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GFC60/Aurelius vs Rankinstein PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raheem Sterling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raheem Sterling will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jigoro Gutz!
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, Raheem Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gutz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sterling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gutz's knee momentarily.
Gutz misses with an uppercut
and Sterling counters with a head kick. That will keep Gutz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gutz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sterling checks a low kick from Gutz.
Gutz dives in and grabs Sterling's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sterling pushes down on Gutz's head and hops out.
Sterling moves to clinch but Gutz breaks away
and Gutz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sterling trying to control the position.
Gutz postures up in Sterling's guard and throws a big left but Sterling blocks it.
Sterling wants to control but Gutz passes easily into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sterling's head.
Well, if Gutz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz is pressing down on Sterling's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sterling is holding on for now.
Gutz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sterling defending well though.
Gutz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sterling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gutz trying to control from Sterling's half guard. Sterling has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gutz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gutz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gutz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz pushing down on Sterling's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sterling is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sterling wants to get back to full guard.
Gutz 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!
Sterling keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gutz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sterling looking for submissions off his back.
Gutz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sterling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gutz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gutz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sterling in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gutz punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz lands a heavy elbow.
Sterling is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sterling! More shots from Gutz and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jigoro Gutz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bada has chosen The Prodigy Warriors Dance as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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169 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bada Bada!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pencil misses with a double jab.
Pencil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pencil throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bada counter with a right hand.
It looks like Hb Pencil has been cut.
Pencil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bada misses with an uppercut. Pencil saw that one coming.
Bada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pencil counters with a one-two to the body.
Bada misses with a straight left.
Pencil moves into the clinch successfully.
Pencil wants the takedown. Bada is fighting it off but Pencil persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bada's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pencil lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pencil wants to control from the top but Bada keeps moving.
Pencil forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bada trying to control from the bottom.
Pencil prevents Bada from improving his position.
Pencil is just content to waste time from the top position. Bada takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pencil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bada is keeping the position for now.
Bada is looking for a triangle but Pencil pushes his legs off easily.
Bada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bada keeping full guard, as Pencil tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bada keeping moving, preventing Pencil from controlling successfully.
Pencil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bada is keeping the position for now.
Pencil wants to control from the top but Bada keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hb Pencil.
Bada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bada keeps the fight on the outside.
Bada misses with an uppercut. Pencil saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil defending well as Bada loads up on a big left hand.
Pencil looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bada!
Pencil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pencil in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pencil prevents Bada from getting the reversal.
Pencil raining down shots from the mount!
Bada working to try and regain half guard.
Pencil landing strikes from the mount and Bada is in trouble!
Pencil trying to control but Bada is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pencil is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bada can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pencil with the ground and pound from mount.
Bada is rocked!
Pencil controlling his opponent.
Bada is still in real trouble! Can Pencil finish him?
Pencil lands a big elbow - Bada is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bada is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hb Pencil!
Hb Pencil took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Resistance for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marijo Palavra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwager throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palavra.
Palavra throws a head kick that misses.
Palavra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schwager is trying to defend but Palavra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Palavra looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palavra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schwager defending well though.
Palavra is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schwager doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Palavra.
Palavra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schwager wants to stand back up but Palavra manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Palavra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Schwager is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Palavra cracks Schwager with a big right hand but Schwager just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schwager is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palavra is controlling him well.
Palavra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Palavra tries to advance to mount but Schwager denies him.
Schwager is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palavra is controlling him well.
Palavra has an Americana. Schwager didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Palavra is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Palavra hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marijo Palavra!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marijo Palavra waved his t-shirt featuring Resistance's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Something Else (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinsdale Pirhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Else comes into the arena with TUF Theme song blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Something Else!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dinsdale Pirhana!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Else misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirhana.
Else lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirhana circles away quickly and effectively.
Pirhana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Else throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pirhana misses with a body kick.
Else misses with a head kick.
Else ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pirhana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Else connects with a crisp jab.
Else misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirhana.
Else moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pirhana tries to clinch up.
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!
Else throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Else misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pirhana.
Pirhana misses with a body kick.
Else throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Pirhana.
Else misses with a hook to the body
and Pirhana counters with a nice kick to the body.
Else is looking to wear down Pirhana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Else throws a nice outside leg kick.
Else blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Pirhana misses
and Else counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirhana thinking.
Else misses with a body kick.
Else looks for the body kick but Pirhana saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pirhana.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Else thows a body shot but no joy.
