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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakim Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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240 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uster Best!
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, Hakim Blazer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Blazer tumbling to the canvas!
It looks like Hakim Blazer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Best stopping the sweep attempt from Blazer.
Best advances position into side control!
Best working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blazer is trying to improve his position.
Blazer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blazer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blazer wants to control but Best passes into side.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Blazer has eaten all the pies!
Blazer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer tries to escape but Best is in control.
Blazer struggling a bit here.
Blazer gets back to half guard.
Blazer is staying active underneath Best, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blazer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Blazer tries to get to full guard but Best has control of the leg.
Best is trying to work for a kimura but Blazer is defending well.
Best seems to be working for a kimura but Blazer defends the submission attempt.
Blazer gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.
Blazer is trying to keep Best in close.
Blazer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Best is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Best trying to control but Blazer is working from the bottom.
Blazer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blazer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Best is now in half guard.
Blazer wants to improve his position but Best is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazer moves into full guard.
Blazer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Best wants to control from the top but Blazer keeps moving.
Blazer wants to improve his position but instead Best has moved into half guard.
Blazer tries to roll over but Best keeps him under control.
Blazer trying to get back to full guard but Best takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best avoids the attempt from Blazer to control.
Blazer is trying desperately to improve position.
Blazer is squirming around, avoiding Best's attempts to control the action.
Blazer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Best tries to control but Blazer wriggling away.
Blazer is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blazer is squirming around, avoiding Best's attempts to control the action.
Blazer reaches up to try and control the position but Best seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Blazer rolls and tries to escape and now Best has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uster Best dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakim Blazer's cut.
That's time! Best's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Best throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Blazer tumbling to the canvas!
Blazer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Best trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blazer is still in real trouble! Can Best finish him?
Blazer is wriggling around but Best manages to pass to half guard.
Best is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Best seems to be working for a kimura but Blazer defends the submission attempt.
Blazer wants to get back to full guard but Best has mounted him!
Blazer seems to have recovered his senses.
Best tries to control but Blazer wriggling away.
Blazer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blazer tries to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Blazer is trying to reverse the position but instead Best has taken his back - oops!
Best is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Blazer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer tries to escape the position.
Best is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Blazer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Blazer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Best's guard. Nice work there by Blazer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blazer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Best working a defensive guard here.
Best keeping full guard, as Blazer tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer throws a strike but Best rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blazer wants to sweep here but Best controlling him for the moment.
Best trying to control but Blazer is working from the bottom.
Blazer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Best is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer throws a couple of heel strikes.
Best pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blazer is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazer wants to sweep but no luck.
Blazer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blazer keeping full guard, as Best tries to pass.
Blazer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Best passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Blazer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blazer keeps working.
Blazer wants to improve his position but Best is controlling well.
Best is trying to control the action in half guard but Blazer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Uster Best.
Best misses with a takedown attempt
and Blazer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Best looking for a sweep. Not yet Best, not yet.
Best trying to control the position.
Best is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blazer throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blazer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blazer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uster Best dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hakim Blazer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Best throws a left that rocks Blazer and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Best dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Blazer regain composure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazer can't do much from the bottom here.
Blazer is looking for a sweep.
Best working away.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blazer keeps working.
Blazer wants to get back to his feet but Best is dominant here and he's now got Blazer's back!
Blazer is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Best off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Blazer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Best.
Best is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Blazer has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Best has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Blazer taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Best doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Uster Best!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Aleksandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster has chosen Ruff Ryders Anthem-DMX as his entrance music. Jamie Foster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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30
268 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Aleksandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Foster!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksandrov lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jamie Foster has been cut.
Aleksandrov closes the distance and clinches up with Foster, looking for a takedown. Aleksandrov pushes Foster against the cage but Foster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aleksandrov throws a head kick that misses.
Foster dips to his left and cracks Aleksandrov with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foster.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster misses with an uppercut
and Aleksandrov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Foster!
Foster is working to get back to half guard.
Foster is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Foster is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Aleksandrov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aleksandrov is stalling here but it's allowed Foster to get half guard.
