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RCD 82: Heroes & Villians PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between peter Tremain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, peter Tremain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Benn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn gets caught flat footed, as Tremain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tremain trying to control but Benn is working from the bottom.
Benn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benn looking to control.
Benn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tremain.
Tremain trying to control but Benn is working from the bottom.
Tremain advances to half guard.
Tremain is looking to advance position but Benn won't allow it.
Tremain is trying to work for a kimura but Benn is defending well.
Tremain is looking to take a break and control but Benn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn is trying to stand.
It looks like Tremain is going to stand back up.
Benn wants to get back to full guard.
Tremain is taking a breather. Benn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Benn is not content to let Tremain control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because peter Tremain just wasn't active enough.
Tremain moves into range and clinches up with Benn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tremain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tremain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benn after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter Tremain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tremain is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Benn to the mat. Benn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Benn tries to strike from the bottom.
Benn is trying to control the position but Tremain postures up.
Tremain tries to stand but Benn is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremain is standing up over Benn. Benn looks to escape but Tremain dives into side control.
Tremain stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tremain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benn.
Benn throws an overhand right that lands on Tremain's shoulder, as Tremain tries to avoid the shot.
Benn slaps away a takedown attempt from Tremain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benn has his takedown stuffed
and Tremain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Benn's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn is looking for a triangle but Tremain pushes his legs off easily.
Tremain pushing down on Benn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tremain wants to take a breather but Benn is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benn wants to control but Tremain is keeping busy.
Benn tries to kick Tremain off but Tremain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
peter Tremain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Tremain.
Tremain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tremain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tremain looking to pass the guard.
peter Tremain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tremain stands up and waves to Benn to follow him.
Benn leaves Tremain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Tremain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tremain misses with a body shot.
peter Tremain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tremain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benn tries to avoid it but Tremain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benn to the ground. Benn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tremain fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter Tremain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tremain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn avoids the head kick by Tremain.
Tremain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tremain counters with a big head kick but Benn shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benn as he jumps to the side.
Benn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn throws a head kick but Tremain moves out of range.
Tremain tries for a takedown but Benn circles away easily
and Benn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tremain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benn scores a takedown into full mount!
Tremain wants to control but Benn is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn trying to control but Tremain is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremain in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Benn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tremain is looking to escape.
Benn controlling the pace for now.
Benn dominating with strikes here.
Tremain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tremain hang on?
Benn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tremain's face.
Tremain blocking the ground and pound.
Tremain bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Benn looking for a sweep. Not yet Benn, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremain tries to free his leg and advance position but Benn is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benn pushes Tremain off and scrambles back to his feet.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tremain sprawls well. Tremain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but D J Benn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benn.
Benn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tremain tries to avoid it but Benn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tremain to the ground. Tremain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tremain sprawls well. Tremain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
peter Tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D J Benn.
Benn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tremain but Tremain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tremain has his takedown stuffed
and Benn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn prevents Tremain from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremain tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tremain is trying to maintain the position but Benn is very close to passing his half guard.
Benn wants to advance to full mount but Tremain doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Benn trying to control but Tremain is working from the bottom.
Tremain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benn defends well.
Tremain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn wants to control from the top but Tremain keeps moving.
Benn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tremain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tremain is keeping the position for now.
Benn content to stall in guard here.
Benn is pushing down on Tremain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tremain is fighting to maintain full guard but Benn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benn is keen to just control but Tremain is a slippery customer.
Tremain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn wants to control from the top but Tremain keeps moving.
Tremain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tremain controls Benn momentarily but Benn frees himself.
Tremain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremain wants to sweep here but Benn controlling him for the moment.
Benn wants to control from the top but Tremain keeps moving.
Tremain wants to control but Benn passes easily into half guard.
Tremain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benn pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tremain missing with punches from the bottom.
Tremain is staying active underneath Benn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
D J Benn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... peter Tremain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darko El Kharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Riori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel Riori struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs 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. On his way into the cage it seems that Darko El Kharraz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Darko El Kharraz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darko El Kharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Riori!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riori gets the takedown into side control.