Something Else seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Else scores with a jab to the jaw.
Else fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Else throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pirhana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pirhana is rocked!
Else lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Pirhana up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Else from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Pirhana's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Something Else!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Murray Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murray Hewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Richthofen moves away.
Hewitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up.
von Richthofen throws a lazy right hand but Hewitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hewitt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hewitt tries to sprawl out of it but von Richthofen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hewitt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hewitt lands with a right hand.
von Richthofen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hewitt.
Hewitt works von Richthofen's body with a nice hook.
von Richthofen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Hewitt misses with an uppercut.
Hewitt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
von Richthofen connects with a body shot that sends Hewitt's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt leaves von Richthofen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murray Hewitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
Hewitt misses with a hook. von Richthofen ducked under it nicely.
von Richthofen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hewitt.
Hewitt scores with a nice right hand.
Hewitt throws out a loose jab but von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Richthofen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
von Richthofen missing with a left hand there. Hewitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hewitt dodges the punch combination from von Richthofen.
Murray Hewitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Richthofen scores with a hook to the body. Hewitt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hewitt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hewitt scores with a jab. von Richthofen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hewitt scores with a punch to the head.
von Richthofen thows a body shot but no joy.
von Richthofen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hewitt's hands.
Hewitt takes a swing at von Richthofen's ribcage but misses.
von Richthofen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hewitt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up but Hewitt circles away and keeps his distance.
von Richthofen lands with a nice body punch.
von Richthofen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hewitt rather than just go for the knockout.
von Richthofen moves into the clinch.
Hewitt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
von Richthofen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
von Richthofen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hewitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
von Richthofen blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for von Richthofen.
Hewitt is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from von Richthofen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from von Richthofen as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
von Richthofen lands a body punch.
von Richthofen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
von Richthofen works on Hewitt's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Richthofen scores with a nice hook to the head.
von Richthofen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
von Richthofen lands a body punch.
von Richthofen scores with a shoulder strike.
Hewitt takes a shot to the head.
Hewitt takes a shot to the head.
von Richthofen lands with a left to the head.
Hewitt is rocked!
von Richthofen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Hewitt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
von Richthofen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hewitt backwards.
von Richthofen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hewitt to his knees! von Richthofen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manfred von Richthofen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alcaeus Theban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender. Theban kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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216 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alcaeus Theban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Cpl. Sam Fender!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fender blocks a head kick by Theban.
Theban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That kick from Fender tenderised Theban's leg. Theban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Theban misses with a combination
and Fender counters with a nice body kick.
Theban takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Theban looks to score with a jab to the body but Fender is just out of range.
Fender thumps Theban with a low kick.
Theban scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fender tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fender throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fender cracks the inside of Theban's front leg.
Theban takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Alcaeus Theban has been cut.
Fender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fender ducks under a wild hook from Theban.
Fender misses with a body kick.
Fender steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Theban.
Fender moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Theban is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender throws a leg kick which misses Theban's front leg but catches the back leg as Theban tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Theban 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fender lands with a kick to the temple. Theban shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Theban's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fender tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Theban paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fender lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Theban at a distance.
Theban tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alcaeus Theban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fender rushes Theban and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fender connects with a knee to the head.
Fender tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Theban smiles and moves away.
Fender wants to clinch up but Theban keeps it at a distance.
Fender moves into range and clinches up with Theban.
Fender using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fender tries to work over Theban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fender goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fender jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Theban walks away with a smile on his face. Fender gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theban takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Theban misses
and Fender counters with a body kick that stops Theban in his tracks momentarily.
Fender has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fender working Theban over with knees to the body.
Theban working hard to break the clinch.
Fender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Theban is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Fender.
Theban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fender is leaning against Theban and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fender escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theban takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fender wants to clinch.
Fender throws a front kick that sends Theban stumbling back into the cage.
Fender scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fender thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Theban if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender clinches up with Theban and pushes him back against the cage.
Fender leaning against his opponent.
Theban is trying to force a seperation but Fender has the dominant position.
Fender jumps guard but Theban turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alcaeus Theban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cpl. Sam Fender.
A shot in the inside from Fender.
Theban tries to break free but Fender pushes him back against the cage.
Fender lands a nice elbow.
Theban is trying to break the clinch but Fender is controlling him.
Fender tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Theban smiles and moves away.
Theban takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A combination from Theban does no damage.
