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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stas Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Glue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stas Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Glue!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Stas Andreev has been cut.
Andreev throws a head kick but Glue moves out of range.
No joy there for Andreev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andreev throws a head kick but Glue moves out of range.
Nice cross by Glue.
Andreev moves forwards but Glue connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andreev avoids the head kick by Glue.
Glue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andreev slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreev throws a head kick but Glue moves out of range.
Glue avoids the head kick by Andreev.
Glue lands a big right hook! Andreev looks hurt but is still standing! Glue lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Andreev falls down and Glue dives in with a huge hammer fist! Andreev's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Glue runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Super Glue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Runihura Ojore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vital Nokautenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vital Nokautenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Runihura Ojore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vital Nokautenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Nokautenko - just one landing.
Ojore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nokautenko.
Nokautenko tries to keep at a distance but Ojore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ojore gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nokautenko regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ojore is stalling in the full guard.
Nokautenko is looking to sweep but instead, Ojore has passed into half guard.
Nokautenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ojore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ojore has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojore breaks from Nokautenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ojore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ojore 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.
Ojore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ojore cracks Nokautenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nokautenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ojore controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojore landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ojore controlling the position easily from mount.
Ojore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ojore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokautenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ojore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ojore's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ojore unloading with bombs!
Ojore cracks Nokautenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojore controlling from the full mount.
Ojore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Nokautenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ojore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ojore is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ojore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runihura Ojore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ojore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nokautenko.
Nokautenko lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Nokautenko. That snapped Ojore's head back.
Ojore fails with a takedown attempt.
Ojore misses with a takedown
and Nokautenko counters with a straight right hand.
Nokautenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Ojore.
Nokautenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nokautenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ojore rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nokautenko's guard! Nice work there by Ojore!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nokautenko is looking to stand up but Ojore isn't so interested in that idea.
Ojore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nokautenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojore postures up in Nokautenko's guard and throws a big left but Nokautenko blocks it.
Nokautenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Nokautenko, not yet.
Ojore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ojore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Runihura Ojore just wasn't active enough.
Ojore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Runihura Ojore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nokautenko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ojore's guard.
Nokautenko throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ojore has his feet on Nokautenko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ojore ducks under a wild hook from Nokautenko.
Runihura Ojore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nokautenko misses with an uppercut.
Nokautenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nokautenko is looking to stall here but Ojore recovers full guard.
Ojore kicks Nokautenko off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokautenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ojore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nokautenko working a defensive guard here.
Ojore trying to control the position from guard on top but Nokautenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojore scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vital Nokautenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ojore fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nokautenko sprawls well initially but Ojore persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Ojore is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ojore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nokautenko wants to get back to full guard but Ojore has passed into side control.
Ojore stands up and beckons Nokautenko to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokautenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ojore swivels and escapes.
Nokautenko loads up on a big right hand but Ojore slips the punch.
Ojore gets a double leg takedown into Nokautenko's guard.
Ojore stays in close to Nokautenko's body and controls the position.
Nokautenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Runihura Ojore has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nokautenko lands with a straight right. Ojore didn't see that one coming.
Nokautenko shoots for a takedown but Ojore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ojore takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nokautenko takes a swing at Ojore's ribcage but misses.
Nokautenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ojore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nokautenko is wriggling around but Ojore manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojore scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ojore is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ojore working over Nokautenko with some ground and pound. Nokautenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ojore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ojore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ojore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runihura Ojore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ojore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ojore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ojore prevents Nokautenko from standing back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ojore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Runihura Ojore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ojore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nokautenko circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Runihura Ojore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ojore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Runihura Ojore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Korke Kinka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olivier Denis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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141 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Korke Kinka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olivier Denis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Denis.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kinka tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kinka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kinka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kinka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Denis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kinka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kinka actively working from the bottom here.
Kinka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kinka is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Denis is tapping! Great win for Kinka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Korke Kinka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Vladimirovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo comes to the cage accompanied by Stylez Major - Neva Break Me. Vladimirovitch has chosen Sweet Child O' Mine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raymond Vladimirovitch!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo shoots in for a takedown but Vladimirovitch shows good takedown defense.
