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AFC 20 "Rocky Recreation" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Eaglefeathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Strangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Eaglefeathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Strangle!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaglefeathers gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Strangle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eaglefeathers.
Eaglefeathers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strangle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Strangle is pressing down on Eaglefeathers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eaglefeathers wants to control from the top but Strangle keeps moving.
Strangle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eaglefeathers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eaglefeathers throws a big right hand that misses.
Strangle is trying to hold Eaglefeathers in close to prevent damage but Eaglefeathers has managed to pass into half guard.
Eaglefeathers is pressing down on Strangle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strangle is holding on for now.
Eaglefeathers is trying to control the action in half guard but Strangle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangle is trying to maintain the position but Eaglefeathers is very close to passing his half guard.
Strangle is staying active underneath Eaglefeathers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eaglefeathers is pressing down on Strangle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strangle is holding on for now.
Strangle is not content to let Eaglefeathers control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Floyd Eaglefeathers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Eaglefeathers misses with a combination
and Strangle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strangle stuffs the takedown attempt from Eaglefeathers. Eaglefeathers gets slowly back to his feet.
Eaglefeathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Eaglefeathers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eaglefeathers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strangle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eaglefeathers wants to get back to full guard.
Strangle is looking for a kimura here.
Strangle trying to control the action but Eaglefeathers is working from the bottom.
Strangle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eaglefeathers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strangle is trying to control. Eaglefeathers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers keeping control of the position.
Strangle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Strangle is trying to control. Eaglefeathers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strangle 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.
Strangle trying to control from Eaglefeathers's half guard. Eaglefeathers has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangle stopping the sweep attempt from Eaglefeathers.
Eaglefeathers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strangle.
Strangle trying to control the position from guard on top but Eaglefeathers 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.
Strangle is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Strangle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eaglefeathers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Strangle counter with a right hand.
Strangle shoots in looking for a takedown. Eaglefeathers tries to sprawl out of it but Strangle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eaglefeathers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eaglefeathers clinches up with Strangle and pushes him back against the cage.
Eaglefeathers tries to score a body lock takedown but Strangle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eaglefeathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Eaglefeathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strangle shoots in and drives through. Eaglefeathers sprawls well.
Strangle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Floyd Eaglefeathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Strangle.
Strangle slips a jab and a cross from Eaglefeathers.
Strangle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eaglefeathers.
Eaglefeathers tries to score with a low kick but Strangle moves his leg out of the way.
Eaglefeathers misses with a series of wild punches.
Strangle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eaglefeathers counters with a leg kick.
Strangle misses with a takedown
and Eaglefeathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strangle is breathing heavily.
Eaglefeathers misses with the combination.
Floyd Eaglefeathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaglefeathers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eaglefeathers throws a right hand that Strangle ducks under and follows up with a left that Strangle also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eaglefeathers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strangle avoids the head kick by Eaglefeathers.
Some wild striking there from Eaglefeathers.
Eaglefeathers throws a sloppy head kick and Strangle moves out of range easily.
Strangle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eaglefeathers trying to control but Strangle postures up.
Eaglefeathers wants to improve his position but Strangle is controlling well.
Geoff Strangle has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangle seems to be looking for submissions.
Strangle stalling away here and it's allowed Eaglefeathers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Strangle postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eaglefeathers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eaglefeathers throwing shots but Strangle is blocking nicely.
Eaglefeathers prevents Strangle from improving his position.
Eaglefeathers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers is working for a submission of some sort.
Eaglefeathers with the ground and pound but Strangle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Strangle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eaglefeathers is aware though and is defending well.
Eaglefeathers tries to free his leg and advance position but Strangle is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eaglefeathers is working Strangle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strangle keeping moving, preventing Eaglefeathers from controlling successfully.
Eaglefeathers distracts Strangle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strangle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Strangle wants to get back to his feet but Eaglefeathers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Eaglefeathers dominated that second round.
That's time! Eaglefeathers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Eaglefeathers both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Geoff Strangle has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Eaglefeathers.
Eaglefeathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strangle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strangle misses with a takedown attempt
and Eaglefeathers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Floyd Eaglefeathers is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strangle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eaglefeathers counters with a two punch combo.
Floyd Eaglefeathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Strangle.
Strangle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Eaglefeathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers clinches up against the cage.
Eaglefeathers tries to break free but Strangle pushes him back against the cage.
Strangle is trying to pull guard but Eaglefeathers has him pressed against the cage.
Eaglefeathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strangle jumps guard but Eaglefeathers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Strangle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eaglefeathers to keep the fight standing.
Strangle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eaglefeathers has had enough of the clinch but Strangle keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangle tries to pull guard but Eaglefeathers holds him up against the cage and eventually Strangle drops back down to his feet.
Eaglefeathers has Strangle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Strangle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Strangle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eaglefeathers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eaglefeathers looks to land a combination but Strangle avoids it well.
Strangle drives through with a takedown into Eaglefeathers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Eaglefeathers working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strangle trying to control the position from guard on top but Eaglefeathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers has Strangle pulled in close to control his posture.
Strangle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Strangle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strangle lands a couple of digs.
