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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lary Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Notorious thugz - Bone Thugz as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Lary Jackson!
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, Randy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lary Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Silva.
Silva has Jackson pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson is pressed up against the ropes. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Randy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Jackson stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Jackson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Silva is rocked!
Jackson drops Silva with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Silva! Jackson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lary Jackson!
An out of breath Lary Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Mathews (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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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
18 - 28 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg gets the takedown into side control.
Schwarzeneg goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mathews has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schwarzeneg but great work by Mathews.
Schwarzeneg is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Mathews crashes against the mat.
Mathews working the ground and pound from side control.
Mathews landing a few strikes.
Schwarzeneg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mathews wants to improve his position but Schwarzeneg is controlling well.
Mathews throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg is stalling here. Mathews is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schwarzeneg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mathews has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mathews throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schwarzeneg, who protects the arm well.
Mathews looking to control but instead Schwarzeneg has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a sweep. Mathews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mathews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mathews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schwarzeneg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mathews thows a huge punch but Schwarzeneg dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mathews lands a nice short elbow.
Mathews prevents Schwarzeneg from standing back up.
Mathews slows the pace down in half guard.
Schwarzeneg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews stops Schwarzeneg from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mathews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schwarzeneg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg is staying active underneath Mathews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schwarzeneg tries to kick Mathews off but Mathews keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control but can't.
Schwarzeneg is not content to let Mathews control the position.
Mathews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schwarzeneg looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mathews connects with a nice short shot to Schwarzeneg's temple.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand up here but Mathews is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Mathews there.
Schwarzeneg tries to kick Mathews off but Mathews keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schwarzeneg taking some punishment here, with Mathews in his half guard.
Schwarzeneg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg is breathing heavily.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand.
Mathews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwarzeneg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathews lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mathews lands a nice short elbow.
Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Mathews lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Schwarzeneg! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mathews jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Mathews!
Wesley Mathews decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artyom Bratus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Da Club. Bratus has chosen I'm a Realist as his entrance music. Artyom Bratus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artyom Bratus!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bratus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bratus misses with a wild combination.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Bratus circles away easily
and Bratus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bratus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Bratus counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bratus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Bratus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bratus counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratus throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Bratus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Bratus counter with a right hand.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Bratus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bratus counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bratus, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratus clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Freddie Garcia has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bratus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bratus throws a good cross that connects.
Bratus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bratus to score with a decent uppercut.
Bratus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Bratus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bratus cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice shot lands for Bratus.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bratus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bratus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bratus throws a head punch that misses.
Bratus pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bratus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Bratus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bratus prevents the takedown attempt.
Bratus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Bratus is working Garcia over against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bratus digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Bratus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bratus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Bratus finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bratus.
Bratus has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Bratus lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Bratus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bratus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bratus lands a nice uppercut.
Bratus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Bratus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Bratus coming out on top.
Bratus lands a head shot.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Bratus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Bratus counters with a stiff right hand.
Bratus takes the fight into the clinch.
Bratus throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bratus can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bratus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bratus lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratus lands with a left to the head.
Bratus is working Garcia over against the ropes.
Bratus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bratus.
Bratus pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bratus tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Bratus back against the ropes.
Bratus manages to break the clinch.
Bratus cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Bratus connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Artyom Bratus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Bratus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Bratus. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratus lands a two punch combo.
Bratus connects with a body shot.
Bratus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bratus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bratus works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Bratus lands a right hand.
Bratus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia is rocked!
Bratus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bratus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bratus creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Garcia out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artyom Bratus!
In his post fight interview, Artyom Bratus gave a big smile as he said 'I'm made for this, I train everyday. Just go to my hometown, there is no one during the night.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sune Mangs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangs comes into the arena with Orvars sång blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sune Mangs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Bradley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mangs swivels and escapes.
Mangs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like James Bradley has been cut.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mangs as he jumps to the side.
Mangs lands a jab to Bradley's midsection.
Bradley looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangs lands a big uppercut and Bradley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bradley looks OK. Mangs waves Bradley back to his feet!
Bradley is rocked!
Mangs throws an uppercut from hell that sends Bradley clean off his feet! He's out cold! Mangs stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sune Mangs!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen comes into the arena with Surfing with the Alien blaring out of the sound system. Yawoka has chosen keep running up that hill as his entrance music. 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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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chen's waist but Chen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yawoka off to one side.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Yawoka pushes him off.
Chen gets tackled into the ropes by Yawoka. Yawoka maintains the clinch.
Chen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yawoka wants to take the fight to the mat but Chen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sam Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berik Yawoka.
Yawoka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Yawoka manages to end up in side control.
Yawoka wants to control but Chen is keeping him busy.
Yawoka controlling the position.
Yawoka in side control, throwing shots but Chen defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yawoka controls the position.
Yawoka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chen, who protects the arm well.
Yawoka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka in side control, throwing shots but Chen defends.
