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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Distrutivo Tramontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distrutivo Tramontana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Tea!
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, Distrutivo Tramontana!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tramontana counters with a single leg into guard. Tea didn't expect that.
Tea is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tramontana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tramontana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tea is looking for a triangle but Tramontana pushes his legs off easily.
Tramontana has gone for a leg lock! Tea slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tramontana's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tea got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tramontana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tea has managed to get both his arms back between Tramontana's legs - danger averted.
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!
Tea trying to control the position from guard on top but Tramontana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tea pushes down on Tramontana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tramontana is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Tea is tapping! Great win for Tramontana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Distrutivo Tramontana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Djorkaeff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djorkaeff comes to the ring accompanied by Terminator. Kobra has chosen Original Kobra. Fuck Yeah. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Djorkaeff!
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, George Kobra!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra wants to clinch up but Djorkaeff keeps it at a distance.
Kobra connects with a body shot that sends Djorkaeff's belly button to the back.
Kobra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Djorkaeff counters with a single leg into guard. Kobra didn't expect that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Djorkaeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Djorkaeff slips nicely into half guard.
Djorkaeff blocks the strikes from Kobra.
Kobra tries to roll over but Djorkaeff keeps him under control.
Djorkaeff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djorkaeff wants to take a breather but Kobra is having none of it.
Djorkaeff trying to mount his opponent but Kobra defends it.
Djorkaeff controlling the action here.
Yuri Djorkaeff has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Djorkaeff has a takedown stuffed.
Kobra keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff has a takedown stuffed.
Djorkaeff gets tackled into the ropes by Kobra. Kobra maintains the clinch.
Kobra swings wildly with an uppercut but Djorkaeff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djorkaeff wants to take the fight to the mat but Kobra manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Djorkaeff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Djorkaeff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Djorkaeff misses with a body punch.
Kobra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kobra fails to land.
Kobra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Djorkaeff fails to pull guard.
Djorkaeff is looking for a takedown.
Kobra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Djorkaeff avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kobra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra tries a body shot but Djorkaeff blocks it.
Djorkaeff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kobra walks away with a smile on his face. Djorkaeff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kobra throws a one two combo.
Kobra scores with a three punch combo!
Djorkaeff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kobra pinned against the ropes. Kobra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kobra clinches up against the ropes.
Djorkaeff gets control of Kobra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Djorkaeff will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kobra trying to control the position from guard on top but Djorkaeff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Djorkaeff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kobra is controlling him.
Kobra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kobra wants to control from the top but Djorkaeff keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. George Kobra hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Djorkaeff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kobra to score with a decent uppercut.
Kobra throws a head kick but Djorkaeff moves out of range.
George Kobra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kobra takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobra working aggressively here.
Djorkaeff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Djorkaeff avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Djorkaeff is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Kobra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Djorkaeff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like George Kobra has been cut.
Kobra misses the shot to the body.
Kobra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobra digs a good hook to Djorkaeff's body.
Kobra looks to land a combination but Djorkaeff avoids it well.
Djorkaeff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kobra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kobra just misses with a punch to the body.
Djorkaeff tries to keep at a distance but Kobra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Djorkaeff tries to score a body lock takedown but Kobra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kobra.
Djorkaeff wants to take the fight to the mat but Kobra manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Djorkaeff.
Djorkaeff blocks an uppercut.
Kobra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra lands a nice uppercut.
Djorkaeff ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Djorkaeff no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kobra trying to control but Djorkaeff is working from the bottom.
Kobra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Djorkaeff is proving hard to escape from.
Djorkaeff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kobra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Djorkaeff keeping full guard, as Kobra tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kobra preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Kobra was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Djorkaeff shoots in looking for a takedown. Kobra tries to sprawl out of it but Djorkaeff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kobra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Djorkaeff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobra stuffs the takedown attempt from Djorkaeff. Djorkaeff gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobra clinches up with Djorkaeff and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kobra lands a shoulder strike.
Kobra tries to stall but Djorkaeff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Djorkaeff.
Djorkaeff is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Kobra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kobra working aggressively here.
Kobra misses with the head strike.
Kobra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kobra misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobra lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Djorkaeff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kobra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kobra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kobra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kobra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Djorkaeff fails to pull guard.