Theban takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fender displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Theban throws out the jab.
Theban closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Theban blocks a head kick by Fender.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theban missing with a left hand there. Fender was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Theban will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fender slips a straight right by Theban.
Fender misses with a head kick.
Theban jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fender doesn't manage to clinch there - Theban circles away.
Theban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fender.
Theban throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Theban's calf.
Fender lands with a kick to the temple. Theban shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alcaeus Theban's cut is getting worse.
Fender cracks Theban with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Fender there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Theban chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fender can pounce on him.
Fender lands a jab to Theban's midsection.
Fender connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cpl. Sam Fender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcaeus Theban's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fender scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fender. Theban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fender connects with a body shot that sends Theban's belly button to the back.
Fender keeps Theban at a distance using the push kick.
Theban misses with a kick to the body
and Fender cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Theban gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fender thuds his shin into the meat of Theban's side.
Fender lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theban takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Theban moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fender feints and then cracks Theban's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Theban down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fender.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fender throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fender scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fender moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender fails to pull guard.
Fender misses with a body punch.
Fender trying to land knees to the body.
Theban throws a head punch that misses.
Fender avoiding damage.
Theban takes a shot to the head.
Theban is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Theban breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fender uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theban.
Theban scores with a hook.
Fender throws a leg kick which misses Theban's front leg but catches the back leg as Theban tries to avoid it.
Theban throws the left hand but Fender avoids the punch easily.
Fender has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Theban swats away the attempt to clinch by Fender.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fender.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Fender.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fender punishes Theban's body with a nice straight punch.
Fender digs a good body shot into Theban's ribs.
Theban thows a body shot but no joy.
Fender cracks Theban with a good jab.
Fender moves into range and clinches up with Theban.
Fender lands a knee to the head.
Alcaeus Theban's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fender is trying to maintain a safe position but Theban gets an underhook and turns Fender into the cage.
Theban takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fender tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fender tries a body shot but Theban blocks it.
Fender jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Theban walks away with a smile on his face. Fender gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fender cracks Theban with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Theban scores with a jab to the head.
Fender doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fender takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender closes the distance and pushes Theban back into the cage.
Theban's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fender keeps Theban at a distance using the push kick.
Fender scores with a nice strike.
Fender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Theban throws a head kick that misses
and Fender counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fender scores with a nice body kick.
Fender tries a head kick but it misses.
Fender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fender cracks Theban with an open hand slap.
Theban on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fender. Fender obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Fender.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fender, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Fender.
Theban takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fender delivers a nice body kick.
Theban on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fender lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Theban backs up against the cage.
A shot to the body from Theban misses
and Fender counters with a thumping low kick.
Fender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cpl. Sam Fender seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fender cracks Theban with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Theban takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Theban swats away the attempt to clinch by Fender.
Nice defenses there by Fender.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fender fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Theban 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Fender.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cpl. Sam Fender showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alcaeus Theban'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. This is the final round!
Theban on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Theban.
Theban has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fender.
Theban pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fender bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fender dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fender avoids the head kick by Theban.
Fender scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fender - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Fender.
Fender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fender scores with a leg kick.
Fender tries to clinch but Theban is having none of it.
Theban lands a nice looking body kick.
Theban looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fender lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender tries to clinch but Theban is having none of it.
Theban scores with a jab to the body.
Fender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fender works Theban's body with a nice hook.
Fender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Theban. That did some damage!
Fender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fender lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Theban throws an overhand right that lands on Fender's shoulder, as Fender tries to avoid the shot.
Fender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fender throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fender throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fender on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fender is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fender tries to clinch but Theban moves out of range.
Theban tries to bum rush Fender with a series of wild strikes but Fender uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alcaeus Theban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender tries to clinch up but Theban circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Theban throws a right hand that misses
and Fender counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fender fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fender has managed to clinch.
Fender looking to slow down the pace here.
Fender has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cpl. Sam Fender seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Theban fails to land.
Fender throws a punch but it's blocked by Theban.
Fender has Theban pressed against the cage, preventing Theban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fender throws a punch but it's blocked by Theban.
Theban lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Theban struggles to land a body shot inside as Fender controls his hands.
Theban misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fender misses with a punch to the body.
Fender blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender breaks from the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fender - that will leave a mark!
Theban misses with an uppercut. Fender saw that one coming.