Polo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vladimirovitch pinned against the cage. Vladimirovitch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vladimirovitch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Polo!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Polo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vladimirovitch raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Adrian Polo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vladimirovitch landing shots from mount.
Polo is rocked!
Adrian Polo's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adrian Polo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raymond Vladimirovitch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Pavlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Pavlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlov cracks Rett with an open hand slap.
Rett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pavlov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rett's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pavlov with a nice head shot there.
Rett controlling Pavlov's posture.
Rett trying to control the position.
Rett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rett trying to control the position.
Rett seems keen to control Pavlov's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett is trying to keep Pavlov in close.
Pavlov won't allow Rett to sweep him here.
Rett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rett is trying to keep Pavlov in close.
Pavlov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rett on the ground.
Rett has his foot on Pavlov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pavlov works his way back into a safe position though.
Pavlov postures up.
Rett is pulling down on Pavlov's head. It's preventing any offense from Pavlov, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pavlov really wants to buck Rett off and get back to his feet.
Rett controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pavlov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rett sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rett throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett unloads with some shots from mount but Pavlov bucks and avoids them well.
Rett working the ground and pound effectively.
Rett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pavlov looks a forlorn figure.
Rett controlling his opponent.
Rett is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pavlov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rett thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rett breaks from Pavlov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rett landing strikes from the mount and Pavlov is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rett is landing with some decent strikes but Pavlov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pavlov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rett misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rett landing punches.
Rett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pavlov hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rett controlling from the full mount.
Pavlov blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randon Rett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pavlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rett manages to avoid it.
Pavlov loads up on a big right hand but Rett slips the punch.
Rett dives in and grabs Pavlov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pavlov pushes down on Rett's head and hops out.
Pavlov stuffs the takedown.
Rett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pavlov tries to avoid it but Rett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pavlov to the ground. Pavlov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boris Pavlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Pavlov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Pavlov.
Rett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Pavlov. Those never looked like landing.
Rett misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavlov counters with a three punch combo that has Rett backing up. Rett nods at Pavlov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov misses with a hook.
Pavlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rett is just out of range.
Pavlov connects with a high kick.
Rett misses with a double jab.
Pavlov throws a jab when Rett was well out of range.
Rett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlov lands with a kick to the temple. Rett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pavlov shoots in and bounces Rett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett working a defensive guard here.
Rett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pavlov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pavlov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rett controls Pavlov momentarily but Pavlov frees himself.
Rett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov throws a big elbow that misses.
Pavlov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rett is trying to keep Pavlov in close.
Pavlov works over Rett with some ground and pound from guard.
Rett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pavlov tries to stand but Rett is controlling from the bottom.
Pavlov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pavlov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pavlov.
Randon Rett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rett looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlov is fighting to break Rett's control of his arms but Rett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pavlov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rett is looking for a triangle but Pavlov pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Boris Pavlov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pavlov counters with a left to the body.
Pavlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Rett or perhaps it was just good defense by Pavlov which made him look bad.
Rett misses with a combination
and Pavlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pavlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rett.
Pavlov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rett tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pavlov is in Rett's guard.
Pavlov tries to stand but Rett is controlling from the bottom.
Rett is controlling Pavlov's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rett is proving hard to escape from.
Pavlov chips away with some ground and pound.
Rett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pavlov wanted to stand there but Rett had control of the position.
Rett seems keen to control Pavlov's posture.
Pavlov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pavlov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pavlov stands up over Rett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pavlov wants to get up but he can't break Rett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett is trying to control the position but Pavlov postures up.
Pavlov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rett is proving hard to escape from.
Pavlov throws a strike but Rett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pavlov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pavlov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rett trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Rett there.
Pavlov has one foot on Rett's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rett shoots in and drives through. Pavlov sprawls well.
Boris Pavlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rett shoots in and bounces Pavlov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rett looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boris Pavlov.
I think Pavlov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Randon Rett!
Randon Rett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francis Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Amaury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy comes into the arena with Breaking Bad - Goodbye blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Amaury!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice straight punches there by Troy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Troy.
Amaury misses with a body shot.
Troy misses with a head kick.
Amaury has Troy up against the cage in a clinch.
Troy misses with a knee to the head.
Troy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amaury blocks it with crossed arms.
Amaury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amaury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaury avoids the damage to the body.