Kobra is pressed up against the ropes. Djorkaeff has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kobra down to the mat. Kobra avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kobra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kobra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Djorkaeff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kobra sprawls well. Kobra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Djorkaeff gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kobra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobra misses with a two punch combination.
Kobra lands a nice hook to Djorkaeff's body. Djorkaeff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra scores with a jab. Djorkaeff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
George Kobra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kobra throws a head kick but Djorkaeff moves out of range.
Kobra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Djorkaeffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Djorkaeff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Djorkaeff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Djorkaeff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Djorkaeff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Djorkaeff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kobra's waist but Kobra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Djorkaeff off to one side.
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!
Kobra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Djorkaeff doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobra lands with a nice body punch.
Kobra is looking to clinch but Djorkaeff is avoiding it.
Kobra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Djorkaeff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kobra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Kobra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kobra slaps away a takedown attempt from Djorkaeff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Djorkaeff swats away the attempt to clinch by Kobra.
Kobra cracks Djorkaeff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Kobra as Djorkaeff shoots in.
Djorkaeff shoots for a takedown but Kobra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Djorkaeff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobra swings for the body but Djorkaeff moves out of range.
Djorkaeff takes one to the side of the head.
Kobra looks to score with a jab to the body but Djorkaeff is just out of range.
Kobra lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobra clinches.
Kobra is leaning against Djorkaeff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kobra wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra throws a head punch that misses.
Kobra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kobra.
Djorkaeff has Kobra pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kobra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kobra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Djorkaeff backwards.
Djorkaeff tries for a takedown but Kobra manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Djorkaeff can't get the takedown.
Kobra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kobra prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Kobra.
A short uppercut from Kobra.
Kobra is leaning against Djorkaeff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kobra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Kobra.
Kobra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Djorkaeff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kobra prevents it.
Kobra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kobra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kobra throws a punch but it's blocked by Djorkaeff.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Djorkaeff as Kobra tries to tie him up.
Kobra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Djorkaeff's elbow.
Kobra misses with a punch to the body.
Djorkaeff is trying to drag Kobra to the mat but Kobra just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djorkaeff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kobra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yuri Djorkaeff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobra clinches up with Djorkaeff and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kobra.
Kobra throws a punch but it's blocked by Djorkaeff.
George Kobra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kobra lands with a left to the head.
Djorkaeff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kobra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Djorkaeff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kobra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Djorkaeff looking for a takedown.
Kobra lands a right hand.
Kobra tries a body shot but Djorkaeff blocks it.
Kobra scores with a shot to the side of Djorkaeff's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kobra.
Kobra lands a left hand.
Kobra working aggressively here.
Djorkaeff goes for a takedown attempt but Kobra pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobra cracks a nice hook into Djorkaeff's ribs.
Kobra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobra jabs Djorkaeff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kobra closes the distance and pushes Djorkaeff back into the ropes.
Kobra lands a body shot.
Djorkaeff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kobra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djorkaeff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kobra just stands there and leans against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Djorkaeff avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Kobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuri Djorkaeff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kobra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kobra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Kobra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kobra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for George Kobra!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for George Kobra!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for George Kobra!
George Kobra wins by unanimous decision!
George Kobra managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stevey Land (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Smrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stevey Land!
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, Nelson Smrah!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Land shoots and misses
and Smrah counters with a one-two to the body.
Land fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Land throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smrah's waist but Smrah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Land off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevey Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Land shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smrah defends it nicely.
Smrah moves into the clinch.
Land drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Land is breathing heavily.
Smrah goes for a takedown attempt but Land pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Land misses with a takedown attempt
and Smrah counters with a nice body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Smrah.
It looks like Stevey Land has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smrah scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Land taking shots to the head.
Smrah fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smrah punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Land is trying desperately to improve position.
Smrah lands a big elbow.
Smrah throwing strikes here but Land is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smrah with shots to the head and body - Land looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smrah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smrah is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Smrah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Land on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smrah clinches with his opponent.
Smrah is trying to trip Land. He has hold of a leg but Land is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smrah persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Smrah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smrah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smrah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smrah stands and throws Land's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smrah trying to control the action but Land is working from the bottom.
