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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 92 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hari Rama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rama comes to the cage accompanied by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rap Music. Felix Voskresensky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hari Rama's chin.
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281 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hari Rama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voskresensky misses with a head kick.
Voskresensky throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Hari Rama has been cut.
Voskresensky is looking to clinch.
Voskresensky tries to sprawl but Rama drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Voskresensky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rama trying to control the action but Voskresensky is working from the bottom.
Voskresensky regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rama trying to control but Voskresensky is working from the bottom.
Rama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voskresensky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rama wants to control from the top but Voskresensky keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voskresensky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rama defends well.
Voskresensky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rama trying to control but Voskresensky is working from the bottom.
Rama stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hari Rama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rama works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Felix Voskresensky has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rama goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Voskresensky rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rama's guard! Nice work there by Voskresensky!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voskresensky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voskresensky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rama is keeping the position for now.
Rama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Voskresensky is aware though and is defending well.
Rama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voskresensky is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Voskresensky is sitting in close to Rama's body. Rama has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Voskresensky is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Voskresensky is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hari Rama!
During a confident post fight interview, Hari Rama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kalervo Paukku has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalervo Paukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans sizes up Paukku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paukku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paukku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paukku fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paukku throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Paukku slips the punch.
Evans shoots in and bounces Paukku off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Evans won't allow Paukku to sweep him here.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paukku is on top in guard.
Paukku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paukku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukku stops Evans from standing up.
Paukku drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Evans manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paukku has Evans in his guard.
Paukku controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paukku has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Paukku lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Paukku goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Evans is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paukku trying to control the position.
Evans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Paukku has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paukku lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paukku goes for an armbar but Evans turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Evans.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
Evans tries to hold on but Paukku pushes him away.
Evans prevents Paukku from taking his back.
Paukku jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Evans manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Paukku looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evans is trying to control Paukku's posture but Paukku avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Evans rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Paukku's guard! Nice work there by Evans!
Paukku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Paukku has wrist control.
Paukku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paukku wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Paukku has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paukku wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paukku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rashad Evans will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paukku cracks Evans with a good jab.
Evans fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paukku to the ground. Evans is now in Paukku's guard.
Paukku trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Paukku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans being controlled here momentarily.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paukku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paukku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paukku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Paukku is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans seems keen to control Paukku's posture.
Paukku is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Evans is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Evans has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paukku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paukku is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Evans to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Evans shrugs it off.
Paukku moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Evans has worked his arm free - good work by Evans!
Paukku goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Evans rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Paukku's guard! Nice work there by Evans!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans won't allow Paukku to sweep him here.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans is in close to Paukku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Paukku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paukku looking for a sweep. Not yet Paukku, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paukku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paukku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evans cracks Paukku with a solid left hand.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Paukku working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paukku's head.
Paukku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paukku goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Evans turns into him and now he's in Paukku's guard.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Paukku blocks nicely.
Paukku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Evans won't allow Paukku to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans stands up over Paukku, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans works over Paukku with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paukku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but Paukku is proving a slippery customer.
Paukku drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Evans manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paukku has Evans in his guard.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Paukku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans catches Paukku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paukku moves out of range of the strikes.
Paukku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paukku.
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paukku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paukku dives in and grabs Evans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes down on Paukku's head and hops out.
Paukku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paukku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Paukku is out of range.
Paukku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paukku scrambles back to his feet.
Evans fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paukku on the side of the head.
Kalervo Paukku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paukku ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans gets the takedown into side control.
Paukku manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paukku's head.
Paukku wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Paukku is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paukku is pressing down on Evans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Paukku wants to hit a switch here but Evans passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Paukku there!
Paukku regains half guard.
Paukku avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rashad Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Paukku tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Paukku regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paukku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rashad Evans 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.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Paukku.
Paukku lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Paukku looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
Paukku looking for a guillotine from mount but Evans is having none of it.
Paukku looking to secure an arm triangle but Evans defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to lock up and control but Paukku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paukku goes for an armbar but Evans turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Evans.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Paukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Paukku's brow.
Paukku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans is defending against the submission attempts here by Paukku.
Kalervo Paukku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paukku is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paukku to get the leverage.
Paukku is trying to work for a kimura but Evans is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rashad Evans.
