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Bushido V PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Boru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boru has chosen rocky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the 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, Paul Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Boru!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson scores with a one two! Boru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boru has eaten all the pies!
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson cracks Boru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boru manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peterson on his heels. He'll look to pass Peterson's guard now, I'm sure.
Boru landing some decent shots from guard.
Boru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boru stops Peterson from standing up.
Boru wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Boru lands a couple of elbows.
Peterson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boru wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Boru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boru cracks Peterson with a solid left hand.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Boru is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Boru chips away with some ground and pound.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Boru is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boru engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peterson is looking to stand up but Boru isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boru connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boru landing some decent shots from guard.
Boru pushes down on Peterson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Peterson is trying to stand back up but Boru is controlling him
Boru has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boru controlling from the full mount.
Peterson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Boru takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boru scoring with strikes but Peterson is staying in there.
Peterson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Boru controlling the position easily from mount.
Boru with the ground and pound from mount.
Boru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson is trying to stand.
Boru is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boru tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boru cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boru lands a big shot there that rocks Peterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Peterson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boru scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boru looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boru has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterson's face.
Boru lands a big shot there that rocks Peterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Peterson is in a horrible position here. Boru smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boru has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterson's face.
Boru controlling his opponent.
Boru won't let Peterson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Boru looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boru working for a guillotine from mount but Peterson is in no mood to give up.
Peterson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Peterson taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boru is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peterson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boru lands a big shot there that rocks Peterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boru landing strikes from the mount.
Peterson is bucking up trying to escape but Boru cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boru working the ground and pound effectively.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Peterson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Boru with a couple of short strikes.
Boru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boru punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peterson is rocked!
Boru looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Peterson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boru with shots to the head and body - Peterson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Peterson is bucking up trying to escape but Boru cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boru lands a big elbow.
Peterson is trying to stand up.
A big strike lands for Boru! That's really hurt Peterson and he's turned his back - Boru keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Boru jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Boru!
In his post fight interview, The Boru started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobra has chosen Original Kobra. Fuck Yeah. as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Kean!
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, George Kobra!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kean dives in and grabs Kobra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kobra pushes down on Kean's head and hops out.
Kean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobra.
Kobra has managed to clinch.
Kean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kobra just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kean jumps guard but Kobra stands there with Kean around his waist. Kean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Kean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kean tries to pull guard but Kobra holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kean drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Kobra.
Kean manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kobra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kean is proving hard to escape from.
Kean keeping moving, preventing Kobra from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
George Kobra has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kobra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harry Kean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kean avoids the head kick by Kobra.
Kean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kobra lands a nice shot that snaps Kean's head back.
Kean throws a body punch but Kobra moves out of range.
George Kobra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kean misses the shot to the body.
Kobra doesn't manage to clinch there - Kean circles away.
Kobra thuds a left hand into Kean's body.
Kean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kobra scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kobra avoids the body shot from Kean.
Kobra scores with a head kick.
Kobra connects with a body shot that sends Kean's belly button to the back.
Kean walks into a straight right hand from Kobra.
Kobra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kean rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Kean there.
It looks like George Kobra has been cut.
Kean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobra.
Kean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kobra sprawls well. Kobra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kean gets slowly back to his feet.
Kean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kean throws a series of punches but Kobra moves out of range.
Kobra scores with a hook to the body. Kean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kobra looks to clinch
and Kean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kobra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kean motions for Kobra to come forward. Kean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kobra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kean changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kobra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kobra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kobra.
Kean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kean wants to control from the top but Kobra keeps moving.
Kean is really struggling to control Kobra but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kobra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kean wants to control but Kobra is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kobra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kean is looking to escape.
Kobra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Kobra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kean looks for a takedown but Kobra sprawls well.
Kobra has Kean up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Kean avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Kobra lands with a short shot to the head.
Kean blocking some punches.
Kean is trying to drag Kobra to the mat but Kobra just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Kean tries to pull guard but Kobra forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kobra fails to land.
Kobra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kobra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kobra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kean has Kobra pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kobra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kobra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kean is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kobra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kean is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kean looking for a takedown.