Amaury is trying to push Troy away but Troy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Troy misses with an elbow strike.
Troy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Amaury blocks an elbow strike from Troy.
Troy lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ditte Amaury has been cut.
Troy misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Troy.
Amaury has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.
Amaury avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Troy tries to pull guard but Amaury won't allow it.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
Troy looking to throw knees to the head but Amaury is blocking nicely.
Troy lands an elbow inside.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Amaury's efforts to push away.
Amaury avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy lands a damaging elbow.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amaury.
Amaury wants to get back to striking at distance but Troy won't allow it.
Amaury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaury avoids the damage to the body.
Amaury can't break the clinch.
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troy lands an elbow that stopped Amaury in his tracks for a moment.
Amaury avoids a wild elbow strike from Troy.
Troy misses with an elbow over the top.
Amaury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy just leaning against Amaury, taking a breather.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Troy wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Troy.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amaury.
Troy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Troy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Amaury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amaury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Troy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amaury avoids the elbow strike from Troy, against the cage.
Troy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amaury walks away with a smile on his face. Troy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ditte Amaury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amaury avoids it.
Troy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amaury is defending well for now.
Troy tries to pull guard but Amaury won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaury avoids the damage to the body.
Amaury managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Amaury avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Amaury blocks an elbow strike.
Amaury scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amaury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy jumps guard but Amaury turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Amaury is trying to break the clinch but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
Amaury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Troy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ditte Amaury's cut.
That's time! Troy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Troy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Francis Troy has been cut.
Amaury pushes Troy up against the cage in a clinch.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amaury avoids the elbow strike from Troy, against the cage.
Amaury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troy stalling.
Troy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Francis Troy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Amaury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amaury is looking to break free of the clinch but Troy has double underhooks.
Amaury avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Troy working Amaury over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaury wants to get back to striking at distance but Troy won't allow it.
Troy scores with a knee to the head.
Amaury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaury avoids the damage to the body.
Troy jumps guard and drags Amaury to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Amaury is looking to stand up but Troy won't let him.
Troy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Troy looking for a sweep. Not yet Troy, not yet.
Amaury wants to stand but Troy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Troy pulls Amaury in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Troy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amaury takes a swing at Troy's ribcage but misses.
Amaury forces Troy back against the cage and clinches.
Troy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Amaury blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amaury has had enough of the clinch but Troy keeps him there for the moment.
Troy digs a right hand underneath Amaury's ribcage. Amaury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Troy lands a knee to the head.
Troy lands a knee to the body.
Amaury is breathing heavily.
Amaury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Troy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amaury is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troy.
A head punch on the inside from Amaury fails to land.
Troy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amaury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troy lands a good knee to the midsection. Amaury won't want to take too many of those.
Amaury working aggressively here.
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amaury's defenses.
Amaury avoids the elbow strike from Troy, against the cage.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Troy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amaury is trying to break the clinch but Troy is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Amaury's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Troy lands a knee to the body.
Troy lands a good knee to the midsection. Amaury won't want to take too many of those.
Amaury letting Troy take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amaury smiles and moves away.
Troy throws a push kick but Amaury slaps the foot to one side.
Francis Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaury throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troy lands an overhand right.
Troy walks into a left hand.
Amaury fails to land with a series of punches.
Amaury sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amaury misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Troy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Amaury closes the distance and pushes Troy back into the cage.
Troy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Troy.
A knee to the head by Troy.
Troy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Troy.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amaury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Troy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Amaury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troy working Amaury over with knees to the body.
Troy lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy lands a knee to the head.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Troy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Troy throws an elbow that misses.
Amaury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amaury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ditte Amaury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Troy jabs Amaury right on the nose. Amaury blinks but takes it well.
Amaury misses with a two punch combination.
Amaury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy keeps Amaury at a distance using the push kick.
Troy scores with a body shot.
Amaury looks to land a left hand but Troy moved out of range nicely.
Amaury misses with a wild combination.
Troy throws a nice head kick!
Amaury closes the distance and clinches.
Troy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Troy is stalling here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Troy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amaury can do to turn this around?
Come on Troy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Troy throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Troy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amaury's face.
Troy tries to throw a body punch but Amaury avoids it by throwing Troy back against the cage.
