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WTA 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misha Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Valiente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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264 lbs
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239 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Misha Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Valiente!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valiente takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Julio Valiente has been cut.
Tyson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Valiente tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Valiente wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valiente wriggles free and stands up.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Tyson cracks Valiente with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Valiente is rocked!
That has opened up Julio Valiente's cut even more.
Valiente tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Valiente.
Julio Valiente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Valiente out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Misha Tyson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ditte Enzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin as his entrance music. Ditte Enzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Enzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enzo tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Enzo is out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Enzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Enzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Enzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Enzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Enzo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked Enzo up and slammed him! Enzo can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Gracie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Enzo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gracie grinds an elbow into Enzo's temple.
Enzo tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie wants to control but Enzo is keeping him busy.
Enzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Enzo keeps working.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Enzo is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Enzo is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Enzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Enzo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Enzo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Enzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control but Enzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Enzo is squirming around nicely.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Enzo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie working Enzo over with strikes.
Enzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie wants to take a breather but Enzo is having none of it.
Enzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Enzo actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Enzo's hands, connecting with Enzo's forehead.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie wants to control but Enzo is keeping him busy.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Enzo's head.
Enzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to control but Enzo is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie wants to control but Enzo is keeping him busy.
Enzo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Enzo's head.
Enzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Enzo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Enzo is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Enzo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Ditte Enzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enzo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Enzo fights it but they end up in guard.
Enzo keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Enzo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie passes Enzo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Enzo!
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Enzo is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enzo tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Enzo is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie looking to control but Enzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Enzo is rocked!
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Enzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Enzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Enzo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie connects with a bit shot that sees Enzo covering up! More strikes from Gracie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gracie is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolls Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson Montain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy's chin.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emerson Montain!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Zdorovenniy. No joy for Montain on that attempt.
Montain throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zdorovenniy was covering up waiting for the punch and Montain finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Montain 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.
Montain throws a big elbow that misses.
Montain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Montain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Montain is pushing down on Zdorovenniy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zdorovenniy is fighting to maintain full guard but Montain has managed to sneak the leg through.
Montain is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zdorovenniy is just riding it out for now. Montain eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zdorovenniy trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Zdorovenniy is looking to escape.
Montain lands with a punch from half guard.
Zdorovenniy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montain is working away from the top position though.
Montain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zdorovenniy taking some punishment here, with Montain in his half guard.
Montain winds up and cracks Zdorovenniy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Montain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zdorovenniy's head.
Zdorovenniy trying to control but Montain postures up.
Zdorovenniy is trying to stand.
Zdorovenniy is breathing heavily.
Montain sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Montain connects with a nice short shot to Zdorovenniy's temple.
Montain in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Zdorovenniy tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Montain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emerson Montain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Selivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Selivanov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selivanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Selivanov is just out of range.
Putin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Selivanov.
No luck for Putin with that takedown attempt.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selivanov manages to avoid it.
Selivanov lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Selivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selivanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selivanov manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Selivanov.
Selivanov lands a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Selivanov. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Selivanov.
Putin avoids the head kick by Selivanov.
Putin throws the kick towards the body but Selivanov avoids it.
Selivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Putin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selivanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Putin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nikolai Selivanov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Selivanov looks gassed!
Putin takes a swing at Selivanov's ribcage but misses.
Selivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Putin misses with a body shot.
Putin misses the jab.
Selivanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
Putin takes a swing at Selivanov's ribcage but misses.
Selivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Putin dodges the punch combination from Selivanov.
Putin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Selivanov.
Putin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Selivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Selivanov walks into a straight right hand from Putin.
A combination from Putin does no damage.
A left lands for Putin.
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!
Putin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Selivanov throws a series of punches but Putin moves out of range.
Putin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Selivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Putin lands with a good body shot.
Putin takes a swing at Selivanov's ribcage but misses.
Selivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin lands a jab to Selivanov's midsection.
Putin connects with a superb combination that knocks Selivanov out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Putin before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Selivanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vladimir Putin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Ode to General Kim Il Sung. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sung Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stephen Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cerrone's hands.