Fender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fender tries to clinch but Theban moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fender.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fender looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Theban throws a head kick that misses.
Theban misses with an uppercut
and Fender counters with a head kick.
Fender looks to land a combination. Theban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jeez, Alcaeus Theban's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fender moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Theban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theban walks into a straight right hand from Fender.
Cpl. Sam Fender is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fender lands with a shot to the body.
Fender throws a sloppy head kick and Theban moves out of range easily.
Theban lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Theban gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Theban throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fender stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Theban fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fender looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Theban throws a right hand that misses
and Fender counters with a nice uppercut.
Theban checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Theban throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Theban misses with a wild body shot.
Theban walks into a stiff left hand from Fender.
Fender lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cpl. Sam Fender comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fender 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cpl. Sam Fender!
Cpl. Sam Fender decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Firestarter. Tate has chosen U got 2 know as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Man D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Tate!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D blocks a jab.
Tate tries to score a power double leg takedown but D sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tate somewhat.
Tate moves out of range as D strikes.
Tate dives in and grabs D's left leg, looking for a takedown. D pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
D keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man D has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Tate.
D lands a big head kick that sends Tate tumbling to the mat! D takes a step backwards and waves Tate back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tate is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Tate has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D thuds a left hand into Tate's body.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can D finish him?
Patrick Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate looks gassed!
Tate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from D.
D shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Tate takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - D sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Tate bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Man D!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Electro Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Decadance. Stalin has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Electro Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin misses the jab.
Nakano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stalin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Stalin.
Stalin connects with a body shot.
Stalin misses with a hook.
Stalin scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Stalin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Stalin catches Nakano right on the button with a cross.
Stalin lands with a good body shot.
Nakano walks into a jab.
A jab from Stalin misses.
Stalin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakano checks a leg kick.
Stalin loads up on a big right hand but Nakano slips the punch.
Stalin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano scores a takedown into full mount!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nakano goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stalin is on top in guard.
Nakano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalin gets to his feet. Nakano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stalin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakano with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Stalin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Electro Stalin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stalin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakano.
Nakano looking to pass the guard.
Nakano drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stalin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nakano has Stalin in his guard.
Nakano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nakano looking to secure an arm triangle but Stalin defends it well.
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!
Nakano looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakano is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stalin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Electro Stalin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stalin lands an overhand right.
Electro Stalin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stalin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakano is just out of range.
Nakano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stalin counters with a stiff right hand.
Stalin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stalin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Stalin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano shoots in for a takedown but Stalin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stalin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuo Nakano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalin loads up on a big right hand but Nakano slips the punch.
Stalin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stalin clobbers Nakano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalin jabs Nakano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin misses with a left hand
and Nakano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nakano fails with the takedown
and Stalin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stalin manages to avoid it.
Nakano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stalin pinned against the cage. Stalin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stalin looks to land a left hand but Nakano moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin misses with a straight left.
Nakano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stalin!
Stalin misses with a body punch
and Nakano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stalin's guard now.
Nakano is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stalin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stalin has escaped and now he's on top!
Nakano controls Stalin momentarily but Stalin frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano has his foot on Stalin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stalin works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano is looking for a triangle here but Stalin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stalin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalin misses with a left hand
and Nakano counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stalin!
Nakano won't let Stalin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Electro Stalin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Stalin scores with a nice strike.
Electro Stalin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalin dips to his left and cracks Nakano with an uppercut!
Nakano slips under a jab from Stalin.
Nakano slips under a jab.
Stalin looks to throw the jab but Nakano is out of range.
Stalin throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stalin, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Stalin misses.
Nakano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stalin is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakano.
Stalin pushes Nakano off looking to stand but Nakano dives back in and keeps control.
Nakano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakano trying to pass the guard but Stalin defending well.
Tatsuo Nakano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stalin sees it coming and defends easily.
Electro Stalin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakano is looking for a kimura here.
Nakano misses with a head shot. Stalin uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano wants to pass the guard but Stalin is keeping the position.
Nakano drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stalin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nakano has Stalin in his guard.
Nakano working for a triangle but Stalin defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuo Nakano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stalin 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Electro Stalin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral has chosen Kanye West-Stronger as his entrance music. Roy Pitbull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull misses with a looping left.
Sobral walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pitbull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pitbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sobral moves out of range as Pitbull strikes.
Pitbull lands a jab to the nose.
Pitbull tests Sobral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Pitbull catches Sobral right on the button with a cross.
