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WTA 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Morstan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares's entrance music is Baby. A fine choice. Gerard Morstan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Ares's chin.
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177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Morstan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Morstan does no damage.
Ares shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morstan eats them both and turns towards Ares to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Gerard Morstan has been cut.
Morstan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morstan throws a right and a left that Ares avoids nicely.
Morstan throws a series of punches but Ares avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ares.
Ares throws a series of punches but Morstan moves out of range.
Ares throws a right hand that Morstan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morstan also avoids with ease.
Ares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Morstan. Those never looked like landing.
Morstan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morstan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morstan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares doesn't manage to clinch there - Morstan circles away.
Morstan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ares tries to clinch but Morstan moves away
and Morstan counters with a left and a right that stings Ares.
Ares drops Morstan with a nice combination! Ares dives into Morstan's guard, looking to finish!
Morstan looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morstan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ares.
Ares throws a big right hand that misses.
Ares trying to control the position from guard on top but Morstan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morstan is looking to stand up but Ares isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Ares wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ares slips a jab and a cross from Morstan.
Ares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morstan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ares looks for a takedown but Morstan sprawls well.
Ares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morstan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morstan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morstan misses with the combination.
Ares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morstan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morstan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ares. Ares gets slowly back to his feet.
Ares is looking to clinch but Morstan is avoiding it.
Ares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morstan.
Morstan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morstan looks to land a combination but Ares avoids it well.
Morstan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ares counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares misses with a wild combination.
Ares scores with a one two! Morstan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gerard Morstan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morstan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morstan swinging wildly here.
Morstan misses with a combination
and Ares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Gerard Morstan's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Ares does no damage.
Morstan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ares counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morstan throws a right hand that Ares ducks under and follows up with a left that Ares also avoids with ease.
Ares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ares tries to clinch but Morstan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Morstan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morstan.
Ares works Morstan's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Ares.
Morstan throws a combination that misses
and Ares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ares drops Morstan with a nice combination! Ares dives into Morstan's guard, looking to finish!
Morstan is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ares wants to control from the top but Morstan keeps moving.
Morstan is still in real trouble! Can Ares finish him?
Ares 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.
Morstan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ares wanted to stand there but Morstan had control of the position.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Morstan blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morstan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ares decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ares looks to land a combination but Morstan avoids it well.
Morstan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Ares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morstan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ares counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morstan!
Ares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morstan can do to turn this around?
Morstan misses with a series of wild punches.
Morstan is breathing heavily.
Ares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ares keeps control of Morstan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morstan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ares misses with the combination.
John Ares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ares throws a one two combo.
The cut above Gerard Morstan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ares is looking to clinch but Morstan is avoiding it.
John Ares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ares moves to clinch but Morstan breaks away
and Morstan counters with a one-two to the body.
Morstan misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morstan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ares wants to clinch up but Morstan keeps it at a distance.
Morstan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morstan throws a combination that misses
and Ares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ares dodges the punch combination from Morstan.
Morstan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ares tries to clinch up but Morstan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Ares. Those never looked like landing.
Morstan throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ares to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morstan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ares.
Ares looks to land a combination but Morstan avoids it well.
Ares tries to clinch
and Morstan counters with a three punch combo that has Ares backing up. Ares nods at Morstan to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Morstan does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Ares.
Ares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morstan's waist but Morstan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ares off to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morstan swinging wildly here.
Ares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Morstan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Morstan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ares misses with a two punch combination.
Ares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ares misses with a wild combination.
Ares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morstan.
Morstan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ares looks to land a combination but Morstan avoids it well.
Ares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morstan counters with a series of strikes. Ares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ares cracks Morstan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morstan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morstan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morstan takes one to the side of the head.
Morstan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ares tries to clinch there but Morstan circles away.
Ares slips a jab and a cross from Morstan.
Ares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ares misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Morstan misses.
Ares tries to clinch
and Morstan counters with a three punch combo that has Ares backing up. Ares nods at Morstan to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ares!
Morstan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morstan tries to bum rush Ares with a series of wild strikes but Ares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ares throws a right and a left that Morstan avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morstan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morstan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ares counters with a series of strikes. Morstan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morstan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morstan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ares instigates a clinch.
Ares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morstan's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Morstan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morstan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ares has double underhooks.
Morstan tries to break free but Ares pushes him back against the cage.
Morstan tries to circle away but Ares has him pinned against the cage.
Ares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morstan's efforts to push away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morstan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ares has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morstan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morstan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ares has him pressed against the cage.
Morstan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morstan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ares's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morstan wants to break free but Ares has control.
Morstan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ares has him pressed against the cage.
Ares tries to stall but Morstan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ares has Morstan pressed against the cage, preventing Morstan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ares prevents Morstan from breaking the clinch.
Morstan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ares has double underhooks.
Morstan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morstan tries to break the clinch but Ares is controlling the position.
Morstan can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morstan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ares working hard to break the clinch.
Morstan has had enough of the clinch but Ares keeps him there for the moment.