Kean is breathing heavily.
Kobra misses with the head strike.
Kobra tries to work over Kean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kobra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kean has clasped his hands together around Kobra's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kobra is trying to get back to half guard.
Kobra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kobra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kobra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobra wants to improve his position but Kean is controlling well.
Kean working the head and body with strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kean is looking to stall here but Kobra recovers full guard.
Kobra throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kobra keeping moving, preventing Kean from controlling successfully.
Kean looking to sit in guard and control but Kobra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kobra on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kean keeping moving, preventing Kobra from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Kobra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Kobra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobra manages to avoid it.
Kean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kean dives in and grabs Kobra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kobra pushes down on Kean's head and hops out.
Kobra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kean.
Kean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harry Kean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kean avoids the body shot from Kobra.
Kean misses with a body shot.
Kean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobra doesn't manage to clinch there - Kean circles away.
Kean drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kean landing a few strikes.
Kean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobra keeps working.
Kobra is trying to improve his position.
Kobra gets back to half guard.
Kean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobra keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kobra defends it well.
Kobra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kobra.
Kean trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kobra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kean trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kobra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kean landing some decent shots from guard.
Kean is in close to Kobra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kean trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kobra's guard.
Kean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kean chips away with some ground and pound.
Kean throws a big elbow that misses.
Kean trying to control but Kobra is working from the bottom.
Kean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kean throwing strikes from guard but Kobra blocks nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kean is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harry Kean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kean wants to control from the top but Kobra keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Harry Kean wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kobra is looking to clinch but Kean is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kobra!
Kobra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobra works Kean's body with a nice hook.
Kobra drives through and clinches with Kean against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Kean avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Kobra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kean has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kobra uses from the top position.
Kean keeping moving, preventing Kobra from controlling successfully.
Kean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kobra is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kean is trying to control the position but Kobra postures up.
Kobra trying to control but Kean is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Kobra was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobra.
Kobra stuns Kean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kobra connects with a body shot that sends Kean's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Kobra misses.
Kean looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kean wants to pass the guard but Kobra is defending well.
Kobra is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kobra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kean trying to control but Kobra is working from the bottom.
Kean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kean stands up over Kobra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kean working some strikes from top position.
Kobra wants to sweep here but Kean controlling him for the moment.
Kean landing with the ground and pound.
Kean is looking to work some ground and pound but Kobra has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kean stopping the sweep attempt from Kobra.
Kean sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Kean showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Harry Kean!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Harry Kean!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Harry Kean!
Harry Kean wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Pablo Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam West!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Adam West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West scores with a one two! Garza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
West fails with the takedown.
Good leg kick by Garza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
West shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garza defends it nicely.
Garza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
West shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garza is trying to defend but West finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Garza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garza.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza is trying to hold West in close to prevent damage but West has managed to pass into half guard.
Garza tries to get to full guard but West has control of the leg.
Garza trying to control but West postures up.
Garza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garza actively working from the bottom here.
West wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garza keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza actively working from the bottom here.
West has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garza is working to get back to half guard.
West wants to control but Garza has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
West decides to stand and escape the position.
West fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garza sprawls well initially but West persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West stalling.
Garza keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garza wants to get back to his feet.
Garza trying to hold on to West's head to control him but West postures up.
Garza tries to get to full guard but West has control of the leg.
Garza is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
West throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garza tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. West is in Garza's guard.
Garza working a defensive guard here.
West is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Garza has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. West is looking to defend but Garza has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for West! Garza pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, West taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pablo Garza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LaChron Herb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Shlemenko struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, LaChron Herb!
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, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Shlemenko swinging wildly here.
Shlemenko swinging wildly here.
Herb moves into range and clinches up with Shlemenko.
Herb lands an elbow that stopped Shlemenko in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alexander Shlemenko has been cut.
Shlemenko tries to pull guard but Herb won't allow it.
Shlemenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shlemenko is trying to pull guard but Herb turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Shlemenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Herb smiles and moves away.
LaChron Herb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Shlemenko.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Herb.