Amaury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Troy misses with the head strike.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but Amaury blocks with his arms.
Troy lands a good knee to the midsection. Amaury won't want to take too many of those.
Troy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amaury avoids the elbow strike from Troy, against the cage.
Troy lands an elbow inside that Amaury shrugs off.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaury scores with a shot to the side of Troy's head.
Amaury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amaury has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.
Amaury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Amaury misses with the head strike.
Amaury is trying to break the clinch but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
Francis Troy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amaury avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Ditte Amaury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy lands a hook that snaps the head of Amaury backwards.
Troy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amaury blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Troy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Troy, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Troy!
Francis Troy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miladin Kovacevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovacevic comes to the cage accompanied by Rocknrolla'. Rogers has chosen I Am A Real American as his entrance music. Steve Rogers has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miladin Kovacevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacevic blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a lazy head kick
and Kovacevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Rogers wants to clinch but Kovacevic slips to the side
and Kovacevic counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovacevic circles away.
Kovacevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kovacevic can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rogers and Kovacevic drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rogers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Rogers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris JorJovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris JorJovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snegov 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 JorJovsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from JorJovsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
JorJovsky closes the distance and clinches.
Snegov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
JorJovsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
JorJovsky trying to control the position but Snegov is working away.
JorJovsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Snegov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Snegov is not content to let JorJovsky control the position.
Snegov wants to control but JorJovsky postures up.
JorJovsky throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JorJovsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snegov, who protects the arm well.
JorJovsky looks up at the clock and then as Snegov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, JorJovsky smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
JorJovsky has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snegov is trying to stand up.
JorJovsky is landing with some decent strikes but Snegov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Snegov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
JorJovsky 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.
JorJovsky looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
JorJovsky lands a big shot there that rocks Snegov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
JorJovsky raining down shots from the mount!
JorJovsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Snegov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
JorJovsky throwing strikes here but Snegov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
JorJovsky landing punches.
JorJovsky wants to control the pace but Snegov is squirming around nicely.
JorJovsky goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Snegov is on top in guard.
Snegov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snegov tries to stand but JorJovsky is controlling from the bottom.
JorJovsky is looking for a triangle here but Snegov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Snegov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
JorJovsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Snegov counters with a stiff right hand.
JorJovsky moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov blocks a body shot from JorJovsky.
Snegov landing knees to the head.
Snegov tries a knee to the head but JorJovsky blocks it.
Snegov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snegov scores with a knee to the head.
JorJovsky jumps into guard, dragging Snegov to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
JorJovsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snegov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
JorJovsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Snegov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snegov wants to stand but JorJovsky is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
JorJovsky working for a triangle but Snegov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris JorJovsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
JorJovsky throws a push kick but Snegov slaps the foot to one side.
JorJovsky throws a wild body kick that Snegov sees coming a mile off.
JorJovsky swings for the body but Snegov moves out of range.
Snegov clobbers JorJovsky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
JorJovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
JorJovsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snegov swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - JorJovsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Konstantin Snegov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JorJovsky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Boris JorJovsky has been cut.
Snegov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of JorJovsky's head.
JorJovsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snegov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
JorJovsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snegov. JorJovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snegov feints and then cracks JorJovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow JorJovsky down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snegov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
JorJovsky slips a jab from Snegov.
JorJovsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Snegov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten JorJovsky somewhat.
JorJovsky staying out of range there.
Snegov looks to land a left hand but JorJovsky moved out of range nicely.
JorJovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
JorJovsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snegov sprawls well. Snegov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. JorJovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris JorJovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov throws a head kick that misses.
JorJovsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Konstantin Snegov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snegov throws a series of punches but JorJovsky moves out of range.
JorJovsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
JorJovsky digs a good body shot into Snegov's ribs.
Snegov scores with a head kick. JorJovsky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
JorJovsky checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov lands with a thumping leg kick.
JorJovsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Snegov won't allow JorJovsky to pass to mount.
Snegov tries to kick JorJovsky off but JorJovsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
JorJovsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Snegov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with JorJovsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
JorJovsky wants to free his trapped foot but Snegov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
JorJovsky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
JorJovsky working over Snegov with some ground and pound. Snegov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Snegov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris JorJovsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
JorJovsky throws an overhand right that lands on Snegov's shoulder, as Snegov tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Snegov as JorJovsky shoots in.
