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SPFT 5: Upperweight Semis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wasilewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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288 lbs
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280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karlsson!
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, Adam Wasilewski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasilewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Wasilewski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karlsson.
Karlsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karlsson working the head with strikes.
Wasilewski wants to get back to his feet.
Karlsson working the ground and pound.
Karlsson working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wasilewski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karlsson connects with a decent elbow.
Wasilewski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karlsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Karlsson is working Wasilewski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wasilewski pushes Karlsson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Karlsson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Karlsson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wasilewski tries to escape but Karlsson is in control.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson scoring with punches from side control.
Wasilewski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karlsson connects with a decent elbow.
Wasilewski is rocked!
Karlsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wasilewski is still in real trouble! Can Karlsson finish him?
A big shot lands for Karlsson! That's hurt Wasilewski! Will he recover? Karlsson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Karlsson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frodo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baggins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frodo Baggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins slips under a jab from Rua.
Horrible takedown by Baggins or perhaps it was just good defense by Rua which made him look bad.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into Baggins's guard.
Rua passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rua slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Baggins.
Baggins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Baggins is squirming around, avoiding Rua's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baggins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rua pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rua is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Baggins is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mauricio Rua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Daniel Slaughter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Slaughter!
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, Alen Milosevic!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Milosevic throws a series of punches but Slaughter moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Milosevic.
Milosevic dodges the punch combination from Slaughter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milosevic misses with a two punch combination.
Milosevic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Alen Milosevic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milosevic throws a series of punches but Slaughter avoids them all with ease.
Slaughter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milosevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Alen Milosevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milosevic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slaughter tries to bum rush Milosevic with a series of wild strikes but Milosevic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slaughter misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Slaughter.
Good standup being displayed there by Slaughter as he connects with a hook.
Slaughter misses with a series of wild punches.
Slaughter leaves Milosevic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Slaughter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slaughter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Milosevic looks gassed!
Slaughter waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Milosevic. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Milosevic to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Milosevic is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter advances position into side control!
Milosevic is still in real trouble! Can Slaughter finish him?
Slaughter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milosevic keeps working.
Milosevic seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Milosevic is not content to let Slaughter control the position.
Slaughter is trying to get an arm triangle but Milosevic is defending well.
Slaughter misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slaughter.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slaughter.
Slaughter is looking for a kimura but Milosevic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slaughter to get the leverage.
Slaughter wants to take a breather but Milosevic is having none of it.
Slaughter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slaughter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milosevic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slaughter throwing shots but Milosevic is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic is staying active underneath Slaughter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slaughter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slaughter is trying to work for a kimura but Milosevic is defending well.
Slaughter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milosevic's head.
Milosevic is trying to control but can't.
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slaughter drops an elbow to the side of Milosevic's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter is looking to advance position but Milosevic won't allow it.
Slaughter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slaughter throwing shots but Milosevic is blocking nicely.
Slaughter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slaughter is trying to control. Milosevic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Milosevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slaughter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milosevic tries to roll over but Slaughter keeps him under control.
Slaughter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Milosevic!
Slaughter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milosevic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Slaughter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Milosevic'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.
Slaughter lands a big shot that drops Milosevic! Can he finish him?
Daniel Slaughter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Slaughter trying to control but Milosevic is working from the bottom.
Slaughter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slaughter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Milosevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milosevic wants to sweep but no luck.
Milosevic keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slaughter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slaughter working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slaughter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milosevic can do to turn this around?
Slaughter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milosevic is keeping the position for now.
Slaughter looking to sit in guard and control but Milosevic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slaughter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slaughter keeping full guard, as Milosevic tries to pass.
Milosevic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Milosevic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Slaughter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Milosevic!
Slaughter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Milosevic is looking to escape.
Slaughter looking to ground and pound but Milosevic is blocking nicely.
Milosevic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slaughter with good strikes from the mount here!
Slaughter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Milosevic because Slaughter loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Milosevic is looking to escape.
Slaughter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Milosevic is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Slaughter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Milosevic is working to get back to half guard.
Slaughter trying to control but Milosevic is having none of it.
Slaughter throwing strikes here but Milosevic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with a head shot.
Slaughter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slaughter landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Milosevic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Slaughter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Milosevic has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Milosevic!
Slaughter lands a decent punch to the body there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter working for a triangle but Milosevic defends it easily.
Milosevic throws a strike but Slaughter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Slaughter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alen Milosevic's cut.
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!
Slaughter drops Milosevic with a nice combination! Slaughter dives into Milosevic's guard, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slaughter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Milosevic holds on and takes a little breather.
Slaughter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slaughter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Milosevic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slaughter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Milosevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milosevic wants to get back to his feet but Slaughter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Milosevic looking for a sweep. Not yet Milosevic, not yet.
Milosevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slaughter trying to control but Milosevic is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Slaughter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slaughter lands a really nice looking cross but Milosevic seems unphased.
Milosevic misses with a right hand
and Slaughter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milosevic swings for the body but Slaughter moves out of range.
Slaughter throws a nice looking combination but Milosevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slaughter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slaughter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaughter misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic scores a takedown into full mount!
Milosevic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slaughter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Slaughter.
Slaughter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slaughter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Milosevic is one step ahead there.
Milosevic working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slaughter looking to control.
Slaughter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milosevic.
Milosevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slaughter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milosevic.