Smrah lands some shots froms side control.
Land avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smrah.
Smrah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Land has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smrah misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smrah landing a few strikes.
Smrah misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smrah trying to control the position but Land is working away.
Smrah grinds an elbow into Land's temple.
Land managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smrah.
Land is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smrah connects with a decent elbow.
Smrah is staying tight to Land's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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.
Smrah has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Smrah fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Land sprawls well initially but Smrah persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Land is refusing to be controlled, as Smrah sits in half guard.
Smrah is working for a kimura but Land is defending it quite comfortably.
Land is not content to let Smrah control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Smrah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevey Land's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smrah clinches up against the ropes.
Land can't get the takedown.
Smrah lands an elbow just above Land 's eye.
Smrah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Land looking to slow down the pace here.
Land has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smrah after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevey Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smrah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Land gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Land wants a takedown.
Smrah gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Land regains guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smrah wants to control from the top but Land keeps moving.
Smrah throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smrah postures up and lands a big shot to Land's brow.
Smrah lands a couple of digs.
Land preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Land keeping moving, preventing Smrah from controlling successfully.
Smrah working some strikes from top position.
Land utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Land working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smrah.
Smrah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smrah scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smrah wants to control from the top but Land keeps moving.
Smrah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smrah drops back looking for a leg! Land is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Land manages to kick Smrah off! Smrah jumps back into Land's guard.
Smrah throws a big right hand that misses.
Smrah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Land keeping moving, preventing Smrah from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smrah looking to pass the guard.
Smrah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smrah tries to stand but Land is controlling from the bottom.
Smrah trying to control but Land is working from the bottom.
Smrah throws a big right hand that misses.
Smrah lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land keeping moving, preventing Smrah from controlling successfully.
Smrah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Land throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Land preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smrah landing some decent shots from guard.
Smrah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Land is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smrah advances position into side control!
Smrah tries for a kimura but Land is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Smrah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stevey Land's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Smrah connects with a crisp jab.
Land shoots in and drives through. Smrah sprawls well.
Stevey Land is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smrah lands with a slapping head kick.
Smrah tries to clinch but Land is having none of it.
Smrah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smrah moves into range and clinches up with Land.
Land changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smrah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smrah instigates a clinch.
Smrah goes for a takedown attempt but Land pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smrah misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Land looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smrah actively working from the bottom here.
Land working Smrah over with strikes.
Land is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smrah manages to get to full guard.
Smrah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Land drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smrah looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smrah looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smrah!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smrah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smrah is looking to take a break and control but Land is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smrah scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land is trying to control Smrah's posture but Smrah avoids it.
Smrah has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Land taking shots to the head.
Smrah tries to control but Land wriggling away.
Smrah lands a big elbow.
Nelson Smrah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smrah with a couple of short strikes.
Smrah tries to control but Land wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smrah working for a submission but Land is keeping him at bay.
Smrah lands a big shot there that rocks Land but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Land is bucking up trying to escape but Smrah cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smrah dominating with strikes here.
Smrah thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Land is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stevey Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson Smrah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smrah raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Smrah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smrah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Nelson Smrah!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Nelson Smrah!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Nelson Smrah!
Nelson Smrah wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tokill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grape Kool Aid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tokill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grape Kool Aid!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tokill misses.
Kool Aid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kool Aid works his way into full mount!
Kool Aid lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tokill tries to hold on but Kool Aid pushes him away.
Kool Aid lands a heavy elbow.
Tokill blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kool Aid landing strikes from the mount and Tokill is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kool Aid with good strikes from the mount here!
Kool Aid thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kool Aid is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tokill has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tokill!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kool Aid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tokill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tokill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tokill wants to pass the guard but Kool Aid is keeping the position.
Kool Aid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tokill passes Kool Aid's right leg, so he's now in half 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.
Tokill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kool Aid is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokill stalling away here and it's allowed Kool Aid to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tokill won't allow Kool Aid to sweep him here.
Kool Aid working a defensive guard here.
Kool Aid working for a triangle but Tokill defends it easily.
Tokill throwing strikes from guard but Kool Aid blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kool Aid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tokill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kool Aid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokill throws a big elbow that misses.
