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SPFT 18: Fight Night III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Val Engine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raden Intan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raden Intan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Val Engine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raden Intan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intan throws a body punch but Engine moves out of range.
Intan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Intan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Intan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Engine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Intan.
Intan tries to clinch but Engine is having none of it.
Engine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Intan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Engine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Intan's guard now.
Engine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Engine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Engine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Engine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Engine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Engine drops back looking for a leg! Intan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Intan manages to kick Engine off! Engine jumps back into Intan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engine 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Engine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Engine won't allow Intan to get back to his feet.
Engine forces his way into half guard.
Engine is looking for a kimura but Intan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Engine to get the leverage.
Engine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Engine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engine has isolated one of Intan's arms. Intan looking to fight him off but Engine twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Val Engine!
As Val Engine got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you SPFT for giving me awesome fights!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Scalabrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Scalabrine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Scalabrine!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Scalabrine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Scalabrine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scalabrine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rua.
Scalabrine holds on to Rua's head and controls the position momentarily.
Rua thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scalabrine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rua trying to control the position but Scalabrine is working away.
Scalabrine struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scalabrine trying his best to control but Rua has mounted him.
Rua controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scalabrine wants to hold on but Rua pushes him away.
Rua looking to finish Scalabrine with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scalabrine!
It looks like Jack Scalabrine has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Rua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua looking to control but Scalabrine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rua prevents Scalabrine from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua controlling from mount.
Scalabrine is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rua jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Scalabrine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Scalabrine is not content to let Rua control the position.
Rua just content to control the position.
Scalabrine is trying to control Rua's posture but Rua avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua just content to control the position.
Scalabrine is trying to improve his position.
Rua content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauricio Rua wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scalabrine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rua backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Scalabrine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Scalabrine scores with a three punch combo!
Scalabrine moves into the clinch.
Scalabrine manages to break the clinch.
Scalabrine lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
Mauricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Scalabrine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scalabrine lands with an overhand left.
Scalabrine throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Scalabrine.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scalabrine to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scalabrine throws a nice head kick!
Rua takes one on the button.
Scalabrine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scalabrine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scalabrine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rua eats them both and turns towards Scalabrine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Scalabrine.
Scalabrine throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
Scalabrine connects with a jab.
Jack Scalabrine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scalabrine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scalabrine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scalabrine tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Scalabrine pushes him off.
Scalabrine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scalabrine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rua is staying tight to Scalabrine's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Scalabrine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scalabrine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Scalabrine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scalabrine keeps working.
Mauricio Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua gets to mount! Scalabrine was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Scalabrine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scalabrine tries to lock up and control but Rua gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scalabrine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Scalabrine is defending well.
Scalabrine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Scalabrine tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
Scalabrine wants to control but Rua is keeping busy.
Rua stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scalabrine tries to clinch up.
Rua blocks a head kick by Scalabrine.
Rua pushes Scalabrine up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scalabrine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rua tries to pull guard but Scalabrine won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rua is trying to trip Scalabrine. He has hold of a leg but Scalabrine is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rua persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scalabrine keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Scalabrine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scalabrine trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Scalabrine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Scalabrine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Scalabrine tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scalabrine throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
Scalabrine wants to sweep but Rua has passed to side control!
Scalabrine looks to move to half guard but instead Rua has passed into mount! Damn!
Rua lands a big elbow.
Rua controlling from mount.
Scalabrine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Scalabrine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rua lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rua stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scalabrine throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick from Scalabrine.
Scalabrine misses with the combination.
Scalabrine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Scalabrine is looking to clinch.
Rua dives in and scores a takedown into Scalabrine's guard.
Rua trying to control but Scalabrine is working from the bottom.
Rua 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.
Rua slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Scalabrine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua controlling the action here.
Rua working over Scalabrine with some ground and pound. Scalabrine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rua looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Scalabrine is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scalabrine wants to control but Rua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to control. Scalabrine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scalabrine wants to get back to his feet.
Rua frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rua is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Scalabrine can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Scalabrine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scalabrine is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Popovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by der Fluch. Harry Potter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Potter!
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, Stanislav Popovich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popovich shoots in for a takedown but Potter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Popovich throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
Potter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Potter postures up.
Popovich wants to sweep here but Potter controlling him for the moment.
Potter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Popovich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Popovich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Popovich!