Alen Milosevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slaughter is on top in guard.
Slaughter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slaughter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter stopping the sweep attempt from Milosevic.
Slaughter pushes down on Milosevic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slaughter is just content to waste time from the top position. Milosevic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter postures up in Milosevic's guard and throws a big left but Milosevic blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Slaughter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slaughter 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Slaughter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel Slaughter made sure he mentioned Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Scalabrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iury Sinistrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinistrov has chosen Rock you like a hurricane as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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280 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Scalabrine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iury Sinistrov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinistrov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scalabrine to the mat! Scalabrine manages to get full guard.
Sinistrov stays in close to Scalabrine's body and controls the position.
Sinistrov throwing strikes but missing.
Scalabrine wants to stand but Sinistrov is controlling the position.
Scalabrine keeping moving, preventing Sinistrov from controlling successfully.
Sinistrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scalabrine's head.
Sinistrov advances to half guard.
Scalabrine wants to get back to his feet.
Sinistrov moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinistrov looks up at the clock and then as Scalabrine takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sinistrov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Scalabrine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sinistrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Scalabrine taking a bit of punishment here - Sinistrov scoring with strikes.
Scalabrine is not content to let Sinistrov control the position.
Sinistrov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sinistrov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Scalabrine!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinistrov has isolated one of Scalabrine's arms. Scalabrine looking to fight him off but Sinistrov twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iury Sinistrov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Iury Sinistrov thanked Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Mogila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hot Rod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hot Rod will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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284 lbs
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307 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Mogila!
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, Hot Rod!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogila ducks right into an uppercut from Rod.
Rod throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mogila walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mogila fails with a takedown attempt.
Rod changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rod lands with a hook. Mogila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hot Rod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mogila is breathing heavily.
Rod lands a jab to Mogila's midsection.
and Rod counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mogila! He's just covering up as Rod starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hot Rod!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin comes to the cage accompanied by lions sleeps tonight. Baum has chosen The largest nuclear explosion as his entrance music. Judah Benjamin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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276 lbs
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282 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judah Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin tries to clinch up.
Benjamin tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Baum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baum wants to pass the guard but Benjamin is keeping the position.
Baum trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin can't keep his opponent in guard - Baum advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Baum wants to control but Benjamin is keeping him busy.
Baum passes to full mount!
Baum looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Benjamin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Benjamin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baum wants to control the pace but Benjamin is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin is trying to stand.
Baum breaks from Benjamin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Judah Benjamin has been cut.
Baum is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Benjamin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Benjamin tries to buck Baum off but he can't manage it.
Baum looking to ground and pound but Benjamin is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baum swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Benjamin is now in Baum's guard. A big mistake from Baum there, giving up the dominant position!
Benjamin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baum looking for a sweep. Not yet Baum, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baum is on top in guard.
Baum looking to sit in guard and control but Benjamin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baum on the ground.
Baum wants to sweep here but Benjamin controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baum keeping moving, preventing Benjamin from controlling successfully.
Baum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baum looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Benjamin has picked Baum up and slammed him! Baum can't keep hold of the triangle and Benjamin manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benjamin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Baum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baum is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Benjamin off and has taken his back!
Benjamin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Benjamin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baum tightening his grip on Benjamin, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Baum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Judah Benjamin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benjamin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Benjamin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benjamin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Judah Benjamin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Benjamin.
Benjamin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baum counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum tries to free his leg and advance position but Benjamin is retaining full guard.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Baum from controlling successfully.
Baum wants to pass the guard but Benjamin is keeping the position.
Benjamin wants to stand up but Baum is controlling him.
Baum throws a big elbow that misses.
Baum is in close to Benjamin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baum throws an elbow that misses. Benjamin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baum's guard. Nice move by Benjamin!
Baum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benjamin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baum counters with a shoot takedown. Benjamin fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Baum off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Benjamin doesn't manage to clinch there - Baum circles away.
Judah Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baum keeps the fight on the outside.
Benjamin wants to clinch
and Baum counters with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown by Baum or perhaps it was just good defense by Benjamin which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benjamin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baum.
Baum fails with a takedown attempt.
Judah Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Baum.
Baum drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benjamin keeping full guard, as Baum tries to pass.
Benjamin pushes Baum off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Benjamin throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Baum counter with a right hand.
Benjamin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baum counters with a one-two to the body.
Benjamin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baum shoots in for a double leg but Benjamin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Judah Benjamin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch but Baum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin tries to clinch up but Baum circles away and keeps his distance.
Baum has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Baum is having none of it.
Baum misses with an uppercut. Benjamin saw that one coming.
Benjamin clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Baum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Judah Benjamin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Benjamin lands a left and a right that send Baum crashing to the mat, dazed. Benjamin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baum is rocked!
It looks like Adam Baum has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjamin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benjamin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judah Benjamin is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjamin has Baum up against the cage in a clinch.
Benjamin throws a big uppercut that drops Baum! More strikes from Benjamin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Baum lies dazed against the cage as Benjamin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judah Benjamin!
A relieved looking Judah Benjamin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Hackney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Jay Lakay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakay has chosen LOSER!! It was you!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Hackney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Jay Lakay!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hackney lands a hook that stumbles Lakay back into the cage. Hackney follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lakay to the canvas! Hackney pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lakay has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keith Hackney!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Keith Hackney made sure he mentioned Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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