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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Popov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov fails to land with a series of punches.
Barksdale throws a combination. Popov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barksdale.
Barksdale shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barksdale showed some decent athleticism there.
Popov is trying to get back to full guard.
Popov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barksdale.
Barksdale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Popov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barksdale drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Popov dives on top into guard.
Popov wants to stand but Barksdale is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov content to stall in guard here.
Barksdale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Popov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Popov stops Barksdale from standing up.
Popov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Popov trying to control the position from guard on top but Barksdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popov looking to pass the guard.
Barksdale trying to keep a closed guard but Popov is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Popov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Popov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barksdale counters with a nice body shot.
Barksdale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Popov tries to bum rush Barksdale with a series of wild strikes but Barksdale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barksdale counters with a two punch combo.
Popov looks gassed!
A combination from Popov does no damage.
Barksdale throws a series of strikes that have Popov backpedaling.
Popov is rocked!
Barksdale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popov is still on wobbly legs! Can Barksdale finish him?
Igor Popov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barksdale misses with a double jab.
Barksdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barksdale misses with a double jab.
Barksdale shoots in but no luck this time.
Barksdale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Barksdale does no damage.
Barksdale tries to bum rush Popov with a series of wild strikes but Popov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Barksdale.
Barksdale closes the distance looking for a takedown. Barksdale picks Popov up and slams him brutally to the floor. Popov is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Avon Barksdale!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Lappalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Ryan!
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, Aslak Lappalainen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lappalainen with a hook.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lappalainen can't escape the position.
Ryan cracks Lappalainen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lappalainen can't escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Ryan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ryan 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.
Ryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lappalainen is looking to escape.
Ryan throws some wild stikes that Lappalainen manages to avoid easily.
Lappalainen wants to control but Ryan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Ryan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lappalainen tries to hold on but Ryan postures up.
Ryan with the ground and pound from mount.
Lappalainen is looking to get to half guard.
Lappalainen is squirming around, avoiding Ryan's attempts to control the action.
Ryan lands with some strikes.
Lappalainen is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ryan avoids the attempt from Lappalainen to control.
Ryan tries to control but Lappalainen wriggling away.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Lappalainen is working to get back to half guard.
Lappalainen wants to control but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan 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.
Ryan throwing strikes here but Lappalainen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ryan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ryan tries to control but Lappalainen wriggling away.
Lappalainen is in a horrible position here. Ryan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is stalling here but it's allowed Lappalainen to get half guard.
Ryan is trying to control the action in half guard but Lappalainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lappalainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lappalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryan being controlled here momentarily.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Lappalainen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lappalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ryan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ryan looking to sit in guard and control but Lappalainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan tries to strike from the bottom.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Lappalainen controlling him for the moment.
Lappalainen wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lappalainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan looks for a takedown but Lappalainen sprawls well.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Lappalainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lappalainen's waist but Lappalainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Lappalainen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ryan sprawls well initially but Lappalainen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lappalainen passes to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lappalainen controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappalainen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lappalainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ryan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ryan tries to hold on but Lappalainen pushes him away.
Ryan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ryan is looking to improve his position but Lappalainen isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ryan tries to hold on but Lappalainen postures up.
Lappalainen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryan is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan regains half guard.
Ryan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lappalainen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lappalainen's back!
Lappalainen is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a shot to the head.
Lappalainen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ryan throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Ryan is not going to allow Lappalainen to sit and survive in this position.
Will Ryan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ryan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lappalainen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lappalainen tries to escape the position.
Ryan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lappalainen covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lappalainen breaks Ryan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ryan working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lappalainen to the mat! Lappalainen manages to get full guard.
Ryan is looking to stand up but Lappalainen won't let him.
Lappalainen keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Lappalainen has Ryan pulled in close to control his posture.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Lappalainen is keeping the position.
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 Jack Ryan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Lappalainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt
and Lappalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lappalainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lappalainen takes a little break here. Ryan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ryan sneaks back into half guard.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard but Lappalainen has mounted him!
Ryan is desperately trying to improve his position but Lappalainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lappalainen blocks Ryan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lappalainen lands a big elbow.
Lappalainen controlling his opponent.
Ryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ryan working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Ryan wants to hold on but Lappalainen pushes him away.
Ryan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ryan tries to roll but Lappalainen sticks to his back.
Lappalainen is trying to stick to Ryan's back but Ryan is turning into Lappalainen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lappalainen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ryan.
Lappalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ryan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ryan with a poor takedown
and Lappalainen counters with a shoot takedown. Ryan fights it but they end up in guard.
Ryan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lappalainen!
Ryan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lappalainen's face.