Cerrone manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kim on his heels. He'll look to pass Kim's guard now, I'm sure.
Kim wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cerrone is aware though and is defending well.
Cerrone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cerrone won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cerrone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but Cerrone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cerrone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Cerrone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cerrone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cerrone is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cerrone content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cerrone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cerrone wants to work for an arm triangle but Kim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone seems to be looking for submissions.
Kim is defending against the submission attempts here by Cerrone.
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cerrone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cerrone stands up and waves to Kim to follow him.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone shoots in and drives through. Kim sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone takes the fight into the clinch.
Cerrone breaks the clinch.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cerrone backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Kim. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Cerrone dominated that 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.
Cerrone fails to land the takedown.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cerrone misses with a takedown
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Kim both land. Nice combination.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerrone shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Cerrone.
Cerrone tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cerrone shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cerrone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kim pinned against the cage. Kim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim stalks Cerrone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cerrone's face. Cerrone staggers backwards, shaken.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cerrone wants to clinch.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Cerrone's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerrone tries to avoid it.
Cerrone swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Cerrone closes the distance and clinches up with Kim, looking for a takedown. Cerrone pushes Kim against the cage but Kim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cerrone if he has to take too many more of those.
Sung Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Cerrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sung Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerrone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cerrone misses with a takedown
and Kim counters with a two punch combo.
Cerrone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Cerrone tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Cerrone misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
Cerrone needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerrone tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Cerrone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stephen Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cerrone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cerrone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cerrone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kim did well to prevent Cerrone getting side control.
Kim is trying to stand back up but Cerrone is controlling him
Cerrone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cerrone is breathing heavily.
Cerrone prevents Kim from standing back up.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Kim is defending against the submission attempts here by Cerrone.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
Cerrone seems to be working for a kimura but Kim defends the submission attempt.
Kim is defending against the submission attempts here by Cerrone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerrone is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stephen Cerrone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cerrone tries to clinch
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Cerrone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cerrone lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Cerrone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cerrone tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a body punch but Cerrone moves out of range.
Kim throws a right hand that Cerrone ducks under and follows up with a left that Cerrone also avoids with ease.
Cerrone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kim rather than just go for the knockout.
Kim lands a nice looking body kick.
Cerrone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kim napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cerrone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kim trying to keep a closed guard but Cerrone is proving a slippery customer.
Cerrone looking to pass the guard.
Kim wriggles free and stands up.
Sung Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Cerrone looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cerrone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kim.
Cerrone digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Cerrone scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Kim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cerrone throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kim slips a straight right by Cerrone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cerrone misses with a two punch combination.
Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cerrone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Cerrone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cerrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cerrone connects with a nice looking jab.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cerrone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cerrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Cerrone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kim counters with a head kick.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cerrone connects with a single shot there.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerrone throws a one two combo.
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!
Cerrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Cerrone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Cerrone. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Stephen Cerrone just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Kim. Those never looked like landing.
Cerrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerrone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cerrone scores with a body shot.
Cerrone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cerrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone lands with a nice combination. Kim backs away looking to recover.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cerrone is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kim lands a head shot.
Kim throws a series of punches but Cerrone moves out of range.
Cerrone drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone is trying to stall.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone jumps guard.
Kim gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerrone throws out the jab.
Kim misses with the combination.
Cerrone misses with a double jab.
Cerrone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Sung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Cerrone.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerrone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cerrone misses with a straight right.
Kim delivers a nice body kick.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cerrone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kim at a distance.
Cerrone clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks with his arms.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cerrone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cerrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cerrone moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kim is looking to slow Cerrone down with leg kicks.
Cerrone fails to land with a series of punches.
Cerrone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Cerrone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerrone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cerrone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kim.
Cerrone moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerrone throws out the jab.
Kim misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerrone. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Cerrone's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerrone tries to avoid it.
Kim slips under a jab from Cerrone.
Cerrone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kim swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cerrone's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Cerrone with that takedown attempt.
Cerrone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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 Sung Kim 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cerrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Kim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cerrone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cerrone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cerrone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Cerrone catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Kim leaves Cerrone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kim avoids the body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Cerrone is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cerrone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Cerrone.