Ares breaks from the clinch.
John Ares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ares throws a series of punches but Morstan avoids them all with ease.
Morstan misses with a wild combination.
Ares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morstan.
Morstan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ares is working the combinations to good effect here.
A left and a right from Morstan both land. Nice combination.
Ares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morstan circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morstan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ares misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerard Morstan.
I think Ares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ares!
Our winner, John Ares, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Dabkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Maurer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukasz Dabkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Maurer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabkowski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maurer's half guard.
Maurer is looking for a sweep. Dabkowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dabkowski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dabkowski working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Maurer looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dabkowski! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lukasz Dabkowski!
Lukasz Dabkowski gave a mention to SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latundan El Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Velikij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latundan El Banana is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Latundan El Banana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Velikij!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velikij shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Banana defends it nicely.
Velikij is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Banana lands a high kick!
Velikij closes this distance looking for a takedown but El Banana circles away.
El Banana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Banana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velikij.
Latundan El Banana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Velikij.
Velikij misses with a takedown attempt - El Banana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Velikij takes a head kick and keeps coming.
El Banana feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Banana looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velikij not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Velikij looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Banana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Velikij on the ground.
Velikij trying to control the position.
Velikij looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Banana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
El Banana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velikij swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velikij is looking to stand up but El Banana isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Velikij walks forward, straight into a front kick from El Banana.
Velikij looks gassed!
El Banana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Velikij is trying to defend but El Banana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
El Banana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Banana wants to pass to mount but Velikij is defending the position.
El Banana is working for a kimura but Velikij is defending it quite comfortably.
Velikij is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Banana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velikij keeps working.
Still in half guard, El Banana seems content to control.
Velikij slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Velikij avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velikij is trying to control the position but El Banana postures up.
El Banana tries to free his leg and advance position but Velikij is retaining full guard.
Velikij is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Velikij is looking for a triangle here but El Banana uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Banana trying to control the position but Velikij is working away.
Velikij can't do much from the bottom here.
Velikij tries to buck El Banana off but El Banana is having none of it.
Velikij sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Banana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Velikij knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
El Banana lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latundan El Banana 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.
El Banana tries to clinch up.
El Banana shoots in and gets a takedown into Velikij's guard.
El Banana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velikij is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
El Banana is trying to stand up here but Velikij is controlling him well.
Latundan El Banana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Velikij is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so El Banana is just riding it out for now. Velikij eventually gives up the hold.
El Banana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Velikij wants to take a breather but El Banana is having none of it.
Velikij moves into full mount! El Banana won't be happy about that!
Velikij is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, El Banana has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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!
El Banana is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velikij fails to move to back control.
Velikij looking to control but El Banana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Velikij gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Velikij is breathing heavily.
El Banana lands with a kick to the temple. Velikij shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Velikij tries to keep at a distance but El Banana has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Velikij's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Banana is trying to pull guard but Velikij has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Banana tries to pull guard but Velikij forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
El Banana tries to pull guard but Velikij holds him up against the cage and eventually El Banana drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latundan El Banana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Banana jumps guard but Velikij turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
El Banana gets underhooks to prevent Velikij's takedown attempt.
El Banana gets underhooks to prevent Velikij's takedown attempt.
Velikij has El Banana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. El Banana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velikij stops a takedown attempt from El Banana.
El Banana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
El Banana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Velikij fails to land the takedown.
El Banana scores a takedown into full mount!
Velikij working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by El Banana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Banana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Velikij can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Banana is landing with some decent strikes but Velikij is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Velikij tries to reverse the position but El Banana maintains control.
Velikij is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
El Banana cracks Velikij with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Velikij is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Banana tries to control but Velikij wriggling away.
El Banana landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latundan El Banana dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
El Banana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Velikij to keep the fight standing.
El Banana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
El Banana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Velikij smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latundan El Banana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velikij avoids the head kick by El Banana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velikij looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velikij gets a double leg takedown into El Banana's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Banana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Velikij is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Banana keeping moving, preventing Velikij from controlling successfully.
El Banana wants to sweep but no luck.
El Banana keeping full guard, as Velikij tries to pass.
El Banana wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Velikij wasn't active enough on the ground.
El Banana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velikij is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
El Banana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Velikij.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velikij can't get the takedown.
Velikij tries to pull guard but El Banana holds him up against the cage and eventually Velikij drops back down to his feet.
El Banana jumps guard but Velikij stands there with El Banana around his waist. El Banana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Velikij is working for takedown but El Banana is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velikij has clasped his hands together around El Banana's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
El Banana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Velikij.
El Banana is trying to buck Velikij off.
Velikij trying to control the action but El Banana is working from the bottom.
El Banana holds on to Velikij's head and controls the position momentarily.
El Banana wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ivan Velikij has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Banana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if El Banana tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velikij is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. El Banana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
El Banana takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Velikij misses with the ground and pound.
Velikij is trying to get an arm triangle but El Banana is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
El Banana wants to control but Velikij postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velikij wants to control but El Banana is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velikij looking to punish the body of his opponent here but El Banana is avoiding damage well.