Ryan looking to finish Lappalainen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lappalainen!
Jack Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lappalainen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen tries to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
Ryan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ryan thowing shots but they're missing.
Ryan wants to control the pace but Lappalainen is squirming around nicely.
Ryan thowing shots but they're missing.
Ryan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lappalainen's face.
Lappalainen is rocked!
Ryan looking to finish Lappalainen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lappalainen!
Lappalainen is still in real trouble! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan dominating with strikes here.
Lappalainen is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Ryan locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Lappalainen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slippery Posey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slippery Posey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slippery Posey!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Posey is trying to get back to half guard.
Posey sneaks back into half guard.
Posey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matthews lands strikes from half guard.
Matthews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matthews performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Posey tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.
Matthews is thwarting Posey's attempts to control the position.
Posey wants to improve his position but Matthews is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Posey has a hand on Matthews's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Matthews takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Posey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matthews landing strikes from the mount.
Matthews wants to control the pace but Posey is squirming around nicely.
Matthews prevents Posey from getting the reversal.
Posey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Matthews wriggles free and stands up.
Matthews tries to clinch there but Posey circles away.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Posey circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matthews.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up with Posey, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes Posey against the cage but Posey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Posey misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthews has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. Posey tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Posey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Posey scores with a four punch combination!
Posey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Posey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Posey fails to land with a series of punches.
Posey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Posey.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Posey!
Slippery Posey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Posey lands with a nice combination. Matthews backs away looking to recover.
Posey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Posey misses.
Posey lands a right hook to the body.
Posey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Posey duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Posey tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Posey throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Posey shows good takedown defense.
Matthews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Posey sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews shoots in but no luck this time.
Matthews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Posey works over Matthews's head and body with a nice combination.
Posey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matthews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Posey, as that shot connected.
Matthews throws a wild body kick that Posey sees coming a mile off.
Matthews shoots in but no luck this time.
Slippery Posey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Posey swivels and escapes.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Posey looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Posey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Posey.
Posey keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Posey.
Posey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Posey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Posey misses.
Matthews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Posey looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matthews looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthews tries to clinch up.
Matthews feints and as Posey raises his hands in defense, Matthews changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Posey trying to strike off his back.
Matthews slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Matthews tries for a kimura but Posey is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Matthews 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.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Posey.
A left and a right from Posey both land. Nice combination.
Posey connects with a nice looking jab.
Matthews shoots for a takedown but Posey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Posey throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Posey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matthews is rocked!
Matthews looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Matthews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to de liver by Posey. Beautiful body shot.
Matthews seems to have got his legs back now.
Posey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Posey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Posey digs a good body shot into Matthews's ribs.
Matthews scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Posey circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
David Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Posey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Posey stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Posey pinned against the cage. Posey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Posey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Posey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matthews rather than just go for the knockout.
Matthews is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Posey.
Posey with a hook.
Posey with a nice cross.
Posey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Posey.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Posey but Posey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Posey scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews moves forwards but Posey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matthews is looking to slow Posey down with leg kicks.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Posey circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews shoots in and bounces Posey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matthews trying to control but Posey is working from the bottom.
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.
Matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Posey.
Matthews gets to his feet. Posey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Posey stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Posey swinging wilding here.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Posey swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Posey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Posey shows good takedown defense.
Matthews throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Posey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Posey circles away and keeps his distance.
Posey stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Posey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Posey lands a two punch combo.
Posey lands with an uppercut that bounces Matthews off the cage and back into rage.
Posey thuds his right hand into Matthews's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Posey tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Posey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Posey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Posey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matthews backs up against the cage.
Matthews looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Posey throws a good cross that connects.
Posey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matthews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Posey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Posey.
Posey stuffs the takedown.
Matthews looks for a takedown but Posey sprawls well.
Posey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Posey is fending him off so far but Matthews persists. Nope, Posey circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matthews has a takedown stuffed.
Posey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthews tries to clinch but Posey moves out of range.
Posey is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Posey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Posey throws a combination. Matthews tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Posey connects with a single shot there.
Matthews has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from Posey. No joy for Matthews on that attempt.
Posey stalks Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matthews's face. Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Posey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matthews in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matthews.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Posey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Posey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews wants to clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Slippery Posey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Matthews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Posey is rocked!
Matthews changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Posey tries to avoid it but Matthews manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Posey to the ground. Posey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt - Posey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Posey fails to land with a series of punches.
Posey throws a combination that misses
and Matthews counters with a single leg into guard. Posey didn't expect that.
Posey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Posey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Matthews off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Posey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matthews.
Posey throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Matthews.