Well Evans 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rashad Evans waved his t-shirt featuring Hopkins Athletics's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danush Towraghondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandro Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Towraghondi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coal Chamber - Amir of the Desert. Danush Towraghondi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danush Towraghondi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandro Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towraghondi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Towraghondi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alexandrov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Towraghondi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alexandrov sneaks back into half guard.
Alexandrov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alexandrov.
Towraghondi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Towraghondi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alexandrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexandrov, not yet.
Alexandrov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Towraghondi is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Towraghondi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexandrov is keeping the position for now.
Towraghondi throws an elbow that misses. Alexandrov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Towraghondi's guard. Nice move by Alexandrov!
Towraghondi trying to keep a closed guard but Alexandrov is proving a slippery customer.
Towraghondi keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov passes Towraghondi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alexandrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Towraghondi's head.
Towraghondi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Towraghondi tries to get out of the position.
Towraghondi pushes Alexandrov off looking to stand but Alexandrov dives back in and keeps control.
Alexandrov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Towraghondi sees it coming and defends easily.
Alexandrov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Towraghondi is just riding it out for now. Alexandrov eventually gives up the hold.
Towraghondi is holding on to half guard well.
Alexandrov passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Towraghondi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Towraghondi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alexandrov on the ground.
Alexandrov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov working away.
Alexandrov is trying to get an arm triangle but Towraghondi is defending well.
Towraghondi is looking to regain half guard here but Alexandrov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Towraghondi, who protects the arm well.
Towraghondi defending against the ground and pound.
Towraghondi defending against the ground and pound.
Towraghondi manages to get back to half guard.
Alexandrov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Towraghondi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alexandrov.
Towraghondi tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Towraghondi is in trouble now - Alexandrov has advanced to mount!
Towraghondi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alexandrov misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexandrov has isolated one of Towraghondi's arms. Towraghondi looking to fight him off but Alexandrov twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexandro Alexandrov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Con Dumas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That kick from Konstantinov tenderised Dumas's leg. Dumas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Konstantinov scores with a nice body kick.
Dumas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boris Konstantinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Konstantinov, right into the meat.
Dumas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dumas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Konstantinov tries to avoid it but Dumas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Konstantinov to the ground. Konstantinov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Konstantinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dumas takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Konstantinov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Con Dumas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dumas is breathing heavily.
Konstantinov feints and then cracks Dumas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dumas down.
Dumas tries to clinch there but Konstantinov circles away.
Konstantinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dumas doesn't seem bothered though.
Konstantinov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Konstantinov working the head and body with strikes.
Dumas is trying to control but can't.
Konstantinov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Konstantinov is nestled in close to Dumas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Konstantinov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dumas sees it coming and defends easily.
Konstantinov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Konstantinov passes to side control.
Konstantinov controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dumas can't do much from the bottom here.
Dumas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Konstantinov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov is staying tight to Dumas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dumas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dumas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Konstantinov defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konstantinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dumas looking to sit in guard and control but Konstantinov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dumas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Konstantinov throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Konstantinov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dumas looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Konstantinov is defending well. Dumas quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Konstantinov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Dumas celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Con Dumas!
Con Dumas 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Training Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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28
264 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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254 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Training Partner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reiplinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Partner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reiplinger is fending him off so far but Partner persists. Nope, Reiplinger circles away and we're back to standing.
Reiplinger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Partner sprawls well initially but Reiplinger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Partner is trying to stand up here but Reiplinger is controlling him well.
Reiplinger seems to be working for a kimura but Partner defends the submission attempt.
Reiplinger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reiplinger prevents Partner from standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reiplinger trying to mount his opponent but Partner defends it.
Reiplinger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Partner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reiplinger on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiplinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reiplinger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Partner won't allow Reiplinger to pass to mount.
Partner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reiplinger wants to work for an arm triangle but Partner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reiplinger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reiplinger thows a huge punch but Partner dodges it nicely.
Reiplinger in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Partner tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Reiplinger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rap Reiplinger!
In his post fight interview, Rap Reiplinger gave a big smile as he said 'not only did I win, but I'm pretty sure I gave him herpes!! POI DOGGGG!!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guybrush Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Stigu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stigu has chosen Sabrina-Boys as his entrance music. Mr Stigu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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263 lbs
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252 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Guybrush Threepwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Stigu!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stigu misses with a straight right.