Aleksandrov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Foster tries to roll over but Aleksandrov keeps him under control.
Foster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aleksandrov pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov seems to be working for a kimura but Foster defends the submission attempt.
Foster makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Foster.
Aleksandrov stands and throws Foster's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aleksandrov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aleksandrov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Foster is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aleksandrov swings around for an armbar but Foster sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aleksandrov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to control from the top but Aleksandrov keeps moving.
Foster postures up.
Aleksandrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aleksandrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foster is stalling in the full guard.
Aleksandrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov being controlled here, momentarily.
Foster passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aleksandrov prevents Foster from improving position.
Aleksandrov is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksandrov wants to control but Foster postures up.
Foster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aleksandrov keeps working.
Foster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aleksandrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aleksandrov manages to get back to half guard.
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 Adrik Aleksandrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamie Foster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aleksandrov throws a solid leg kick but Foster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aleksandrov.
Foster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aleksandrov counters with a single leg into guard. Foster didn't expect that.
Foster wants to stand up but Aleksandrov is controlling him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aleksandrov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Foster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aleksandrov's guard.
Foster looking to pass the guard.
Aleksandrov has his foot on Foster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foster works his way back into a safe position though.
Aleksandrov looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Aleksandrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Aleksandrov is looking for a triangle but Foster pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster trying to control but Aleksandrov is working from the bottom.
Aleksandrov is pulling down on Foster's head to control his posture.
Aleksandrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Foster showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aleksandrov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aleksandrov keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aleksandrov keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Aleksandrov being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamie Foster.
Foster scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster throws a body punch but Aleksandrov moves out of range.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster misses with an uppercut. Aleksandrov saw that one coming.
Aleksandrov tries to clinch up but Foster circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster jabs at Aleksandrov's body.
Foster jabs Aleksandrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aleksandrov slips under a jab from Foster.
Aleksandrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Foster tries to sprawl out of it but Aleksandrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Foster avoids it really well and circles away.
Jamie Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksandrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jamie Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleksandrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aleksandrov.
Aleksandrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Foster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrik Aleksandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Foster.
An inside leg kick from Foster misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aleksandrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foster as he jumps to the side.
Aleksandrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foster finds it's way round the side to connect with Aleksandrov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Foster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Foster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Foster as Aleksandrov shoots in.
Jamie Foster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aleksandrov slips under a jab from Foster.
Foster throws a hook to the side of Aleksandrov's head but Aleksandrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aleksandrov is looking to clinch but Foster is avoiding it.
Foster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aleksandrov's head backwards.
Foster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foster throws a nice looking combination but Aleksandrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aleksandrov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Foster!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster is looking to get to half guard.
Aleksandrov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrov has hold of Foster's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Foster manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aleksandrov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Foster has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Foster is squirming around, avoiding Aleksandrov's attempts to control the action.
Foster keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Foster is on top in guard.
Aleksandrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Foster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Foster tries to free his leg and advance position but Aleksandrov is retaining full guard.
Foster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Aleksandrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aleksandrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foster postures up.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aleksandrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Foster does it's job there.
Aleksandrov dives in and grabs Foster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Foster pushes down on Aleksandrov's head and hops out.
Foster works the jab nicely.
Aleksandrov slips a jab from Foster.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foster.
Foster lands a glancing blow to the side of Aleksandrov's head.
Aleksandrov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov shoots in for a takedown but Foster shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrik Aleksandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aleksandrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster thows a body shot but no joy.
Aleksandrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aleksandrov misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aleksandrov is defended easily by Foster.
Aleksandrov instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksandrov is trying to drag Foster to the mat but Foster just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Foster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamie Foster.
I think Foster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Foster!
Jamie Foster decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Snozynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Spyridon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Spyridon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Snozynsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Spyridon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snozynsky has Spyridon up against the cage in a clinch.
Snozynsky drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Snozynsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snozynsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spyridon postures up.
Snozynsky wants to sweep here but Spyridon controlling him for the moment.
Spyridon looking to pass the guard.
Snozynsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spyridon manages to get himself to full guard.
Snozynsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Spyridon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snozynsky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Snozynsky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Snozynsky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spyridon sprawls well initially but Snozynsky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Snozynsky tries to pass to full mount but Spyridon defends it.
Snozynsky is controlling the pace.
Snozynsky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Spyridon!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Snozynsky throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon suckers Snozynsky into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Spyridon is now in Snozynsky's guard!
Snozynsky is trying to control the position but Spyridon postures up.
Snozynsky pulls Spyridon in close to prevent any damage.
Snozynsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Snozynsky, not yet.
Spyridon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spyridon postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Snozynsky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Snozynsky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spyridon's half guard.
Snozynsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snozynsky trying to pass the guard but Spyridon defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Snozynsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spyridon tries to sprawl but Snozynsky drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Snozynsky thows a huge punch but Spyridon dodges it nicely.
Snozynsky is controlling the pace.
Snozynsky seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spyridon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snozynsky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Snozynsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spyridon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Snozynsky wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Snozynsky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spyridon did well to prevent Snozynsky getting side control.
Snozynsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spyridon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Snozynsky seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Spyridon has recovered full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snozynsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spyridon is keeping the position for now.
Snozynsky is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Snozynsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spyridon keeping moving, preventing Snozynsky from controlling successfully.
Spyridon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky wants to pass the guard but Spyridon is keeping the position.
Snozynsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Snozynsky wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Snozynsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Snozynsky controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Snozynsky dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Snozynsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snozynsky passes to side control.
Snozynsky in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Snozynsky creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Spyridon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snozynsky tries to move into full mount but can't pass Spyridon's legs.
Snozynsky throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Snozynsky is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spyridon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Snozynsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spyridon keeps working.
Snozynsky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Max Snozynsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Snozynsky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Snozynsky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spyridon sprawls well initially but Snozynsky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spyridon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Snozynsky uses his free foot to push down on Spyridon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spyridon.
Snozynsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snozynsky is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Spyridon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Spyridon!
Leon Spyridon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky has Spyridon pulled in close to control his posture.
Snozynsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snozynsky can't keep his opponent in guard - Spyridon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spyridon controlling the pace.
Snozynsky wants to get back to full guard.
Snozynsky wants to control but Spyridon is keeping busy.
Max Snozynsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spyridon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Snozynsky defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Snozynsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snozynsky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Snozynsky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Moti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX - We Right Here. Jon Moti is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Moti!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moti fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging James to the ground. Moti is now in James's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moti drops back, looking for a kneebar! James looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. James looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from James!
Moti is looking for a sweep.
James tries to stand but Moti is controlling his head.
Moti tries to bench press James off him but James keeps the position.
Moti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Moti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moti actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James tries to stand but can't do so whilst Moti controls his leg.
Moti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
Moti actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moti is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James escapes and gets back to his feet.
James throws a combination that misses
and Moti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
James misses with a leg kick.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moti shoots in but no luck this time.
Moti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from James misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Moti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James looks to land a combination but Moti avoids it well.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moti.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moti at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jesse James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Moti.
James throws a right and a left that Moti avoids nicely.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James throws a series of strikes that have Moti backpedaling.
It looks like Jon Moti has been cut.
James tries to bum rush Moti with a series of wild strikes but Moti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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.
Moti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Moti's cut.
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.
Moti avoids a punch combination nicely.
James scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooh!!! James has knocked Moti down with a huge combo! James steps away and waves a wobbly Moti back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Moti like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Moti from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse James!
Jesse James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Pusznak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks's entrance music is ZAO - the psalm of the city of the dead.. A fine choice. Pusznak has chosen Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 theme as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Pusznak!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks with a poor takedown
and Pusznak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pusznak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pusznak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pusznak preventing the sweep.
Pusznak is in close to Brooks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brooks pushes a forearm under Pusznak's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Pusznak is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Slayter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Slayter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Slayter!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Listen throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Slayter to counter with a crisp jab.
Listen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slayter.
Slayter lands a high kick!
It looks like Jared Listen has been cut.
Listen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Slayter. Those never looked like landing.
