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BFC 10 - Davis vs. Teixeira PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payette 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sick Puppies- Youre Going Down. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Payette !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag tries to clinch there but Payette circles away.
Jag scores with a head kick.
Payette throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payette .
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Payette pushes him off.
Jag tries to clinch but Payette moves away
and Payette counters with a head kick.
Jag on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Payette shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jag is trying to defend but Payette finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jag pushes Payette off and gets back to his feet.
Jag fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Payette , pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Jag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payette is trying to pull guard but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
Jag has had enough of the clinch but Payette keeps him there for the moment.
Payette pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Payette really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Payette misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette scores with a shot to the side of Jag's head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Payette jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jag walks away with a smile on his face. Payette gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Payette . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payette avoids the head kick by Jag.
Payette moves into the clinch successfully.
Payette is trying to break the clinch but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
Payette has clasped his hands together around Jag's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jag is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Payette has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payette decides to stand back up.
Payette wants to clinch up but Jag keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payette .
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payette closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Payette circles away.
Payette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payette avoids the head kick by Jag.
Jag darts in and clinches Payette up against the cage.
Jag avoids a wild elbow strike from Payette .
Jag is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Payette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payette avoiding damage.
Payette gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Payette trying to control the position but instead, Jag has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payette into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Payette .
Payette has a takedown stuffed.
Payette closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jag circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette gets tackled into the cage by Jag. Jag maintains the clinch.
Jag trying to stall but Payette improves his position.
Jag working Payette over with knees to the body.
Jag pushes off an throws an elbow but Payette leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jag just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payette 's brow.
Jag looking to stall.
Payette taking a breather.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Payette avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payette is trying to break the clinch but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
Jag tries to throw a body punch but Payette avoids it by throwing Jag back against the cage.
Jag avoids a wild elbow strike from Payette .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Payette dominated that round.
That's time! Payette 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payette tries to clinch up.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payette swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Payette blocks a head kick by Jag.
Jag is looking to clinch.
Jag slips a jab and a cross from Payette .
Payette instigates a clinch.
Jag is trying to stall.
Jag takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jaromir Jag has been cut.
Come on Payette - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Payette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jag to keep the fight standing.
Jag is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payette is keeping busy.
Jag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payette blocks an elbow strike.
Payette stalls.
Payette avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Payette leaning against his opponent.
Jag blocks an elbow strike from Payette .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jag wants to clinch.
Payette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jag moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Payette .
Jag darts in trying to clinch
and Payette counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Payette , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charles Payette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payette moves away from the strike by Jag.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jag tries to clinch there but Payette circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Payette is defended easily by Jag.
Jag keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Payette . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag throws a head kick that misses.
Jaromir Jag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payette lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Payette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jag makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Payette really felt that one!
Jag tries to clinch but Payette is having none of it.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Payette pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payette .
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jag clinches.
Payette looking to stall.
Jag managing to block the knees to the body from Payette .
Charles Payette has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payette avoids it.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payette .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
Jag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jag is defending well for now.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Payette avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payette jumps guard but Jag stands there with Payette around his waist. Payette gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaromir Jag will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaromir Jag's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Payette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payette misses with a few strikes there.
Jag throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Payette swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payette moves in looking to clinch but Jag pushes him off.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaromir Jag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jag wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payette .
Payette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payette closes the distance and pushes Jag back into the cage.
Payette misses with an elbow strike.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Payette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Payette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag tries to clinch but Payette moves out of range.
Payette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Payette does no damage.
Jag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jag tries to clinch there but Payette circles away.
Payette doesn't manage to clinch there - Jag circles away.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payette looks to land a combination but Jag avoids it well.
Jag keeps the fight on the outside.
Payette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jag motions for Payette to come forward. Jag throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jag tries to clinch there but Payette circles away.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Payette pushes him off.
Payette throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Payette keeps the fight on the outside.
Jag darts in and clinches Payette up against the cage.
Payette jumps guard but Jag turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Payette throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jag being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payette trying to stall but Jag improves his position.
Jag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payette blocks a body shot from Jag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette has Jag pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Payette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jag closes the distance but Payette moves to the side
and Payette counters with a straight right hand.
Jag tries to clinch but Payette is having none of it.
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jag tries a head kick but it misses.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jag closes the distance and clinches.
Payette is trying to push Jag away but Jag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payette avoids it.
A short uppercut from Payette .
Payette avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Payette avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jag.
Jag prevents Payette from breaking the clinch.