Potter is looking for a sweep.
Popovich is looking to take a break and control but Potter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Popovich landing a few strikes.
Popovich throws a strike aimed at the side of Potter's head but Potter avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter is not content to let Popovich control the position.
Popovich is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Potter wants to control but Popovich postures up.
Potter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Popovich.
Potter can't do much from the bottom here.
Popovich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Potter to see if he's OK.
Potter wants to control but Popovich postures up.
Popovich tries for a kimura but Potter is defending well.
Popovich stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Popovich shoots in looking for a takedown. Potter tries to sprawl out of it but Popovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popovich is looking to clinch.
Popovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Harry Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Popovich.
Popovich gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter 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.
Potter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Potter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popovich has control of Potter's left arm, preventing Potter from doing any damage.
Popovich is trying to control the position but Potter postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter trying to control but Popovich is working from the bottom.
Popovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Popovich wants to stand and escape but Potter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stanislav Popovich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Popovich shoots in and drives through. Potter sprawls well.
Popovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Potter defends it nicely.
Popovich shoots for a takedown but Potter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Popovich looks gassed!
Potter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Popovich sprawls well initially but Potter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Popovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Potter.
Popovich is looking to control Potter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Popovich avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stanislav Popovich will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Popovich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Potter but Potter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Popovich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Potter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Potter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Popovich manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Potter has Popovich in his guard.
Popovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Potter is trying to control the position but Popovich postures up.
Popovich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Potter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Potter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Popovich is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovich is pushing down on Potter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Potter is fighting to maintain full guard but Popovich has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harry Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Popovich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Popovich throwing shots but Potter is blocking nicely.
Potter wants to control but Popovich is keeping busy.
Popovich trying to mount his opponent but Potter defends it.
Popovich wants to control but Potter is keeping him busy.
Popovich stalling.
Potter is looking to control Popovich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Potter avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Popovich is trying to control. Potter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Potter controlling the position well.
Stanislav Popovich has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Popovich shoots in looking for a takedown but Potter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Popovich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Popovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Potter as he avoids it easily.
Harry Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Popovich.
Potter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Potter 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popovich wants to get back to his feet but Potter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Popovich is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popovich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Popovich trying to control the position.
Potter wants to control from the top but Popovich keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Potter preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry Potter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Potter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Popovich's half guard.
Potter prevents Popovich from improving his position.
Popovich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Popovich wants to control but Potter is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Potter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Popovich dives in and grabs Potter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Potter pushes down on Popovich's head and hops out.
Popovich shoots in for a double leg but Potter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Popovich shoots for a double leg takedown but Potter sprawls well. He's pushed Popovich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harry Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Popovich.
Popovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Popovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Potter.
Potter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Popovich sees it coming and defends easily.
Popovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter is trying for a kimura here. Popovich looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Potter wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Potter!
Harry Potter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tokill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tokill!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Tokill persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Tokill misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Tokill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Tokill avoids nicely.
Tokill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tokill missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Tokill scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tokill jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morgan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Morgan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tokill has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tokill is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to escape but Tokill is in control.
Tokill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tokill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tokill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.
Morgan pushes Tokill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tokill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tokill cracks Morgan with a big right hand but Morgan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tokill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Morgan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tokill has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Morgan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tokill yanks on the arm and Morgan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tokill.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Tokill!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Tokill made sure he mentioned Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner comes to the cage accompanied by Balls to the Wall by Accept. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
140 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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21
149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
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, Micah Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerner fails with the takedown
and Kehoe counters with a left to the body.
Kehoe lands with a nice combination. Doerner backs away looking to recover.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe moves out of range.
Kehoe scores with a jab. Doerner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.
Doerner wants to clinch
enabling Kehoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Kehoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kehoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Kehoe catches Doerner right on the button with a cross.
Doerner is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kehoe misses with a series of wild punches.
Kehoe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kehoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doerner moves into the clinch successfully.
Kehoe stops a takedown attempt from Doerner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kehoe smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kehoe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Doerner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doerner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doerner seems to have got his legs back now.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.
Doerner tries to clinch but Kehoe is having none of it.
Kehoe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kehoe misses with a wild combination.
Kehoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kehoe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Doerner back to the cage. Kehoe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kehoe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doerner.
Doerner is looking to clinch but Kehoe is avoiding it.
Kehoe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kehoe working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe decides to stand back up.
Kehoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doerner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kehoe swivels and escapes.
A combination from Kehoe does no damage.
Kehoe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kehoe throws a right and a left that Doerner avoids nicely.
Doerner is looking to clinch but Kehoe is avoiding it.
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown but Kehoe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kehoe misses with a takedown attempt - Doerner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kehoe tries to bum rush Doerner with a series of wild strikes but Doerner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner doesn't manage to clinch there - Kehoe circles away.
Doerner dodges the punch combination from Kehoe.
Doerner pushes Kehoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Doerner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kehoe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kehoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doerner missing with knees to the body.
Doerner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kehoe just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe blocks a body shot from Doerner.
Doerner misses with an elbow over the top.
Doerner wants to take the fight to the mat but Kehoe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kehoe tries to break free but Doerner pushes him back against the cage.
Doerner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kehoe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doerner wants to get back to striking at distance but Kehoe won't allow it.
Kehoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doerner fails with the takedown
and Kehoe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kehoe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kehoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kehoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doerner clinches up with Kehoe and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kehoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Kehoe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Doerner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kehoe lands a nice hook to Doerner's body. Doerner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kehoe misses with a two punch combination.
Doerner wants to clinch up but Kehoe keeps it at a distance.
Doerner dives in and grabs Kehoe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kehoe pushes down on Doerner's head and hops out.
Doerner fails to land the takedown.
Helmut Doerner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doerner dives in and grabs Kehoe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kehoe pushes down on Doerner's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doerner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Doerner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Doerner slips a jab and a cross from Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doerner.
Kehoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kehoe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doerner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kehoe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doerner moves into the clinch.
Doerner jumps guard but Kehoe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kehoe after a bit of a struggle.
Kehoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kehoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kehoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kehoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doerner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kehoe!
Poor strikes thrown by Doerner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kehoe tries to buck Doerner off but he can't manage it.
Doerner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Doerner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Doerner won't let Kehoe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doerner goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kehoe is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doerner working a defensive guard here.
Kehoe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doerner, up you get!
Doerner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Kehoe finds it's way through Doerner's defenses.
Doerner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doerner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kehoe.
Kehoe fails to land with a series of punches.
Kehoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doerner in his tracks.
Doerner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kehoe can't break the clinch.
Doerner is trying to drag Kehoe to the mat but Kehoe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doerner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kehoe walks away with a smile on his face. Doerner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kehoe lands with a good body shot.
Doerner tries to clinch up.
Doerner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kehoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Kehoe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Doerner.
Kehoe looks to land a combination. Doerner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kehoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doerner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kehoe is fending him off so far but Doerner persists. Nope, Kehoe circles away and we're back to standing.
Doerner scores with a kick to the body.
Kehoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Doerner.
No joy there for Kehoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doerner doesn't manage to clinch there - Kehoe circles away.
Kehoe misses with a double jab
and Doerner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kehoe's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doerner throws a big elbow that misses.
Kehoe has his feet on Doerner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Micah Kehoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Doerner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kehoe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kehoe wants it to stay on the feet.
Doerner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kehoe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doerner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kehoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kehoe lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doerner.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Doerner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Doerner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kehoe is now in Doerner's guard. A big mistake from Doerner there, giving up the dominant position!
Kehoe stops Doerner from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kehoe as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doerner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doerner throws a series of punches but Kehoe moves out of range.
Doerner clinches up with Kehoe and pushes him back against the cage.
Kehoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kehoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doerner on the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Kehoe.
Kehoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kehoe throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Doerner stumbling backwards into the cage! Doerner bounces back off the cage towards Kehoe, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kehoe lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kehoe celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Micah Kehoe!
A victorious Micah Kehoe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bay Area (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Held (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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21
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bay Area!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Held!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Area lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Marcin Held has been cut.
Held darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Area blocking the ground and pound attempt from Held.
Area wants to control but Held is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Held is looking to take a break and control but Area is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Area tries to roll over but Held keeps him under control.
Held is trying to control the action in half guard but Area is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Area keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Area trying to hold on to Held's head to control him but Held postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bay Area has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Area misses.
A head kick misses from Area.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held moves out of range of the body kick from Area.
Held gets a takedown into half guard.
Area tries to roll over but Held keeps him under control.
Area is trying to maintain the position but Held is very close to passing his half guard.
Held is trying to control the action in half guard but Area is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Area wants to get back to full guard but Held has mounted him!