Tokill throwing strikes from guard but Kool Aid blocks nicely.
Tokill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tokill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kool Aid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kool Aid is trying to control the position but Tokill postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kool Aid 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.
Tokill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tokill distracts Kool Aid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tokill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kool Aid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokill throwing strikes but missing.
Kool Aid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tokill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kool Aid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kool Aid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokill.
Tokill wants to control from the top but Kool Aid keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grape Kool Aid will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kool Aid moves out of range as Tokill throws a body kick.
Kool Aid shoots for a takedown but Tokill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kool Aid gets a takedown into half guard.
Kool Aid wants to pass to mount but Tokill is defending the position.
Kool Aid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tokill trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kool Aid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tokill defends it well.
Tokill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tokill looking to control.
Tokill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tokill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kool Aid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tokill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kool Aid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kool Aid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokill won't allow Kool Aid to sweep him here.
Kool Aid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tokill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tokill throws a big right hand that misses.
Tokill trying to control but Kool Aid is working from the bottom.
Tokill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kool Aid, up you get!
Kool Aid is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokill lands a nice shot to the body.
Tokill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kool Aid back to the ropes. Tokill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Grape Kool Aid has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kool Aid closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Kool Aid crashes against the mat.
Tokill can't do much from the bottom here.
Kool Aid creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tokill sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kool Aid throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tokill tries to buck Kool Aid off but Kool Aid is having none of it.
Kool Aid is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tokill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kool Aid tries to advance position but instead Tokill slips a leg back in to half guard.
Tokill tries to get to full guard but Kool Aid has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokill holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Tokill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grape Kool Aid'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!
Kool Aid shoots in but no luck this time.
Kool Aid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tokill quickly recovers to half guard.
Tokill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tokill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kool Aid.
Tokill is refusing to be controlled, as Kool Aid sits in half guard.
Kool Aid lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tokill controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kool Aid trying to control from Tokill's half guard. Tokill has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kool Aid postures up in Tokill's guard and throws a big left but Tokill blocks it.
Tokill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tokill looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokill, not yet.
Tokill looking to control.
Tokill keeping moving, preventing Kool Aid from controlling successfully.
Tokill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tokill is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tokill keeping moving, preventing Kool Aid from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Tokill as Kool Aid shoots in.
Tokill shoots and misses
and Kool Aid counters with a shoot takedown. Tokill fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kool Aid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tokill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kool Aid trying to control but Tokill is working from the bottom.
Kool Aid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kool Aid wants to control from the top but Tokill keeps moving.
Tokill controlling the position.
Kool Aid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kool Aid stopping the sweep attempt from Tokill.
Kool Aid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kool Aid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kool Aid scoring with some ground and pound.
Kool Aid sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tokill's guard.
Tokill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kool Aid.
Kool Aid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tokill defending well though.
Kool Aid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tokill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tokill is trying to stand up here but Kool Aid is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kool Aid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kool Aid thows a huge punch but Tokill dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grape Kool Aid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kool Aid 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Grape Kool Aid!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Grape Kool Aid!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Grape Kool Aid!
Grape Kool Aid wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Grape Kool Aid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hector Lombard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
215 lbs
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24
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Evans!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen lands a head kick!
Evans throws a right and a left that Parantainen avoids nicely.
Parantainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Parantainen really is a fat lump.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parantainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Parantainen moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Parantainen scores with a punch to the head.
Parantainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evans's head.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Parantainen is out of range.
Parantainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Evans is looking to clinch but Parantainen is avoiding it.
Evans closes the distance but Parantainen moves to the side
and Parantainen counters with a head kick.
Anthony Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Parantainen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parantainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parantainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to control from the top but Parantainen keeps moving.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans throws a strike but Parantainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parantainen is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him.
Parantainen stays in close to Evans's body and controls the position.
Evans trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parantainen wants to stand but Evans is controlling his posture from full guard.
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaakko Parantainen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parantainen has managed to clinch.
Parantainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parantainen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Evans tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parantainen smiles and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Parantainen. No joy for Evans on that attempt.
Jaakko Parantainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Evans.
Parantainen slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen misses with a head kick.
Parantainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Parantainen.