Listen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Slayter slips a jab and a cross from Listen.
Jared Listen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayter looks for the body kick but Listen saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Listen.
Slayter misses with a double jab
and Listen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen throws a sloppy head kick
and Slayter counters with a nice body kick.
Slayter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slayter misses with the body kick
enabling Listen to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Listen.
A telegraphed right hand from Listen misses the target.
Slayter misses with an uppercut.
Listen moves out of range of the strikes.
Listen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slayter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Listen both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jack Slayter has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayter misses with the combination.
Listen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Listen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slayter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slayter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Listen throws a head kick that misses
and Slayter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Listen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slayter looks to land a combination but Listen avoids it well.
Listen throws a sloppy head kick and Slayter moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen avoids the body shot from Slayter.
A punch lands to the side of Slayter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slayter moves away from the strike by Listen.
Slayter slips a jab and a cross from Listen.
Listen throws an off balance right hand
letting Slayter counter with a right hand.
Listen throws a head kick that misses
and Slayter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slayter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Listen swings for the body but Slayter moves out of range.
Listen misses with a looping right.
Listen misses with a left hand
and Slayter counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slayter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slayter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Listen loads up on a big right hand but Slayter slips the punch.
Listen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Listen misses with a right hand
and Slayter counters with a right hand to the body.
Listen circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Slayter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Listen swings widly with a right hand
and Slayter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jared Listen's cut is getting worse.
Slayter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Listen was well out of range. Poor timing from Slayter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Slayter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slayter throws a nice head kick!
Jack Slayter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Listen slips a jab and a cross from Slayter.
Slayter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slayter defending well as Listen loads up on a big left hand.
Slayter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slayter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Listen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Listen misses.
Listen scores with a body shot.
Slayter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Listen.
Listen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayter.
Listen looks to land a left hand but Slayter moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slayter.
Listen connects with the punch.
Slayter throws a jab but it's blocked by Listen.
Listen with a jab.
Slayter avoids the head kick by Listen.
Slayter slips a jab and a cross from Listen.
Slayter blocks a head kick by Listen.
Slayter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Listen looks to land a left hand but Slayter moved out of range nicely.
Slayter lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Listen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slayter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Listen circles away quickly and effectively.
Slayter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Listen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Listen throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Listen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slayter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Listen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slayter defending well as Listen loads up on a big left hand.
Listen throws a hook but Slayter blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Slayter. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayter fails to land with a series of punches.
Listen scores with a head kick. Slayter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Listen misses with a double jab.
Slayter avoids the head kick by Listen.
Listen misses with a head kick.
Slayter blocks a head kick by Listen.
Slayter lands with a kick to the temple. Listen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Listen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack Slayter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Slayter misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Slayter misses
and Slayter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slayter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Listen.
Listen misses with a head kick.
Listen throws a head kick that misses.
Listen misses with the combination.
Listen misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slayter misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayter throws a front kick that sends Listen stumbling back into the cage.
Listen throws an off balance right hand
and Slayter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Slayter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Listen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slayter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Listen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slayter throws a nice looking combination but Listen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Listen misses with a hook
and Slayter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Slayter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slayter lands a lovely overhand right.
Slayter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slayter wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Listen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Listen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Listen misses with a head kick.
Slayter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Listen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Listen misses with a right hand
and Slayter counters with a big head kick but Listen shrugs it off.
Listen throws a poor cross that misses
and Slayter counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Listen!
Listen is rocked!
Jared Listen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Slayter passes into side control, despite Listen's attempt to control the position.
Oh Listen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Listen defending against the ground and pound.
Slayter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Slayter tries for a kimura but Listen is defending well.
Listen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slayter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listen struggling a bit here.
Slayter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Listen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slayter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Slayter wants to take a breather but Listen is having none of it.
Slayter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Listen seems to have got his legs back now.
Listen trying to hold on to Slayter's head to control him but Slayter postures up.
Slayter wants to control but Listen is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slayter blocks a head kick by Listen.
Listen throws a sloppy head kick and Slayter moves out of range easily.
