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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georgio Mindzatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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187 lbs
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgio Mindzatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mindzatti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mindzatti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gals lands with an overhand left.
Some bone on bone action there as Mindzatti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gals lands a head kick. Mindzatti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mindzatti shoots and misses
and Gals counters with a nice uppercut.
Gals throws out a leg kick but Mindzatti moves out of range and Gals only half commits.
Mindzatti misses with a takedown
and Gals counters with an inside leg kick.
Mindzatti with a poor takedown
and Gals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgio Mindzatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gals, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mindzatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gals scores with a head kick. Mindzatti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gals throws a leg kick but Mindzatti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gals, right into the meat.
Gals lands with a slapping head kick.
Facaloto Gals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mindzatti blocks a head kick by Gals.
Gals tries to land a leg kick but Mindzatti saw it coming and moves away.
Gals connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gals thumps Mindzatti with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gals lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gals.
Gals dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mindzatti. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gals, right into the meat.
Gals does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mindzatti fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gals.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Gals there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mindzatti. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gals scores with a head kick. Mindzatti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mindzatti is rocked!
Gals connects with a leg kick. Mindzatti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mindzatti fails with the takedown.
Mindzatti is breathing heavily.
Gals lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gals lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gals. That's going to slow Mindzatti down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mindzatti blocks a head kick by Gals.
Mindzatti shoots and misses
and Gals makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gals throws a head kick that misses.
Gals connects with a looping right hand.
Gals throws a head kick that Mindzatti semi-blocks.
Gals feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mindzattis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Mindzatti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gals seems to be stalking Mindzatti here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Mindzatti drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Facaloto Gals!
After the big win, Facaloto Gals made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bazar Problema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rudov (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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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bazar Problema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Rudov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudov stuffs the takedown.
Rudov swats away the attempt to clinch by Problema.
Rudov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Problema looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rudov lands some shots froms side control.
Rudov lands a few punches from side control.
Rudov working the head with strikes.
Rudov cracks Problema with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Problema manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Problema wants to control but Rudov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Problema tries to roll over but Rudov keeps him under control.
Rudov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rudov is pressing down on Problema's thigh, looking to free his foot. Problema is holding on for now.
Rudov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rudov lands a nice short elbow.
Rudov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rudov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudov is looking to advance position but Problema won't allow it.
Rudov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rudov seems to be working for a kimura but Problema defends the submission attempt.
Problema looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Problema is defending against the submission attempts here by Rudov.
Rudov is trying to control. Problema wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rudov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Problema might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Problema wants to get back to full guard.
Problema looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rudov connects with a nice short shot to Problema's temple.
Problema looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rudov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Problema defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Bazar Problema has been cut.
Problema wants to control but Rudov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rudov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rudov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Problema is refusing to be controlled, as Rudov sits in half guard.
Rudov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Problema has managed to free his arm - good work.
Problema actively working from the bottom 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.
Problema looking for subs from the bottom but Rudov mounts him!
Rudov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Problema can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rudov lands a big elbow - Problema is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Problema is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Timur Rudov!
A relieved looking Timur Rudov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
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230 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergio Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Duff or perhaps it was just good defense by Gardner which made him look bad.
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Duff's head back.
Duff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gardner.
Josh Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gardner defends it nicely.
Gardner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gardner wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Duff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gardner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duff is defended easily by Gardner.
Gardner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duff.
Duff is breathing heavily.
Duff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gardner lands a front kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardner lands a jab to the head.
Gardner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gardner throws a front kick that sends Duff stumbling back into the cage.
Duff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gardner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duff's head.
Duff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gardner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Duff. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gardner scores with a leg kick.
Gardner scores with a hook.
Gardner lands a nice looking body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gardner.
Nice body kick there by Gardner.
Nice body punch from Gardner.
Duff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Gardner does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner throws a shot to the body.
Duff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Gardner.
Gardner scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gardner.
Gardner keeps Duff at a distance using the push kick.
Gardner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duff at a distance.
Gardner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gardner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duff will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duff if he has to take too many more of those.
Gardner lands with a nice body kick.
Gardner lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice cross by Gardner.
Duff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gardner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gardner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Gardner slams his shin into Duff's torso.
Duff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gardner.
Nice body punch from Gardner.
Gardner lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gardner.
Gardner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Josh Gardner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gardner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gardner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Gardner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duff's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gardner!
Gardner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gardner duly obliges.
Gardner cracks Duff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gardner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duff.
Gardner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gardner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardner finds it's way round the side to connect with Duff's head.
Gardner lands with a nice body punch.
Duff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gardner punishes Duff's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner lands with a shot to the body.
Duff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gardner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gardner keeps Duff at a distance using the push kick.
Duff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Gardner finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gardner. That's going to slow Duff down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duff shoots in for a takedown but Gardner shows good takedown defense.
Gardner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gardner.
Gardner punishes Duff's body with a nice straight punch.
Gardner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gardner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duff will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gardner cracks Duff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gardner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gardner scores with a decent looking hook.