Stigu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stigu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Threepwood.
Threepwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stigu throws out a leg kick but Threepwood moves out of range and Stigu only half commits.
Threepwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Stigu.
Stigu works Threepwood's body with a nice hook.
Threepwood misses with a low kick.
Threepwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stigu throws a shot from downtown. Threepwood moves away and avoids it.
Threepwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Threepwood misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Stigu.
Stigu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stigu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Guybrush Threepwood has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Threepwood throws the kick towards the body but Stigu avoids it.
Threepwood misses with a head kick.
Threepwood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Threepwood swings for the body but Stigu moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Threepwood blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Threepwood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stigu scores with a leg kick.
Stigu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Threepwood is breathing heavily.
Threepwood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stigu dives in and grabs Threepwood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Threepwood pushes down on Stigu's head and hops out.
Stigu lands with a cross.
Stigu connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Threepwood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Threepwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Threepwood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stigu works the jab nicely.
Stigu lands with a nice body punch.
Threepwood tries to land a front kick but Stigu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stigu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stigu throws a solid leg kick but Threepwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stigu.
Sloppy strikes from Stigu. Those never looked like landing.
Stigu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Threepwood sprawling to the canvas! Threepwood rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stigu finish him?!
Threepwood is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stigu sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Threepwood's defenses. It connects perfectly with Threepwood's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Stigu!
After winning the bout, Mr Stigu 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raffer Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You've Seen the Butcher. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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260 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raffer Steele!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Steele sprawls well.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele motions for Smith to come forward. Steele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Smith moves away from the strike by Steele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
It looks like Leon Smith has been cut.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith blocks a head kick by Steele.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steele. Steele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steele scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Steele manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
Leon Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Steele throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raffer Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Steele takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Leon Smith's cut is getting worse.
Steele connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steele throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Steele lands a brutal head kick. Smith looks out on his feet and Steele throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Raffer Steele!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dotson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hearns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Bruiser. Dotson has chosen Motor Mouth as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
275 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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23
275 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Dotson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns tries to clinch
and Dotson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dotson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dotson misses with a looping right.
Hearns slips under a jab from Dotson.
Dotson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Thomas Hearns has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearns tries to land a body kick
and Dotson counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hearns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hearns throws a series of punches but Dotson avoids them all with ease.
Hearns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dotson scores with a counter punch that sends Hearns to the canvas! Dotson smells blood - he's punishing Hearns with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hearns has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Dotson!
After the big win, Dan Dotson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hopkins Athletics and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kukuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bull's choice of entrance music: The Last Shadow Puppets . Terry Bull will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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29
240 lbs
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34
255 lbs
27 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kukuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Bull!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Kukuev fails with the takedown.
Bull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kukuev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bull pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kukuev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kukuev.
Bull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kukuev.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kukuev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bull swivels and escapes.
Bull slaps away a takedown attempt from Kukuev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bull tries to work over Kukuev's front leg with a kick but Kukuev checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kukuev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kukuev shoots for a double leg takedown but Bull sprawls well. He's pushed Kukuev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Kukuev circles away.
Kukuev blocks a low kick nicely.
Bull connects with an inside leg kick.
Terry Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kukuev is breathing heavily.
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!
Kukuev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bull tries to get to full guard but Kukuev has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull is staying active underneath Kukuev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kukuev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kukuev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kukuev is working for a kimura but Bull is defending it quite comfortably.
Kukuev seems to be looking for submissions.
Bull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kukuev defends well.
Kukuev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bull manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kukuev has Bull in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kukuev keeping full guard, as Bull tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukuev has his foot on Bull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bull works his way back into a safe position though.
Kukuev looking for a guillotine here but Bull defends easily.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Kukuev is keeping the position.
Bull passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bull lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukuev can't do much from the bottom here.
Kukuev takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kukuev gets back to half guard.
Bull is working for a submission of some sort.
Kukuev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bull pulls his head out easily.
Bull is controlling the pace.
Kukuev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukuev wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bull is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kukuev is just riding it out for now. Bull eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bull dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bull misses with a low kick.
Kukuev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bull sprawls well. Bull wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kukuev gets slowly back to his feet.
