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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jigfu Cambrona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piugnu Kopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambrona comes into the arena with Erge-Sholee Biste Turda blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jigfu Cambrona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piugnu Kopo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambrona rushes Kopo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kopo has Cambrona pressed against the ropes.
Cambrona is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kopo tries to clinch up but Cambrona circles away and keeps his distance.
Cambrona shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cambrona putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cambrona scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kopo?
Cambrona has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cambrona scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kopo?
Kopo is rocked!
Cambrona postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Kopo is out cold - huge knockout for Cambrona!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jigfu Cambrona!
After winning the bout, Jigfu Cambrona thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Istvan Schaviel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bas Rutten acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Istvan Schaviel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a front kick that sends Schaviel stumbling back into the ropes.
Rutten shoots in but no luck this time.
Schaviel tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Schaviel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schaviel moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Schaviel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the ropes.
Schaviel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rutten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Schaviel tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Schaviel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutten is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schaviel is defending well.
Schaviel is working for takedown but Rutten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schaviel is trying to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling him.
Schaviel tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Istvan Schaviel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten tries for a takedown but Schaviel manages to get underhooks.
Rutten manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rutten is trying to keep Schaviel in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaviel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schaviel trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Schaviel landing with the ground and pound.
Schaviel wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Schaviel stopping the sweep attempt from Rutten.
Schaviel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schaviel preventing the sweep.
Schaviel wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rutten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schaviel is aware though and is defending well.
Schaviel tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.
Schaviel passes into half guard.
Schaviel prevents Rutten from improving his position.
Schaviel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rutten to regain full guard.
Schaviel stopping the sweep attempt from Rutten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schaviel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel postures up in Rutten's guard and throws a big left but Rutten blocks it.
Schaviel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schaviel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schaviel postures up in Rutten's guard and throws a big left but Rutten blocks it.
Schaviel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schaviel trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Schaviel stands up over Rutten, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rutten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Schaviel from controlling successfully.
Schaviel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Schaviel from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schaviel moves into range and clinches up with Rutten.
Still in the clinch, Schaviel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutten looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten pulls guard effortlessly.
Schaviel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schaviel looking to pass the guard.
Schaviel wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten trying to keep a closed guard but Schaviel is proving a slippery customer.
Schaviel throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Istvan Schaviel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schaviel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schaviel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schaviel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schaviel lands in his opponent's guard.
Istvan Schaviel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schaviel distracts Rutten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schaviel stands up over Rutten, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schaviel stands up over Rutten, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schaviel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schaviel working some strikes from top position.
Schaviel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rutten on the ground.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Schaviel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Schaviel tries for a kimura but Rutten is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaviel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rutten down.
Schaviel scores with punches from side control.
Schaviel lands an elbow.
Schaviel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rutten, who protects the arm well.
Rutten on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Schaviel cracks Rutten with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schaviel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rutten keeps working.
Schaviel working the ground and pound.
Schaviel looks up at the clock and then as Rutten takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Schaviel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rutten some visible discomfort.
Rutten on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Schaviel is working Rutten over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rutten is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schaviel trying to control the position but Rutten is working away.
Schaviel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rutten down.
Schaviel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rutten will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Schaviel is chipping away with strikes.
Schaviel working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Schaviel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rutten to see if he's OK.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rutten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schaviel is working Rutten over with some ground and pound from side control.
Schaviel in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rutten is rocked!
Rutten on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rutten is still in real trouble! Can Schaviel finish him?
Schaviel lands a strong strike to the head of Rutten. That's dazed him! Schaviel looking to finish here. Rutten is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Schaviel lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Istvan Schaviel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Vladimirovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jedi Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimirovitch comes to the ring accompanied by Sweet Child O' Mine. Knight has chosen Why Can't We be Friends as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raymond Vladimirovitch!
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, Jedi Knight!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirovitch misses with a few strikes there.
Knight tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vladimirovitch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knight somewhat.
Vladimirovitch shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vladimirovitch shoots in and gets a takedown into Knight's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vladimirovitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight has control of Vladimirovitch's left arm, preventing Vladimirovitch from doing any damage.
Vladimirovitch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight pulls Vladimirovitch in close to prevent any damage.
Vladimirovitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vladimirovitch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knight seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jedi Knight was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Knight scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knight working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Knight are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Knight sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vladimirovitch is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vladimirovitch is breathing heavily.
Vladimirovitch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vladimirovitch keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladimirovitch is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vladimirovitch wants to get back to his feet but Knight is dominant here and he's now got Vladimirovitch's back!
Knight scores with strikes from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Knight. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands strikes to the head.
Knight lands a shot to the head.
Knight throwing damaging strikes from the back! Vladimirovitch could be in trouble here!
Vladimirovitch covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Vladimirovitch takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands with a hammerfist to the side of Vladimirovitch's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Knight. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Vladimirovitch is trying to remain composed but Knight is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Vladimirovitch is covering up but some of the strikes from Knight are getting through and doing damage.
Knight lands strikes to the head.
Vladimirovitch is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Vladimirovitch is in real trouble here! Knight lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Knight is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jedi Knight!
A less than humble Jedi Knight misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Schwarzeneg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Markov as he avoids it easily.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Markov as he jumps to the side.
Markov misses with a series of wild punches.
Markov wants to clinch
and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Markov wants to get back to full guard.
Markov is trying to maintain the position but Schwarzeneg is very close to passing his half guard.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control. Markov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Markov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schwarzeneg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schwarzeneg's back!
Markov is landing with strikes. Schwarzeneg can't take much more of this.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarzeneg breaks Markov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov striking off his back but it's not causing Schwarzeneg any problems.
Schwarzeneg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Markov's guard.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Markov to sweep him here.
Markov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Markov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Schwarzeneg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Markov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schwarzeneg on the ground.
Markov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Markov, up you get!
Markov moves into range and clinches up with Schwarzeneg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is trying to pull guard but Markov has him pressed against the ropes.
Ivan Markov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.
Markov jumps guard and drags Schwarzeneg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Markov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Markov is looking to stand back up but Schwarzeneg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Markov.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Markov pushes Schwarzeneg off looking to stand but Schwarzeneg dives back in and keeps control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markov is looking to improve his position.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Markov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schwarzeneg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schwarzeneg slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov is trying to control but can't.
Markov wants to get back to his feet.
Markov wants to control but Schwarzeneg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Markov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schwarzeneg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Schwarzeneg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Markov is squirming around, avoiding Schwarzeneg's attempts to control the action.
Markov is working to get back to half guard.
Markov wants to control but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schwarzeneg raining down shots from the mount!
Schwarzeneg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Markov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Schwarzeneg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schwarzeneg swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Markov is now in Schwarzeneg's guard. A big mistake from Schwarzeneg there, giving up the dominant position!
Markov tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwarzeneg is retaining full guard.
Markov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzeneg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Markov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Markov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Schwarzeneg as Markov shoots in.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a double leg but Markov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schwarzeneg leaves Markov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Markov gets a takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Markov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Markov's back!
Markov showing good submission defense here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg doesn't have the hooks in and Markov manages to turn into his guard.
Veli Schwarzeneg has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov stops Schwarzeneg from standing up.
Schwarzeneg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schwarzeneg keeping moving, preventing Markov from controlling successfully.
Schwarzeneg is looking to stand up but Markov isn't so interested in that idea.
Schwarzeneg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Markov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schwarzeneg pushes down on Markov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schwarzeneg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markov defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov punching from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg winds up and cracks Markov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Markov looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schwarzeneg seems to be working for a kimura but Markov defends the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzeneg prevents Markov from improving his position.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jab from Markov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but Markov shows good takedown defense.
Markov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwarzeneg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Markov did well to prevent Schwarzeneg getting side control.
Markov wants to control but Schwarzeneg is keeping busy.
Schwarzeneg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Markov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Markov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schwarzeneg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Markov's head.
Schwarzeneg is thwarting Markov's attempts to control the position.
Markov wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a kimura here.
Markov is not content to let Schwarzeneg control the position.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ivan Markov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg wants a takedown but no success here.
Schwarzeneg wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Markov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schwarzeneg sprawls well. Schwarzeneg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Markov gets slowly back to his feet.
Markov stuffs the takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwarzeneg dives in and grabs Markov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Markov pushes down on Schwarzeneg's head and hops out.
Schwarzeneg shoots in but no luck this time.
Ivan Markov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown. Markov tries to sprawl out of it but Schwarzeneg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Markov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Markov.