Kim looks to land a combination but Cerrone avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to clinch up.
Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone.
Cerrone looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim throws a series of punches but Cerrone avoids them all with ease.
Cerrone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Kim is staying active underneath Cerrone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cerrone is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to improve his position but Cerrone is controlling well.
Cerrone is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kim wants to control but Cerrone is keeping busy.
Kim kicks off Cerrone and gets to his feet.
Cerrone throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Cerrone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a wild body shot.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerrone.
Cerrone is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Cerrone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kim backs up against the cage.
Sung Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerrone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Cerrone.
Cerrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
A combination from Cerrone does no damage.
Cerrone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kim digs a good hook to Cerrone's body.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stephen Cerrone 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.
Cerrone wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cerrone.
Cerrone doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Cerrone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kim to score with a decent uppercut.
Kim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cerrone instigates a clinch.
Cerrone prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
Kim effectively controlling the action here.
Cerrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Cerrone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cerrone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stephen Cerrone!
Stephen Cerrone is the new middleweight champion!
Stephen Cerrone very nearly forgot to thank O'Brannigan's Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ingo Pavlik!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin misses with a two punch combination.
Austin misses with the combination.
Pavlik clinches up with Austin and pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavlik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlik swinging wildly here.
Austin rushes Pavlik and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Pavlik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlik is trying to push Austin away but Austin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pavlik is trying to push Austin away but Austin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Austin tries a body shot but Pavlik blocks it.
Pavlik is struggling to control the position.
Pavlik is trying to break the clinch but Austin is controlling him.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavlik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pavlik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Pavlik slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin moves out of range of the body kick.
Pavlik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlik throws a head kick but Austin moves out of range.
Austin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pavlik misses with a kick to the body.
Pavlik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Austin does no damage.
Pavlik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin.
Pavlik thows a body shot but no joy.
Pavlik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Pavlik wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Pavlik.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin scores with a jab. Pavlik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Austin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Austin avoids the head kick by Pavlik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as Pavlik blocks the low kick.
Austin tries to bum rush Pavlik with a series of wild strikes but Pavlik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlik tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin tries to bum rush Pavlik with a series of wild strikes but Pavlik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavlik throws out a leg kick but Austin moves out of range and Pavlik only half commits.
Austin moves into the clinch successfully.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlik controls his hands.
Pavlik is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Pavlik.
A right handed body shot lands from Austin.
Pavlik tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlik is trying to break free.
Austin pushes Pavlik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlik throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Austin prevents Pavlik from getting back to his feet.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pavlik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pavlik wants to stand and escape but Austin is having none of it.
Austin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Austin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pavlik, up you get!
Pavlik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin looks to land a combination but Pavlik avoids it well.
Pavlik is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Pavlik.
Pavlik lunges at Austin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Austin's hand.
Austin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin lands with a good body shot.
Pavlik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Austin on the side of the head.
Pavlik is looking to chop away at Austin's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavlik throws a solid leg kick but Austin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pavlik.
Austin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Pavlik scores with a four punch combination!
Pavlik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pavlik jabs Austin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pavlik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pavlik looks gassed!
Pavlik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pavlik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pavlik throws the kick towards the body but Austin avoids it.
Austin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pavlik eats them both and turns towards Austin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Austin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Austin checks a leg kick.
Austin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pavlik. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Pavlik dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pavlik clinches.
Pavlik has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.
Austin can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlik controls the action.
Austin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pavlik's efforts to push away.
Pavlik is looking to break free of the clinch but Austin has double underhooks.
Pavlik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pavlik throws a wild body kick that Austin sees coming a mile off.
Austin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Austin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Austin is looking to clinch but Pavlik is avoiding it.
Austin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pavlik is out of range.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pavlik.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pavlik.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pavlik lands a jab to the head.
Austin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
Austin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pavlik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlik tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ingo Pavlik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Austin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pavlik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavlik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pavlik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Pavlik lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavlik.
Pavlik throws a nice looking combination but Austin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pavlik swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin blocks a low kick nicely.
Austin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pavlik scores with a push kick.
