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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Aresenault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aresenault's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasil Boyko!
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, David Aresenault!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyko has managed to clinch.
Aresenault lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aresenault is trying to push Boyko away but Boyko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boyko keeps control of Aresenault as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aresenault using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aresenault has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but Aresenault blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boyko throws an elbow but misses.
Boyko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aresenault has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aresenault wants to break free but Boyko has control.
Aresenault prevents a body shot from Boyko.
Boyko avoiding damage as Aresenault throws knees to the body.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Aresenault misses with a knee strike.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyko prevents Aresenault from breaking the clinch.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko taking a breather.
Aresenault is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyko is defending well for now.
Aresenault with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyko lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aresenault wants to break free but Boyko has control.
Aresenault is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault tries to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling the position.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Aresenault is trying to force a seperation but Boyko has the dominant position.
Boyko misses with a knee to the head.
Boyko with a knee to the head.
Boyko has a couple of punches blocked by Aresenault.
Aresenault landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyko stalling.
Aresenault throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyko blocks an elbow strike.
Boyko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyko is breathing heavily.
Aresenault working hard to break the clinch.
Aresenault misses with a knee to the head.
Aresenault's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown but Aresenault shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyko throws a series of punches but Aresenault moves out of range.
Aresenault doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyko circles away.
Aresenault moves into range and clinches up with Boyko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault throws an elbow but it misses.
Aresenault is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko landing knees to the head.
Aresenault misses with an elbow strike.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aresenault but Aresenault pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aresenault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Boyko is avoiding it.
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boyko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasil Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aresenault tries to clinch but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aresenault closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Aresenault is blocking nicely.
Aresenault misses with a knee to the head.
Aresenault lands an elbow just above Boyko 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault is trying to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling him.
Aresenault trying to land knees to the body.
Aresenault tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aresenault trying to land knees to the body.
Aresenault is trying to push Boyko away but Boyko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boyko blocks an elbow strike.
Boyko has Aresenault pressed against the ropes, preventing Aresenault from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aresenault with a knee to the head.
Aresenault wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boyko manages to break the clinch.
Aresenault closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
Aresenault throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyko blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aresenault in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aresenault lands an elbow just above Boyko 's eye.
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyko has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aresenault tries to clinch there but Boyko circles away.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Aresenault tries to clinch but fails miserably
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aresenault moves in looking to clinch but Boyko pushes him off.
Aresenault fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boyko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyko counters with a series of strikes. Aresenault will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boyko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault tries to clinch up
and Boyko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Aresenault dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Boyko misses with a head kick.
Aresenault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aresenault clinches up against the ropes.
Boyko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aresenault blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko managing to block the knees to the body from Aresenault.
Boyko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aresenault wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aresenault.
Aresenault misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyko.
Boyko avoiding damage as Aresenault throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko prevents Aresenault from breaking the clinch.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyko manages to break the clinch.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault is looking to clinch.
Boyko gets a clinch.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Aresenault misses with a knee to the head.
Aresenault wants to break free but Boyko has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aresenault throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyko blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but Aresenault blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aresenault with a knee to the head.
Boyko is trying to pull guard but Aresenault turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Aresenault's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aresenault up against the ropes.
Aresenault tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aresenault blocks the elbow strike.
Aresenault breaks the clinch.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aresenault swivels and escapes.
Boyko moves into the clinch.
Aresenault breaks from the clinch.
Boyko has managed to clinch.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boyko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Aresenault.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasil Boyko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aresenault has Boyko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aresenault obliges.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyko has Aresenault up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aresenault tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyko avoids the damage to the body.
Aresenault lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aresenault's efforts to push away.
Aresenault tries to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling the position.
Aresenault looking to throw knees to the head but Boyko is blocking nicely.
Boyko avoiding damage as Aresenault throws knees to the body.
Aresenault is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyko has double underhooks.
Boyko is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasil Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aresenault is keeping busy.
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boyko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boyko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aresenault with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aresenault blocks it with crossed arms.