Herb clinches up against the ropes.
Herb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Herb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shlemenko avoids it.
Shlemenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shlemenko blocks an elbow strike.
Shlemenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herb clinches up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Herb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Herb smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko misses with a two punch combination.
Herb dives in and grabs Shlemenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shlemenko pushes down on Herb's head and hops out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shlemenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herb fails with a takedown attempt.
Herb lands a big head kick that sends Shlemenko tumbling to the mat! Herb takes a step backwards and waves Shlemenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Alexander Shlemenko's cut even more.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Herb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herb has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shlemenko uses from the top position.
Herb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shlemenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shlemenko wants to stand but Herb is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shlemenko wants to stand and escape but instead Herb has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shlemenko kicks Herb off and gets to his feet.
Shlemenko looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shlemenko pinned against the ropes. Shlemenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Herb has Shlemenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shlemenko jumps guard but Herb turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Shlemenko fails to pull guard.
Herb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Alexander Shlemenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Herb misses with the head strike.
Herb is trying to pull guard but Shlemenko turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Herb.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Herb.
Alexander Shlemenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Herb missing with knees to the body.
Herb trying to land knees to the body.
Herb pulls Shlemenko into guard.
Shlemenko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Herb, up you get!
Herb clinches up with Shlemenko and pushes him back against the ropes.
Herb lands an elbow that stopped Shlemenko in his tracks for a moment.
Shlemenko jumps guard but Herb stands there with Shlemenko around his waist. Shlemenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herb tries to pull guard but Shlemenko won't allow it.
Herb is trying to stall.
Shlemenko avoids the elbow strike from Herb, against the ropes.
Shlemenko jumps guard but Herb stands there with Shlemenko around his waist. Shlemenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shlemenko jumps guard and drags Herb to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Herb trying to control but Shlemenko is working from the bottom.
Herb drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shlemenko dives on top into guard.
Shlemenko wants to get up but he can't break Herb's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Herb is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shlemenko is controlling him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Herb's guard.
Shlemenko wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Herb's closed guard. He's half up but Herb has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Herb pivots and extends the arm, Shlemenko falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Herb! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LaChron Herb!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Strongarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kisiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kisiel has chosen Terminator Theme as his entrance music. Marcin Kisiel is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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281 lbs
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240 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hercules Strongarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Kisiel!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strongarm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Strongarm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Strongarm wants to pass to mount but Kisiel is defending the position.
Kisiel wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Strongarm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Strongarm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kisiel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Strongarm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kisiel sees it coming and defends easily.
Strongarm lands with a punch from half guard.
Strongarm seems to be working for a kimura but Kisiel defends the submission attempt.
Kisiel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kisiel wants to get back to his feet but Strongarm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongarm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kisiel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Strongarm has picked Kisiel up and slammed him! Kisiel can't keep hold of the triangle and Strongarm manages to pass to side control!
Strongarm tries for a kimura but Kisiel is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Strongarm wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kisiel, who protects the arm well.
Kisiel is trying to improve his position.
Strongarm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kisiel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kisiel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strongarm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kisiel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisiel tries to bench press Strongarm off him but Strongarm keeps the position.
Kisiel is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Strongarm is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strongarm lands a big elbow.
Strongarm is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kisiel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Strongarm is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kisiel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Strongarm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kisiel is looking to escape.
Kisiel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Strongarm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kisiel is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisiel is in a horrible position here. Strongarm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kisiel is looking to get to half guard.
Strongarm controlling the pace for now.
Strongarm working the ground and pound effectively.
Kisiel taking shots to the head.
Strongarm softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Kisiel is out cold! Strongarm jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hercules Strongarm!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Handsome B Wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Vlasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome B Wonderful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Vlasov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlasov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Vlasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vlasov misses with the combination.
Vlasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonderful moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wonderful connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vlasov's hands.
Vlasov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wonderful counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wonderful.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vlasov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wonderful throwing strikes from guard but Vlasov blocks nicely.
Vlasov wants to sweep here but Wonderful controlling him for the moment.
