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*NGF Fight Night 11* PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison has chosen Bring me the Horizon - It Never Ends as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Ton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Morrison !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Ton goes down! Morrison jumps into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Anton Ton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ton has given up his back here.
Morrison controlling from the back.
Ton trying to control the position but Morrison manages to sink in the hooks.
Ton is breathing heavily.
Ton holding both Morrison 's hands and preventing any damage.
Morrison is trying to stick to Ton's back but Ton is turning into Morrison . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Anton Ton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
Ton working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ton.
Ton can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants a takedown.
Ton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison .
Ton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ton counters by clinching up.
Anton Ton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Morrison .
Ton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ton jumps guard.
Ton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton pulls Morrison in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ton is trying to keep Morrison in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ton shoots in for a double leg but Morrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Ton sprawls well.
Ton moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ton but Ton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Ton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ton has a closed guard, preventing Morrison from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Morrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Ton's cut.
That's time! Ton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ton.
Morrison clinches with his opponent.
Ton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morrison to keep the fight standing.
Morrison tries to score a body lock takedown but Ton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ton has had enough of the clinch but Morrison keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but Ton blocks with his arms.
Morrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but Ton blocks with his arms.
Morrison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morrison prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Ton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ton is working for takedown but Morrison is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ton.
Paul Morrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morrison .
Morrison is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ton is defending well.
Ton wants to get back to striking at distance but Morrison won't allow it.
Morrison is working for takedown but Ton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morrison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ton is trying to pull guard but Morrison turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morrison can't get the takedown.
Ton avoiding damage as Morrison throws knees to the body.
Morrison landing knees to the head.
Morrison prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton stops a takedown attempt from Morrison .
Ton tries to break free but Morrison pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morrison tries a knee to the head but Ton blocks it.
Ton stalling against the cage.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ton avoids it.
Ton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morrison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morrison is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ton to the mat. Ton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ton controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anton Ton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Ton shoots in for a double leg but Morrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ton.
Morrison wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ton tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ton to the ground. Ton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton tries to clinch up.
Morrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ton defends it nicely.
Ton has managed to clinch.
Morrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ton blocks it with crossed arms.
Ton goes for a takedown attempt but Morrison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrison is fending him off so far but Ton persists. Nope, Morrison circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Ton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ton misses with a takedown
and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ton won't be happy with that.
Ton wants to control but Morrison postures up.
Ton is looking to reverse the position.
Morrison stands up and beckons Ton to his feet.
Morrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Ton moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ton.
Morrison shoots in but Ton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ton swivels and escapes.
Anton Ton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Morrison .
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Ton, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Ton against the cage but Ton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Ton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Ton shows good takedown defense.
Ton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrison 's waist but Morrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ton off to one side.
Ton moves into range and clinches up with Morrison .
Morrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ton avoids it.
Morrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ton.
Nice sprawl there from Ton as Morrison shoots in.
Ton misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ton shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ton as Morrison shoots in.
Ton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anton Ton is winning the standup battle so far.
Ton stuffs the takedown.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ton shoots in but no luck this time.
Ton shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but Ton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paul Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Ton as Morrison shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton fails with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ton's guard now.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Morrison wants to stand but Ton is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Morrison was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Ton shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anton Ton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morrison 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Morrison !
Paul Morrison made sure to mention his sponsor, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andrey Koreshkov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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19
135 lbs
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23
140 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Koreshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koreshkov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fedor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fedor stops Koreshkov from getting back to his feet.
Fedor working the head and body with strikes.
Fedor throws a strike but Koreshkov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fedor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fedor prevents Koreshkov from getting back to his feet.
Fedor throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedor throws a big elbow that misses.
Fedor distracts Koreshkov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fedor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fedor throwing strikes from guard but Koreshkov blocks nicely.
Fedor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fedor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedor is working Koreshkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fedor with a nice head shot there.
Koreshkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koreshkov is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fedor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fedor won't allow Koreshkov to get back to his feet.
Fedor lands a couple of digs.
Fedor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fedor throwing strikes but missing.
Fedor throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor prevents Koreshkov from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fedor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fedor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fedor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fedor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fedor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fedor is in close to Koreshkov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koreshkov wants to stand but Fedor is controlling the position.
Fedor scoring with some ground and pound.
Fedor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koreshkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fedor landing some decent shots from guard.
Fedor is in close to Koreshkov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedor working some strikes from top position.
Fedor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koreshkov's head.
Fedor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fedor landing with the ground and pound.
Fedor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fedor throws a strike but Koreshkov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koreshkov wants to stand and escape but instead Fedor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fedor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fedor throws a strike but Koreshkov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koreshkov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fedor's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Fedor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koreshkov throws a hook to the side of Fedor's head but Fedor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fedor checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koreshkov.