Posey is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Posey staying out of range there.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Posey circles away and keeps his distance.
Posey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matthews scores with a counter punch that sends Posey to the canvas! Matthews smells blood - he's punishing Posey with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Posey has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Matthews!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Vickers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olli Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vickers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vickers is rocked!
It looks like Tyson Vickers has been cut.
Vickers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Vickers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vickers misses with a few strikes there.
Vickers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vickers throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Vickers misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vickers throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
Vickers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vickers throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
Vickers seems to have got his legs back now.
Vickers throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vickers.
Vickers is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vickers throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
Crack! A monster head kick from Jokinen and Vickers falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Jokinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Olli Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davey Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gregaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Davey Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davey Williams!
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, Victor Gregaski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Williams! Oh, that's hurt him - Gregaski falls to the canvas and Williams follows him into side control.
Gregaski is rocked!
It looks like Victor Gregaski has been cut.
Gregaski sneaks back into half guard.
Gregaski is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Gregaski taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregaski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gregaski.
Gregaski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gregaski prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Gregaski seems to have recovered his senses.
Gregaski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gregaski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Gregaski's guard. A big mistake from Gregaski there, giving up the dominant position!
Gregaski working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregaski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gregaski looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand but Gregaski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams trying to control but Gregaski is working from the bottom.
Gregaski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams cracks Gregaski with a solid left hand.
Gregaski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams passes Gregaski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gregaski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gregaski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gregaski wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Gregaski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gregaski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Davey Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gregaski's guard.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Gregaski's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregaski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gregaski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gregaski passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregaski has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gregaski has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Williams tries to hold on but Gregaski postures up.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Gregaski has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Gregaski is having none of it.
Gregaski looking for a guillotine from mount but Williams is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregaski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Williams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Williams!
Williams is looking to stand up but Gregaski won't let him.
Williams trying to control but Gregaski is working from the bottom.
Gregaski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams stands up over Gregaski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gregaski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gregaski looking for a sweep. Not yet Gregaski, not yet.
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 Davey Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Gregaski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gregaski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Gregaski fails to land the takedown.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gregaski on the side of the head.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a right and a left that Gregaski avoids nicely.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Gregaski.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Gregaski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gregaski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gregaski is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Gregaski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. Gregaski eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gregaski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gregaski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregaski wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gregaski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gregaski's back!
Gregaski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gregaski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gregaski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gregaski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gregaski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gregaski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gregaski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gregaski has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregaski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gregaski working for a submission but Williams is keeping him at bay.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Gregaski isn't that keen on the idea.
Gregaski fails to move to back control.
Gregaski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Williams manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gregaski trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregaski tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Gregaski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gregaski's best efforts.
Gregaski is working for a submission of some sort.
Gregaski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams wants to control but Gregaski is keeping busy.
Gregaski moves into full mount! Williams won't be happy about that!
Gregaski has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregaski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gregaski has control of Williams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregaski looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregaski content just to control the position here.
Williams tries to hold on but Gregaski postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Gregaski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Gregaski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gregaski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gregaski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams lands with a right and another and another! Gregaski is in big trouble! Williams lands again and this time it's lights out for Gregaski! A quality knockout there for Williams.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Davey Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgakis Anastasiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Ottesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Darth Ottesen enters the cage!
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgakis Anastasiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darth Ottesen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottesen shoots for a double leg takedown but Anastasiadis sprawls well. He's pushed Ottesen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anastasiadis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Horrible takedown by Ottesen or perhaps it was just good defense by Anastasiadis which made him look bad.
Anastasiadis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ottesen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ottesen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ottesen trying to control but Anastasiadis is having none of it.
Ottesen controlling the position easily from mount.
Ottesen wants to finish this one by submission but Anastasiadis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ottesen.
Ottesen looking to control but Anastasiadis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anastasiadis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ottesen on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottesen lands a nice shot to the head.
Ottesen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ottesen landing strikes from the mount and Anastasiadis is in trouble!
Anastasiadis tries to hold on but Ottesen pushes him away.
Anastasiadis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ottesen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottesen prevents Anastasiadis from getting the reversal.
Anastasiadis wants to control but Ottesen is having none of it.
Anastasiadis can't escape the position.
Ottesen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Anastasiadis is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottesen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ottesen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Anastasiadis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ottesen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ottesen breaks from Anastasiadis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anastasiadis is rocked!
Ottesen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anastasiadis hang on?
Oh Anastasiadis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ottesen quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ottesen but it's paid off an Anastasiadis is forced to tap! Nice work by Ottesen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darth Ottesen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Julma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mcinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcinen has chosen Korn - Right Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Julma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Mcinen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcinen shoots in for a double leg but Julma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mcinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Julma pinned against the cage. Julma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Julma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Julma showed some decent athleticism there.