Gardner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gardner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Gardner does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner scores with a jab. Duff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gardner lands a nice looking body kick.
Duff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gardner tests Duff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Gardner dominated that round.
That's time! Duff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sergio Duff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gardner stuffs the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Gardner there.
Gardner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gardner feints and then cracks Duff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duff down.
Duff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duff on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gardner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gardner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Gardner.
Gardner scores with a hook.
Gardner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gardner scores with a kick to the body.
Gardner scores with a body shot.
Gardner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duff.
Duff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Gardner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gardner. Gardner obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gardner scores with a sloppy right hand. Duff should have avoided that one.
Gardner jabs Duff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gardner lands a nice looking body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Duff might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Duff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gardner lands a glancing blow to the side of Duff's head.
Gardner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duff.
Gardner lands a nice looking body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gardner. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gardner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner with a jab.
Josh Gardner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gardner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gardner scores with a push kick.
Gardner jabs Duff right on the nose. Duff blinks but takes it well.
Gardner fakes the leg kick and cracks Duff in the body.
Gardner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gardner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gardner sprawls well initially but Duff persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Duff is working for a kimura but Gardner is defending it quite comfortably.
Gardner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Duff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gardner is keeping the position for now.
Gardner is trying to control the position but Duff postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gardner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gardner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gardner!
Duff is looking for a sweep.
Gardner gets to mount! Duff was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Duff is desperately trying to improve his position but Gardner has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff stops Gardner from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Duff bucks up and throws Gardner to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
A swing and a miss from Duff.
Duff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gardner cracks Duff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gardner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gardner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duff at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Duff moves forwards but Gardner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gardner is looking to slow Duff down with leg kicks.
Gardner fakes the leg kick and cracks Duff in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Gardner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gardner's corner calls for a 1-2. Gardner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duff shoots in but Gardner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gardner scores with a push kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gardner.
Gardner cracks Duff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Duff's head back.
Duff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Duff's head back.
Duff sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Gardner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gardner.
Duff shoots in but Gardner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Gardner - just one landing.
Duff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duff there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gardner lands a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gardner cracks the inside of Duff's front leg.
Duff shoots for a double leg takedown but Gardner sprawls well. He's pushed Duff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Duff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gardner does it's job there.
Duff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Gardner.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gardner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gardner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gardner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duff under the eye.
Gardner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body kick from Gardner.
That kick from Gardner tenderised Duff's leg. Duff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gardner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Duff takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner throws a leg kick which misses Duff's front leg but catches the back leg as Duff tries to avoid it.
Gardner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duff takes a step back to recover.
Gardner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gardner lands with a good body shot.
Duff takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duff momentarily.
Gardner scoring well with a low kick there.
Duff shoots in for a takedown but Gardner shows good takedown defense.
Gardner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duff takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gardner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duff at a distance.
Gardner thuds his shin into the meat of Duff's side.
Gardner looks to land a combination. Duff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gardner keeps Duff at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gardner. That's going to slow Duff down.
Gardner connects with a leg kick. Duff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gardner stuffs the takedown attempt from Duff. Duff gets slowly back to his feet.
Duff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gardner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duff. Duff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gardner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duff walks into a straight right hand from Gardner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gardner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gardner to score with a decent uppercut.
Crunch! Gardner slams his shin into Duff's torso.
Gardner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duff has time to react.
Gardner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duff at a distance.
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Duff's head back.
Gardner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duff walks into a jab.
Gardner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duff takes a step back to recover.
Nice shot by Gardner.
Gardner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gardner scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gardner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gardner thuds a left hand into Duff's body.
Gardner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands with a nice body punch.
Gardner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gardner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gardner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duff takes a step back to recover.
Duff fails with the takedown.
Sergio Duff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Gardner coming out on top.
Gardner fakes the leg kick and cracks Duff in the body.
Josh Gardner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gardner. That's going to slow Duff down.
Gardner lunges at Duff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duff's hand.
Duff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gardner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duff tries for a takedown but Gardner circles away easily
and Gardner counters with a stiff right hand.
Gardner lands a nice hook to Duff's body. Duff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gardner as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Gardner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gardner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Gardner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat McGroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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27
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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203 lbs
10 - 8 - 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pat McGroin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Pat McGroin has been cut.
Bill Cutting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGroin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cutting moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGroin swinging wildly here.
Cutting misses with a left hand
and McGroin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooh!!! Cutting has knocked McGroin down with a huge combo! Cutting steps away and waves a wobbly McGroin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McGroin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGroin defending well as Cutting loads up on a big left hand.
Oh McGroin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cutting misses with a right hand
and McGroin counters with a three punch combo that has Cutting backing up. Cutting nods at McGroin to acknowledge the strikes.
McGroin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cutting.
McGroin seems to have got his legs back now.
Cutting misses with a right hand
and McGroin counters with a series of strikes. Cutting will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cutting doesn't manage to clinch there - McGroin circles away.
Cutting cracks McGroin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cutting has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McGroin to stand back up!
Pat McGroin's cut is getting worse.
Cutting wants to clinch up but McGroin keeps it at a distance.