Aresenault tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aresenault breaks the clinch.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aresenault as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault moves in looking to clinch but Boyko pushes him off.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Boyko is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aresenault did well to prevent Boyko getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aresenault is trying to stand up here but Boyko is controlling him well.
Aresenault kicks Boyko off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Aresenault.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David Aresenault is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aresenault tries to clinch up.
Aresenault tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aresenault misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyko.
Boyko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Aresenault showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aresenault tries to clinch but Boyko moves out of range.
Aresenault stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aresenault wants it to stay on the feet.
Aresenault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aresenault wants to clinch.
Boyko clinches up against the ropes.
Aresenault looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aresenault is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyko is defending well for now.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyko keeps the fight on the outside.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Boyko is avoiding it.
Boyko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Aresenault wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aresenault blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boyko circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Aresenault seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyko gets a clinch.
Boyko misses with a knee to the head.
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aresenault using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aresenault's efforts to push away.
Boyko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aresenault just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Boyko on the inside.
Aresenault throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyko blocks an elbow strike from Aresenault.
Aresenault wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyko drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault is looking to stand up but Boyko won't let him.
Boyko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aresenault off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Boyko rushes Aresenault and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko keeps control of Aresenault as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Boyko is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyko shoots in looking for a takedown but Aresenault manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boyko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasil Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Aresenault.
Aresenault looks to clinch
and Boyko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aresenault wants to get back to striking at distance but Boyko won't allow it.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
David Aresenault seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boyko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Aresenault to keep the fight standing.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Aresenault.
Boyko keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aresenault misses with an elbow over the top.
Aresenault is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyko circles away.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Boyko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aresenault takes a shot to the head.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Aresenault is blocking nicely.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Aresenault pushes Boyko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault moves into the clinch successfully.
Aresenault landing knees to the head.
Aresenault scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyko manages to pull 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyko wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Aresenault manages to pass to side control.
Boyko is looking to get back to is feet but Aresenault passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Aresenault comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aresenault 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for David Aresenault!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for David Aresenault!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for David Aresenault!
David Aresenault wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking David Aresenault thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lumpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Lumpus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Perciwall!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perciwall tries to clinch up but Lumpus circles away and keeps his distance.
Johan Perciwall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lumpus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perciwall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lumpus shoots for a takedown but Perciwall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perciwall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lumpus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perciwall. That one must have hurt.
Perciwall instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lumpus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lumpus working hard to break the clinch.
Perciwall crunches a lovely knee into Lumpus's ribcage.
Perciwall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lumpus's defenses.
It looks like Mike Lumpus has been cut.
Perciwall misses with a body punch.
Lumpus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lumpus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perciwall breaks from the clinch.
Lumpus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Perciwall! Lumpus is out on his feet! Perciwall rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lumpus is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lumpus is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Perciwall!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (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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183 lbs
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186 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miller looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mathews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Mathews working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mathews looking to pass the guard.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Mathews not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mathews landing some decent shots from guard.
Mathews throwing strikes but missing.
Mathews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense 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.
Mathews sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews lands with a punch from half guard.
Mathews with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mathews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mathews is taking a breather. Miller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mathews wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mathews is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mathews lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Mathews moves into full mount! Miller won't be happy about that!
Mathews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Miller scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mathews land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mathews stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Mathews!
Wesley Mathews was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Muter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kris Kringle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Muter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kris Kringle!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muter fails to land the takedown.
Muter is looking to clinch.
Kringle fails to land the takedown.
Kringle instigates a clinch.
Kringle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kringle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muter doesn't manage to clinch there - Kringle circles away.
Kringle wants to clinch up but Muter keeps it at a distance.
Kringle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kringle shoots in looking for a takedown but Muter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kringle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kringle forces Muter back against the ropes and clinches.
Kringle tries to score a body lock takedown but Muter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alex Muter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Kringle.
Muter connects with a knee to the head.
Muter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kringle tries to clinch there but Muter circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle keeps the fight on the outside.
Kringle is looking to clinch.
