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UFL 27: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Syroviy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saboh Soth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syroviy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Три Буквы . Saboh Soth is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Syroviy!
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, Saboh Soth!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syroviy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Syroviy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Saboh Soth has been cut.
Saboh Soth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syroviy tries a head kick but it misses.
Soth moves into range and clinches up with Syroviy.
Soth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Syroviy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Syroviy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soth somewhat.
Syroviy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soth circles away quickly and effectively.
Soth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eduard Syroviy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saboh Soth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Syroviy misses with a head kick.
Syroviy throws a powerful right kick. Soth tried to block low but the kick was high! Soth was taken right off of his feet! Syroviy jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eduard Syroviy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Raiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilvan Firmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Raiser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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298 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Raiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gilvan Firmo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiser tries for a takedown but Firmo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raiser is looking to land body kicks.
Raiser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Firmo connects with a right hand. Raiser shakes it off.
It looks like Tony Raiser has been cut.
Firmo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Firmo misses the shot to the body.
Firmo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Firmo wants it to stay on the feet.
Raiser darts in and clinches Firmo up against the cage.
Firmo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raiser's efforts to push away.
Raiser prevents Firmo from breaking the clinch.
Firmo misses with some punches.
Firmo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raiser has him pressed against the cage.
Raiser avoiding damage as Firmo throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Raiser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Firmo looking to slow down the pace here.
Firmo is looking to break free of the clinch but Raiser has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Firmo's efforts to push away.
Raiser tries to circle away but Firmo has him pinned against the cage.
Raiser tries to break the clinch but Firmo is controlling the position.
Firmo breaks the clinch.
Tony Raiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiser throws a head kick but Firmo moves out of range.
Raiser throws a sloppy head kick and Firmo moves out of range easily.
Raiser slips a straight right by Firmo.
Firmo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raiser will feel that in the morning.
Raiser closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Firmo misses with a wild body shot.
Raiser shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Raiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Firmo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raiser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Firmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Firmo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Firmo cracks a nice hook into Raiser's ribs.
Raiser is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firmo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raiser shoots for a takedown but Firmo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Firmo fails to land with a series of punches.
Firmo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Raiser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Firmo.
Firmo misses with a hook. Raiser ducked under it nicely.
Raiser shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Firmo sprawls well. Firmo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raiser gets slowly back to his feet.
Raiser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tony Raiser's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Raiser misses.
Firmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firmo avoids the body shot from Raiser.
Raiser gets the takedown into side control.
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.
Firmo is trying to get back to half guard.
Firmo struggling a bit here.
Firmo is looking for a sweep.
Raiser is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Firmo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Firmo tries to bench press Raiser off him but Raiser keeps the position.
Firmo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raiser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Raiser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Raiser lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firmo is looking to regain half guard here but Raiser keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raiser working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Raiser is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Firmo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raiser looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Firmo tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Firmo is pushing Raiser's head away, looking to escape. Raiser manages to hold on to the position though.
Raiser thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilvan Firmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Raiser's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Firmo leaves Raiser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Firmo jabs Raiser right on the nose. Raiser blinks but takes it well.
Firmo punishes Raiser's body with a nice straight punch.
Firmo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raiser dives in and grabs Firmo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Firmo pushes down on Raiser's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick lands from Firmo.
Raiser shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Firmo is trying to defend but Raiser finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Raiser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firmo is trying to stand back up but Raiser is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firmo is looking for a sweep. Raiser is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raiser decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Firmo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raiser has time to react.
Horrible takedown by Raiser or perhaps it was just good defense by Firmo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Raiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Firmo.
Firmo slaps away a takedown attempt from Raiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Firmo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raiser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilvan Firmo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raiser shoots in for a double leg but Firmo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Raiser misses.
Firmo tries a head kick but it misses.
Raiser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firmo.
Raiser swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiser fails with the takedown.
Raiser has a takedown stuffed.
Firmo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firmo throws a shot to the body.
Firmo feints and then cracks Raiser's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raiser down.
Nice uppercut there from Firmo.
Gilvan Firmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Firmo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raiser under the eye.
Firmo scores with a hook to the body. Raiser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Firmo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raiser under the eye.
Tony Raiser's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raiser shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Firmo defends it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Firmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firmo lands a jab to the nose.
Jeez, Tony Raiser's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Raiser's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gilvan Firmo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Marihuanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marihuanich comes into the arena with CANNABIS blaring out of the sound system. Roy Blake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Bariga Marihuanich!
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, Roy Blake!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marihuanich tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bariga Marihuanich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marihuanich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marihuanich lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Marihuanich as the two fighters clinch.