Wonderful postures up in Vlasov's guard and throws a big left but Vlasov blocks it.
Wonderful has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlasov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vlasov trying to keep a closed guard but Wonderful is proving a slippery customer.
Vlasov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wonderful doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wonderful manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vlasov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wonderful not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wonderful throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful postures up in Vlasov's guard and throws a big left but Vlasov blocks it.
Wonderful is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wonderful stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vlasov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vlasov keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
Wonderful won't allow Vlasov to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vlasov 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.
Wonderful trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vlasov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wonderful wants to pass the guard but Vlasov is keeping the position.
Wonderful throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wonderful in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful trying to control but Vlasov is working from the bottom.
Wonderful wants to pass the guard but Vlasov is keeping the position.
Wonderful drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vlasov dives on top into guard.
Vlasov wants to pass the guard but Wonderful is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wonderful is on top in guard.
Wonderful is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wonderful working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful with a nice head shot there.
Wonderful postures up and lands a big shot to Vlasov's brow.
Wonderful throwing strikes but missing.
Vlasov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wonderful.
Wonderful won't allow Vlasov to sweep him here.
Wonderful chips away with some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vlasov keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
Wonderful distracts Vlasov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vlasov working a defensive guard but Wonderful manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wonderful working the ground and pound but Vlasov is defending the strikes.
Wonderful works to advance to full mount. Vlasov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Vlasov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Wonderful cracks Vlasov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wonderful landing strikes from the mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful lands a heavy elbow.
Vlasov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vlasov regains half guard.
Wonderful takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wonderful slips a nice elbow through Vlasov's hands, connecting with Vlasov's forehead.
Wonderful wants to pass the guard but Vlasov is defending well.
Ground and pound from Wonderful.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vlasov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wonderful pushes past his half guard into mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonderful trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wonderful in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vlasov is rocked!
Wonderful lands a big elbow - Vlasov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Vlasov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Handsome B Wonderful!
A victorious Handsome B Wonderful thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elbrys Gora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Sablich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gora's entrance music is Cadillac Records - Howlin' Wolf Sings . A fine choice. Elbrys Gora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Elbrys Gora!
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, Goran Sablich!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora looking to score a takedown here. Sablich is defending well but Gora drives through and ends up in Sablich's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sablich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gora slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sablich is keeping the position for now.
Gora drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sablich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sablich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sablich!
Gora regains half guard.
Sablich is thwarting Gora's attempts to control the position.
Gora slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gora is looking for a triangle but Sablich pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gora is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gora stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sablich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gora controlling from the top position.
Gora lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sablich trying to keep a closed guard but Gora is proving a slippery customer.
Gora controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sablich wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Gora has taken Sablich's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Sablich has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elbrys Gora!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kick Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Kick Puncher has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kick Puncher seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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144 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kick Puncher!
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, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puncher takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Puncher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Puncher looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Puncher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puncher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puncher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puncher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puncher.
Puncher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Puncher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puncher. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Puncher taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Puncher.
Puncher is pushing Sanchez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Puncher.
Puncher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puncher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puncher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Puncher avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Puncher avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez moves out of range as Puncher throws a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Puncher trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puncher into the ropes.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Puncher.
Puncher looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puncher avoids it.
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puncher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puncher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puncher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Puncher throws an elbow but misses.
Puncher lands a body punch.
Puncher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Puncher tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puncher blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Puncher.
Puncher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puncher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchers head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Puncher tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez trying to stall but Puncher improves his position.
Puncher turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Puncher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sanchez wants to control but Puncher postures up.
Sanchez keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sneaks back into half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puncher in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sanchez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Puncher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kick Puncher!
Kick Puncher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marva Kuebler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Written in the stars. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marva Kuebler!
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, Ricardo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuebler has managed to clinch.
Kuebler breaks from the clinch.
Kuebler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuebler raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kuebler working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuebler is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sanchez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sanchez shrugs it off.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Kuebler finish him?
Sanchez tries to hold on but Kuebler pushes him away.
Sanchez is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kuebler locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Sanchez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marva Kuebler!
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