Eaglefeathers pulls Strangle in close to his closed guard and prevents Strangle from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangle wants to control from the top but Eaglefeathers keeps moving.
Strangle throws an elbow that misses. Eaglefeathers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Strangle's guard. Nice move by Eaglefeathers!
Strangle has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Eaglefeathers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Eaglefeathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strangle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strangle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eaglefeathers stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Eaglefeathers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eaglefeathers 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Eaglefeathers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeddicus Starburst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn Henderson!
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, Zeddicus Starburst!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Starburst misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson moves out of range as Starburst strikes.
Starburst misses with a head kick.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Starburst lands a head shot.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starburst.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starburst connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Starburst finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starburst looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starburst throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henderson's head.
Starburst throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Starburst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starburst misses with a leg kick.
Starburst dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
Starburst pushes Henderson away with a front kick.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Starburst lands a front kick.
Henderson 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starburst fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starburst throws a nice outside leg kick.
Starburst throws a quick head kick that knocks Henderson silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Starburst is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zeddicus Starburst!
A very excited looking Zeddicus Starburst made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kaikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by F**k Food by Tech N9ne. Kaikkonen has chosen Duran Duran - WIld Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Kaikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Kaikkonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jackson is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Kaikkonen moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Kaikkonen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osvaldo Torrado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osvaldo Torrado will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osvaldo Torrado!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrado.
Torrado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torrado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Torrado enables Henry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Torrado manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Torrado working a defensive guard here.
Torrado managing to control the position.
Torrado has momentary wrist control but Henry slips an elbow through the middle.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrado has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Henry has passed into side control.
Torrado is trying to improve his position.
Henry is working Torrado over with some ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Osvaldo Torrado has been cut.
Torrado wants to control but Henry postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry gets to mount! Torrado was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Torrado is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Torrado is looking to get to half guard.
Torrado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henry landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henry looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Torrado covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Henry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rudov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boitsoff comes to the cage accompanied by My Domination. Dmitry Boitsoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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216 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
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, Timur Rudov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boitsoff taking some punishment here, with Rudov in his half guard.
Boitsoff has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Rudov. Oh but Boitsoff has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Rudov goes limp - he's gone! Boitsoff jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dmitry Boitsoff!
Dmitry Boitsoff took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padrone Shinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Crown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Crown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Padrone Shinobi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinobi with a poor takedown
and Crown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shinobi's guard.
Shinobi looking for a guillotine here but Crown defends easily.
Crown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shinobi on the ground.
Crown stands up over Shinobi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shinobi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinobi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shinobi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crown trying to control but Shinobi is working from the bottom.
Shinobi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crown stands up over Shinobi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown working some strikes from top position.
Crown is looking to stand up but Shinobi won't let him.
Shinobi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crown passes into side control.
Shinobi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Crown is looking to take a break and control but Shinobi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crown tries to score with some ground and pound. Shinobi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shinobi is trying to control Crown's posture but Crown avoids it.
Shinobi sneaks back into half guard.
Crown tries to stand and escape but Shinobi is controlling the position.
Crown trying to mount his opponent but Shinobi defends it.
Shinobi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shinobi controls his leg.
Shinobi actively working from the bottom here.
Shinobi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crown 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinobi looking for submissions off his back.
Crown lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crown lands strikes from half guard.
Crown controlling the action here.
Shinobi is looking to control Crown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shinobi avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Crown there.
Shinobi is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Crown is tapping! Great win for Shinobi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Padrone Shinobi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Dubov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aleksandr Dubov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Dubov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergio Duff!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubov throws a chopping leg kick but Duff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duff looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dubov!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Duff looking for a guillotine from mount but Dubov is having none of it.
Duff working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Dubov looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Duff! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sergio Duff!
After the big win, Sergio Duff made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Russian Top Team Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen UFC - Face the Pain as his entrance music. Rob Coogan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Coogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones cracks Coogan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coogan misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Coogan checks the leg kick.
Coogan throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Rob Coogan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Coogan looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coogan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Coogan slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones sizes up Coogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coogan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looks to land a combination but Coogan avoids it well.
Coogan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coogan checks a leg kick.
Coogan ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Coogan staying out of range there.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Coogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coogan blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coogan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coogan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Coogan fails to land the takedown.
Coogan throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to bum rush Coogan with a series of wild strikes but Coogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coogan tries to clinch up.
Coogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a right and a left that Coogan avoids nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that Coogan avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a head shot.
Rob Coogan's cut is getting worse.
Coogan tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Coogan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws the left hand but Coogan avoids the punch easily.
Coogan swinging wildly here.
Jones cracks Coogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Coogan should have avoided that one.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Coogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Coogan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a push kick but Coogan slaps the foot to one side.
Jon Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Coogan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Coogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coogan needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coogan tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a crisp one two that drops Coogan! Jones thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Coogan to his feet! Coogan is in big trouble!
Coogan is rocked!
Coogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Coogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Coogan stumbling backwards into the cage! Coogan bounces back off the cage towards Jones, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jones lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jones celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jon Jones!
Jon Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
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