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Animal Day 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skip Donahue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Henry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skip Donahue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with the combination.
Donahue needs to keep his hands up - Henry had a free shot at his head there.
Donahue shoots in looking for a takedown. Henry tries to sprawl out of it but Donahue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donahue dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Donahue's head and hops out.
Donahue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skip Donahue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donahue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Donahue.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donahue was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donahue's head.
Donahue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donahue.
Donahue throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donahue will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donahue shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henry's guard.
Donahue tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry is working an open guard so Donahue takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Donahue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donahue connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donahue's waist but Donahue gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donahue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donahue is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry shoots in but Donahue avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donahue fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry takes a swing at Donahue's ribcage but misses.
Donahue takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donahue closes the distance and pushes Henry back into the cage.
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Henry misses.
Nice takedown defense from Donahue. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Donahue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry misses with a double jab
and Donahue counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a hook. Donahue ducked under it nicely.
Donahue wants to clinch.
Donahue tries to clinch but Henry is having none of it.
Donahue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donahue defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donahue manages to avoid it.
Donahue moves away from the strike by Henry.
Donahue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry scores with a takedown into Donahue's guard.
Henry postures up in Donahue's guard and throws a big left but Donahue blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Donahue is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Donahue looking to control.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donahue working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.
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!
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donahue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tito Henry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry shoots in and bounces Donahue off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Donahue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Donahue!
Donahue preventing the sweep.
Henry is pulling down on Donahue's head. It's preventing any offense from Donahue, at least for the moment.
Donahue stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donahue accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Donahue puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Henry keeping control of the position.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Donahue trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donahue decides to stand up.
Henry cracks Donahue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donahue listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Donahue.
Henry swings for the body but Donahue moves out of range.
Donahue clinches with his opponent.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Donahue is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donahue trying to land knees to the body.
Henry tries to break free but Donahue pushes him back against the cage.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donahue's elbow.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Donahue has double underhooks.
Henry is trying to drag Donahue to the mat but Donahue just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Donahue tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Donahue has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donahue has him pressed against the cage.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Donahue has him pressed against the cage.
Donahue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Donahue sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skip Donahue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Donahue throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.
Skip Donahue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donahue gets a double leg takedown into Henry's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donahue drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Henry dives on top into guard.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Donahue blocks nicely.
Donahue manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henry manages to get himself to full guard.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donahue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry is working an open guard so Donahue takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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 Skip Donahue will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donahue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Donahue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donahue fails with the takedown
and Henry counters with a three punch combo that has Donahue backing up. Donahue nods at Henry to acknowledge the strikes.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Henry throws a good cross that connects.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donahue tries to clinch up
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry scores with a jab. Donahue acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donahue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donahue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donahue off to one side.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donahue.
A punch combination from Donahue misses.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Donahue.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skip Donahue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donahue tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Donahue is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.
Donahue misses with a body kick.
Donahue moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Donahue is trying to defend but Henry finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Donahue is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Donahue's face.
Tito Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry avoids the attempt from Donahue to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry dominating with strikes here.
Donahue in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Donahue is rocked!
Donahue working to try and regain half guard.
Henry landing punches.
Oh Donahue is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donahue in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Donahue is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Donahue wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Donahue is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Donahue covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Henry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azamat Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Azamat Secoy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secoy misses with a hook.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Secoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a right hand.
Secoy misses with an uppercut. Ribeiro Da Silva saw that one coming.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Secoy.
Secoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Secoy swings for the body but Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Secoy.
Secoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Secoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Secoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva swings for the body but Secoy moves out of range.
Secoy throws a body punch but Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a hook.
Secoy thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva takes a swing at Secoy's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Secoy moved out of range.
Secoy ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Secoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro Da Silva moves away.
A swing and a miss from Secoy.
Secoy missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Secoy wants to clinch
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Secoy is just out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a hook but Secoy avoids it easily.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a big uppercut and Secoy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Secoy looks OK. Ribeiro Da Silva waves Secoy back to his feet!
Secoy is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro Da Silva is stalking Secoy. Secoy circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Ribeiro Da Silva, and it's lights out! Secoy really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Piotr Rasputin 's chin.
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240 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hector Dos Santos!
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, Piotr Rasputin !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Rasputin as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Rasputin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dos Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rasputin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rasputin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rasputin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rasputin with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasputin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Rasputin defends easily.
Rasputin scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is rocked!
It looks like Hector Dos Santos has been cut.
Rasputin stands up over Dos Santos, holding on to his feet. Rasputin throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Dos Santos is out cold! Rasputin lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Piotr Rasputin !
In his post fight interview, Piotr Rasputin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sune Mangs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Krasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangs comes to the cage accompanied by Orvars sång. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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243 lbs
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sune Mangs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Krasko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krasko misses the shot to the body.
Krasko ducks under a wild hook from Mangs.
Krasko punishes Mangs's body with a nice straight punch.
Krasko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krasko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krasko.
It looks like Sune Mangs has been cut.
Mangs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Krasko counter with a right hand.
Sune Mangs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krasko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krasko misses with a two punch combination.
Krasko misses with a body shot.
Krasko misses the jab.
Krasko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mangs's head backwards.
Mangs walks into a jab.
A combination from Krasko does no damage.
Mangs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krasko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krasko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mangs throws a jab but it's blocked by Krasko.
Krasko slips under a jab from Mangs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasko avoids the body shot from Mangs.
Krasko cracks Mangs with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mangs falls to his knees and Krasko doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Krasko!
After the fight, Ivan Krasko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Sancho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paco Sancho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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186 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Sancho!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sancho counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sancho slips under a jab from Petrov.
Sancho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Sancho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sancho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Sancho avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Petrov. No joy for Sancho on that attempt.