Julma tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mcinen.
Mcinen wants to improve his position but Julma is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Julma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Julma is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mcinen reverses the position - he's now on top in Julma's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcinen trying to control but Julma is working from the bottom.
Julma keeping full guard, as Mcinen tries to pass.
Julma keeping moving, preventing Mcinen from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Julma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcinen pushes Julma off looking to stand but Julma dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julma decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A head kick misses from Julma.
Mcinen throws a nice looking combination but Julma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Julma is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Mcinen is pressing down on Julma's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mcinen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Julma is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mcinen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Julma's back instead.
Mcinen looks gassed!
Mcinen is hanging on to Julma's back as he tries to escape.
Julma is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcinen looking to hold on to the position here but Julma rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Julma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Julma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Julma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcinen on the ground.
Julma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Julma is thwarting Mcinen's attempts to control the position.
Julma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Julma in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mcinen is trying to control but can't.
Mcinen wants to control but Julma passes into side.
Julma controlling the position from side mount.
Mcinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Julma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mcinen prevents Julma from moving into mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Julma dominated that round.
That's time! Julma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Julma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcinen looks for a takedown but Julma sprawls well.
Julma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcinen is staying active underneath Julma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mcinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcinen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mcinen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Julma is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Mcinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mcinen is staying active underneath Julma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcinen kicks off Julma and gets to his feet.
Julma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcinen.
Mcinen misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mcinen.
Julma forces Mcinen back against the cage and clinches.
Mcinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Julma breaks from the clinch.
Mcinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Julma keeping control of the position.
Mcinen tries to pass to full mount but Julma defends it.
Mcinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcinen trying to pass the guard but Julma defending well.
Mcinen is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcinen trying to control the action but Julma is working from the bottom.
Mcinen wants to pass the guard but Julma is defending well.
Mcinen is looking to take a break and control but Julma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcinen wants to stand but Julma has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Julma is not content to let Mcinen control the position.
Mcinen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Julma!
Mcinen controlling from the full mount.
Mcinen breaks from Julma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boris Julma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Julma tries to hold on but Mcinen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcinen wants to finish this one by submission but Julma is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mcinen.
Julma is looking to improve his position but Mcinen isn't that keen on the idea.
Mcinen looking to secure an arm triangle but Julma defends it well.
Julma can't escape the position.
Mcinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mcinen landing strikes from the mount.
Julma is rocked!
Mcinen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mcinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mcinen tries to clinch but Julma moves away
and Julma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Julma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcinen shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Julma is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jake Mcinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holdaen Rafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeseph Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joeseph Michael struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holdaen Rafer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joeseph Michael!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael fails to land with a series of punches.
Rafer lands a glancing blow to the side of Michael's head.
Michael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rafer can pounce on him.
Michael avoids a kick to the body.
Michael swings widly with a right hand
and Rafer counters with a three punch combo that has Michael backing up. Michael nods at Rafer to acknowledge the strikes.
Michael misses the body punch
and Rafer counters with a straight right hand.
Michael looks gassed!
No joy there for Rafer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joeseph Michael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafer throws a combination. Michael tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rafer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michael.
Michael swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rafer counters with a stiff right hand.
Michael is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafer connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Michael! He's out on his feet! Rafer rushes in and drops Michael with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Holdaen Rafer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reki comes to the cage accompanied by Trivium - Kirisute Gomen. Paulsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Berserkergang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kimmo Reki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen tries to bum rush Reki with a series of wild strikes but Reki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paulsen throws a series of punches but Reki avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reki prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Reki has double underhooks.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reki wants to clinch.
Reki shoots in for a double leg but Paulsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Reki moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen tries for a takedown but Reki circles away easily
and Reki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reki scores with a shot to the side of Paulsen's head.
Paulsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulsen throws a series of punches but Reki avoids them all with ease.
Reki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Reki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulsen's head.
Paulsen won't allow Reki to pass to mount.
Reki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paulsen defending well though.
Reki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reki throwing shots but Paulsen is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paulsen keeps working.
Paulsen wants to get back to his feet.
Paulsen looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reki shoots in and bounces Paulsen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Paulsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reki is looking to work some ground and pound but Paulsen has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reki lands a couple of digs.
Reki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Paulsen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Paulsen has escaped and now he's on top!
Reki tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reki doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Paulsen wants to get up but he can't break Reki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paulsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paulsen manages to get himself to full guard.