Parantainen tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Parantainen back against the ropes.
Evans wants to break free but Parantainen has control.
Parantainen misses with a punch to the body.
Parantainen lands a left hand.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Evans jumps guard.
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans controls Parantainen momentarily but Parantainen frees himself.
Evans looks gassed!
Parantainen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen pushes down on Evans's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Parantainen trying to control from half guard but Evans is working away.
Parantainen is thwarting Evans's attempts to control the position.
Parantainen is keen to just control but Evans is a slippery customer.
Parantainen decides to return to a standing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parantainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parantainen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jaakko Parantainen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parantainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evans's head.
Parantainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Parantainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the ropes.
Parantainen scores with a hook to the body.
Parantainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parantainen misses with some punches.
Parantainen working aggressively here.
Evans blocks a body shot from Parantainen.
Parantainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parantainen trying to control the position but instead, Evans has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parantainen into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parantainen after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Parantainen.
Parantainen pushes Evans back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Parantainen avoids it by throwing Evans back against the ropes.
Evans being controlled against the ropes.
Evans tries to circle away but Parantainen has him pinned against the ropes.
Parantainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parantainen stalling in the clinch but Evans improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen misses with a body punch.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaakko Parantainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Evans.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parantainen.
Parantainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evans is keeping busy.
Evans jumps guard but Parantainen stands there with Evans around his waist. Evans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Parantainen throws a head punch that misses.
Evans tries to stall but Parantainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parantainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parantainen keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parantainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parantainen pushes Evans back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Parantainen.
Parantainen keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parantainen keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parantainen can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parantainen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Evans's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Evans's back!
Evans staying busy and making it hard for Parantainen to control.
Parantainen is riding his opponent, not letting Evans buck him off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Evans tries to escape but Parantainen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Evans is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Evans right now.
Evans is keeping busy.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Evans can't escape the position.
Parantainen controlling from the back.
Parantainen trying to control.
Parantainen keeps control of the position easily here as Evans tries to buck him off.
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. Jaakko Parantainen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Evans tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Parantainen throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Parantainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Parantainen.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Parantainen pushes him off.
Evans tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Parantainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Evans throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jaakko Parantainen has been cut.
Evans throws a left that rocks Parantainen and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Evans dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Parantainen regain composure!
Parantainen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Parantainen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Evans can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Evans!
After the fight, Anthony Evans was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Dinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cat Kifo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen comes to the ring accompanied by Rolling Stones - Paint it Black . Van Dinh Nguyen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dinh Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cat Kifo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kifo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nguyen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nguyen delivers a nice body kick.
Kifo shoots and misses
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nguyen throws a body kick that misses.
Nguyen thuds his shin into the meat of Kifo's side.
Nguyen is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen punishes Kifo's body with a nice straight punch.
Nguyen throws a wild body kick that Kifo sees coming a mile off.
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick and Kifo moves out of range easily.
Nguyen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kifo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Dinh Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cat Kifo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nguyen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kifo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a left and a right that stings Kifo.
Kifo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a low kick, right behind Kifo 's knee.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nguyen. That's going to slow Kifo down.
Nguyen looks for the body kick but Kifo saw that one coming.
Van Dinh Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nguyen has managed to clinch.
Nguyen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kifo's defenses.
Nguyen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nguyen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kifo is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nguyen throws an elbow but misses.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kifo avoids the damage to the body.
Nguyen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nguyen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kifo avoids it.
Kifo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nguyen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kifo is working for takedown but Nguyen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nguyen misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kifo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nguyen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nguyen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dinh Nguyen dominated that round.
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.
Kifo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kifo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kifo is working for a kimura but Nguyen is defending it quite comfortably.
Kifo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kifo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kifo trying to work for an americana but Nguyen has managed to regain full guard.
Kifo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nguyen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kifo has Nguyen in his guard.
Nguyen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kifo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nguyen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kifo is proving hard to escape from.
Kifo looking to control.
Nguyen throws an elbow that misses. Kifo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nguyen's guard. Nice move by Kifo!
Kifo has gone for a leg lock! Nguyen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kifo's guard.
Nguyen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throwing strikes from guard but Kifo blocks nicely.
Nguyen postures up and lands a big shot to Kifo's brow.