Fedor moves out of range of the body kick.
Koreshkov scores with a leg kick.
Koreshkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koreshkov works Fedor's body with a nice hook.
Fedor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koreshkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koreshkov cracks Fedor with a good jab.
Koreshkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fedor will feel that in the morning.
Fedor is breathing heavily.
Koreshkov scores with a one two! Fedor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koreshkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fedor.
Andrey Koreshkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koreshkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koreshkov throws a head kick that misses.
Koreshkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fedor is defended easily by Koreshkov.
Koreshkov throws a right and a left that Fedor avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fedor landing a few strikes.
Fedor cracks Koreshkov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Andrei Fedor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fedor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedor working the body and head with strikes.
Koreshkov defending against the ground and pound.
Koreshkov is trying to buck Fedor off.
Fedor is putting a hurting on Koreshkov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Koreshkov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fedor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor lands a few punches from side control.
Fedor looks up at the clock and then as Koreshkov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fedor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fedor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fedor working the ground and pound.
Fedor lands some shots froms side control.
Koreshkov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fedor connects with a decent elbow.
Koreshkov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fedor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fedor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Koreshkov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fedor lands a nice forearm strike.
Koreshkov taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedor scoring with punches and elbows.
Fedor working the head with strikes.
Fedor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Koreshkov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fedor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fedor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Koreshkov!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koreshkov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fedor working the ground and pound effectively.
Fedor working Koreshkov over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Fedor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Koreshkov.
Fedor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koreshkov.
Fedor shoots in for a double leg but Koreshkov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fedor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andrey Koreshkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koreshkov punishes Fedor's body with a nice straight punch.
Fedor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koreshkov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fedor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koreshkov's head.
Fedor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koreshkov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fedor is looking to work some ground and pound but Koreshkov has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fedor working some strikes from top position.
Fedor throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedor chips away with some ground and pound.
Fedor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fedor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koreshkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fedor.
Fedor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fedor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koreshkov wants to stand up but Fedor is controlling him.
Fedor is in close to Koreshkov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fedor stops Koreshkov from standing up.
Fedor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koreshkov wants to stand but Fedor is controlling the position.
Fedor connects with a couple of short punches.
Fedor tries to free his leg and advance position but Koreshkov is retaining full guard.
Fedor is looking to work some ground and pound but Koreshkov has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedor stands up over Koreshkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fedor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fedor cracks Koreshkov with a solid left hand.
Fedor throws a strike but Koreshkov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov tries to stand but Fedor is controlling from the bottom.
Koreshkov wants to stand and escape but instead Fedor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Koreshkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fedor.
Fedor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koreshkov's head.
Fedor throws a strike but Koreshkov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fedor's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Fedor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fedor 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Fedor!
Andrei Fedor decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Daemonakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Daemonakos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Daemonakos!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a body punch but Daemonakos moves out of range.
Hill gets a double leg takedown into Daemonakos's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Daemonakos is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill pushing down on Daemonakos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Daemonakos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hill thows a huge punch but Daemonakos dodges it nicely.
Hill is taking a breather. Daemonakos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hill 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.
Hill uses his free foot to push down on Daemonakos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Daemonakos.
Daemonakos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Jacob Hill wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hill works to advance to full mount. Daemonakos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hill controlling his opponent.
Hill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daemonakos is trying to stand.
Hill with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill content just to control the position here.
Hill scoring with strikes but Daemonakos is staying in there.
Hill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hill dominating with strikes here.
Daemonakos is rocked!
Hill controlling his opponent.
Daemonakos is still in real trouble! Can Hill finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hill working Daemonakos over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Daemonakos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Daemonakos seems to have recovered his senses.
Hill punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill lands a heavy elbow.
Daemonakos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hill seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Daemonakos for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daemonakos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hill.
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!
Hill looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hill 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.
Hill gets a takedown into half guard.
Hill is pressing down on Daemonakos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daemonakos is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Daemonakos's head.
Hill controlling the action here.
Daemonakos is trying to stand.
Hill passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill landing punches.
Hill controlling the pace for now.
Hill landing strikes from the mount.
Hill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hill cracks Daemonakos with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Hill!
Jacob Hill very nearly forgot to thank [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgene Morgoslepov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Kozelkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Valeriy Kozelkov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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19
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgene Morgoslepov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Kozelkov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgoslepov connects with a crisp jab.
Kozelkov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kozelkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgoslepov.
Morgoslepov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Morgoslepov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgoslepov knocks out Kozelkov with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Morgoslepov before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Morgoslepov picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evgene Morgoslepov!
