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RMFC Fourteen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between All Bawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sev Kritzkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kritzkiy has chosen Rasputin by Boney M as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All Bawls!
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, Sev Kritzkiy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kritzkiy looks for a takedown but Bawls sprawls well.
Bawls gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kritzkiy counters with a single leg into guard. Bawls didn't expect that.
Bawls looking for a guillotine here but Kritzkiy defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kritzkiy wants to control from the top but Bawls keeps moving.
Kritzkiy gets to his feet - Bawls follows without any prompting.
Bawls closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kritzkiy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bawls wants to get back to full guard.
Kritzkiy working the head and body with strikes.
Kritzkiy lands strikes from half guard.
Bawls tries to get to full guard but Kritzkiy has control of the leg.
Kritzkiy controlling the pace.
Bawls pushes Kritzkiy off looking to stand but Kritzkiy dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bawls doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bawls moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kritzkiy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bawls working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kritzkiy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kritzkiy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kritzkiy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy stands up from Bawls's guard - Kritzkiy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kritzkiy throws a hook but Bawls blocks it.
Kritzkiy has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kritzkiy has picked Bawls up - he's going for a ride! Kritzkiy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kritzkiy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kritzkiy wants to take a breather but Bawls is having none of it.
Bawls is looking to improve his position.
Bawls really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bawls is working hard here to advance position.
Bawls gets full guard.
Bawls is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kritzkiy defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kritzkiy trying to control but Bawls is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sev Kritzkiy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bawls moves away from the strike by Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kritzkiy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bawls swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Kritzkiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kritzkiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kritzkiy shoots in but Bawls avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kritzkiy misses with a takedown attempt
and Bawls counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bawls.
All Bawls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sev Kritzkiy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kritzkiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bawls.
Kritzkiy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bawls scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sev Kritzkiy has been cut.
Kritzkiy manages to pull guard.
Kritzkiy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bawls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bawls throws and elbow that misses. Kritzkiy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bawls's guard. Nice move by Kritzkiy!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kritzkiy is one step ahead there.
Bawls working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kritzkiy has passed into half guard!
Bawls looking for submissions off his back.
Kritzkiy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bawls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kritzkiy pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kritzkiy is trying to control. Bawls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Kritzkiy seems content to control.
Bawls tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bawls actively working from the bottom here.
Kritzkiy lands strikes from half guard.
Kritzkiy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bawls is looking to escape.
Bawls is staying active underneath Kritzkiy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kritzkiy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bawls looking for submissions off his back.
Kritzkiy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bawls regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bawls had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kritzkiy defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bawls keeping full guard, as Kritzkiy tries to pass.
Bawls throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sev Kritzkiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sev Kritzkiy'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. This is the final round!
Kritzkiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kritzkiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sev Kritzkiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bawls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kritzkiy looks to land a combination but Bawls avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kritzkiy misses with a combination
and Bawls counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy stalling the fight.
Kritzkiy is trying to break the clinch but Bawls has him pressed against the cage.
Bawls is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kritzkiy is defending well for now.
Kritzkiy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kritzkiy breaks the clinch.
Bawls wants to clinch but Kritzkiy slips to the side
and Kritzkiy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bawls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kritzkiy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bawls defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawls is looking to improve his position.
Kritzkiy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bawls wants to get back to his feet.
Bawls is trying to get back to full guard.
Kritzkiy is looking to take a break and control but Bawls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kritzkiy slows the pace down in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bawls tries to clinch
and Kritzkiy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bawls's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawls throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kritzkiy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kritzkiy won't allow Bawls to sweep him here.
Bawls throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bawls has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kritzkiy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kritzkiy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bawls can't keep his opponent in guard - Kritzkiy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kritzkiy in particular looking to stall.
Sev Kritzkiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bawls is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sev Kritzkiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kritzkiy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sev Kritzkiy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Sainclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emalianenko (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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232 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremiah Sainclair!
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, Fedor Emalianenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sainclair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emalianenko tries to avoid it but Sainclair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emalianenko to the ground. Emalianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sainclair tries for a takedown but Emalianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Emalianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emalianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emalianenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sainclair sprawls well initially but Emalianenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sainclair looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Emalianenko is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Emalianenko controlling the action here.
Sainclair actively working from the bottom here.
Emalianenko wants to take a breather but Sainclair is having none of it.
Emalianenko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sainclair shoots and misses
and Emalianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremiah Sainclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sainclair has his takedown stuffed
so Emalianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sainclair is breathing heavily.
Emalianenko forces his way into half guard.
Emalianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Emalianenko working over Sainclair with some ground and pound. Sainclair looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Emalianenko stands up out of the half guard.
Emalianenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emalianenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sainclair knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sainclair manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainclair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Emalianenko 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.
Emalianenko is controlling Sainclair's trapped leg to prevent Sainclair from advancing to side control.
Sainclair is looking for a kimura but Emalianenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sainclair to get the leverage.
Emalianenko trying to control here.
Sainclair passes to side control.
Sainclair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emalianenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainclair tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sainclair working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Emalianenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sainclair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emalianenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sainclair.
Sainclair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainclair is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sainclair seems to be working for a kimura but Emalianenko defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emalianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sainclair is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emalianenko 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.
Sainclair misses with a takedown
and Emalianenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sainclair won't be happy with that.
Emalianenko trying to control the action but Sainclair is working from the bottom.
Sainclair manages to get back to half guard.
Emalianenko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fedor Emalianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emalianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sainclair actively working from the bottom here.
Sainclair is refusing to be controlled, as Emalianenko sits in half guard.
Sainclair looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emalianenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainclair looking for submissions off his back.
Sainclair looking for submissions off his back.
Emalianenko wants to stand up but Sainclair has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emalianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sainclair to the mat! Sainclair manages to get full guard.
Sainclair has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Emalianenko doesn't defend quickly enough and Sainclair has managed to lock this one up! Can Emalianenko escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sainclair on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeremiah Sainclair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Pimputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pimputa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hangar 18. Castle has chosen Kashmir by Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. Frank Castle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guido Pimputa!
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, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle misses with a straight left.
Pimputa tries for a takedown but Castle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pimputa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pimputa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pimputa 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.
Pimputa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pimputa throws and elbow that misses. Castle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pimputa's guard. Nice move by Castle!
Pimputa looking to control.
Castle preventing the sweep.
Castle wants to get up but he can't break Pimputa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pimputa is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castle misses with the combination.
Pimputa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Castle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Castle is pushing Pimputa's head away, looking to escape. Pimputa manages to hold on to the position though.
Pimputa landing a few strikes.
Pimputa working the ground and pound but Castle is defending the strikes.
Pimputa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Castle is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pimputa throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Castle works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Castle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pimputa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is looking to escape.
Pimputa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castle thows a body shot but no joy.
Pimputa just misses with a punch to the body.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle lands with a hook. Pimputa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pimputa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pimputa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack! Castle connects with the perfect overhand right and Pimputa falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Castle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Castle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rogov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogov comes to the cage accompanied by Close your eyes. Alexander Rogov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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225 lbs
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270 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rogov!
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, Grigori Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogov tries to clinch up but Lebedev circles away and keeps his distance.
Lebedev digs a good body shot into Rogov's ribs.
Lebedev tries to bum rush Rogov with a series of wild strikes but Rogov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogov lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Grigori Lebedev has been cut.
Lebedev connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Rogov to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Lebedev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grigori Lebedev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Minutsak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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171 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Minutsak!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gustavsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Minutsak.
Minutsak missing with knees to the body.
Minutsak taking a breather.
Minutsak is looking to break free of the clinch but Gustavsson has double underhooks.
Minutsak tries to circle away but Gustavsson has him pinned against the cage.
Gustavsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside.
Minutsak blocks an elbow strike.
Minutsak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gustavsson smiles and moves away.
Gustavsson gets caught flat footed, as Minutsak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gustavsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Minutsak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Minutsak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Minutsak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson looking to control.
Gustavsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Minutsak defends it easily.
Minutsak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Minutsak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Minutsak working some strikes from top position.
Gustavsson wants to sweep here but Minutsak controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gustavsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson trying to keep a closed guard but Minutsak is proving a slippery customer.
Gustavsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gustavsson is breathing heavily.
Minutsak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustavsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustavsson working for a triangle but Minutsak defends it easily.
Minutsak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minutsak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Minutsak trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minutsak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Minutsak from controlling successfully.
Minutsak landing some decent shots from guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Minutsak.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up but Minutsak circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustavsson moves into the clinch.
Minutsak takes an elbow to the temple.
Minutsak pushes Gustavsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minutsak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Minutsak blocks the elbow strike.
Minutsak tries to break the clinch but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Minutsak avoids the elbow strike from Gustavsson, against the cage.
Minutsak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minutsak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Minutsak throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Minutsak throws a head kick that half lands.
Gustavsson moves in looking to clinch but Minutsak pushes him off.
Gustavsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Minutsak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Minutsak.
Gustavsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Minutsak!
Gustavsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Minutsak is having none of it.
Minutsak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minutsak bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gustavsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Minutsak defends well.
Minutsak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Minutsak decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gustavsson, up you get!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Minutsak is having none of it.
Minutsak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Minutsak.