Nguyen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kifo is pulling down on Nguyen's head to control his posture.
Nguyen throwing strikes but missing.
Nguyen throws an elbow that misses. Kifo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nguyen's guard. Nice move by Kifo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kifo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nguyen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kifo, into his guard.
Nguyen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nguyen postures up in Kifo's guard and throws a big left but Kifo blocks it.
Nguyen throws a strike but Kifo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kifo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nguyen dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Van Dinh Nguyen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Nguyen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nguyen.
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kifo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nguyen.
Kifo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kifo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nguyen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kifo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nguyen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kifo's guard! Nice work there by Nguyen!
Nguyen throws a strike but Kifo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kifo has gone for a leg lock! Nguyen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kifo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a strike but Kifo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kifo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nguyen dives on top into guard.
Nguyen landing some decent shots from guard.
Kifo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nguyen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen postures up in Kifo's guard and throws a big left but Kifo blocks it.
Kifo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nguyen throws an elbow that misses. Kifo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nguyen's guard. Nice move by Kifo!
Kifo has gone for a leg lock! Nguyen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kifo's guard.
Van Dinh Nguyen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kifo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Nguyen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kifo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nguyen throws an elbow that misses. Kifo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nguyen's guard. Nice move by Kifo!
Kifo has gone for a leg lock! Nguyen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kifo's guard.
Nguyen throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen throws a big right hand that misses.
Nguyen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Dinh Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nguyen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Van Dinh Nguyen!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Van Dinh Nguyen!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Van Dinh Nguyen!
Van Dinh Nguyen wins by unanimous decision!
Van Dinh Nguyen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emmanuel Yarborough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yarborough as he jumps to the side.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Yarborough moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Yarborough.
Sanchez takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Yarborough thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Yarborough's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez 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.
Yarborough scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sanchez manages to mount him!
Yarborough on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yarborough tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez cracks Yarborough with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yarborough is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Sanchez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yarborough's face.
Yarborough is rocked!
Sanchez is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Yarborough goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chester Sanchez!
Chester Sanchez is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Hackney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pink Lemonade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
274 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Hackney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pink Lemonade!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackney throws a series of punches but Lemonade avoids them all with ease.
Lemonade doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hackney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Pink Lemonade has been cut.
Lemonade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemonade doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hackney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackney throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemonade.
Hackney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Hackney misses.
Lemonade misses with a takedown attempt
and Hackney counters with a nice uppercut.
Keith Hackney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pink Lemonade.
Lemonade looking to score a takedown here. Hackney is defending well but Lemonade drives through and ends up in Hackney's guard.
Hackney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hackney tries to get out of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lemonade content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackney keeping full guard, as Lemonade tries to pass.
Hackney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemonade stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hackney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lemonade is working Hackney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lemonade throws a big right hand that misses.
Hackney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemonade on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemonade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lemonade postures up in Hackney's guard and throws a big left but Hackney blocks it.
Hackney wants to stand up but Lemonade is controlling him.
Lemonade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hackney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemonade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lemonade distracts Hackney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lemonade cracks Hackney with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemonade throwing strikes from guard but Hackney blocks nicely.
Lemonade trying to control the position from guard on top but Hackney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemonade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lemonade engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lemonade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemonade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemonade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lemonade slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lemonade throws a big right hand that misses.
Lemonade is looking to work some ground and pound but Hackney has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lemonade keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hackney's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemonade postures up in Hackney's guard and throws a big left but Hackney blocks it.
Hackney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hackney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lemonade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pink Lemonade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pink Lemonade's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hackney stuffs the takedown attempt from Lemonade. Lemonade gets slowly back to his feet.
Lemonade darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hackney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemonade.
Hackney is staying active underneath Lemonade, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lemonade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lemonade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hackney has hold of Lemonade's hands but Lemonade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemonade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hackney's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lemonade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hackney keeps working.
Hackney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hackney is staying active underneath Lemonade, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hackney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lemonade.
Hackney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lemonade.
Lemonade seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lemonade throwing shots but Hackney is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemonade has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hackney defend it? Lemonade steps over the head and cranks it - Hackney is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lemonade!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pink Lemonade!
Pink Lemonade thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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