Held tries to control but Area wriggling away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Area working to try and regain half guard.
Held is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Area can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Held scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Area?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Area is trying desperately to improve position.
Held controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Area holds on for dear life, controlling Held's posture momentarily.
Held wants to control the pace but Area is squirming around nicely.
Held landing strikes from the mount.
Area is trying to escape the mount.
Held avoids the attempt from Area to control.
Held looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Area wants to hold on but Held pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Area tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Area wants to try and get back to his feet.
Held landing strikes, looking to finish!
Held looking to control but Area is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Held postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Area looks a forlorn figure.
Held controlling his opponent.
Held lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Held avoids the attempt from Area to control.
Held landing strikes from the mount and Area is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Held prevents Area from getting the reversal.
Held landing punches.
Held controlling his opponent.
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!
Held looking to control but Area is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Area on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Area tries to get out of the position.
Held putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Area in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Held working for a guillotine from mount but Area is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Held avoids the attempt from Area to control.
Held is working for a guillotine from mount but Area frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Held dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Held's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Area throws a head kick but Held moves out of range.
Held shoots in for a takedown but Area shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Held rushes Area and presses him up against the cage.
Area lands a good knee to the midsection. Held won't want to take too many of those.
Held takes a shot to the head.
Held is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Area gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Held goes for a takedown in the clinch but Area prevents it.
Bay Area has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Held.
Area with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Area on the inside.
Held is working for takedown but Area is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Area.
Area looking to throw knees to the head but Held is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Area tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Area.
Area using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Held has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Area throws a knee to the head but misses.
Area is pressed up against the cage. Held has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Area down to the mat. Area avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A left and a right from Held both land. Nice combination.
Area looks to land a body kick but Held moved away.
Held staying out of range there.
Area defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Held.
Held is breathing heavily.
Area looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Held closes the distance and pushes Area back into the cage.
Area unloads a knee to the mid-section. Held lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Area lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Area tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Held takes a knee right on the jaw!
Area throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helds head.
Held wants a takedown.
Area is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Held is defending well for now.
Area throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Held tries for a takedown but Area manages to get underhooks.
Area looking to throw knees to the head but Held is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Area - that landed with a thud.
Area gets underhooks to prevent Held's takedown attempt.
Area lands a knee to the body.
Area lands a shot to the body.
Held's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Area putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Held in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Area leaning against his opponent.
Area landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Area scores with a knee to the head.
Held takes a knee right on the jaw!
Area slows down the pace here.
Area with a knee to the head.
Area throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Area is struggling to control the position.
Held can't get the takedown.
Area with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Area with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Area.
Area with a knee to the head.
Area with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Held drops down looking for an ankle pick but Area pulls his leg out and moves away.
Area closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Area throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Held takes a knee right on the jaw!
Held is rocked!
Bay Area has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Area with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Held is still on wobbly legs! Can Area finish him?
Held has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Area after a bit of a struggle.
Area lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Held backwards.
Area looking to throw knees to the head but Held is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bay Area dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Held's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Held.
Held seems to have recovered his senses.
Area pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Area throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Held slips under a jab.
Area takes a swing at Held's ribcage but misses.
Held takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Area tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Area misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bay Area is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Held uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Area.
Area throws a head kick that misses
and Held moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Held as Area tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Area stalling in the clinch.
Held is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Area gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held avoiding damage as Area throws knees to the body.
Area is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Held is keeping busy.
Area gets underhooks to prevent Held's takedown attempt.
Area prevents the takedown attempt.
Bay Area has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Held.
Held on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Held is working for takedown but Area is calmly controlling the position for now.
Area trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Area.
Area tries to land a knee to the head but Held blocks with his arms.
Held wants a takedown but no success here.
Held tries to score a body lock takedown but Area shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Area slows down the pace here.
Area throws a knee to the head but misses.
Area lands a hook that snaps the head of Held backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Area.
Held letting Area take a breather here.
Held can't get the takedown.
Held tries for a takedown but Area manages to get underhooks.
Area lands a nice elbow.
Area tries to land a knee to the head but Held blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Area comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Area stalls.
Area misses with a knee to the head.
Area throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Held blocks it with crossed arms.
Held managing to block the knees to the body from Area.
Area tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Area throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Held blocks it with crossed arms.