Payette tries to pull guard but Jag holds him up against the cage and eventually Payette drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payette fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Payette . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jag is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaromir Jag.
I think Jag 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klutie clinches up against the cage.
Klutie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klutie.
Klutie breaks from the clinch.
Barr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matt Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barr connects with a jab.
Klutie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barr duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klutie gets a clinch.
Barr tries to pull guard but Klutie holds him up against the cage and eventually Barr drops back down to his feet.
Klutie landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klutie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Klutie lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Matt Barr has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klutie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klutie throws a head kick but Barr moves out of range.
Klutie shoots in looking for a takedown but Barr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klutie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Klutie misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klutie.
Klutie misses with a few strikes there.
Klutie shoots in but no luck this time.
Matt Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Klutie.
Barr looks to land a combination but Klutie avoids it well.
Barr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barr misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klutie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barr.
Barr looks to score with a jab to the body but Klutie is just out of range.
Klutie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Klutie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Klutie tries to control but Barr wriggling away.
Klutie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Klutie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Klutie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Klutie scoring with strikes but Barr is staying in there.
Klutie raining down shots from the mount!
Barr is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klutie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Barr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klutie drops a big elbow. That's hurt Barr! More shots from Klutie and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darnell Klutie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karnouat Shrishov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karnouat Shrishov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karnouat Shrishov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shrishov tries a head kick but it misses.
Fedor Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem tries to clinch but Shrishov is having none of it.
Overeem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Overeem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shrishov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shrishov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Overeem wants to clinch
and Shrishov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Shrishov sprawling to the canvas. Overeem follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Shrishov hang on?
Shrishov is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shrishov pushes Overeem off but Overeem dives into side control.
Overeem decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overeem drops Shrishov with a big left hand and mounts him. Shrishov is in big trouble!
Shrishov is still in real trouble! Can Overeem finish him?
It looks like Karnouat Shrishov has been cut.
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!
Shrishov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Overeem stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Shrishov seems to have recovered his senses.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Overeem and Shrishov goes tumbling to the canvas! Overeem follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Shrishov is looking to control Overeem's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shrishov avoid being mounted?
It looks like Overeem is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrishov wants to sweep but Overeem has passed to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem decides to stand back up. Overeem steps back and let's Shrishov get back to his feet.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shrishov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem lands a head shot.
Overeem waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Shrishov. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Shrishov to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Shrishov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem gets to his feet - Shrishov follows without any prompting.
Shrishov is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Overeem moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Shrishov! Overeem continues to tee off on Shrishov, landing with a left and a right! Overeem connects with a right hand that leaves Shrishov sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Overeem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fedor Overeem!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Syroviy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignat Kaigorodov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syroviy's entrance music is Три Буквы . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Syroviy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ignat Kaigorodov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syroviy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaigorodov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaigorodov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ignat Kaigorodov has been cut.
Syroviy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syroviy lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaigorodov's head.
Kaigorodov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Syroviy's waist but Syroviy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaigorodov off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Kaigorodov or perhaps it was just good defense by Syroviy which made him look bad.
Kaigorodov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Syroviy swivels and escapes.
Eduard Syroviy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignat Kaigorodov.
Kaigorodov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Syroviy kicks off Kaigorodov and gets to his feet.
Syroviy cracks Kaigorodov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kaigorodov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Syroviy finish him?
Syroviy drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kaigorodov's head, knocking him out cold! Syroviy is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduard Syroviy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Abbott Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abbott Jr as he jumps to the side.
Hunt looking to score a takedown here. Abbott Jr is defending well but Hunt drives through and ends up in Abbott Jr's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Abbott Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunt trying to control but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.
Abbott Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Abbott Jr blocks nicely.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Abbott Jr is keeping the position.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abbott Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abbott Jr sprawls well. Abbott Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Abbott Jr.
No joy there for Abbott Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abbott Jr as he avoids it easily.
David Abbott Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hunt.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abbott Jr swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt misses with a takedown
and Abbott Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt with a poor takedown
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Hunt looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt moves forwards but Abbott Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abbott Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Hunt trying to control but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott Jr trying to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abbott Jr is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because David Abbott Jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abbott Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Abbott Jr enables Hunt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Abbott Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hunt works over Abbott Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abbott Jr is pulling down on Hunt's head to control his posture.
Hunt 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.
Hunt looking to sit in guard and control but Abbott Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hunt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abbott Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Abbott Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott Jr throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abbott Jr keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abbott Jr wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt stands up over Abbott Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Abbott Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Abbott Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abbott Jr is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abbott Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Abbott Jr scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abbott Jr.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Abbott Jr shows good takedown defense.