Reki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paulsen kicks Reki off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a hook. Reki ducked under it nicely.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the body
and Reki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reki tries to clinch but Paulsen is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Reki or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulsen which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reki tries to clinch up.
Paulsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Paulsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reki.
Reki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paulsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reki blocks the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen wants to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Reki 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.
A low kick from Paulsen misses
and Reki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reki trying to control but Paulsen is working from the bottom.
Reki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reki throwing strikes from guard but Paulsen blocks nicely.
Reki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paulsen wants to stand but Reki is controlling the position.
Reki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Reki crashes against the mat.
Paulsen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki working the ground and pound.
Reki cracks Paulsen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reki tries to score with some ground and pound. Paulsen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paulsen is trying to improve his position.
Paulsen bucks up and tries to throw Reki off but instead Reki has got his back!
Reki somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Reki is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Reki patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kimmo Reki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reki is landing with strikes from the back.
Paulsen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is trying to get back to his feet but Reki has full control of the position and if anything, Paulsen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Reki looking for the choke from the back.
Paulsen holding both Reki 's hands and preventing any damage.
Reki is striking from the back but Paulsen escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Reki drops an elbow to the side of Paulsen's head.
Reki drops an elbow to the side of Paulsen's head.
Reki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Reki with the ground and pound but Paulsen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reki won't allow Paulsen to get back to his feet.
Reki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paulsen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Reki is pressing down on Paulsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paulsen is holding on for now.
Reki throwing shots but Paulsen is blocking nicely.
Reki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reki with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Reki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Paulsen blocking the ground and pound.
Reki looking to ground and pound but Paulsen is blocking nicely.
Reki throws a sloppy strike and Paulsen uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Paulsen has ended up in Reki's guard.
Reki is striking off his back. Paulsen thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Paulsen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Reki.
Reki is trying to work for a sweep but Paulsen has mounted him!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Reki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Paulsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paulsen won't be happy with that.
Reki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paulsen pushes Reki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reki lands an elbow.
Paulsen wants to get back to his feet but Reki drags him back down.
Check out the look on Reki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Paulsen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reki connects with a decent elbow.
Reki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Paulsen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Reki's guard! Nice work there by Paulsen!
Paulsen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulsen misses with a kick to the body
and Reki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paulsen won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paulsen wants to get back to his feet.
Paulsen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Paulsen throws a nice looking combination but Reki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reki moves in looking to clinch but Paulsen pushes him off.
Reki tries to clinch up.
Paulsen jabs Reki right on the nose. Reki blinks but takes it well.
Reki tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paulsen swinging wilding here.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Paulsen regains half guard, as Reki was trying to land strikes.
Reki with the ground and pound but Paulsen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reki thows a big elbow that misses.
Reki tries to free his leg and advance position but Paulsen is retaining full guard.
Reki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paulsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reki stands and throws Paulsen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Paulsen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Reki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Reki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kimmo Reki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulsen throws a combination that misses
and Reki counters with a stiff right hand.
Reki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reki moves into the clinch.
Reki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reki.
Reki lands a damaging elbow.
Paulsen takes a shot to the head.
Paulsen wants to break free but Reki has control.
A head punch on the inside from Reki fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks an elbow strike.
Reki prevents Paulsen from breaking the clinch.
Paulsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reki.
Jan Paulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reki tries a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Reki.
Paulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paulsen is trying to break free.
Reki tries to land a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks with his arms.
Paulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reki or not.
Paulsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Reki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reki has a couple of punches blocked by Paulsen.
Reki keeps control of Paulsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulsen tries to break the clinch but Reki is controlling the position.
Reki looking to throw knees to the head but Paulsen is blocking nicely.
Paulsen is trying to break the clinch but Reki has him pressed against the cage.
Paulsen is trying to break the clinch but Reki has him pressed against the cage.
Paulsen is looking to control Reki's arms but Reki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paulsen has his back to the cage.
Paulsen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulsen has had enough of the clinch but Reki keeps him there for the moment.
Reki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paulsen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kimmo Reki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Paulsen.
Reki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reki keeps control of Paulsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to break the clinch but Reki is controlling the position.
Reki misses with some punches.
Paulsen has had enough of the clinch but Reki keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Paulsen fails to land.
Reki swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimmo Reki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmo Reki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanner Bildt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Vilpoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vilpoinen's choice of entrance music: Scar Symmetry - Artificial Sun Projection. Stanner Bildt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanner Bildt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janne Vilpoinen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bildt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bildt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bildt controlling from the full mount.
Bildt is working for a guillotine from mount but Vilpoinen frees his head quite easily.
Bildt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bildt is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Vilpoinen is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanner Bildt!
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