Area is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Held is defending well for now.
Area throws a knee to the head but misses.
Held is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Area gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Area lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Held is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Held is trying to drag Area to the mat but Area just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Area lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Area lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Held goes for a takedown attempt but Area pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Area misses the body punch
and Held counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marcin Held has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Held lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Area is pulling down on Held's head. It's preventing any offense from Held, at least for the moment.
Area wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bay Area showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Area has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bay Area!
After winning the bout, Bay Area 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dolbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frye has chosen Smash You To Pieces by Mower as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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289 lbs
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25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dolbakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Frye!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dolbakov.
Dolbakov wants to clinch but Frye slips to the side
and Frye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dolbakov thinking.
Dolbakov tries to clinch up but Frye circles away and keeps his distance.
Frye clinches with his opponent.
Frye throws a punch but it's blocked by Dolbakov.
Frye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dolbakov throws a head punch that misses.
Dolbakov misses with some punches.
Dolbakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frye has him pressed against the cage.
Dolbakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dolbakov lands a nice uppercut.
Frye digs a right hand underneath Dolbakov's ribcage. Dolbakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frye scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frye blocks an elbow strike from Dolbakov.
Frye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Dolbakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frye throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dolbakov is breathing heavily.
Frye lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dolbakov backwards.
Frye lands a hook that snaps the head of Dolbakov backwards.
Frye stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Frye pushes Dolbakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frye lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Frye.
Frye lands with a left to the head.
Frye scores with a shot to the side of Dolbakov's head.
Frye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dolbakov backwards.
Frye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frye.
Frye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frye lands with a left to the head.
Frye presses Dolbakov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frye drops Dolbakov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dolbakov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dolbakov is rocked!
Frye is working Dolbakov over against the cage.
Frye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frye lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frye lands with a left to the head.
Frye drops Dolbakov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dolbakov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Dolbakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frye creates a bit of distance and cracks Dolbakov with a massive left hook! Dolbakov crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Frye stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Frye!
Don Frye thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Selectiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
183 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Selectiona!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selectiona misses with a double jab.
Mathews moves out of range of the leg kick from Selectiona.
Selectiona throws a right and a left that Mathews avoids nicely.
Mathews fails with the takedown.
A lazy left from Selectiona finds it's target.
Mathews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Selectiona counters with a big right hand! Oh Mathews is in trouble here! Selectiona follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Selectiona!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misha Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Misha Tyson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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29
264 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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288 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Misha Tyson!
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, Alexander Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tyson moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Karlsson! Tyson continues to tee off on Karlsson, landing with a left and a right! Tyson connects with a right hand that leaves Karlsson sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Misha Tyson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafal Dabrowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Smith's chin.
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202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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191 lbs
7 - 8 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Smith!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabrowski misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith gets caught napping as Dabrowski dives in and scores a takedown. Smith manages to retain guard.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dabrowski defends it easily.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dabrowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dabrowski looking to pass the guard.
Dabrowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dabrowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith controls Dabrowski momentarily but Dabrowski frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski 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.
Dabrowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dabrowski trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dabrowski working away.
Dabrowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Dabrowski trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Dabrowski is dominant here and he's now got Smith's back!
Smith is trying to stand back up.
Dabrowski has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smith has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Smith is trying to stand back up.
Smith is really stuck here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith trying to control the hands but Dabrowski won't let him.
Dabrowski patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Dabrowski has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dabrowski trying to control momentarily.
Smith finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Dabrowski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dabrowski controlling the pace for now.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dabrowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dabrowski is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pressing down on Dabrowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski stops Smith from standing up.
Smith looking to control.
Dabrowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dabrowski won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabrowski advances to half guard.
Smith tries to roll over but Dabrowski keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Dabrowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Dabrowski lands with a right hand.
It looks like Robert Smith has been cut.
Dabrowski connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tries to circle away but Dabrowski has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dabrowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dabrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Dabrowski staying out of range there.
Dabrowski looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith checks a low kick from Dabrowski.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dabrowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dabrowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dabrowski tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Dabrowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski lands a head kick!
Smith is rocked!
Dabrowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Dabrowski finish him?
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dabrowski fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Smith to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Smith looks to clinch but Dabrowski throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Smith taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rafal Dabrowski!
Rafal Dabrowski is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Rafal Dabrowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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