David Abbott Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hunt.
Abbott Jr scores with a one two! Hunt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abbott Jr lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abbott Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hunt eats them both and turns towards Abbott Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hunt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Abbott Jr finish him?
Derek Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunt wants to work for an arm triangle but Abbott Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunt is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Abbott Jr reverses the position - he's now on top in Hunt's guard.
Abbott Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Abbott Jr tries to pass.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Abbott Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abbott Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abbott Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abbott Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abbott Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abbott Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Abbott Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abbott Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Abbott Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abbott Jr gets to his feet and stands over Hunt, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hunt felt that one! Abbott Jr unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hunt from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Abbott Jr!
David Abbott Jr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellraiser Fightgear (10$ clothing SALE) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elbrys Gora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gora might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cadillac Records - Howlin' Wolf Sings . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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272 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther lands with a shot to the body.
Luther pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gora closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Luther to the mat! Luther manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gora missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gora thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gora sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gora thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luther is keeping the position for now.
Gora 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luther keeping moving, preventing Gora from controlling successfully.
Gora thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gora postures up in Luther's guard and throws a big left but Luther blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora is pushing down on Luther's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luther is fighting to maintain full guard but Gora has managed to sneak the leg through.
Luther is in trouble now - Gora has advanced to mount!
Gora putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Luther really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gora. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gora looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gora looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gora is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Luther is surviving well by controlling Gora's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Luther has his hands clasped together but Gora breaks the hold and Luther is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Gora!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elbrys Gora!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Holnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is drop the world. The key to victory for Rickson Rua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickson Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Holnick!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua cracks Holnick with a good jab.
Rua misses with a hook. Holnick ducked under it nicely.
Rua misses with a combination
and Holnick counters with an inside leg kick.
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Rua tries to bum rush Holnick with a series of wild strikes but Holnick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holnick misses with a straight left.
Holnick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holnick is rocked!
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Holnick is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Holnick blocks a jab.
Holnick seems to have recovered his senses.
Rua looks to land a combination but Holnick avoids it well.
Rua misses with a combination
and Holnick counters with a body kick.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Holnick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rua's knee momentarily.
Rua throws a right and a left that Holnick avoids nicely.
Holnick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holnick.
Holnick jabs at Rua's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holnick circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua lands with a right hand.
Holnick scores with a leg kick.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Holnick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holnick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holnick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holnick.
Holnick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holnick off to one side.
Holnick throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rua tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holnick is in Rua's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua keeping full guard, as Holnick tries to pass.
Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holnick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holnick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick chips away with some ground and pound.
Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holnick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holnick wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Holnick pushes his legs off easily.
Rua looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holnick wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holnick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holnick has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.
Rua has his foot on Holnick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holnick works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holnick defends it easily.
Holnick scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holnick defends well.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holnick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holnick wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Holnick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rua's guard.
Rua works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holnick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Holnick escapes and throws Rua's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rua tries to buck Holnick off but Holnick is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Rua dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua stalks Holnick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holnick's face. Holnick staggers backwards, shaken.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holnick circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy left from Rua finds it's target.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Holnick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rickson Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holnick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Holnick scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rickson Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua misses with a combination
and Holnick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Holnick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rickson Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holnick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Holnick drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holnick stands and throws Rua's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Holnick wants to control but Rua is keeping him busy.
Rua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rua tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holnick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holnick landing a few strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holnick has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rua!
Rua is looking to get to half guard.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is squirming around, avoiding Holnick's attempts to control the action.
Rua can't escape the position.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Holnick smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Holnick prevents Rua from getting the reversal.
Holnick controlling the position easily from mount.
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holnick looking for a guillotine from mount but Rua is having none of it.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Donnie Holnick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holnick lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holnick wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
Holnick is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rua has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Holnick is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rua has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Holnick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holnick.
Holnick looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Holnick is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Rua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Holnick with a hook.
Rua tries to bum rush Holnick with a series of wild strikes but Holnick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Rua. Those never looked like landing.
Holnick throws a head kick that half lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Rua scores with a four punch combination!
Jab from Holnick.
Holnick dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Holnick lands a jab to Rua's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holnick tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holnick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holnick counters with a leg kick.
Holnick scores with a nice strike.
Holnick lands with a nice body kick.
Holnick connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
A solid body kick from Holnick.
Holnick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Rickson Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Holnick as he connects with a hook.