Marihuanich is working Blake over against the cage.
Marihuanich cracks Blake with a nice body shot.
Marihuanich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marihuanich wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Marihuanich takes the fight into the clinch.
Blake is working for takedown but Marihuanich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marihuanich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marihuanich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marihuanich wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich instigates a clinch.
Marihuanich breaks from the clinch.
Marihuanich wants to clinch but Blake slips to the side
and Blake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marihuanich!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marihuanich is trying to escape the mount.
Marihuanich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blake on the ground.
Blake jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Marihuanich is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Marihuanich and Blake has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Blake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marihuanich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marihuanich gets back to half guard.
Blake trying to work for an americana but Marihuanich has managed to regain full guard.
Marihuanich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marihuanich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
Blake being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Marihuanich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Marihuanich looking for a sweep. Not yet Marihuanich, not yet.
Marihuanich pulls Blake in to control the position.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marihuanich is keeping the position for now.
Marihuanich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bariga Marihuanich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marihuanich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marihuanich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marihuanich scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich closes the distance but Blake moves to the side
and Blake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marihuanich's guard.
Marihuanich keeping full guard, as Blake tries to pass.
Blake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marihuanich is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake working away.
Marihuanich regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marihuanich tries to get to full guard but Blake has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Marihuanich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marihuanich doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Marihuanich moves into range and clinches up with Blake.
Marihuanich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Marihuanich is looking to clinch.
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Marihuanich. Marihuanich maintains the clinch.
Marihuanich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blake blocks it with crossed arms.
Marihuanich lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Roy Blake has been cut.
Marihuanich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marihuanich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marihuanich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marihuanich tries to clinch
and Blake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blake.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Blake advances to half guard.
Marihuanich trying to hold on to Blake's head to control him but Blake postures up.
Marihuanich holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Marihuanich is defending against the submission attempts here by Blake.
Marihuanich wants to control but Blake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marihuanich desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Bariga Marihuanich wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marihuanich is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Marihuanich throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Blake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marihuanich defends it nicely.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marihuanich's waist but Marihuanich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marihuanich tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Marihuanich clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage.
Marihuanich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich connects with a knee to the head.
Marihuanich misses with a punch to the body.
Marihuanich lands a body shot.
Marihuanich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marihuanich pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marihuanich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Marihuanich misses with a body punch.
Marihuanich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marihuanich tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Marihuanich slows down the pace here.
Marihuanich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich clinches.
Marihuanich tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Marihuanich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marihuanich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Marihuanich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marihuanich tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt - Marihuanich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bariga Marihuanich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marihuanich throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marihuanich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Marihuanich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marihuanich tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marihuanich closes the distance but Blake moves to the side
and Blake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blake.
Blake is pushing down on Marihuanich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marihuanich is fighting to maintain full guard but Blake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marihuanich is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marihuanich is trying to control but can't.
Blake is working for a kimura but Marihuanich is defending it quite comfortably.
Marihuanich manages to get to full guard.
Marihuanich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich pulls Blake in close to prevent any damage.
Roy Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marihuanich keeping full guard, as Blake tries to pass.
Marihuanich pulls Blake in to control the position.
Blake drops back looking for a leg! Marihuanich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marihuanich manages to kick Blake off! Blake jumps back into Marihuanich's guard.
Marihuanich has Blake pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marihuanich is trying to control the position but Blake postures up.
Bariga Marihuanich has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marihuanich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marihuanich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marihuanich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marihuanich landing knees to the body.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marihuanich lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marihuanich tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marihuanich breaks from the clinch.
Marihuanich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marihuanich.
Marihuanich struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Marihuanich misses with a punch to the body.
Marihuanich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marihuanich pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Marihuanich tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Marihuanich back against the cage.
Marihuanich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marihuanich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marihuanich takes the fight into the clinch.
Marihuanich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Marihuanich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marihuanich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marihuanich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marihuanich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marihuanich scores with a hook to the body.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marihuanich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marihuanich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marihuanich moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Marihuanich misses with a few strikes there.
Marihuanich wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bariga Marihuanich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marihuanich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bariga Marihuanich!
A less than humble Bariga Marihuanich 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 Adrian Bednarek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Moltov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bednarek comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Firestarter. Ivan Moltov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Bednarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Moltov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bednarek misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moltov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bednarek. That's going to slow Moltov down.
Bednarek thumps Moltov with a low kick.
Moltov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bednarek tries to close the distance and clinch but Moltov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moltov swings for the body but Bednarek moves out of range.