A less than humble Evgene Morgoslepov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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149 lbs
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144 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jack Judo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Judo circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Judo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Judo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Judo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Judo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Judo has control.
Dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dos Santos regains guard immediately.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Judo forces his way into half guard.
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. Judo connects with a nice short shot to Dos Santos's temple.
Judo seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judo is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Judo uses his free foot to push down on Dos Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Judo is looking to work his way around to Dos Santos's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Judo has hold of Dos Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dos Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Judo scoring with strikes but Dos Santos is staying in there.
Judo 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.
You get the feeling that Dos Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Judo works his way to his opponent's back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judo has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Dos Santos! Can he survive? No! He's out! Judo gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Judo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Judo made sure he mentioned [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Hill (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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145 lbs
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135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Michael Sandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Hill!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hill.
Sandler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sandler to the mat! Sandler manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sandler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandler is adopting a defensive guard.
Sandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandler, not yet.
Sandler looking to control.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
Sandler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill distracts Sandler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hill chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sandler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sandler is breathing heavily.
Sandler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill postures up and lands a big shot to Sandler's brow.
Sandler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sandler tries to get out of the position.
Sandler has momentary wrist control but Hill slips an elbow through the middle.
Hill lands a couple of elbows.
Sandler is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Sandler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hill chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill slips nicely into half guard.
Sandler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sandler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hill 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.
Sandler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hill lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sandler! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hill jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Hill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Parkachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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18
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Cross!
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, Vladimir Parkachev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross tries to bum rush Parkachev with a series of wild strikes but Parkachev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parkachev lands with a right hand.
Parkachev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parkachev circles away quickly and effectively.
Cross lands a body shot.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parkachev lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parkachev. Cross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parkachev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Parkachev.
Parkachev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cross throws a right and a left that Parkachev avoids nicely.
Parkachev lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Parkachev misses with a two punch combination.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parkachev lands with a cross.
DJ Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Parkachev jabs Cross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkachev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cross at a distance.
Cross throws a series of punches but Parkachev moves out of range.
Parkachev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cross.
Parkachev cracks a nice hook into Cross's ribs.
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Parkachev.
Cross misses with a combination
and Parkachev counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross throws a series of punches but Parkachev avoids them all with ease.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Parkachev looks to land a combination. Cross sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Parkachev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross throws a series of punches but Parkachev moves out of range.
Cross is looking to wear down Parkachev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Parkachev finds it's way through Cross's defenses.
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!
Parkachev staying out of range there.
Parkachev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Parkachev - just one landing.
Parkachev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parkachev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Parkachev drops Cross with a beautiful combination! Cross stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parkachev is looking for the KO!
Cross is rocked!
Parkachev lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Cross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parkachev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cross at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Parkachev has knocked Cross down with a huge combo! Parkachev steps away and waves a wobbly Cross back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Parkachev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parkachev to score with a decent uppercut.
Parkachev lands with a nice combination. Cross backs away looking to recover.
Cross gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Parkachev gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Cross is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Parkachev!
A very excited looking Vladimir Parkachev rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerold Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kriztov The Yeti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Yeti has chosen Duran Duran- Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Kriztov The Yeti is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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26
290 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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27
300 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerold Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kriztov The Yeti!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Yeti shoots for a takedown but Hightower saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hightower drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The Yeti wants to get back to his feet but Hightower drags him back down.
The Yeti is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hightower looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hightower scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hightower fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hightower working the ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Kriztov The Yeti has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Yeti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hightower.
Hightower lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Yeti down.
Hightower is trying to ground and pound but The Yeti uses the momentary lack of control by Hightower to regain half guard.
Hightower lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hightower not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Yeti trying to control here.
The Yeti is trying to stand.
The Yeti is not content to let Hightower control the position.
Hightower not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hightower tries to pass to full mount but The Yeti defends it.
The Yeti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hightower scores with a couple of nice shots.
That has opened up Kriztov The Yeti's cut even more.
Hightower throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hightower stops The Yeti from getting back to his feet.
Hightower 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.
Hightower wants to control but The Yeti is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Yeti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hightower is working for a kimura but The Yeti is defending it quite comfortably.
Hightower seems to be working for a kimura but The Yeti defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Hightower.
The cut above Kriztov The Yeti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hightower is trying to control the action in half guard but The Yeti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hightower is nestled in close to The Yeti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Hightower.
The Yeti is looking to improve his position.
The Yeti wants to control but Hightower is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower is trying to control the action in half guard but The Yeti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hightower prevents The Yeti from standing back up.
Hightower looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Yeti is not content to let Hightower control the position.
Hightower thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hightower is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hightower trying to pass the guard but The Yeti defending well.