Holnick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
A punch lands to the side of Rua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Holnick tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holnick misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holnick. That's going to slow Rua down.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua moves out of range as Holnick throws a body kick.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holnick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Holnick throws a chopping leg kick but Rua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holnick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Holnick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Rua throws a right and a left that Holnick avoids nicely.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Holnick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holnick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rua is trying to defend but Holnick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to get back to full guard.
Holnick passes to full mount!
Holnick prevents Rua from getting the reversal.
Holnick has control of Rua's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rua regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick avoids the attempt from Rua to control.
Rua is working to get back to half guard.
Holnick with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua can't escape the position.
Holnick lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holnick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rua is desperately trying to improve his position but Holnick has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Holnick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holnick 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 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Holnick!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Donnie Holnick made sure he mentioned Real Fighters Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serg Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Til I Collapse. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramirez.
Lecter clinches.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lecter keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecter.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
A short left from Lecter.
Lecter lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Ramirez
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lecter jabs at Ramirez's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.
Lecter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramirez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ramirez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lecter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lecter staying out of range there.
Lecter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramirez.
Lecter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lecter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter throws a leg kick that misses.
Lecter connects with a body shot.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter scores with a jab.
Lecter rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Lecter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirez or not.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Lecter.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramirez taking a breather.
Lecter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecter is leaning against Ramirez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lecter as the two fighters clinch.
Lecter tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lecter back against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lecter.
Lecter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecter lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Lecter.
A right handed body shot lands from Lecter.
Lecter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter pushes Ramirez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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!
Lecter works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramirez is rocked!
Lecter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ramirez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lecter is unloading with more strikes now! Ramirez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter is the new super heavyweight champion!
Hannibal Lecter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira has chosen Lil Terror as his entrance music. Richard Teixeira told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teixeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Teixeira tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Teixeira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Teixeira.
Teixeira rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira throws a head punch that misses.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Teixeira blocks a body shot from Davis.
Teixeira is struggling to control the position.
Davis prevents a body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teixeira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Teixeira avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis lands a takedown into guard.
Teixeira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Teixeira.
Teixeira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teixeira keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis wants to control from the top but Teixeira keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teixeira catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Teixeira avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Teixeira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis tries to work over Teixeira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Teixeira tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Teixeira has the dominant position.
Davis wants a takedown.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Teixeira avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Teixeira.
Teixeira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Teixeira controls the action.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Teixeira controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Teixeira controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis blocks a body shot from Teixeira.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira wants to stall.
Teixeira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis is working for takedown but Teixeira is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira digs a right hand into Davis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davis's gas tank.
Teixeira cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teixeira pushes Davis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teixeira presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teixeiras head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Teixeira prevents a body shot from Davis.
Teixeira lands with a short shot to the head.
Teixeira tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Teixeira back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis tries a body shot but Teixeira blocks it.
Teixeira is working Davis over against the cage.
Teixeira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teixeira scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Teixeira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Teixeira scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Teixeira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Teixeira finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Teixeira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teixeira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teixeira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Teixeira lands a nice looking body shot.
Teixeira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Teixeira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Teixeira tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teixeira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teixeira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teixeira is looking to clinch.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick
and Teixeira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Teixeira lands.
It looks like Joe Davis has been cut.
Teixeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Teixeira connects with a looping right hand.
Davis is rocked!
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis misses with a leg kick
and Teixeira counters by moving into the clinch.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Teixeira's ribcage. Teixeira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teixeira lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis pushes Teixeira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teixeira lands with a short shot to the head.
Teixeira keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teixeira prevents a body shot from Davis.
Teixeira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Teixeira pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teixeira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira blocks an uppercut.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teixeira.
Nice body punch from Teixeira.
Teixeira blocks an uppercut.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Teixeira has the dominant position.
Davis misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a body punch.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis blocks a body shot from Teixeira.
A right hand to the body from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teixeira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Teixeira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teixeira's elbow.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teixeira.
A body shot lands from Teixeira.
Teixeira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teixeira taking a breather.
Teixeira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Teixeira tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Teixeira back against the cage.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Teixeira is controlling the position.
Teixeira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teixeira digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Teixeira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teixeira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Teixeira is controlling him.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Teixeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teixeira prevents a body shot from Davis.
Teixeira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teixeira lands a big right hand that drops Davis! The killer instinct kicks in and Teixeira finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Teixeira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Teixeira!
Richard Teixeira is the new featherweight champion!
Richard Teixeira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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