukupnik patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Strongarm looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Strongarm is trying to shake Ukupnik off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Ukupnik won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Ukupnik with a lazy takedown attempt
and Strongarm counters with a single leg into guard. Ukupnik didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongarm is working Ukupnik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Strongarm scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ukupnik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strongarm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strongarm won't allow Ukupnik to sweep him here.
Ukupnik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Strongarm!
Strongarm is trying to reverse the position but instead Ukupnik has taken his back - oops!
Strongarm looks gassed!
Strongarm is trying to stand back up.
Ukupnik struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ukupnik lands a shot to the body.
Ukupnik is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Strongarm defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strongarm fending off the submission attempt from Ukupnik.
Ukupnik is looking to control Strongarm but Strongarm is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Strongarm is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ukupnik off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Ukupnik tightening his grip on Strongarm, looking for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukupnik is trying to stick to Strongarm's back but Strongarm is turning into Ukupnik. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ukupnik's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Strongarm.
Strongarm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ukupnik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ukupnik has momentary wrist control but Strongarm slips an elbow through the middle.
Strongarm trying to control the position from guard on top but Ukupnik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ukupnik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Strongarm!
Ukupnik trying to control but Strongarm is having none of it.
Strongarm is controlling an arm, preventing Ukupnik from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ukupnik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strongarm is looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strongarm has given up his back. Will we see Ukupnik going for some submissions?
Strongarm covers up after that shot from Ukupnik.
Strongarm has hold of Ukupnik's leg, trying to break free but it's let Ukupnik lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Strongarm is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Ukupnik throws him to one side and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arkasha Ukupnik!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jennum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Jennum!
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, Ivan Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Jennum.
No luck for Jennum with that takedown attempt.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jennum sprawls well. Jennum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morozov gets slowly back to his feet.
Morozov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morozov thows a huge punch but Jennum dodges it nicely.
Morozov uses his free foot to push down on Jennum's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jennum.
Morozov tries to control but Jennum wriggling away.
Jennum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jennum tries to get out of the position.
Jennum is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jennum is surviving well by controlling Morozov's body position as best he can.
Jennum is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jennum is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morozov tries to control but Jennum wriggling away.
Jennum wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov trying to control but Jennum is having none of it.
Jennum holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morozov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Morozov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morozov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov wants to control the pace but Jennum is squirming around nicely.
Jennum holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morozov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jennum is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morozov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jennum really wants to buck Morozov off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov punching from mount but Jennum doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morozov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morozov looking to ground and pound but Jennum is blocking nicely.
Jennum is trying to stand up.
Morozov swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Morozov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Аркона - Call of Battle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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19
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Emelianov!
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, Pasi Nurminen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nurminen loads up on a big right hand but Emelianov slips the punch.
Emelianov moves into range and clinches up with Nurminen.
Nurminen tries to throw a body punch but Emelianov avoids it by throwing Nurminen back against the ropes.
Nurminen throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianov.
Emelianov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nurminen is defending well.
Emelianov slowing the pace effectively.
Emelianov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurminen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nurminen stalling in the clinch but Emelianov improves position.
Nurminen throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nurminen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nurminen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurminen lands with a left to the head.
Nurminen avoiding damage as Emelianov throws knees to the body.
Nurminen trying to stall but Emelianov improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nurminen is looking to control Emelianov's arms but Emelianov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nurminen has his back to the ropes.
Nurminen can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianov controls the action.
Emelianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nurminen looking to stall.
Emelianov stalling the fight.
Nurminen prevents a body shot from Emelianov.
Nurminen taking a breather.
Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
Nurminen can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianov controls the action.
Emelianov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nurminen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nurminen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nurminen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurminen misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nurminen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianov backwards.
Nurminen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nurminen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Emelianov trying to stall but Nurminen improves his position.
Emelianov can't get the takedown.
Nurminen is working Emelianov over against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurminen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianov backwards.
Nurminen lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov working aggressively here.
Emelianov lands an elbow inside that Nurminen shrugs off.
Nurminen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emelianov can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Emelianov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Nurminen - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurminen.
Nurminen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurminen avoiding damage as Emelianov throws knees to the body.
Emelianov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Emelianov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurminen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianov fails to land.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov digs a right hand into Nurminen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurminen's gas tank.
Emelianov is trying to stall.
Nurminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianov controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but Nurminen blocks with his arms.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.
Emelianov taking a breather.
Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Emelianov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nurminen.
Nurminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianov is stalling here.
Emelianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianov tries a body shot but Nurminen blocks it.
Nurminen managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianov.
Nurminen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Emelianov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nurminen's brow.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurminen presses Emelianov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nurminen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianov backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Nurminen.
Emelianov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nurminen cracks Emelianov with a nice body shot.
Emelianov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Emelianov is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Nurminen.
It looks like Roman Emelianov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen is pushing Emelianov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nurminen is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianov gets an underhook and turns Nurminen into the ropes.
Nurminen avoiding damage as Emelianov throws knees to the body.
Emelianov tries to throw a body punch but Nurminen avoids it by throwing Emelianov back against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen avoiding damage as Emelianov throws knees to the body.
Nurminen trying to control the position but instead, Emelianov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurminen into the ropes.
Emelianov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nurminen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianov trying to control the position but instead, Nurminen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianov into the ropes.
Nurminen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianov is looking to control Nurminen's arms but Nurminen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianov has his back to the ropes.
Emelianov blocks an uppercut.
Nurminen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nurminen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurminen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov trying to control the position but instead, Nurminen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianov into the ropes.
Emelianov is pushing Nurminen up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emelianov tries to stall but Nurminen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nurminen scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Emelianov takes a shot to the head.
Nurminen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurminen can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianov controls the action.
Emelianov digs a right hand into Nurminen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurminen's gas tank.
Emelianov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurminen avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianov.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen avoiding damage as Emelianov throws knees to the body.
Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
Nurminen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nurminen is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Nurminen.
Nurminen is trying to stall.
Nurminen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurminen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurminen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianov looking to throw knees to the head but Nurminen is blocking nicely.
Nurminen trying to control the position but instead, Emelianov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurminen into the ropes.
Nurminen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emelianov or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Nurminen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurminen misses with the combination.
Nurminen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianov has time to react.
Nurminen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Emelianov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emelianov drops his hands momentarily and Nurminen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelianov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nurminen's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nurminen is looking to control Emelianov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nurminen avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nurminen gets back to full guard.
Emelianov won't allow Nurminen to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianov is looking to work some ground and pound but Nurminen has wrist control.
Emelianov postures up.
Emelianov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emelianov is looking to work some ground and pound but Nurminen has wrist control.
Emelianov wants to control from the top but Nurminen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Nurminen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurminen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands with a left to the head.
Nurminen lands an uppercut.
Emelianov blocks an uppercut.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emelianov as Nurminen tries to tie him up.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurminen has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianov.
Nurminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianov controls his hands.
Emelianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nurminen lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurminen controls his hands.
Nurminen stalling in the clinch but Emelianov improves 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!
Emelianov stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianov.
Emelianov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nurminen wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurminen.
Emelianov works on Nurminen's body with a couple of short punches.
Pasi Nurminen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nurminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianov backwards.
A short right from Nurminen.
Nurminen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Emelianov pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurminen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov takes a shot to the head.
Nurminen pushes Emelianov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelianov tries to work over Nurminen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianov wants to stall.
Nurminen taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurminen.
Emelianov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nurminen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nurminen looking to stall.
Emelianov tries a knee to the head but Nurminen blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianov backwards.
Nurminen tries to stall but Emelianov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pasi Nurminen.
Nurminen lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Nurminen lands with a hook. Emelianov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurminen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelianov momentarily.
Emelianov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nurminen sprawls well. Nurminen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianov gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurminen looks to throw the jab but Emelianov is out of range.
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurminen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emelianov rushes Nurminen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nurminen prevents a body shot from Emelianov.
Nurminen misses with the head strike.
Nurminen lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurminen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Nurminen.
Nurminen trying to stall but Emelianov improves his position.
Emelianov stalling in the clinch.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianov pushes Nurminen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nurminen tries a body shot but Emelianov blocks it.
Nurminen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurminen lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianov tries to stall but Nurminen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nurminen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nurminen trying to control the position but instead, Emelianov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurminen into the ropes.
Emelianov is looking to control Nurminen's arms but Nurminen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianov has his back to the ropes.
Emelianov blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Nurminen.
Emelianov tries to stall but Nurminen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nurminen looking to stall.
Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but Nurminen blocks with his arms.
Emelianov is trying to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Nurminen.
Stalling in the clinch from Emelianov.
Nurminen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurminen dodges an elbow strike from Emelianov.