Slayter throws a head kick but Listen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen throws a sloppy head kick and Slayter moves out of range easily.
Listen thows a body shot but no joy.
Slayter throws a sloppy head kick
and Listen counters with a stiff right hand.
Listen moves out of range as Slayter throws a body kick.
A head kick by Listen misses
and Slayter counters with a nice body kick.
Slayter clobbers Listen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slayter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slayter misses with a few strikes there.
Listen throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Listen tries a head kick but it misses.
Slayter defending well as Listen loads up on a big left hand.
Listen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slayter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jack Slayter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Slayter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Listen scores with a body shot.
A big left from Listen misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Listen throws a sloppy head kick
and Slayter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jared Listen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Listen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Slayter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slayter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Slayter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vik Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaidee Praphasirirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaidee Praphasirirat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vik Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaidee Praphasirirat!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praphasirirat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ben.
Praphasirirat scores with a hook.
Ben looks to score with a jab to the body but Praphasirirat is just out of range.
Praphasirirat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ben throws out the jab.
Praphasirirat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Praphasirirat lands a head kick. Ben smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Praphasirirat misses with a low kick.
Praphasirirat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Praphasirirat moves out of range of the body kick from Ben.
Praphasirirat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ben throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Praphasirirat counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ben attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ben wants to land a leg kick but Praphasirirat is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praphasirirat tries to bum rush Ben with a series of wild strikes but Ben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Praphasirirat misses with a jab to the body
letting Ben counter with a right hand.
Ben throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Praphasirirat looks to score with a jab to the body but Ben is just out of range.
Ben throws a sloppy head kick and Praphasirirat moves out of range easily.
Jab from Ben.
Ben is looking to chop away at Praphasirirat's legs.
A head kick misses from Ben.
Praphasirirat just misses with a punch to the body.
Ben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ben throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ben blocks the body kick.
Praphasirirat rushes Ben and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ben tries to break the clinch but Praphasirirat is controlling the position.
Ben tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Praphasirirat's elbow.
Praphasirirat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ben has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ben is pushing Praphasirirat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ben thows a body shot but no joy.
Praphasirirat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ben was well out of range. Poor timing from Praphasirirat.
Ben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Praphasirirat circles away quickly and effectively.
Ben defending well as Praphasirirat loads up on a big left hand.
Praphasirirat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ben throws a right hand that Praphasirirat ducks under and follows up with a left that Praphasirirat also avoids with ease.
Praphasirirat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ben was well out of range. Poor timing from Praphasirirat.
Good leg kick by Ben there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ben thows a body shot but no joy.
Praphasirirat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ben moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ben's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ben looks to land a combination but Praphasirirat avoids it well.
Praphasirirat just misses with a punch to the body.
Praphasirirat tries to close the distance and clinch but Ben swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Praphasirirat moves away.
Praphasirirat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Praphasirirat avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Ben misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ben goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ben lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Praphasirirat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Praphasirirat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ben!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vik Ben dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Praphasirirat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ben misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ben swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Praphasirirat moves out of range of the strikes.
Praphasirirat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ben.
Praphasirirat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ben scores with a sloppy right hand. Praphasirirat should have avoided that one.
Praphasirirat throws out a loose jab but Ben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ben slips under a jab.
Vik Ben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ben connects with a right hand. Praphasirirat shakes it off.
Vik Ben is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Praphasirirat moves out of range as Ben strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben throws a series of strikes that have Praphasirirat backpedaling.
Ben attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Praphasirirat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ben throws a body punch but Praphasirirat moves out of range.
Ben tries to bum rush Praphasirirat with a series of wild strikes but Praphasirirat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ben swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Praphasirirat counter with a right hand.
Praphasirirat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ben swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ben throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ben tries to bum rush Praphasirirat with a series of wild strikes but Praphasirirat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Praphasirirat swings for the body but Ben moves out of range.
Praphasirirat misses with a wild body shot.
Vik Ben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben scores with a hook to the body. Praphasirirat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ben blocks a head kick by Praphasirirat.
Ben takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ben takes one to the side of the head.