Sobral takes one to the side of the head.
Pitbull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobral. Sobral circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitbull's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sobral connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pitbull scrambles back to his feet.
Roy Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral moves in looking to clinch but Pitbull pushes him off.
Pitbull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Renato Sobral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobral misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Sobral.
Sobral takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Sobral slips under a jab from Pitbull.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sobral moves into range and clinches up with Pitbull.
Sobral lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitbull or not.
Pitbull tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobral smiles and moves away.
Pitbull throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sobral looks to throw the jab but Pitbull is out of range.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Pitbull circles away.
Pitbull lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobral's head.
Nice defenses there by Pitbull.
Pitbull checks a leg kick.
Pitbull cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pitbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sobral counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pitbull thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral misses with a body shot.
Sobral throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobral throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitbull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral ducks right into an uppercut from Pitbull.
No luck for Pitbull with that takedown attempt.
Sobral tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pitbull is able to avoid easily.
Sobral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
Pitbull throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Pitbull lands a right hook to the body.
Sobral throws a wild body kick that Pitbull sees coming a mile off.
Sobral thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but Sobral ducks down to avoid it.
Pitbull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sobral sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitbull moves away from the strike by Sobral.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Sobral.
Sobral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Pitbull is avoiding it.
Sobral loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Sobral throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobral throws out the jab.
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!
Sobral blocks a jab.
Pitbull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sobral throws the kick towards the body but Pitbull avoids it.
Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
Pitbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sobral's head.
Pitbull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Sobral takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitbull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitbull looks to land a combination. Sobral sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pitbull lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Good work by Pitbull as he checks the leg kick.
Sobral misses with a low kick.
Sobral throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitbull lands the left hand.
Pitbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitbull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobral is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sobral misses with a looping left.
Pitbull cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sobral tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitbull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pitbull blocks a jab.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral looks to throw the jab but Pitbull is out of range.
Sobral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Pitbull. Beautiful body shot.
Pitbull lands a head shot.
Pitbull throws a hook but Sobral avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pitbull lands a nice looking body shot.
Pitbull lands a jab to the nose.
Pitbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull jabs Sobral to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pitbull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
Pitbull throws out a loose jab but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Pitbull lands.
Sobral has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sobral throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Sobral avoids it well.
Pitbull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sobral misses with a body shot.
Pitbull lunges at Sobral with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobral's hand.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Sobral moves away and avoids it.
Pitbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sobral at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobral connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pitbull's hands.
Pitbull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sobral on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobral misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Sobral saw that one coming.
Pitbull lands the left hand.
Pitbull slips a jab from Sobral.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
Sobral tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral scores with a spinning back kick!
Pitbull misses with a looping right.
Pitbull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Pitbull dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sobral tries to clinch but Pitbull is having none of it.
Pitbull fails to land the takedown.
Pitbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitbull moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sobral misses with a straight left.
Pitbull jabs Sobral to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pitbull scores with a punch to the head.
Sobral just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral tries to clinch but Pitbull moves out of range.
Sobral walks into a stiff left hand from Pitbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral throws a hook but Pitbull avoids it easily.
Sobral throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitbull.
Sobral connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sobral avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roy Pitbull is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobral looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sobral ducks right into an uppercut from Pitbull.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Sobral moves away and avoids it.
Sobral throws a hook but Pitbull avoids it easily.
Sobral moves out of range as Pitbull strikes.
Pitbull scores with a body shot.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a hook.
Sobral slips under a jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with a two punch combination.
Pitbull misses with a straight left.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitbull moves out of range as Sobral strikes.
Pitbull ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Sobral tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
Sobral looks to land a left hand but Pitbull moved out of range nicely.
Pitbull connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobral momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitbull cracks Sobral with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pitbull lands a jab.
Pitbull walks into a jab.
Sobral looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitbull ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitbull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pitbull lands with a hook. Sobral tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Pitbull. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Sobral misses
enabling Pitbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral misses the shot to the body.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Sobral avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitbull.
Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobral.
Pitbull looks to land a right hand but Sobral moved out of range.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull gets tackled into the cage by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sobral uses from the top position.
Pitbull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pitbull keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Pitbull clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pitbull lands with a good body shot.
Pitbull shoots for a double leg takedown but Sobral sprawls well. He's pushed Pitbull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pitbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobral manages to avoid it.