Sancho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sancho counters with a left to the body.
Sancho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sancho checks it well.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sancho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov scores with a nice strike.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sancho's shoulder, as Sancho tries to avoid the shot.
Sancho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sancho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov lands a jab to Sancho's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Sancho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavel Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sancho is able to avoid easily.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sancho thows a body shot but no joy.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sancho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sancho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sancho slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Sancho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sancho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sancho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sancho.
Petrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sancho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Sancho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Sancho throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
Sancho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Sancho connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sancho can pounce on him.
Sancho scores with a head kick.
Sancho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sancho.
Petrov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov jabs Sancho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sancho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrov sprawls well. Petrov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sancho gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Sancho's head but Sancho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sancho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sancho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sancho. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sancho blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sancho, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sancho.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sancho is just out of range.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sancho checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov stuffs the takedown.
Pavel Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Sancho.
Sancho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pavel Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sancho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sancho.
Sancho wants to land a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sancho checks a leg kick.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sancho.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sancho.
Sancho slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sancho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Sancho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sancho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Pavel Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Sancho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sancho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancho throws a combination that misses
and Sancho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sancho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sancho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pavel Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sancho fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Petrov to the ground. Sancho is now in Petrov's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sancho preventing the sweep.
Sancho is looking to stand up but Petrov won't let him.
Petrov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sancho throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Sancho looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Sancho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sancho is just out of range.
Sancho checks a low kick from Petrov.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrov scores with a four punch combination!
Sancho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sancho misses with a body shot.
Sancho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sancho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Sancho misses with a looping right.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sancho.
Petrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Sancho. Sancho gets slowly back to his feet.
Sancho throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Sancho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sancho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Sancho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sancho avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Sancho.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Sancho's defenses.
Sancho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Sancho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov slaps away a takedown attempt from Sancho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pavel Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Sancho.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Sancho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sancho tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Sancho coming out on top.
Petrov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sancho is rocked!
It looks like Paco Sancho has been cut.
Petrov catches Sancho with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Sancho forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pavel Petrov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Praxedis Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Sarnavskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero's entrance music is Masochist. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Praxedis Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Sarnavskiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarnavskiy moves out of range as Guerrero throws a body kick.
Guerrero delivers a nice body kick.
Sarnavskiy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexander Sarnavskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarnavskiy moves forwards but Guerrero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarnavskiy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Guerrero scores with a jab to the head.
Sarnavskiy throws a wild body kick that Guerrero sees coming a mile off.
Sarnavskiy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sarnavskiy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Guerrero.
Sarnavskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Guerrero finish him?
Sarnavskiy looks gassed!
Guerrero drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sarnavskiy right on the button. Sarnavskiy goes down! Guerrero follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Guerrero gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Praxedis Guerrero!
Praxedis Guerrero was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Moltov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaver Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaver Wayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Moltov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Moltov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaver Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Moltov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Moltov.
Wayne has Moltov up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Moltov's head.
Wayne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moltov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wayne has double underhooks.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moltov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moltov is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wayne landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moltov is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Moltov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne landing knees to the body.
Moltov is trying to break free.
Wayne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moltov backwards.
Wayne keeps control of Moltov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moltov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wayne prevents Moltov from breaking the clinch.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Moltov.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Moltov wants to break free but Wayne has control.
Wayne lands an elbow that stopped Moltov in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ivan Moltov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne digs a right hand into Moltov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moltov's gas tank.
Moltov is breathing heavily.
Wayne with a knee to the head.
Wayne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moltov is rocked!
Moltov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Moltov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Wayne lands a big elbow that drops Moltov! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Moltov is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beaver Wayne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chopper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chopper Harley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harley throws a hook but Soderberg blocks it.
Soderberg fails with the takedown
and Harley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soderberg.
Soderberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck for Soderberg with that takedown attempt.
Chopper Harley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Soderberg.
Harley throws a lazy uppercut
and Soderberg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soderberg.
Soderberg trying to control but Harley is working from the bottom.
Soderberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harley is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control but Harley is working from the bottom.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Harley keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rufus Soderberg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harley throws a jab when Soderberg was well out of range.
Harley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harley wants it to stay on the feet.
Harley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soderberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harley wants it to stay on the feet.
Chopper Harley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soderberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harley.
Harley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harley wants it to stay on the feet.
Soderberg fails to land the takedown.
Soderberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harley circles away.
Harley scores with a sloppy right hand. Soderberg should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soderberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Soderberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley looks to land a right hand but Soderberg moved out of range.
Harley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harley misses with an uppercut.
Soderberg dives in and grabs Harley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harley pushes down on Soderberg's head and hops out.
Harley misses with a hook
and Soderberg counters with a shoot takedown. Harley fights it but they end up in guard.
Soderberg trying to control but Harley is working from the bottom.
Harley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harley tries to get out of the position.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soderberg stands and throws Harley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Soderberg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Soderberg tries to move into full mount but can't pass Harley's legs.
Soderberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harley keeps working.
Harley dodges the ground and pound from Soderberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ground and pound from Soderberg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Soderberg controls the position.
Soderberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soderberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harley but Harley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Soderberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soderberg wants to control the pace but Harley is squirming around nicely.
Soderberg is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Harley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Soderberg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harley is looking to escape.
Soderberg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Soderberg trying to control but Harley is having none of it.
Soderberg controlling the position easily from mount.
Soderberg unloads with some shots from mount but Harley bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harley tries to control the position but Soderberg now has his back.
Soderberg 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, Harley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Good control from Soderberg.
Soderberg is looking for the choke from the back position but Harley is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soderberg avoiding Harley 's attempts to control his hands.
Soderberg is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Harley is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rufus Soderberg!
Rufus Soderberg is the new welterweight champion!
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