Pavlik scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Pavlik as he connects with a hook.
Austin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pavlik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pavlik tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlik darts in and clinches Austin up against the cage.
Pavlik is trying to break free.
Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlik staying out of range there.
Pavlik scores with a one two! Austin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pavlik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pavlik moves out of range of the leg kick from Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pavlik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pavlik checks a leg kick nicely.
Pavlik thows a body kick. Austin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pavlik throws a nice looking combination but Austin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pavlik tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Austin slips a jab and a cross from Pavlik.
Pavlik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlik lands a jab to the nose.
Austin clinches.
Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a series of punches but Pavlik avoids them all with ease.
Pavlik moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pavlik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Austin throws an elbow but it misses.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Pavlik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pavlik is trying to push Austin away but Austin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pavlik manages to break the clinch.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Pavlik.
Pavlik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pavlik is looking to clinch.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Pavlik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlik connects with the punch.
Pavlik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Austin checks a low kick from Pavlik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Pavlik 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. This is the final round!
Austin misses with a looping right.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pavlik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.
Pavlik digs a good body shot into Austin's ribs.
Pavlik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlik gets tackled into the cage by Austin. Austin maintains the clinch.
Ingo Pavlik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pavlik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin looking for a takedown.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavlik breaks the clinch.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Pavlik slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pavlik.
Pavlik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pavlik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pavlik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlik misses with a double jab.
Pavlik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlik slips a straight right by Austin.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pavlik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Austin tries to bum rush Pavlik with a series of wild strikes but Pavlik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Pavlik lands but Austin takes it in his stride.
Austin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pavlik tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlik throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pavlik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Austin clinches up against the cage.
Pavlik is trying to break free.
Pavlik can't break the clinch.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Austin takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik blocks the elbow strike.
Austin working aggressively here.
Pavlik manages to break the clinch.
Austin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pavlik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pavlik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pavlik stalks Austin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Austin's face. Austin staggers backwards, shaken.
Austin is rocked!
Pavlik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh Austin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavlik plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Austin to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Austin just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ingo Pavlik!
Our winner, Ingo Pavlik, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Wallase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hun comes into the arena with Rage blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atilla Hun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christopher Wallase!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallase tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hun counters with a head kick.
Wallase blocks a head kick by Hun.
Wallase tries to clinch up
and Hun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallase thinking.
Wallase looks to clinch
and Hun counters with a series of strikes. Wallase will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wallase moves to clinch but Hun breaks away
and Hun counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallase moves to clinch but Hun breaks away
and Hun counters with a nice body shot.
Wallase looks to clinch
and Hun counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallase swinging wildly here.
Wallase looks to land a combination but Hun avoids it well.
Wallase moves to clinch but Hun breaks away
and Hun counters with a head kick. That will keep Wallase thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wallase tries to clinch
and Hun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wallase tries to clinch up
and Hun counters with a three punch combo that has Wallase backing up. Wallase nods at Hun to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallase moves to clinch but Hun breaks away
and Hun counters with a body kick that stops Wallase in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hun slips a jab and a cross from Wallase.
Christopher Wallase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallase tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hun counter with a right hand.
Hun connects with an inside leg kick.
Wallase looks gassed!
A left and a right from Hun both land. Nice combination.
Wallase wants to clinch but Hun slips to the side
and Hun counters with a two punch combo.
Wallase tries to clinch up
and Hun counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Christopher Wallase has been cut.
Hun circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hun counters with a nice body kick.
Hun is looking to slow Wallase down with leg kicks.
Hun pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallase back to the cage. Hun follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hun is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun scores with a head kick.
Hun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hun lands with a nice body kick.
Oooooh!!! Hun has knocked Wallase down with a huge combo! Hun steps away and waves a wobbly Wallase back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hun drives through and clinches with Wallase against the cage.
Hun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hun breaks the clinch.
Wallase tries to clinch
and Hun counters with a body kick.
Hun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Christopher Wallase's cut even more.
Oooooh!!! Hun has knocked Wallase down with a huge combo! Hun steps away and waves a wobbly Wallase back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hun lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Wallase goes down and covers up as Hun starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atilla Hun!