Kringle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kringle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kringle.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kringle enables Muter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kringle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Muter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kringle's guard.
Muter 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.
Muter wants to control from the top but Kringle keeps moving.
Muter working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kringle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Kringle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kringle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kringle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Muter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kringle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kringle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Muter just wasn't active enough.
Kringle tries to clinch but Muter moves out of range.
Muter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kringle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muter wants to clinch up but Kringle keeps it at a distance.
Kringle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kringle looks gassed!
Muter forces Kringle back against the ropes and clinches.
Kringle is trying to pull guard but Muter turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Muter has Kringle pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Muter pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Kringle tumbling to the mat - Muter dives into Kringle's guard.
Kringle keeping full guard, as Muter tries to pass.
Muter trying to control but Kringle 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kringle wants to stand up but Muter is controlling him.
Muter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Muter trying to control but Kringle is working from the bottom.
Muter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kringle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Muter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muter counters with a body kick.
Kringle tries for a takedown but Muter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kringle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kringle.
Muter connects with a high kick.
Kringle fails with a takedown attempt.
Muter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kringle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kringle wants to clinch.
Kringle has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle tries to land knees in the clinch but Muter avoids the damage to the body.
Muter is trying to pull guard but Kringle turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kringle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muter just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Alex Muter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Kringle.
Kringle misses with a knee to the head.
Kringle is breathing heavily.
Muter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muter fails with a takedown attempt.
Muter shoots in but Kringle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kringle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Muter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kringle wants to get back to striking at distance but Muter won't allow it.
Muter managing to block the knees to the body from Kringle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle lands a shot to the body.
Muter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muter lands with a slapping head kick.
Kringle swats away the attempt to clinch by Muter.
Some wild striking there from Kringle.
Muter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kringle just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kringle was covering up waiting for the punch and Muter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kringle keeping moving, preventing Muter from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kringle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muter passes Kringle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kringle wants to get back to full guard.
Alex Muter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muter controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muter is working for a kimura but Kringle is defending it quite comfortably.
Muter prevents Kringle from improving his position.
Muter 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.
Muter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kringle misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Muter is looking for a kimura here.
Kringle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Muter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Muter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kringle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Muter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muter darts in trying to clinch
and Kringle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muter looks for a takedown but Kringle sprawls well.
Kringle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kringle shoots in looking for a takedown. Muter tries to sprawl out of it but Kringle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Muter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kringle keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kringle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muter has managed to clinch.
Kringle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kringle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muter smiles and moves away.
Kringle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kris Kringle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kringle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Muter tenderised Kringle's leg. Kringle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kringle fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Muter lands but Kringle takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kringle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muter - the referee stops the clock and Kringle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muter. Kringle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Muter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kringle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muter misses with a double jab.
Muter has closed the distance and engaged Kringle in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle avoiding damage as Muter throws knees to the body.
Kringle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muter's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muter breaks the clinch.
Kringle keeps the fight on the outside.
Kringle is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Muter has managed to clinch.
Kringle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muter is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kringle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Muter tries to pull guard but Kringle forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Muter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kringle after a bit of a struggle.
Muter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kringle has him pressed against the ropes.
Muter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kringle just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kringle prevents a body shot from Muter.
Kringle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Muter lands but Kringle takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle tries to clinch but Muter is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Muter as Kringle shoots in.
Kringle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Muter clobbers Kringle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muter is looking to clinch but Kringle is avoiding it.
Kringle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muter circles away.
Muter throws a nice head kick!
Kringle wants to clinch.
Muter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle wants to clinch.
Alex Muter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Muter.
Muter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alex Muter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muter tries to clinch
and Kringle counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muter struggling a bit here.
Kringle tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muter manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Muter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Alex Muter!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Alex Muter!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Alex Muter!
Alex Muter wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Alex Muter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the ring accompanied by Lady Gaga - Bad Romance. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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20
204 lbs
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23
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kim!
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, Jan Blachowicz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachowicz throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Viktor Kim has been cut.