Kukuev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull tries to work over Kukuev's front leg with a kick but Kukuev checks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kukuev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull tries to clinch but Kukuev moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kukuev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukuev manages to avoid it.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kukuev closes the distance and clinches up with Bull, looking for a takedown. Kukuev pushes Bull against the cage but Bull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kukuev checks a leg kick.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kukuev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bull closes the distance and pushes Kukuev back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukuev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bull to keep the fight standing.
Kukuev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bull avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a left hand.
Bull lands a shot to the body.
Bull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kukuev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bull is looking to clinch but Kukuev is avoiding it.
Kukuev avoids a kick to the body.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bull throws a body punch but Kukuev moves out of range.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukuev moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kukuev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bull motions for Kukuev to come forward. Bull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
Bull motions for Kukuev to come forward. Bull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bull.
Terry Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull swings for the body but Kukuev moves out of range.
Bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kukuev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bull defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kukuev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kukuev checks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kukuev is defended easily by Bull.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kukuev rather than just go for the knockout.
Kukuev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bull moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kukuev shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Bull takes a swing at Kukuev's ribcage but misses.
Kukuev slips under a jab from Bull.
Bull clinches up against the cage.
Kukuev managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
Kukuev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kukuev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull lands with a right to the head.
Kukuev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kukuev up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukuev wants a takedown.
Bull presses Kukuev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kukuev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bull landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kukuev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bull.
Bull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Bull.
Bull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kukuev or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull is leaning against Kukuev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Bull to work.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Bull is leaning against Kukuev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bull leaning against his opponent.
Bull lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Bull.
Bull stalls.
Bull lands a left hand.
Terry Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bull is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev is working for takedown but Bull is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Kukuev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bull fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Nikolai Kukuev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bull swings for the body but Kukuev moves out of range.
Kukuev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull darts in and clinches Kukuev up against the cage.
Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bull leaves Kukuev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kukuev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bull gets a clinch.
Bull prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukuev can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bull 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bull!
After the big win, Terry Bull made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159++ Energy - $50 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Helgi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Helgi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Helgi in his tracks.
Riggs swings widly with a right hand
and Helgi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riggs tests Helgi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Helgi's shoulder, as Helgi tries to avoid the shot.
Riggs clobbers Helgi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
Helgi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Helgi lands with a slapping head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Helgi.
Riggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Helgi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helgi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Riggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Helgi sprawls well. He's pushed Riggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Riggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Helgi which made him look bad.
Riggs looks to throw the jab but Helgi is out of range.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi sizes up Riggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helgi.
Helgi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helgi misses with a body shot.
Riggs cracks Helgi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Riggs throws a hook but Helgi avoids it easily.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Helgi.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
Riggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but Helgi moved out of range nicely.
Helgi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a big shot that misses.
Riggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Helgi lands a head shot.
Riggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riggs defending well as Helgi loads up on a big left hand.
Helgi punishes Riggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Riggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggs throws a hook but Helgi blocks it.
Helgi swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Helgi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helgi throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Helgi throws a leg kick but Riggs checks it.
Nice shot lands for Helgi.
Nice cross by Helgi.
Riggs is rocked!
Riggs digs a good body shot into Helgi's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riggs misses with a takedown attempt
and Helgi counters with a straight right hand.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Riggs.
Riggs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Helgi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Helgi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riggs misses with an uppercut
letting Helgi counter with a right hand.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Helgi.
Helgi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Helgi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helgi was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs throws a big shot that misses.
Helgi is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Helgi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Helgi scores with a jab. Riggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riggs shoots in and drives through. Helgi sprawls well.
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi missing with a left hand there. Riggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs misses with a hook. Helgi ducked under it nicely.
Helgi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
Riggs swings widly with a right hand
and Helgi counters with a low kick, right behind Riggs 's knee.
Riggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helgi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Helgi counters with a stiff right hand.
Helgi lands with a slapping head kick.
Riggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Helgi finish him?
Helgi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riggs is trying desperately to land a takedown but Helgi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riggs.
Helgi lands a big uppercut and Riggs crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Riggs looks OK. Helgi waves Riggs back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riggs is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Helgi Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Riggs is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bjorn Helgi!
A very excited looking Bjorn Helgi 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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