Nurminen lands a body punch.
A short right from Nurminen on the inside.
Nurminen is looking to control Emelianov's arms but Emelianov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nurminen has his back to the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Nurminen scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianov backwards.
Nurminen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianov backwards.
Emelianov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianov tries to stall but Nurminen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianov controls his hands.
Emelianov misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianov looking to throw knees to the head but Nurminen is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Nurminen.
Nurminen is looking to control Emelianov's arms but Emelianov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nurminen has his back to the ropes.
A short uppercut from Nurminen.
Roman Emelianov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurminen effectively controlling the action here.
Nurminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianov backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurminen gets through Emelianov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nurminen works on Emelianov's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Nurminen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Nurminen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nurminen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Pasi Nurminen!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Pasi Nurminen!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Pasi Nurminen!
Pasi Nurminen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barby Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Training Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl's entrance music is You're my heart, You're me soul. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barby Girl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Training Partner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partner has his takedown stuffed
and Girl counters with a shoot takedown. Partner fights it but they end up in guard.
Partner wants to get back to his feet but Girl is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Girl wants to stand but Partner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Girl won't allow Partner to get back to his feet.
Girl stands up from Partner's guard - Girl perhaps looking for a knockout.
Partner fails with the takedown
so Girl counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girl is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Girl has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Partner is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Partner can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner is looking to stand up but Girl isn't so interested in that idea.
Girl tries to stand but Partner is controlling from the bottom.
Girl won't allow Partner to get back to his feet.
Girl wants to get up but he can't break Partner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Partner is looking to stand up but Girl isn't so interested in that idea.
Girl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Partner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Girl quickly recovers to half guard.
Partner trying to control from half guard but Girl is working away.
Girl is looking for a sweep. Partner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Partner trying to mount his opponent but Girl defends it.
Girl regains full guard. Nicely done.
Girl manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partner shoots and misses
and Girl counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Partner's guard now.
Barby Girl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Training Partner.
Girl stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Partner looks gassed!
Partner drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Partner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Partner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Girl wants to get back to his feet but Partner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Girl pushes Partner off and gets back to his feet.
Partner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Girl counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Girl stands up out of the half guard.
Partner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Girl counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girl wants to pass the guard but Partner is keeping the position.
Partner has a closed guard, preventing Girl from standing up.
Girl wants to stand and escape but instead Partner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partner looking to pass the guard.
Girl is trying to control the position but Partner postures up.
Partner wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.
Girl looking for a sweep. Not yet Girl, not yet.
Girl pushes Partner off and gets back to his feet.
Girl is trying hard to land a takedown here. Partner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Partner fails with a takedown attempt.
Partner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Partner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Girl circles away.
Girl feints and as Partner raises his hands in defense, Girl changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Partner is working an open guard so Girl takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Partner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Partner tries for a takedown but Girl circles away easily
and Girl counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Girl.
Girl gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partner fails with a takedown attempt.
Girl closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Girl lands in his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Girl stands up and waves to Partner to follow him.
Training Partner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partner with a poor takedown
and Girl decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Partner's guard.
Girl stands and steps away. Partner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Girl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Partner.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Partner enables Girl to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Partner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Girl advances to half guard.
Girl stands up and beckons Partner to join him on the feet.
Girl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Girl wants it to stay on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Girl dives in and grabs Partner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Partner pushes down on Girl's head and hops out.
Girl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Partner.
Girl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Girl fails with a takedown attempt.
Girl looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Partner!
Girl gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Partner has his takedown stuffed
and Girl decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Partner's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girl won't allow Partner to get back to his feet.
Girl stands up and waves to Partner to follow him.
Partner misses with a takedown attempt
and Girl counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Girl stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Partner enables Girl to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Partner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Girl won't allow Partner to get back to his feet.
Partner is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Girl slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Partner is working an open guard so Girl takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Partner shoots and misses
and Girl counters with a shoot takedown. Partner fights it but they end up in guard.
Girl gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Girl feints and as Partner raises his hands in defense, Girl changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Girl sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Partner's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girl stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Girl drives through with a takedown into Partner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Girl sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barby Girl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Girl shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Partner is trying to defend but Girl finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Partner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Girl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Partner can do to turn this around?
Girl decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Partner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Partner lands in his opponent's guard.
Girl is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Partner rolls with it to try and escape but Girl cranks on the arm and Partner is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barby Girl!
Barby Girl retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Barby Girl made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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