Gustavsson is looking to clinch but Minutsak is avoiding it.
Gustavsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gustavsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minutsak is pushing Gustavsson's head away, looking to escape. Gustavsson manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minutsak gets back to half guard.
Gustavsson seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Alexander Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gustavsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minutsak.
Minutsak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minutsak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Minutsak has closed the distance and engaged Gustavsson in a clinch.
Minutsak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustavsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Minutsak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson wants to clinch up but Minutsak keeps it at a distance.
Minutsak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minutsak closes the distance and pushes Gustavsson back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gustavsson.
Minutsak takes an elbow to the temple.
Gustavsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gustavsson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Minutsak is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gustavsson to the mat. Gustavsson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gustavsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Minutsak defends well.
Gustavsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minutsak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minutsak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minutsak trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minutsak stands up over Gustavsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Minutsak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gustavsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minutsak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gustavsson is tightening it up a little... Minutsak has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Minutsak reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Minutsak taps out! nice BJJ there by Gustavsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alexander Gustavsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jhony B Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Ontheturntables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jhony B Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Ontheturntables!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jhony B Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good has a takedown stuffed.
Good shoots for a takedown but Ontheturntables saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ontheturntables throws a hook but Good avoids it easily.
Ontheturntables fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good slips a jab and a cross from Ontheturntables.
Ontheturntables fails to land with a series of punches.
Good wants to clinch.
Good wants to clinch.
Good is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good is looking to clinch but Ontheturntables is avoiding it.
Ontheturntables throws a head kick that misses.
Ontheturntables clinches up against the cage.
Good tries to pull guard but Ontheturntables won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhony B Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontheturntables breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ontheturntables shoots in looking for a takedown. Good tries to sprawl out of it but Ontheturntables keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Good manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ontheturntables.
Ontheturntables on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ontheturntables misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good darts in trying to clinch
and Ontheturntables counters by moving into the clinch.
Good tries to pull guard but Ontheturntables won't allow it.
Good has Ontheturntables pressed against the cage, preventing Ontheturntables from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ontheturntables pulls guard successfully.
Good drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Good seems to have locked his on tight now - Ontheturntables screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Good, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jhony B Good!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Eric Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
158 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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26
149 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Eric Luchador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luchador blocks a leg kick.
Luchador wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luchador.
A punch lands to the side of Luchador 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luchador throws a leg kick
and Slova counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slova misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luchador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luchador swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luchador throws a leg kick that is checked
so Slova counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Slova trying to control the position from guard on top but Luchador is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luchador on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Luchador tries to get out of the position.
Slova throwing strikes from guard but Luchador blocks nicely.
Slova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luchador managing to control the position.
Slova trying to control but Luchador is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slova looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slova slips a jab from Luchador.
Luchador misses with a looping right.
Slova fails with the takedown.
Luchador misses with a shot to the body
so Slova counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Slova throws and elbow that misses. Luchador uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slova's guard. Nice move by Luchador!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luchador stopping the sweep attempt from Slova.
Luchador is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slova keeping moving, preventing Luchador from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luchador postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slova keeping moving, preventing Luchador from controlling successfully.
Slova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Luchador is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slova manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slova looking to ground and pound but Luchador is blocking nicely.
Luchador is looking to get to half guard.
Luchador avoids a strike by Slova and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Slova's guard! Fantastic escape!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Luchador knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slova on the ground.
Luchador trying to control but Slova is working from the bottom.
Slova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luchador trying to control the position from guard on top but Slova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slova will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry Slova 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.
Luchador throws an overhand right that lands on Slova's shoulder, as Slova tries to avoid the shot.
Luchador misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luchador misses with a jab to the body
and Slova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luchador misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Luchador both land. Nice combination.
Luchador connects with a jab.
Luchador thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchador lands a with a good body shot.
Slova blocks a jab.
Slova shoots and misses
and Luchador counters with a nice leg kick.
Luchador looks to score with a jab to the body but Slova is just out of range.
Luchador looks to throw the jab but Slova is out of range.
Luchador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slova moves away.
Luchador leaves Slova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchador scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luchador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luchador misses with a body shot
and Slova counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luchador misses with a head kick.
Luchador scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slova shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Luchador counters with a thumping low kick.
Ken Eric Luchador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitry Slova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Luchador, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luchador misses with a combination
and Slova counters with a takedown into side control.
Slova is working Luchador over with some ground and pound from side control.
Slova is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Luchador is trying to escape and Slova transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Luchador is forced to tap! Nice work there by Slova! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimitry Slova!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Ocho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
347 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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23
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Ocho!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ocho comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hughes falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hughes was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Numero Ocho!
Numero Ocho is the new super heavyweight champion!
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