Atilla Hun retains his heavyweight title!
Atilla Hun took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BALCO UNIFORM for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ushenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sgt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ushenin comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather. Sgt has chosen Full Metal Jacket as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Ushenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Sgt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushenin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sgt lands a leg kick that knocks Ushenin off balance momentarily.
Sgt fails to land with a series of punches.
Sgt is looking to land body kicks.
Sgt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ushenin.
Ushenin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sgt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ushenin.
Ushenin clinches up against the cage.
Ushenin throws a head punch that misses.
Sgt working hard to break the clinch.
Sgt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sgt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ushenin counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ushenin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sgt is trying to break free.
Ushenin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sgt's face.
It looks like Lee Sgt has been cut.
Ushenin misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Ushenin.
Ushenin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sgt controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ushenin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sgt wants to get back to striking at distance but Ushenin won't allow it.
Ushenin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sgt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sgt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sgt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ushenin looks to land a combination but Sgt avoids it well.
Ushenin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sgt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ushenin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sgt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sgt looks to land a combination. Ushenin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ushenin drops his hands momentarily and Sgt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Ushenin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sgt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ushenin.
Sgt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sgt throws a right and a left that Ushenin avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sgt misses with a wild body shot.
Sgt throws a series of strikes that have Ushenin backpedaling.
A jab from Sgt finds it's way through Ushenin's defenses.
Ushenin misses with a wild combination.
Sgt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Sgt.
Sgt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ushenin manages to avoid it.
Ushenin lands a jab to the head.
Sgt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sgt.
Sgt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ushenin has managed to clinch.
Ushenin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sgt's defenses.
Sgt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ushenin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sgt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sgt.
Sgt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage.
Ushenin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin misses with some punches.
Ushenin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sgt breaks from the clinch.
Ushenin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sgt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ushenin tries to clinch up but Sgt circles away and keeps his distance.
Sgt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sgt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sgt looks to land a combination but Ushenin avoids it well.
Ushenin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ushenin misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Sgt.
Ushenin tries to clinch there but Sgt circles away.
Ushenin closes the distance and clinches.
Ushenin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ushenin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ushenin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sgt prevents a body shot from Ushenin.
Sgt wants to break free but Ushenin has control.
Sgt is trying to break the clinch but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ushenin.
Sgt looks gassed!
Sgt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ushenin landing knees to the head.
Sgt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ushenin has Sgt pressed against the cage.
Sgt prevents a body shot from Ushenin.
Come on Ushenin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ushenin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ushenin trying to land knees to the body.
Sgt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ushenin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Sgt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ushenin tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Sgt counter with a right hand.
Sgt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ushenin eats them both and turns towards Sgt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ushenin walks into a stiff left hand from Sgt.
Sgt keeps Ushenin at a distance using the push kick.
Sgt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ushenin.
Nice uppercut there from Sgt.
Sgt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sgt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sgt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sgt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sgt.
It looks like Alex Ushenin has been cut.
Lee Sgt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ushenin lands an overhand right.
Sgt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ushenin moves into the clinch.
Sgt is trying to break free.
Ushenin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ushenin can't find room to land a body shot as Sgt controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sgt is trying to break the clinch but Ushenin is controlling him.
Ushenin controlling the action here for a moment.
Sgt breaks from the clinch.
Ushenin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ushenin wants to clinch.
Ushenin tries to clinch there but Sgt circles away.
Ushenin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sgt lands a nice shot to the body.
Alex Ushenin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ushenin throws a lazy uppercut
and Ushenin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sgt keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee Sgt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sgt feints a jab promting Ushenin to slip. Sgt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ushenin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sgt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sgt tries a low kick but Ushenin avoids it.
Ushenin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sgt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sgt lands with an uppercut that bounces Ushenin off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Sgt does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sgt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ushenin's head.
Sgt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ushenin in his tracks.
Ushenin is rocked!
Sgt cracks Ushenin's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Ushenin slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Sgt can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Sgt!
After the big win, Lee Sgt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BALCO UNIFORM and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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