Bednarek is looking to clinch but Moltov is avoiding it.
No joy there for Moltov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moltov misses with the combination.
Bednarek scores with a jab to the body.
Bednarek swings for the body but Moltov moves out of range.
Moltov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bednarek's head.
Moltov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moltov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bednarek in his tracks.
Moltov moves out of range of the body kick from Bednarek.
Moltov catches Bednarek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bednarek is looking to clinch but Moltov is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moltov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moltov looks to land a combination but Bednarek avoids it well.
Moltov throws a body punch but Bednarek moves out of range.
Ivan Moltov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moltov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bednarek was well out of range. Poor timing from Moltov.
Moltov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bednarek connects with a single shot there.
Moltov throws a series of punches but Bednarek avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bednarek.
A punch combination from Moltov misses.
Moltov looks to land a combination. Bednarek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moltov misses with a hook. Bednarek ducked under it nicely.
Bednarek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moltov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bednarek scores with a hook to the body. Moltov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bednarek misses the shot to the body.
Moltov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moltov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bednarek is just out of range.
Bednarek thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moltov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moltov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek cracks a nice hook into Moltov's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moltov. Bednarek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bednarek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moltov throws a shot from downtown. Bednarek moves away and avoids it.
Bednarek closes the distance and pushes Moltov back into the cage.
Moltov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moltov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moltov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bednarek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moltov backwards.
Bednarek tries to score a body lock takedown but Moltov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bednarek misses with a knee to the head.
Bednarek landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bednarek.
Moltov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bednarek lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moltov working hard to break the clinch.
Bednarek tries to throw a body punch but Moltov avoids it by throwing Bednarek back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek landing knees to the body.
Moltov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bednarek tries to land knees in the clinch but Moltov avoids the damage to the body.
Bednarek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moltov avoids it.
Moltov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moltov connects with a nice looking jab.
Moltov misses with the combination.
Moltov misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Moltov blocks the leg kick.
Moltov lands with a straight right. Bednarek didn't see that one coming.
Moltov blocks the body kick.
Ivan Moltov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bednarek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moltov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moltov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bednarek looks for the body kick but Moltov saw that one coming.
Moltov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bednarek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moltov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek throws a leg kick but Moltov moved away.
Jab from Moltov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moltov connects with a body shot that sends Bednarek's belly button to the back.
Moltov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bednarek throws a body kick that misses.
Bednarek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moltov wants to slow Bednarek down by chopping away at his legs.
Bednarek clobbers Moltov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bednarek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bednarek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moltov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moltov.
Moltov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moltov throws a body punch but Bednarek moves out of range.
Moltov scores with a body shot.
Bednarek tries a head kick but it misses.
Bednarek scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Bednarek will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moltov misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moltov!
Bednarek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bednarek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moltov lands with a straight right. Bednarek didn't see that one coming.
Moltov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bednarek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moltov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bednarek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moltov. Bednarek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moltov cracks Bednarek with an open hand slap.
Moltov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bednarek digs a good hook to Moltov's body.
Moltov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Bednarek misses with a body shot.
Moltov is breathing heavily.
Bednarek lands a body shot.
Bednarek thows a body kick. Moltov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bednarek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moltov moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bednarek swings for the body but Moltov moves out of range.
Moltov throws a right and a left that Bednarek avoids nicely.
Moltov avoids the body shot from Bednarek.
Moltov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bednarek was well out of range. Poor timing from Moltov.
Bednarek misses the shot to the body.
Moltov checks a leg kick nicely.
Moltov avoids the head kick by Bednarek.
No luck for Bednarek with that takedown attempt.
Bednarek thows a body shot but no joy.
Moltov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bednarek circles away quickly and effectively.
Bednarek is looking to slow Moltov down with leg kicks.
Ivan Moltov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bednarek just misses with a punch to the body.
Bednarek lands a jab.
Moltov leaves Bednarek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltov throws the kick towards the body but Bednarek avoids it.
Moltov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bednarek.
A clash of legs there as Moltov blocks the low kick.
Bednarek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moltov throws a one two combo.
Bednarek shoots in and drives through. Moltov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Bednarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bednarek throws a shot to the body.
Ivan Moltov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moltov scores with a shot to the body.
Bednarek looks to land a combination. Moltov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moltov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moltov misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bednarek.
Moltov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bednarek scores with a leg kick.
Moltov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bednarek moves away.
Bednarek throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek avoids the body shot from Moltov.
Bednarek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moltov's sensitive parts.
Bednarek blocks a head kick by Moltov.