Latundan El Banana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Velikij misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Velikij comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El Banana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latundan El Banana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Fierro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by In Da Club. Fierro has chosen Punkrocker as his entrance music. Jonnie Fierro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good kicks
KO power |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonnie Fierro!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fierro throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Fierro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. Fierro didn't expect that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fierro is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fierro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Fierro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fierro sees it coming and defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fierro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia trying to control the pace.
Fierro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Fierro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fierro wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fierro could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Garcia has cracked it and Fierro is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddie Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prayer Of The Refugee. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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204 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Delon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Me was covering up waiting for the punch and Delon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Me wants to stand but Delon is controlling the position.
Me throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Delon escapes and throws Me's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Delon is putting a hurting on Me here, landing some big shots from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Me is trying to control Delon's posture but Delon avoids it.
Me is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Delon presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Delon working the ground and pound effectively.
Delon lands a heavy elbow.
Me is trying to escape the mount.
Delon looking to finish Me with some ground and pound. This is bad for Me!
A nice elbow there by Delon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Me is in all sorts of trouble here.
Delon landing strikes from the mount.
Delon unloading with bombs!
Delon lands with some strikes.
Delon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Delon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Delon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Delon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon controlling the pace for now.
Me working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Delon with a couple of short strikes.
Delon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Delon with good strikes from the mount here!
Delon postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Me bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Delon and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alen Delon!
Our winner, Alen Delon, 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 Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cj Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost comes to the cage accompanied by Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. Doomsday Drost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Doomsday Drost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cj Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ivanov.
Ivanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drost successfully pulls guard.
Ivanov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drost's guard.
Ivanov is working for a submission of some sort.
Ivanov 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.
Ivanov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drost is just riding it out for now. Ivanov eventually gives up the hold.
Ivanov trying to mount his opponent but Drost defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drost is on top in guard.
Drost wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Drost stacks Ivanov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Drost!
Drost stands up.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov has his takedown stuffed
and Drost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ivanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Drost.
Drost avoids the head kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov looks gassed!
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drost takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Ivanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cj Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Drost shows good takedown defense.
Ivanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drost jabs Ivanov right on the nose. Ivanov blinks but takes it well.
Drost lands a nice hook to Ivanov's body. Ivanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drost throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ivanov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Drost is in Ivanov's guard.
Drost works over Ivanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Ivanov is rocked!
Drost works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ivanov is still in real trouble! Can Drost finish him?
Drost lands a big elbow - Ivanov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Drost!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doomsday Drost!
A victorious Doomsday Drost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Heinz Krypton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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5 - 9 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Heinz Krypton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols throws a head kick that misses
and Krypton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Krypton wants to pass the guard but Nichols is keeping the position.
Nichols looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nichols is on top in guard.
Nichols stands and steps away. Krypton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nichols tries to land a body kick
so Krypton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nichols looking for a guillotine here but Krypton defends easily.
Krypton drops back looking for a leg! Nichols is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nichols manages to kick Krypton off! Krypton jumps back into Nichols's guard.
Nichols escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krypton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nichols wants to stand and escape but Krypton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols working for a triangle but Krypton defends it easily.
Nichols keeping moving, preventing Krypton from controlling successfully.
Nichols is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Krypton has his hands clasped together but Nichols extends an breaks Krypton's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nichols.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Nichols!
A victorious Chris Nichols thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Pechna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Hendricks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentin Pechna!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pechna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendricks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hendricks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hendricks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pechna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pechna looking for submissions off his back.
Pechna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hendricks is working away from the top position though.
Pechna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hendricks not doing much here.
Hendricks moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks scoring with punches and elbows.
Pechna tries to buck Hendricks off but Hendricks is having none of it.
Hendricks working the ground and pound.
Pechna can't do much from the bottom here.
Pechna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hendricks working the ground and pound from side control.
Hendricks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pechna down.
Hendricks working the ground and pound.
Hendricks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pechna tries for a takedown but Hendricks circles away easily
and Hendricks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendricks lands a nice short elbow.
Pechna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hendricks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pechna keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hendricks there.
Pechna has hold of Hendricks's hands but Hendricks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pechna is rocked!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pechna is still in real trouble! Can Hendricks finish him?
Hendricks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendricks lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Pechna quite badly. Pechna pulls Hendricks in close trying to recover. Hendricks postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Pechna on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Pechna doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Hendricks!
Johny Hendricks retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Johny Hendricks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Bokya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokya is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Embrace Annihilation. 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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201 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grappling Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Bokya!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Best throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Best.
Bokya works over Best's head and body with a nice combination.
Bokya drops Best with a beautiful combination! Best stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bokya is looking for the KO!
Best is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bokya avoids the body shot from Best.
Best cracks Bokya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bokya moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Best! Bokya continues to tee off on Best, landing with a left and a right! Bokya connects with a right hand that leaves Best sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Bokya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuri Bokya!
An out of breath Yuri Bokya thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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