Riori trying to control the action but El Kharraz is working from the bottom.
El Kharraz manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Kharraz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riori trying to pass the guard but El Kharraz defending well.
Riori is working for a submission of some sort.
El Kharraz tries to roll over but Riori keeps him under control.
Riori wants to lay and pray for a moment but El Kharraz keeps working.
El Kharraz manages to get to full guard.
Riori is in close to El Kharraz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
El Kharraz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
El Kharraz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riori is aware though and is defending well.
Riori forces his way into half guard.
El Kharraz looking for submissions off his back.
El Kharraz tries to get to full guard but Riori has control of the leg.
Riori passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for El Kharraz!
El Kharraz is trying desperately to improve position.
Riori has hold of El Kharraz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and El Kharraz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Riori with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riori trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riori landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riori is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. El Kharraz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riori tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
El Kharraz is looking to improve his position but Riori isn't that keen on the idea.
Riori is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. El Kharraz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
El Kharraz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riori lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
El Kharraz is working hard here to advance position.
Riori trying to control but El Kharraz is having none of it.
El Kharraz is trying to escape the mount.
Riori cracks El Kharraz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
El Kharraz is trying to escape the mount.
Riori is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Riori!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Angel Riori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magne Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Midgard comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magne Midgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Midgard as he jumps to the side.
Parker slips a straight right by Midgard.
Parker shoots in and drives through. Midgard sprawls well.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magne Midgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Parker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker shoots in and bounces Midgard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parker preventing the sweep.
Midgard trying to control the position here.
Parker preventing the sweep.
Parker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a kimura but Midgard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parker to get the leverage.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Midgard is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Midgard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Midgard is not content to let Parker control the position.
Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Midgard sees it coming and defends easily.
Parker is stalling here. Midgard is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Parker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Midgard has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midgard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Parker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Parker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Midgard lands with a punch from half guard.
Midgard tries to stand and escape but Parker is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Midgard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Midgard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker looks like he's trying to stand up.
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!
Parker wants to control the action here but instead Midgard manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Parker has hold of Midgard's hands but Midgard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Midgard controlling the action here.
Midgard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parker defends it well.
Midgard throwing shots but Parker is blocking nicely.
Midgard wants to take a breather but Parker is having none of it.
Midgard is looking for a kimura but Parker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Midgard to get the leverage.
Parker tries to kick Midgard off but Midgard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Midgard is stalling here. Parker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Midgard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Parker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Midgard can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker decides to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker blocks a head kick by Midgard.
Parker drives through with a takedown into Midgard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Midgard is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
Parker trying to control but Midgard is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Parker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Midgard.
Midgard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Midgard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Midgard as he jumps to the side.
Midgard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Midgard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker moves out of range as Midgard throws a body kick.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker is looking to clinch but Midgard is avoiding it.
Midgard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parker gets tackled into the cage by Midgard. Midgard maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Midgard.
Midgard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Midgard prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to pull guard but Midgard won't allow it.
Magne Midgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Parker.
Midgard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Midgard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parker tries to score a body lock takedown but Midgard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Midgard looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Midgard landing knees to the head.
Midgard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Midgard lands a nice knee to the body.
Parker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Midgard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Midgard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Midgard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Midgard tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to take the fight to the mat but Midgard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Midgard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Midgard misses with a knee to the head.
Parker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Midgard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Midgard.
Parker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Midgard walks away with a smile on his face. Parker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Midgard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Midgard throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Midgard as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Midgard.
Parker clinches with his opponent.
Midgard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Midgard scores a nice knee to the body.
Midgard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Midgard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Midgard missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Midgard throws an elbow but misses.
Parker jumps guard but Midgard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Midgard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Midgard obliges.
A knee to the head by Midgard.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Midgard has double underhooks.
Midgard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Midgard managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Magne Midgard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Midgard looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Midgard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Midgard pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Midgard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Midgard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magne Midgard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midgard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Midgard throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Midgard misses with a body kick.
Midgard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Midgard.