Moltov connects with the punch.
Bednarek throws a sloppy head kick and Moltov moves out of range easily.
Moltov throws a right hand that Bednarek ducks under and follows up with a left that Bednarek also avoids with ease.
Bednarek lands with a nice body punch.
Moltov swings for the body but Bednarek moves out of range.
Bednarek takes a swing at Moltov's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bednarek.
Moltov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bednarek.
Bednarek lands a nice looking body shot.
Bednarek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bednarek misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bednarek. Moltov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moltov looks for the body kick but Bednarek saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek slips under a jab from Moltov.
Bednarek tries to clinch there but Moltov circles away.
Moltov lunges at Bednarek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bednarek's hand.
Moltov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bednarek.
Moltov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bednarek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moltov throws a series of punches but Bednarek avoids them all with ease.
Bednarek avoids the body shot from Moltov.
Moltov fails to land with a series of punches.
Moltov misses the shot to the body.
Bednarek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moltov manages to avoid it.
Moltov tries to bum rush Bednarek with a series of wild strikes but Bednarek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bednarek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moltov takes a swing at Bednarek's ribcage but misses.
Bednarek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moltov at a distance.
Moltov stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adrian Bednarek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bednarek stuns Moltov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bednarek tries to close the distance and clinch but Moltov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Moltov as Bednarek shoots in.
Bednarek takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Moltov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bednarek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bednarek missing with knees to the body.
Moltov wants to stall.
Moltov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bednarek has him pressed against the cage.
Bednarek looking to slow down the pace here.
Moltov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bednarek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moltov tries to circle away but Bednarek has him pinned against the cage.
Bednarek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moltov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bednarek is trying to maintain a safe position but Moltov gets an underhook and turns Bednarek into the cage.
Moltov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moltov tries to break the clinch but Bednarek is controlling the position.
Bednarek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moltov is trying to break the clinch but Bednarek is controlling him.
Bednarek is trying to stall.
Bednarek tries a body shot but Moltov blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Moltov.
Bednarek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bednarek lands a body shot.
Moltov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bednarek scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bednarek.
Moltov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bednarek controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Bednarek.
Moltov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moltov is trying to break the clinch but Bednarek is controlling him.
Bednarek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moltov prevents a body shot from Bednarek.
Adrian Bednarek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bednarek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moltov is trying to break the clinch but Bednarek is controlling him.
Bednarek cracks Moltov with a nice body shot.
Moltov blocks a body shot from Bednarek.
Bednarek tries to work over Moltov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bednarek scores a nice knee to the body.
Moltov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bednarek is struggling to control the position.
Bednarek scores with a hook to the body.
Bednarek stalling.
Bednarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moltov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moltov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bednarek lands a body punch.
Moltov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bednarek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek tries for a takedown but Moltov manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Bednarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bednarek lands a body shot.
Ivan Moltov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bednarek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moltov.
Moltov working hard to break the clinch.
Moltov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moltov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Bednarek.
Moltov is trying to push Bednarek away but Bednarek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moltov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moltov tries to throw a body punch but Bednarek avoids it by throwing Moltov back against the cage.
Moltov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bednarek misses with a low kick.
Bednarek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bednarek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moltov.
Bednarek throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moltov swings for the body but Bednarek moves out of range.
Bednarek feints a jab promting Moltov to slip. Bednarek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moltov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moltov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moltov misses with a two punch combination.
Moltov throws a series of punches but Bednarek moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bednarek connects with a solid leg kick.
Moltov throws a head kick that misses.
Bednarek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moltov misses with the combination.
Bednarek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bednarek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bednarek dives in and grabs Moltov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moltov pushes down on Bednarek's head and hops out.
Bednarek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Bednarek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bednarek 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Bednarek!
Adrian Bednarek decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Sedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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256 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Sedov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sedov with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Denis Sedov has been cut.
Jackson lands a left and a right that send Sedov crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sedov! Jackson lets Sedov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sedov is rocked!
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Sedov.
Jackson darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Sedov's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Jackson before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quinton Jackson!
A very excited looking Quinton Jackson 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. Ograni has chosen Ameno - Era as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ograni misses.
Salazar moves away from the strike by Ograni.
Ograni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salazar's waist but Salazar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ograni off to one side.
Salazar misses with a takedown attempt
and Ograni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salazar misses with a takedown
and Ograni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Salazar with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Ograni as Salazar shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar slips under a jab.
Salazar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ograni's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ograni tries to get to full guard but Salazar has control of the leg.
Salazar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ograni defends it well.
Ograni wants to get back to full guard.