Ben throws a wild body kick that Praphasirirat sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of Praphasirirat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ben looks to score with a jab to the body but Praphasirirat is just out of range.
Ben changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Praphasirirat is looking to clinch.
Praphasirirat slips a jab and a cross from Ben.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Praphasirirat avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Praphasirirat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ben throws a low kick, looking for Praphasirirat's leg but Praphasirirat calmly moves out of range.
Ben lands a nice shot to the body.
Ben misses with a wild body shot.
Ben displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Praphasirirat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ben looks to land a combination but Praphasirirat avoids it well.
Ben throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ben as he connects with a hook.
Praphasirirat connects with a right hand. Ben shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Ben scores with a four punch combination!
Ben throws a sloppy body shot
and Praphasirirat counters with a nice uppercut.
Ben throws the kick towards the body but Praphasirirat avoids it.
Ben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ben misses with a two punch combination.
Praphasirirat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Praphasirirat lands with a shot to the body.
Ben misses with a double jab
and Praphasirirat counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vik Ben dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ben thuds a left hand into Praphasirirat's body.
Praphasirirat throws a head kick but Ben moves out of range.
Ben wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ben throws a right hand that Praphasirirat ducks under and follows up with a left that Praphasirirat also avoids with ease.
Ben throws out a powerful jab.
Praphasirirat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Praphasirirat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ben cracks Praphasirirat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Praphasirirat swings for the body but Ben moves out of range.
Ben moves out of range as Praphasirirat strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Praphasirirat does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ben.
Ben misses with a body shot.
Ben ducks under a wild hook from Praphasirirat.
A head kick misses from Praphasirirat.
Ben scores with a jab to the body.
Ben tries a low kick but Praphasirirat avoids it.
Ben misses with a wild body shot.
Ben lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Praphasirirat connects with a solid leg kick.
Ben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ben. Praphasirirat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Praphasirirat tries to land a front kick but Ben steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Praphasirirat throws a nice looking combination but Ben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ben is looking to wear down Praphasirirat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben misses with a hook. Praphasirirat ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Ben misses.
Praphasirirat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ben was well out of range. Poor timing from Praphasirirat.
Ben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Praphasirirat moves away.
Ben throws a left and a right that both miss
and Praphasirirat counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch lands to the side of Praphasirirat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ben thows a left - swing and a miss!
Praphasirirat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Ben does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ben throws a sloppy head kick and Praphasirirat moves out of range easily.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Praphasirirat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ben lands a jab-cross combination.
Praphasirirat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Praphasirirat takes one on the button.
Ben throws a body punch but Praphasirirat moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is looking to land body kicks.
Ben lands a jab to Praphasirirat's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben scores with a three punch combo!
Praphasirirat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Praphasirirat.
Ben dodges the punch combination from Praphasirirat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ben throws out a powerful jab.
Ben misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vik Ben showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ben has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vik Ben!
Vik Ben took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's an honor to fight my training partner Trevor in PhoQus Sports, It was a good fight!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka has chosen keep running up that hill as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yawoka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suarez closes the distance and clinches up with Yawoka, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes Yawoka against the cage but Yawoka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suarez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Suarez slips a nice elbow through Yawoka's hands, connecting with Yawoka's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yawoka controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yawoka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yawoka wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Suarez is looking to advance position but Yawoka won't allow it.
Suarez throwing shots but Yawoka is blocking nicely.
Suarez is thwarting Yawoka's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yawoka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yawoka has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yawoka trying to hold on to Suarez's head to control him but Suarez postures up.
Yawoka taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
Yawoka taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yawoka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Suarez wants to take a breather but Yawoka is having none of it.
Suarez is nestled in close to Yawoka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez working over Yawoka with some ground and pound. Yawoka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka trying to hold on to Suarez's head to control him but Suarez postures up.
Suarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yawoka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yawoka is rocked!
Suarez is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Yawoka is hurt! He's hurt bad - Suarez fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Yawoka from any more punishment! Congratulations to Suarez! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinidad Suarez!
Trinidad Suarez retains his middleweight title!
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