Parker tries for a takedown but Midgard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Midgard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Parker eats them both and turns towards Midgard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker tries to move into range but Midgard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parker is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Midgard throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Parker's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Midgard lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Magne Midgard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kaufman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam Zeus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Kaufman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaufman Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zeus's half guard.
Kaufman Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zeus's head.
Kaufman Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaufman Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaufman Jr 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.
Zeus is looking to improve his position.
Zeus actively working from the bottom here.
Kaufman Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Kaufman Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zeus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kaufman Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus trying to control but Kaufman Jr postures up.
Zeus is staying active underneath Kaufman Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zeus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zeus is trying to get back to full guard.
Zeus is looking to control Kaufman Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zeus avoid being mounted?
Zeus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaufman Jr.
Zeus tries to roll over but Kaufman Jr keeps him under control.
Kaufman Jr is working for a kimura here but Zeus manages to reverse the position and he's now in Kaufman Jr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zeus passes into half guard.
Zeus controlling the action here.
Kaufman Jr moves into full guard.
Zeus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaufman Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaufman Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zeus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zeus stopping the sweep attempt from Kaufman Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kaufman Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kaufman Jr is looking for a sweep.
Kaufman Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zeus tries to advance to mount but Kaufman Jr denies him.
Kaufman Jr struggling a bit here.
Zeus trying to control the position but Kaufman Jr is working away.
Zeus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is looking to take a break and control but Kaufman Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaufman Jr is letting Zeus control him for a moment.
Let's hope that Zeus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ground and pound from Zeus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaufman Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zeus passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zeus lands a body shot.
Kaufman Jr avoids the body shot from Zeus.
Kaufman Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zeus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kaufman Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zeus controlling from the top position.
Zeus tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaufman Jr is retaining full guard.
Kaufman Jr is looking for a triangle but Zeus pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kaufman Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Zeus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zeus is looking to advance position but Kaufman Jr won't allow it.
Kaufman Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaufman Jr keeps working.
Zeus is looking for a kimura here.
Kaufman Jr with the active half guard here but Zeus passes nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaufman Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zeus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zeus landing strikes.
Kaufman Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Zeus has passed into mount! Damn!
Kaufman Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Zeus has a good base and remains in mount.
Zeus with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Kaufman Jr is trying to reverse the position but instead Zeus has taken his back - oops!
Kaufman Jr looking very determined here, making life difficult for Zeus.
Zeus has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Zeus working for a choke but Kaufman Jr is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kaufman Jr is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kaufman Jr rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaufman Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zeus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Zeus seems content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaufman Jr is looking to improve his position.
Zeus seems to be working for a kimura but Kaufman Jr defends the submission attempt.
Kaufman Jr is staying active underneath Zeus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kaufman Jr is looking to improve his position.
Zeus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kaufman Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaufman Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zeus is taking a breather. Kaufman Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kaufman Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zeus lands with a good body shot.
Kaufman Jr walks into a left hand.
Zeus throws a looping overhand right but Kaufman Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Kaufman Jr throws a nice looking combination but Zeus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zeus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaufman Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Zeus misses its intended target.
Zeus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus controls the position from side control.
Kaufman Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zeus's best efforts.
Zeus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kaufman Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zeus is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaufman Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kaufman Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Zeus trying to mount his opponent but Kaufman Jr defends it.
Zeus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zeus wants to take a breather but Kaufman Jr is having none of it.
Tam Zeus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Zeus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zeus is looking to advance position but Kaufman Jr won't allow it.
Kaufman Jr gets back to full guard.
Zeus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tam Zeus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kaufman Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kaufman Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kaufman Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zeus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaufman Jr is working away from the top position though.
Zeus wants to get back to full guard.
Kaufman Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zeus has his hands clasped together around Kaufman Jr's back. He's all about the action.
Zeus wants to improve his position but Kaufman Jr is controlling well.
Zeus is concentrating on defense, preventing Kaufman Jr from advancing position.
Zeus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kaufman Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaufman Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaufman Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Andy Kaufman Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Zeus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zeus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Zeus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Chsiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hardy!
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, Rustam Chsiev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chsiev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.
Hardy is trying to control. Chsiev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is really struggling to control Chsiev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardy 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.
Chsiev wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chsiev defending well though.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control from half guard but Chsiev is working away.