Markov leaves Schwarzeneg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Markov shoots in for a double leg but Schwarzeneg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Schwarzeneg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Markov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schwarzeneg sprawls well. Schwarzeneg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Markov gets slowly back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a double leg but Markov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Markov is looking to clinch.
Schwarzeneg shoots in but Markov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov is looking to escape.
Markov is looking to get back to full guard here but Schwarzeneg has managed to pass to side control instead.
Markov tries to improve position but can't.
Markov wants to control but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand back up. Schwarzeneg steps back and let's Markov get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markov wants to clinch.
Markov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schwarzeneg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Markov's guard.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Markov to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov trying to control the position.
Markov wants to stand but Schwarzeneg is controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schwarzeneg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schwarzeneg postures up in Markov's guard and throws a big left but Markov blocks it.
Schwarzeneg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Markov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Markov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Schwarzeneg throws a big elbow that misses.
Markov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Schwarzeneg uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov defending against the ground and pound.
Markov is trying to improve his position.
Schwarzeneg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Markov tries to sprawl but Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markov is looking for a sweep. Schwarzeneg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Schwarzeneg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schwarzeneg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Veli Schwarzeneg wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Surfing with the Alien. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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29
180 lbs
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22
169 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JonesJr misses with a hook
and Chen counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tiger JonesJr has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for JonesJr. That snapped Chen's head back.
JonesJr misses with a double jab
and Chen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
JonesJr breaks the clinch.
Chen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
JonesJr misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Chen misses.
JonesJr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chen's head backwards.
JonesJr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chen counters with a huge left! JonesJr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Chen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save JonesJr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Chen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Chen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguez Julien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dweezil O Hearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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23
162 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodriguez Julien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dweezil O Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from O Hearn misses.
O Hearn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juliens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Julien misses with a body kick.
Julien throws a sloppy head kick and O Hearn moves out of range easily.
Julien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Julien.
O Hearn lands an overhand right.
O Hearn throws a right and a left that Julien avoids nicely.
Julien throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Julien throws a head kick that misses.
O Hearn slips a jab from Julien.
Julien looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Hearn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Julien's head.
Julien throws a head kick but O Hearn moves out of range.
Julien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Hearn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Julien's head.
Julien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez Julien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julien dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from O Hearn.
Julien throws a head kick but O Hearn moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by O Hearn there.
O Hearn sizes up Julien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julien is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Hearn.
Julien throws a push kick but O Hearn slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Julien.
Julien is breathing heavily.
Julien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Hearn circles away quickly and effectively.
O Hearn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Julien.
O Hearn cracks Julien with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Julien is rocked!
Julien gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Julien tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but O Hearn is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Julien buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Julien!! Julien is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. O Hearn throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dweezil O Hearn!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sev Kritzkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kritzkiy has chosen Rasputin by Boney M as his entrance music. Sev Kritzkiy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sev Kritzkiy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kritzkiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kritzkiy misses with a straight right.
Kritzkiy tries to clinch there but Vanagandr circles away.
Kritzkiy connects with a jab.
Vanagandr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vanagandr blocks a head kick by Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanagandr circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kritzkiy misses with a right hand
and Vanagandr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kritzkiy is trying to push Vanagandr away but Vanagandr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanagandr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kritzkiy wants to clinch
and Vanagandr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sev Kritzkiy has been cut.
Sev Kritzkiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kritzkiy is just out of range.
Kritzkiy misses with a straight right.
Vanagandr cracks Kritzkiy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kritzkiy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vanagandr finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Kritzkiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kritzkiy also avoids with ease.
Vanagandr thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanagandr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kritzkiy.
Vanagandr lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Kritzkiy head around and knocks him out cold! Vanagandr hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Katla Vanagandr!
Post fight, Katla Vanagandr stared into the camera and said 'Full damage, POW right in the kisser!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Desmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes to the ring accompanied by shut em down. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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32
175 lbs
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222 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Desmond!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bark fails with a takedown attempt.
Desmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Desmond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bark shoots for a takedown but Desmond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Desmond swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oakley Bark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desmond lands a head kick. Bark smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Oakley Bark has been cut.
Desmond circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bark drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Desmond follows Bark to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Desmond!
Erik Desmond is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Erik Desmond made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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