Hightower is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kriztov The Yeti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kriztov The Yeti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gerold Hightower!
Gerold Hightower managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lescott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urie Sergeyev (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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27
184 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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25
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Lescott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Urie Sergeyev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lescott takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Lescott has been cut.
Sergeyev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sergeyev has clasped his hands together around Lescott's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lescott is trying to control Sergeyev's posture but Sergeyev avoids it.
Lescott is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lescott looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sergeyev passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Sergeyev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lescott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lescott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lescott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck for Lescott with that takedown attempt.
Lescott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sergeyev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeyev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sergeyev strikes from his own guard.
Lescott looking to pass the guard.
Sergeyev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lescott passes into half guard.
Lescott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sergeyev keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lescott passes to side control.
Sergeyev striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lescott tries for a kimura but Sergeyev is defending well.
Lescott just content to control the position.
Sergeyev is trying to buck Lescott off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lescott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sergeyev keeps working.
Sergeyev is looking to regain half guard here but Lescott keeps moving and retains side control.
Lescott wants to control but Sergeyev is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sergeyev is trying to escape the position but Lescott is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lescott misses with the ground and pound.
Lescott is looking to take a break and control but Sergeyev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michael Lescott has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sergeyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sergeyev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lescott slips a straight right by Sergeyev.
Lescott avoids the head kick by Sergeyev.
Nice takedown defense from Sergeyev. No joy for Lescott on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urie Sergeyev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Lescott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sergeyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lescott looks to land a combination but Sergeyev avoids it well.
Sergeyev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lescott's head.
Lescott misses with a wild body shot.
Sergeyev throws a sloppy head kick and Lescott moves out of range easily.
Michael Lescott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sergeyev misses with a low kick.
Sergeyev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sergeyev wants it to stay on the feet.
Sergeyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lescott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Lescott or perhaps it was just good defense by Sergeyev which made him look bad.
Sergeyev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lescott counters with a three punch combo that has Sergeyev backing up. Sergeyev nods at Lescott to acknowledge the strikes.
Sergeyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sergeyev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sergeyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lescott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lescott just misses with a punch to the body.
Sergeyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Sergeyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sergeyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sergeyev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lescott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sergeyev throws a series of punches but Lescott moves out of range.
Lescott stuffs the takedown.
Michael Lescott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urie Sergeyev.
Sergeyev is breathing heavily.
Lescott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sergeyev doesn't seem bothered though.
Sergeyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sergeyev throws a push kick but Lescott slaps the foot to one side.
Sergeyev throws a front kick aimed at Lescott's knee but Lescott avoids it well.
Lescott takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sergeyev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lescott.
Lescott avoids the head kick by Sergeyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sergeyev.
Sergeyev shoots in looking for a takedown but Lescott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sergeyev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lescott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lescott shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lescott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lescott is trying to work for a kimura but Sergeyev is defending well.
Lescott moves into full mount! Sergeyev won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeyev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lescott is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sergeyev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sergeyev shrugs it off.
Lescott tries to control but Sergeyev wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lescott is really struggling to control Sergeyev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lescott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lescott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lescott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sergeyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Sergeyev.
Lescott shoots in but Sergeyev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Urie Sergeyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sergeyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sergeyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lescott takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Sergeyev.
Lescott avoids the head kick by Sergeyev.
Sergeyev throws a low kick but Lescott moves out of range easily.
Sergeyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Lescott swats away the attempt to clinch by Sergeyev.
Sergeyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Sergeyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sergeyev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lescott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sergeyev misses.
Lescott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lescott.
Sergeyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lescott thuds a left hand into Sergeyev's body.
Sergeyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Lescott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lescott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lescott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sergeyev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sergeyev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sergeyev takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick from Sergeyev lands but Lescott takes it in his stride.
Lescott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sergeyev swivels and escapes.
Lescott misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sergeyev counters with a nice body kick.
Lescott catches Sergeyev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lescott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sergeyev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lescott avoids the head kick by Sergeyev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lescott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lescott showed some decent athleticism there.
Lescott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lescott passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lescott with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
You get the feeling that Sergeyev really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sergeyev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lescott moves to back control.
Lescott looking for the choke from the back.
Sergeyev trying to control but not successfully.
Lescott wants to control but Sergeyev is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergeyev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lescott's arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lescott tightening his grip on Sergeyev, looking for the choke.
Sergeyev prevents Lescott from getting a body triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lescott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lescott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Lescott!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Michael Lescott waved his t-shirt featuring Torment Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eleven Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sizzling Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eleven Hammer!
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, Sizzling Seven!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven fails with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seven misses with a takedown attempt
and Hammer counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Seven falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eleven Hammer!
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