Cutting wants to clinch up but McGroin keeps it at a distance.
McGroin walks straight into a right hand from Cutting - that's dropped him! Cutting jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save McGroin from any more punishment! McGroin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bill Cutting!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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214 lbs
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Coogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neo Sword!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sword doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coogan counters with a single leg into guard. Sword didn't expect that.
Sword is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coogan defends well.
Coogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sword looking for a sweep. Not yet Sword, not yet.
Sword has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sword is looking for a triangle but Coogan pushes his legs off easily.
Coogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sword looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coogan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sword has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Sword has wrist control.
Coogan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sword is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Sword is retaining full guard.
Coogan advances to half guard.
Coogan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sword has given up his back. Will we see Coogan going for some submissions?
Sword breaks Coogan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sword throwing strikes but missing.
Coogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sword!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sword is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sword is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coogan tries to control but Sword wriggling away.
Sword tries to hold on but Coogan pushes him away.
Coogan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Coogan punching from mount but Sword doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Coogan controlling from mount.
Sword is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sword flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Coogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sword is looking to escape.
Sword is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coogan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sword?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sword is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sword avoids a series of strikes thrown by Coogan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sword tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sword wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Coogan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sword is defending well though. Coogan let's go of the attempt for now.
Sword defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Coogan's arms.
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!
Sword is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sword turns into Coogan and is now in his guard.
Sword trying to control but Coogan is working from the bottom.
Coogan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sword is now in half guard.
Coogan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sword's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sword's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sword manages to reverse the position and now he's in Coogan's guard. Nice work there by Sword.
Coogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sword throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Coogan dominated that round.
That's time! Coogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coogan dives in and scores a takedown into Sword's guard.
Sword doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Coogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Sword has wrist control.
Sword is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coogan is aware though and is defending well.
Sword throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sword being controlled here, momentarily.
Coogan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Coogan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sword is just riding it out for now. Coogan eventually gives up the hold.
Sword is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coogan pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sword looking for submissions off his back.
Sword is trying to get back to full guard.
Coogan wants to pass the guard but Sword is defending well.
Sword looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sword looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sword is breathing heavily.
Sword looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rob Coogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coogan seems to be working for a kimura but Sword defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sword is trying to get back to full guard.
Coogan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sword looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coogan seems to be looking for submissions.
Coogan 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.
Coogan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sword is just riding it out for now. Coogan eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sword trying to control from the bottom.
Sword trying to get back to full guard but Coogan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Coogan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sword is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coogan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sword to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sword shrugs it off.
Coogan is working for a guillotine from mount but Sword frees his head quite easily.
Sword is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sword is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coogan punching from mount but Sword doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Coogan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sword is trying to escape the mount.
Coogan thowing shots but they're missing.
Coogan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sword is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coogan keeping full guard, as Sword tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Coogan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sword will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sword moves in looking to clinch but Coogan pushes him off.
Neo Sword seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sword looks for a takedown but Coogan sprawls well.
Coogan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sword is trying to defend but Coogan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Coogan is trying to work for a kimura but Sword is defending well.
Coogan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coogan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sword has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coogan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sword sees it coming and defends easily.
Coogan is keen to just control but Sword is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coogan controlling the action here.
Sword is not content to let Coogan control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sword manages to get to full guard.
Sword has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coogan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sword escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sword keeping moving, preventing Coogan from controlling successfully.
Sword preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coogan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sword has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coogan has managed to get both his arms back between Sword's legs - danger averted.
Coogan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coogan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sword throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sword takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sword is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coogan is aware though and is defending well.
Sword throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coogan advances position into side control!
Sword looks to move to half guard but instead Coogan has passed into mount! Damn!
Sword really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sword is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coogan throwing strikes here but Sword is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sword working to try and regain half guard.
Coogan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Coogan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sword has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sword blocking the ground and pound.
Coogan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coogan throws some wild stikes that Sword manages to avoid easily.
Coogan trying to control but Sword is having none of it.
Coogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coogan looking for a guillotine from mount but Sword is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coogan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sword is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coogan throwing strikes here but Sword is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Neo Sword has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Coogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sword is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Coogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coogan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Coogan!
A relieved looking Rob Coogan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Toquinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ograni has chosen Ameno - Era as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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31
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rousimar Toquinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toquinho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Toquinho shoots and misses
and Ograni counters with a one-two to the body.
Toquinho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ograni counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ograni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Toquinho has his takedown stuffed
and Ograni counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Toquinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toquinho fails with the takedown
and Ograni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Ograni scores with a shot to the body.
Toquinho shoots and misses
and Ograni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toquinho thinking.
Toquinho is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Ograni.
Toquinho has his takedown stuffed
and Ograni counters with a nice body shot.
Ograni lands with a hook. Toquinho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Toquinho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ograni sizes up Toquinho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ograni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ograni throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Toquinho crashing down! Toquinho tries to stagger back to his feet but Ograni just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Toquinho asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gugo Ograni!
An intense looking Gugo Ograni took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I feel good. Very big victory for me. New start in career. '.
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