Snegov misses with a straight left.
JorJovsky dives in and scores a takedown into Snegov's guard.
JorJovsky won't allow Snegov to get back to his feet.
JorJovsky has gone for a leg lock! Snegov slips out almost immediately though and dives into JorJovsky's guard.
JorJovsky has control of Snegov's left arm, preventing Snegov from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov won't allow JorJovsky to sweep him here.
Snegov got a little sloppy there for a moment and JorJovsky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snegov has managed to get both his arms back between JorJovsky's legs - danger averted.
JorJovsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
JorJovsky tries to control but Snegov wriggling away.
JorJovsky goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Snegov turns into him and now he's in JorJovsky's guard.
Snegov stands and steps away. JorJovsky gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JorJovsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snegov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
JorJovsky blocks a head kick by Snegov.
Snegov looks for the body kick but JorJovsky saw that one coming.
Konstantin Snegov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
JorJovsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
JorJovsky swings around for an armbar but Snegov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into JorJovsky's guard.
JorJovsky is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Snegov rolls with it to try and escape but JorJovsky cranks on the arm and Snegov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris JorJovsky!
Boris JorJovsky spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Purple From Down Under (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Purple From Down Under!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Drago!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago tries to clinch but From Down Under moves out of range.
Drago lands with a shot to the body.
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from From Down Under.
Drago throws a body punch but From Down Under moves out of range.
From Down Under throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
From Down Under misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
It looks like The Purple From Down Under has been cut.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but From Down Under has the dominant position.
Drago tries to break the clinch but From Down Under is controlling the position.
From Down Under throws a head punch that misses.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but From Down Under has him pressed against the cage.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for From Down Under.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
From Down Under lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
From Down Under throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
From Down Under's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
From Down Under tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
Drago taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
From Down Under throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
From Down Under fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago wants to clinch.
Crunch! From Down Under slams his shin into Drago's torso.
Nice uppercut there from From Down Under.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago moves out of range of the body kick.
Drago forces From Down Under back against the cage and clinches.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drago blocking some punches.
From Down Under swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
From Down Under is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Drago has had enough of the clinch but From Down Under keeps him there for the moment.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
From Down Under misses with a body punch.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
From Down Under misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
From Down Under tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drago displaying some good clinch control by pressing From Down Under up against the cage.
From Down Under doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
From Down Under softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for From Down Under.
From Down Under working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
From Down Under lands with a left to the head.
From Down Under throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as From Down Under tries to tie him up.
Drago lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
From Down Under is breathing heavily.
From Down Under misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Drago.
The Purple From Down Under's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago scores with a three punch combo!
From Down Under keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
From Down Under takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
From Down Under swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
From Down Under lands a jab to the head.
From Down Under walks into a jab.
The Purple From Down Under's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
From Down Under cracks the inside of Drago's front leg.
Drago tries to clinch up but From Down Under circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago jabs at From Down Under's body.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but From Down Under paws at him with a jab and circles away.
From Down Under misses with a head kick.
Drago wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Purple From Down Under's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
From Down Under throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
Drago throws a body punch but From Down Under moves out of range.
Drago clinches up with From Down Under and pushes him back against the cage.
From Down Under throws a head punch that misses.
From Down Under swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drago is stalling here.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
From Down Under swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
From Down Under misses with a hook from the clinch.
From Down Under swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
From Down Under throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as From Down Under tries to tie him up.
Drago taking a breather.
From Down Under has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
From Down Under misses with a short punch on the inside.
From Down Under misses with the head strike.
From Down Under lands with a light punch inside.
From Down Under stalls.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but From Down Under pushes him off.
No joy there for From Down Under, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
From Down Under swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
Drago slips a jab from From Down Under.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago dodges the punch combination from From Down Under.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
From Down Under throws a leg kick
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Axel Drago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago moves into the clinch.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Drago lands a big right hand that sends From Down Under crashing to the mat! Drago stays standing though and waves From Down Under back to his feet!
From Down Under is rocked!
Jeez, The Purple From Down Under's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Purple From Down Under's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Axel Drago!
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