Blachowicz moves into range and clinches up with Kim.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blachowicz prevents it.
Blachowicz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kim tries for a takedown but Blachowicz manages to get underhooks.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Blachowicz can't get the takedown.
Kim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blachowicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim wants to clinch up but Blachowicz keeps it at a distance.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blachowicz as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blachowicz feints and as Kim raises his hands in defense, Blachowicz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blachowicz 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowicz working some strikes from top position.
Blachowicz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Blachowicz tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Blachowicz or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Blachowicz rushes Kim and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Blachowicz breaks from the clinch.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Blachowicz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blachowicz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kim is trying to defend but Blachowicz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blachowicz in particular looking to stall.
Blachowicz passes to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim is trying to control Blachowicz's posture but Blachowicz avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Blachowicz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blachowicz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz controlling the position from side mount.
Kim gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz controlling the position easily from mount.
Blachowicz takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachowicz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Blachowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blachowicz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blachowicz controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Blachowicz 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is in a horrible position here. Blachowicz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Blachowicz content just to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blachowicz is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kim is in real trouble.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Blachowicz controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Blachowicz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kim defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kim!
Blachowicz biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Kim is looking for a way out.
Blachowicz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kim doesn't escape.
Blachowicz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Blachowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blachowicz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kim on his heels. He'll look to pass Kim's guard now, I'm sure.
Blachowicz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jan Blachowicz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Viktor Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Blachowicz.
Blachowicz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blachowicz off to one side.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Blachowicz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blachowicz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blachowicz 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.
Kim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jan Blachowicz has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Blachowicz defends easily.
Blachowicz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Blachowicz preventing the sweep.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jan Blachowicz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blachowicz moves into the clinch successfully.
Blachowicz wants a takedown but no success here.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Blachowicz has the dominant position.
Kim wants to break free but Blachowicz has control.
Viktor Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blachowicz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blachowicz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kim's efforts to push away.
Blachowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blachowicz smiles and moves away.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blachowicz is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Blachowicz circles away and we're back to standing.
Jan Blachowicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blachowicz controls the position.
Blachowicz advances nicely into full mount.
Blachowicz controlling from the full mount.
Kim is desperately trying to improve his position but Blachowicz has a good base and remains in mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Blachowicz locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kim is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Blachowicz!
After winning the bout, Jan Blachowicz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cazuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Eaglefeathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Cazuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Cazuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Eaglefeathers!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cazuka slips a jab and a cross from Eaglefeathers.
Cazuka checks a low kick from Eaglefeathers.
Eaglefeathers misses with a wild combination.
Cazuka scores with a nice right hand.
Eaglefeathers tries to clinch but Cazuka is having none of it.
Eaglefeathers swings widly with a right hand
and Cazuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Cazuka lands a jab to the nose.
Floyd Eaglefeathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaglefeathers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cazuka counters with a left and a right that stings Eaglefeathers.
Cazuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eaglefeathers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cazuka counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cazuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazuka scores with a shot to the body.
Eaglefeathers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cazuka scores with a jab to the body.
Eaglefeathers looks gassed!
Cazuka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eaglefeathers throws a jab when Cazuka was well out of range.
Cazuka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eaglefeathers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cazuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eaglefeathers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cazuka's corner calls for a 1-2. Cazuka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cazuka.
Eaglefeathers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cazuka does it's job there.
Cazuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cazuka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cazuka lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Cazuka lands.
Cazuka thuds his right hand into Eaglefeathers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cazuka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eaglefeathers on the side of the head.
Eaglefeathers is rocked!
Cazuka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eaglefeathers is still on wobbly legs! Can Cazuka finish him?
Eaglefeathers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eaglefeathers seems to have recovered his senses.
Cazuka cracks Eaglefeathers with a good jab.
Cazuka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cazuka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eaglefeathers under the eye.
Cazuka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cazuka wants it to stay on the feet.
Cazuka lands a glancing blow to the side of Eaglefeathers's head.
Eaglefeathers is looking to clinch but Cazuka is avoiding it.
Cazuka scores with a nice head shot.