Yawoka trying to control the action but Chen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yawoka is trying to get an arm triangle but Chen is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chen keeps working.
Chen is letting Yawoka control him for a moment.
Chen is pushing Yawoka's head away, looking to escape. Yawoka manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Yawoka tries for a kimura but Chen is defending well.
Yawoka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chen taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berik Yawoka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yawoka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yawoka shoots in looking for a takedown. Chen tries to sprawl out of it but Yawoka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Chen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yawoka misses with a wild combination.
Chen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yawoka moves out of range as Chen strikes.
Horrible takedown by Yawoka or perhaps it was just good defense by Chen which made him look bad.
Sam Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berik Yawoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chen sprawls well initially but Yawoka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yawoka prevents Chen from standing back up.
Yawoka passes to side control.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but Yawoka drags him back down.
Yawoka tries for a kimura but Chen is defending well.
Yawoka is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka controlling the position from side mount.
Yawoka is trying to get an arm triangle but Chen is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen is not content to let Yawoka control the position.
Yawoka takes a little break here. Chen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yawoka trying to control the action but Chen is working from the bottom.
Chen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yawoka asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yawoka wants to control but Chen is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berik Yawoka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yawoka misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chen tries to clinch there but Yawoka circles away.
Chen is looking to clinch but Yawoka is avoiding it.
Yawoka moves into the clinch successfully.
Yawoka is trying to drag Chen to the mat but Chen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Yawoka's takedown attempt.
Sam Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berik Yawoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chen is trying to force a seperation but Yawoka has the dominant position.
Chen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yawoka has him pressed against the ropes.
Yawoka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yawoka tries to score a body lock takedown but Chen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yawoka has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chen regains guard immediately.
Yawoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yawoka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka throws a big elbow that misses.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Yawoka from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Berik Yawoka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yawoka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Berik Yawoka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen trying to remain calm as Yawoka controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berik Yawoka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yawoka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but Yawoka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berik Yawoka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yawoka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Berik Yawoka!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Berik Yawoka!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Berik Yawoka!
Berik Yawoka wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Zhuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuravlev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aria - Volja i Razum. Tony Jaa is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostya Zhuravlev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa wants to clinch.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaa. Zhuravlev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaa misses the shot to the body.
Zhuravlev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Zhuravlev or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaa which made him look bad.
Zhuravlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
No luck for Zhuravlev with that takedown attempt.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostya Zhuravlev.
Zhuravlev shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhuravlev fails with the takedown.
Zhuravlev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaa's waist but Jaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhuravlev off to one side.
Zhuravlev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zhuravlev trying to control from half guard but Jaa is working away.
Jaa is trying is best to control the position here.
Zhuravlev wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jaa wants to control but Zhuravlev is keeping busy.
Zhuravlev throwing shots but Jaa is blocking nicely.
Jaa tries to get to full guard but Zhuravlev has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zhuravlev is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zhuravlev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zhuravlev wants to pass to mount but Jaa is defending the position.
Jaa is staying active underneath Zhuravlev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zhuravlev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuravlev throws a strike but Jaa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zhuravlev trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Jaa has his foot on Zhuravlev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zhuravlev works his way back into a safe position though.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Jaa keeping full guard, as Zhuravlev tries to pass.
Zhuravlev wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa has an active guard here but Zhuravlev has managed to pass into half guard.
Zhuravlev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jaa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zhuravlev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaa's head.
Zhuravlev is keen to just control but Jaa is a slippery customer.
Zhuravlev lands with a punch from half guard.
Jaa is staying active underneath Zhuravlev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zhuravlev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zhuravlev is nestled in close to Jaa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zhuravlev lands a nice short elbow.
Zhuravlev trying to mount his opponent but Jaa defends it.
Zhuravlev works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zhuravlev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jaa?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuravlev lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuravlev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zhuravlev breaks from Jaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jaa is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Zhuravlev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaa tries to clinch there but Zhuravlev circles away.
Zhuravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Zhuravlev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaa swivels and escapes.
Jaa throws a shot from downtown. Zhuravlev moves away and avoids it.
Zhuravlev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zhuravlev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaa is keeping the position for now.
Zhuravlev trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Zhuravlev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zhuravlev passes Jaa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa trying to control here.
Zhuravlev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zhuravlev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zhuravlev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zhuravlev is pressing down on Jaa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jaa is holding on for now.
Zhuravlev thows a huge punch but Jaa dodges it nicely.
Jaa won't allow Zhuravlev to pass to mount.
Zhuravlev stalling.
Jaa is staying active underneath Zhuravlev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jaa wants to hold on but Zhuravlev pushes him away.
Zhuravlev working for a submission but Jaa is keeping him at bay.
Zhuravlev throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Jaa has his hands clasped together but Zhuravlev breaks the hold and Jaa is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Zhuravlev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kostya Zhuravlev!
After winning the bout, Kostya Zhuravlev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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