Chsiev is looking to get back to is feet but Hardy passes into side control.
Hardy working the head with strikes.
Chsiev can't do much from the bottom here.
Hardy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chsiev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Chsiev parries the strikes from Hardy easily there. Hardy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chsiev to escape.
Chsiev wants to control but Hardy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working the ground and pound.
Chsiev tries to improve position but can't.
Hardy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chsiev tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chsiev keeps working.
Chsiev defending against the ground and pound.
Hardy working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chsiev takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hardy working the ground and pound but Chsiev is defending the strikes.
Hardy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hardy landing a few strikes.
Hardy is staying tight to Chsiev's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Chsiev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chsiev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hardy.
Chsiev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chsiev is trying to control Hardy's posture but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy just content to control the position.
Hardy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chsiev tries to improve position but can't.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chsiev keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chsiev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chsiev misses with a wild combination.
Chsiev lands with an overhand left.
Chsiev swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Chsiev throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Chsiev scores with a shot to the body.
Chsiev cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rustam Chsiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chsiev swinging wildly here.
Chsiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy throws a hook but Chsiev blocks it.
Chsiev throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chsiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Chsiev cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chsiev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Chsiev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Chsiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chsiev throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Chsiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Chsiev.
Donk. Hardy catches Chsiev right on the button with a cross.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chsiev cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chsiev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Chsiev's head.
Chsiev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Chsiev misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Chsiev. That snapped Hardy's head back.
Chsiev throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Chsiev keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardy.
Chsiev scores with a nice head shot.
Chsiev throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rustam Chsiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chsiev throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
A big left from Chsiev misses.
Chsiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chsiev.
Rustam Chsiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chsiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chsiev misses with an uppercut.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chsiev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy shoots for a double leg takedown but Chsiev sprawls well. He's pushed Hardy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chsiev moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Rustam Chsiev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Chsiev in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardy keeps control of Chsiev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chsiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Chsiev circles away.
Chsiev scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chsiev's efforts to push away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chsiev lands a body punch.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Chsiev moved out of range.
Chsiev lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chsiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chsiev scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Chsiev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chsiev jabs at Hardy's body.
A jab from Chsiev misses.
Hardy cracks Chsiev with a good jab.
Chsiev misses the jab.
Chsiev connects with a looping right hand.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chsiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Chsiev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chsiev sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Chsiev.
Chsiev throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Chsiev misses
and Hardy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chsiev!
Hardy trying to control but Chsiev is having none of it.
Hardy content just to control the position here.
Hardy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chsiev is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chsiev is looking to improve his position but Hardy isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy trying to control but Chsiev is having none of it.
Hardy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chsiev is still in real trouble! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy lands a big shot to the head and Chsiev winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Hardy!
A very excited looking Jason Hardy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory's entrance music is 'The Butcher' By Radiohead. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Askren!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bathory lands with a cross.
It looks like John Askren has been cut.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Askren.
A punch combination from Askren misses.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bathory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Askren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Askren catches Bathory with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Askren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Askren doesn't manage to clinch there - Bathory circles away.
Bathory shoots in looking for a takedown but Askren manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bathory's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Askren throws a head kick but Bathory moves out of range.
Askren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Askren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Askren slaps away a takedown attempt from Bathory, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bathory looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Askren is fending him off so far but Bathory persists. Nope, Askren circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Bathory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Bathory shoots for a double leg takedown but Askren sprawls well. He's pushed Bathory's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Askren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John Askren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren misses with the combination.
Bathory shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Askren sprawls well. Askren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bathory gets slowly back to his feet.
Bathory is breathing heavily.
Bathory shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Askren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bathory.
Askren avoids the head kick by Bathory.
Askren scores with a jab.
Askren connects with a solid leg kick.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Askren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Askren throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
Askren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bathory gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Askren.
It looks like Eli Bathory has been cut.
Bathory takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bathory is rocked!
Bathory avoids the head kick by Askren.
Oh Bathory is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Askren throws a sloppy head kick and Bathory moves out of range easily.