Cazuka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cazuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Cazuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eaglefeathers has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cazuka cracks Eaglefeathers with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cazuka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Eaglefeathers to stand back up!
Eaglefeathers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danny Cazuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cazuka lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cazuka lands with a shot to the body.
Cazuka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eaglefeathers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danny Cazuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Eaglefeathers.
Cazuka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cazuka lands a nice shot that snaps Eaglefeathers's head back.
Cazuka connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eaglefeathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Cazuka.
Cazuka lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cazuka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Cazuka.
Nice uppercut lands for Cazuka. That snapped Eaglefeathers's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Cazuka. No joy for Eaglefeathers on that attempt.
Eaglefeathers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eaglefeathers shoots in for a double leg but Cazuka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danny Cazuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Eaglefeathers.
Cazuka jabs Eaglefeathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cazuka cracks Eaglefeathers with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cazuka scores with a jab. Eaglefeathers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cazuka jabs Eaglefeathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eaglefeathers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eaglefeathers is breathing heavily.
Eaglefeathers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cazuka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eaglefeathers scrambles back to his feet.
Cazuka scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazuka cracks Eaglefeathers with a good jab.
Cazuka drops Eaglefeathers with a huge uppercut! Eaglefeathers drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Cazuka is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Cazuka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Worsham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim comes to the ring accompanied by Any. The key to victory for Slim Jim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slim Jim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cal Worsham!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsham takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jim connects with a right hand. Worsham shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Worsham looks gassed!
Jim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Cal Worsham has been cut.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jim! Worsham is out on his feet! Jim rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Worsham is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Worsham is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Jim!
Slim Jim is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is Narcissistic Cannibal. A fine choice. Leon Smith is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Volkov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Volkov is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith trying to move into half guard but instead Volkov has managed to sweep!
Smith trying to control the position here.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Volkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volkov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Volkov is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Volkov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Volkov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Volkov tries to buck Smith off but he can't manage it.
Volkov tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Volkov is looking to get to half guard.
Smith controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to control but Volkov wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Leon Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Volkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Volkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volkov throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Volkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Volkov.
Volkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Volkov looks gassed!
Smith scores with a head kick. Volkov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Volkov.
Volkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Volkov sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith passes to side control.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith trying to control the position but Volkov is working away.
Smith is staying tight to Volkov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov is not content to let Smith control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Volkov shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Sergey Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith cracks Volkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Volkov stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Volkov tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith lands a head kick!
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Volkov's torso.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Volkov is rocked!
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Volkov did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Volkov is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leon Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Volkov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Smith follows Volkov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Smith!
After winning the bout, Leon Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rurik Kokovtsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dobroslav Poddubny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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19
184 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rurik Kokovtsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dobroslav Poddubny!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokovtsov thuds a left hand into Poddubny's body.
Kokovtsov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poddubny is out of range and Kokovtsov settles back down.
Poddubny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poddubny gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kokovtsov.
Poddubny is rocked!
Poddubny fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokovtsov stuffs the takedown attempt from Poddubny. Poddubny gets slowly back to his feet.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Kokovtsov has cracked Poddubny with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Kokovtsov lands another huge swinging hook and Poddubny tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Poddubny, before Kokovtsov can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rurik Kokovtsov!
Rurik Kokovtsov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jennum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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26
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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19
166 lbs
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasi Nurminen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurminen pushes Jennum up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nurminen looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Nurminen.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Nurminen.
Jennum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nurminen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Nurminen.
Jennum wants to take the fight to the mat but Nurminen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nurminen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nurminen scores with a hook to the body.
Nurminen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen trying to control the position but instead, Jennum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurminen into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jennum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurminen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jennum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nurminen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Jennum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jennum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurminen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jennum takes one to the chin there.
Jennum is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Nurminen.
Oh Jennum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurminen feints with a jab and clips Jennum right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Jennum is sent crashing into the canvas and Nurminen leaps in for the kill! Jennum tries to get to his feet but Nurminen is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Jennum is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasi Nurminen!
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