Salazar misses with a head shot. Ograni uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ograni trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a big right hand that misses.
Salazar wants to pass the guard but Ograni is keeping the position.
Salazar 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.
Salazar looking to sit in guard and control but Ograni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ograni looking to pass the guard.
Ograni wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.
Ograni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ograni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Ograni from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ograni looking to pass the guard.
Ograni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salazar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ograni has managed to get both his arms back between Salazar's legs - danger averted.
Salazar working for a triangle but Ograni defends it easily.
Ograni wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.
Ograni tries to free his leg and advance position but Salazar is retaining full guard.
Ograni trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ograni should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Salazar has tightened it up now! Ograni should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alvaro Salazar!
In his post fight interview, Alvaro Salazar gave a big smile as he said 'Gugo you're tough guy,thank you for the fight,it was the most difficult match in my mma career! unfortunately Belzen was scared to fight me, but i still wanna punish him!So, Belzen, fight me asap, motha fucka, but previously let me know if you wanna be knocked or tapped out!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Kovriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by UFC - Face the Pain . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Kovriga!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem tries to clinch but Kovriga moves out of range.
No joy there for Kovriga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem lands with an overhand left.
Overeem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovriga.
Kovriga misses with a few strikes there.
Kovriga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Overeem. Overeem circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Kovriga lands with a good body shot.
Kovriga misses with a lunging right hand
and Overeem counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Kovriga!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kovriga is looking to get back to full guard here but Overeem has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kovriga can't do much from the bottom here.
Kovriga is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovriga is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Overeem's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kovriga is trying to stand.
Overeem prevents Kovriga from improving his position.
Kovriga is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overeem is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovriga kicks off Overeem and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Overeem's head.
Kovriga misses with a body kick.
Kovriga lands a two punch combo.
Overeem throws a big shot that misses.
Kovriga throws a hook but Overeem blocks it.
Kovriga misses with a wild combination.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Kovriga tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem moves out of range as Kovriga strikes.
Kovriga dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Kovriga circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovriga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeem.
Kovriga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Overeem throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kovriga tumbling to the canvas!
Kovriga is rocked!
It looks like Taras Kovriga has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovriga is working an open guard so Overeem takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kovriga checks a leg kick.
Taras Kovriga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overeem drops Kovriga with a straight right hand, right on the button! Overeem follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes into the arena with Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer blaring out of the sound system. Clint Foote has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tatti Tasapaksu's chin.
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264 lbs
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Foote!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote blocks a low kick nicely.
Foote checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tasapaksu is looking to clinch but Foote is avoiding it.
A big left from Foote misses.
Tasapaksu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Foote throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tasapaksu counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Tasapaksu misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tasapaksu.
Foote throws a body punch but Tasapaksu moves out of range.
Tasapaksu checks a low kick from Foote.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Foote throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tasapaksu throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Foote counter with a right hand.
Foote misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tasapaksu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Foote has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foote and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Tasapaksu misses its intended target.
Tasapaksu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tasapaksu throws a chopping leg kick but Foote manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tasapaksu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foote connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Foote.
Foote takes a swing at Tasapaksu's ribcage but misses.
Foote with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foote has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tasapaksu.
Foote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatti Tasapaksu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tasapaksu closes the distance and clinches.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow that stopped Foote in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote trying to control the position but instead, Tasapaksu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foote into the cage.
Foote tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tasapaksu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tasapaksu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foote blocks an elbow strike.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tasapaksu tries to land knees in the clinch but Foote avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foote missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foote tries to pull guard but Tasapaksu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Foote misses with a body punch.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow just above Foote 's eye.
That has opened up Clint Foote's cut even more.
Foote struggles to land a body shot inside as Tasapaksu controls his hands.
Tasapaksu prevents a body shot from Foote.
Tasapaksu lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foote is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foote is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Foote's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Tasapaksu misses.
Tasapaksu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foote. That did some damage!
Tasapaksu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foote's sensitive parts.
Foote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foote misses with a body shot.
Foote shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tasapaksu throws an overhand right that lands on Foote's shoulder, as Foote tries to avoid the shot.
Foote moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tasapaksu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu takes the fight into the clinch.
Foote avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Tasapaksu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tasapaksu misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Foote can't get the takedown.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foote avoids it.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foote blocks the elbow strike.
Foote blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foote tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow just above Foote 's eye.
Clint Foote's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow just above Foote 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clint Foote's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tatti Tasapaksu!
Tatti Tasapaksu retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Tatti Tasapaksu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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