Bathory misses with a body shot.
Bathory seems to have got his legs back now.
Bathory connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bathory misses with a jab, cross combination.
Askren closes the distance and clinches.
Bathory has Askren pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Askren manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Askren after a bit of a struggle.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Askren lands a shoulder strike.
Bathory looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Bathory's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bathory has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Askren after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Askren gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bathory gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Askren regains guard.
Askren is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bathory accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bathory throwing strikes from guard but Askren blocks nicely.
Bathory trying to control the position from guard on top but Askren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bathory postures up in Askren's guard and throws a big left but Askren blocks it.
Askren is looking to stand up but Bathory isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bathory throwing strikes from guard but Askren blocks nicely.
Bathory trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Askren manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bathory trying to strike off his back.
Bathory will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bathory is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Askren stopping the sweep attempt from Bathory.
Askren trying to control but Bathory is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Askren will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bathory shoots in looking for a takedown. Askren tries to sprawl out of it but Bathory keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Askren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bathory shoots and misses
and Askren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John Askren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Askren is just out of range.
Askren misses with a low kick.
Bathory shoots for a double leg takedown but Askren sprawls well. He's pushed Bathory's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Bathory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bathory shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Askren pinned against the cage. Askren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bathory misses with a takedown attempt - Askren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Askren thumps Bathory with a low kick.
Askren pushes Bathory away with a front kick.
Eli Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Askren.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Askren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Askren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Askren lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory blocks a head kick by Askren.
Askren wants to clinch.
Askren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Askren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bathory tries to break free but Askren pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bathory as Askren tries to tie him up.
Bathory goes for a takedown attempt but Askren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Askren sees coming a mile off.
Askren Throws a clean left jab. Askren Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Bathory's chin! Bathory crumbles to the ground and Askren follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Askren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Askren!
After winning the bout, John Askren thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro comes to the cage accompanied by Prospect - Warrior. Sinclair is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Brodie Sinclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabin Figaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Figaro throws a hook to the side of Sinclair's head but Sinclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Figaro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Figaro clobbers Sinclair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Figaro cracks Sinclair with an open hand slap.
Figaro throws a hook to the side of Sinclair's head but Sinclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Figaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Figaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Figaro misses the shot to the body.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Figaro saw that one coming.
Figaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinclair looks for a takedown but Figaro sprawls well.
Sabin Figaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sinclair scores with a body shot.
Figaro swings for the body but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Figaro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sinclair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Figaro misses with a wild body shot.
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Figaro slams his shin into Sinclair's torso.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Figaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sinclair closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Figaro digs a good hook to Sinclair's body.
Sabin Figaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Sinclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figaro.
Sinclair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Figaro throws a lazy right hand but Sinclair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Figaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Figaro throws a looping overhand right but Sinclair ducks down to avoid it.
Figaro misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair checks the leg kick.
Figaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
Sinclair swings widly with a right hand
and Figaro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sinclair swinging wildly here.
Figaro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Figaro lands a nice looking body kick.
Sinclair looks to throw the jab but Figaro is out of range.
Sinclair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figaro.
Figaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinclair misses the target.
Figaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
Figaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Sinclair misses.
Figaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Figaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Figaro lands with a right hand.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro missing with a left hand there. Sinclair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Figaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinclair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sinclair throws a looping overhand right but Figaro ducks down to avoid it.
Figaro throws a hook to the side of Sinclair's head but Sinclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Figaro.
Figaro throws a chopping leg kick but Sinclair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice takedown defense from Figaro. No joy for Sinclair on that attempt.
Figaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Figaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Figaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair misses with a hook.
Figaro misses with a body shot.
Sinclair checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a hook.
Figaro misses the shot to the body.
Figaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinclair.
Figaro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sinclair's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Figaro. Sinclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Figaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinclair doesn't seem phased though.
Figaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sinclair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Figaro misses with a body kick.
Figaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sinclair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sinclair digs a good hook to Figaro's body.
Sinclair shoots in and gets a takedown into Figaro's guard.
Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Figaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Figaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sinclair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sinclair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Figaro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sinclair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Figaro is trying to control the action in half guard but Sinclair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is looking to get back to full guard here but Figaro has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sinclair takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Figaro wants to control but Sinclair is keeping him busy.
Sinclair manages to work his way to half guard, despite Figaro's best efforts.
Sinclair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Figaro.
Figaro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Figaro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sinclair looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is keen to just control but Sinclair is a slippery customer.
Sinclair is looking to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Figaro pulls his head out easily.
Figaro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Figaro wants to take a breather but Sinclair is having none of it.
Figaro throwing shots but Sinclair is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Figaro lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Figaro misses with a hook
and Sinclair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Figaro scores with a decent looking hook.
Figaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sinclair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figaro.
Figaro misses with a looping left.
Sinclair throws an overhand right that lands on Figaro's shoulder, as Figaro tries to avoid the shot.
Sinclair blocks a jab.
Figaro throws a nice looking combination but Sinclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinclair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sinclair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Figaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro throws a leg kick
and Sinclair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Figaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Figaro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Figaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Sinclair misses with a hook.
Sinclair scores with a hook to the body. Figaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Figaro misses the body punch
and Sinclair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Sinclair.
Figaro misses with a body shot.
Figaro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sinclair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but Figaro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Figaro cracks Sinclair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sabin Figaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
Sinclair works the jab nicely.
Figaro misses with a jab to the body
and Sinclair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Figaro connects with a body shot.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sinclair was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair throwing strikes here but Figaro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Figaro tries to lock up and control but Sinclair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Figaro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Figaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Figaro is doing well to control the position and prevent Sinclair from advancing to side control.
Figaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinclair.
Brodie Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is refusing to be controlled, as Sinclair sits in half guard.
Sabin Figaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Figaro gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figaro trying to control the position here.
Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Figaro.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Figaro is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Figaro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sinclair throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Figaro escapes and throws Sinclair's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sinclair manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sinclair looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Figaro pushes past his half guard into mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabin Figaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Figaro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabin Figaro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaennorsing has chosen Jungle Boogie as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaennorsing slips a straight right by Hilkuri.
Kaennorsing misses with an uppercut.
Kaennorsing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hilkuri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaennorsing takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pentti Hilkuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilkuri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hilkuri missing with a left hand there. Kaennorsing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaennorsing misses the shot to the body.
Hilkuri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaennorsing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hilkuri. Hilkuri obviously looking to wear him down.
Hilkuri misses with an uppercut. Kaennorsing saw that one coming.
Kaennorsing takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaennorsing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaennorsing has Hilkuri pushed against the cage.
Hilkuri lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilkuri looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaennorsing lands an elbow inside.
Hilkuri blocks a body shot from Kaennorsing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hilkuri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaennorsing pushes off an throws an elbow but Hilkuri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaennorsing throws an elbow but it misses.
Hilkuri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilkuri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hilkuri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hilkuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaennorsing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilkuri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hilkuri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilkuri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaennorsing bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from Hilkuri misses.
Kaennorsing moves forwards but Hilkuri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaennorsing is rocked!
A head kick by Hilkuri - that's a beauty! Kaennorsing is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Hilkuri can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pentti Hilkuri!
Pentti Hilkuri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kung Fu You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuo stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
Zhuo misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Zhuo misses its intended target.
Zhuo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zhuo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Zhuo crashing down! Zhuo tries to stagger back to his feet but Penn just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Zhuo asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BeeJay Penn!
BeeJay Penn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Machidan Lyoton!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lyoton.
Lyoton throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko thuds his shin into the meat of Lyoton's side.
Lyoton pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
Lyoton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Lyoton misses with a double jab.
Lyoton keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Lyoton throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyoton.
Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lyoton blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
Lyoton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.
It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Lyoton managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Lyoton pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Lyoton is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lyoton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lyoton is looking to sinch up a triangle. Emelianenko throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lyoton's body to avoid the submission. Lyoton has instead reached around Emelianenko's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lyoton arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Machidan Lyoton!
A very excited looking Machidan Lyoton 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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pop
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