Pitbull misses with a right hand
and Sobral makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pitbull connects with a crisp jab.
Sobral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Sobral throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitbull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Pitbull catches Sobral right on the button with a cross.
Pitbull misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Sobral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitbull.
Pitbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sobral counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sobral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitbull misses the jab.
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Sobral throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Pitbull. That snapped Sobral's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobral dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
A slow jab from Sobral misses its intended target.
Pitbull shoots in but Sobral avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sobral scores with a nice body kick.
Sobral fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitbull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pitbull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pitbull looks to land a left hand but Sobral moved out of range nicely.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Sobral sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull throws an overhand right that lands on Sobral's shoulder, as Sobral tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws a looping overhand right but Pitbull ducks down to avoid it.
Sobral throws a jab when Pitbull was well out of range.
Good work by Pitbull as he checks the leg kick.
Sobral takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pitbull lands with a cross.
Sobral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitbull throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sobral as he jumps to the side.
Sobral misses with a wild combination.
Pitbull moves out of range as Sobral strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pitbull blocks the leg kick.
Pitbull lands with a hook. Sobral tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Sobral moves away and avoids it.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitbull.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitbull lands a nice shot that snaps Sobral's head back.
Sobral tests Pitbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobral throws the left hand but Pitbull avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitbull loads up on a big right hand but Sobral slips the punch.
Donk. Pitbull catches Sobral right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Pitbull coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pitbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pitbull tests Sobral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobral throws a hook to the side of Pitbull's head but Pitbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Sobral has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sobral there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sobral thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Sobral wants to clinch.
Pitbull connects with a nice looking jab.
Sobral throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pitbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
Sobral has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pitbull finds it's way round the side to connect with Sobral's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with the combination.
Pitbull scores with a shot to the body.
Pitbull defending well as Sobral loads up on a big left hand.
Sobral throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitbull.
Pitbull slips under a jab.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Sobral as Pitbull shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sobral throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull.
Sobral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sobral works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sobral thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitbull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pitbull looks to land a right hand but Sobral moved out of range.
Pitbull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Renato Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitbull.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Sobral throws a shot from downtown. Pitbull moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Pitbull.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
Pitbull thuds his right hand into Sobral's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pitbull avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Sobral takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Sobral throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sobral throws the kick towards the body but Pitbull avoids it.
Sobral throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Sobral is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
Pitbull connects with a body shot that sends Sobral's belly button to the back.
Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobral.
Sobral drops his hands momentarily and Pitbull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pitbull scores with a one two! Sobral had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pitbull misses the jab.
Pitbull scores with a hook to the body. Sobral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sobral takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Pitbull.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roy Pitbull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobral takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Pitbull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pitbull, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:47
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Pitbull!
Roy Pitbull retains his lightweight title!
Roy Pitbull gave a mention to GTI - 1337 8$ sale!!! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rankinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Marcia Carolus Rex. Rankinstein is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Going Back To Cali by LL Cool J. Sigvard Aurelius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derrick Rankinstein's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Rankinstein!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius throws a hook but Rankinstein avoids it easily.
Rankinstein tries to land a front kick but Aurelius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rankinstein throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rankinstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Rankinstein misses with a straight left.
Rankinstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius has closed the distance and engaged Rankinstein in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Aurelius.
Rankinstein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aurelius misses with a punch on the inside.
Aurelius tries to land knees in the clinch but Rankinstein avoids the damage to the body.
Rankinstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
Aurelius cracks Rankinstein with a nice body shot.
Rankinstein avoids the elbow strike from Aurelius, against the cage.
Aurelius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rankinstein missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Aurelius.
Rankinstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rankinstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Aurelius avoids the damage to the body.
Aurelius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rankinstein's efforts to push away.
Rankinstein tries to throw a body punch but Aurelius avoids it by throwing Rankinstein back against the cage.
Rankinstein misses with an elbow over the top.
Aurelius gets through Rankinstein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius throws an elbow but it misses.
Aurelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aurelius avoiding damage as Rankinstein throws knees to the body.
Aurelius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aurelius blocks an elbow strike from Rankinstein.
Aurelius lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Derrick Rankinstein has been cut.
Rankinstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aurelius pushes off an throws an elbow but Rankinstein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aurelius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rankinstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Aurelius gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius retains his bantamweight title!
Sigvard Aurelius made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Quit waisting my time, Raptor.'.
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RATING
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